UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: | 811-03084 | |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. | |
Address of principal executive offices: | Gateway Center 3, | |
100 Mulberry Street, | ||
Newark, New Jersey 07102 | ||
Name and address of agent for service: | Deborah A. Docs | |
Gateway Center 3, | ||
100 Mulberry Street, | ||
Newark, New Jersey 07102 | ||
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 800-225-1852 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | 9/30/2014 | |
Date of reporting period: | 3/31/2014 |
Item 1 Reports to Stockholders
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS»MUTUAL FUNDS
PRUDENTIAL JENNISON SMALL COMPANY FUND, INC.
SEMIANNUAL REPORT · MARCH 31, 2014
Fund Type
Small/Mid-Cap Stock
Objective
Capital growth
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The views expressed in this report and information about the Funds portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of March 31, 2014, were not audited and, accordingly, no auditors opinion is expressed on them.
Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS). Jennison Associates is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2014 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Prudential Investments LLC, Prudential, Jennison Associates, Jennison, the Prudential logo, Bring Your Challenges, and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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May 15, 2014
Dear Shareholder:
We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc., informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2014.
We recognize that ongoing market volatility may make it a difficult time to be an investor. We continue to believe a prudent response to uncertainty is to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.
Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.
Prudential Investments® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challengeswhether its capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Financials affiliated asset managers* that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by todays most sophisticated investors.
Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.
Sincerely,
Stuart S. Parker, President
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.
*Most of Prudential Investments equity funds are advised by Jennison Associates LLC, Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), or Prudential Real Estate Investors. Prudential Investments fixed income and money market funds are advised by Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) through its Prudential Fixed Income unit. Jennison Associates LLC, QMA, and PIM are registered investment advisers and Prudential Financial companies. Prudential Real Estate Investors is a unit of PIM.
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Your Funds Performance (Unaudited)
Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investors shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.
Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 3/31/14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | Since Inception | ||||||||||||||
Class A |
10.08 | % | 23.31 | % | 180.01 | % | 160.37 | % | | |||||||||
Class B |
9.86 | 22.66 | 170.09 | 140.15 | | |||||||||||||
Class C |
9.66 | 22.44 | 170.47 | 141.86 | | |||||||||||||
Class Q |
10.34 | 23.86 | N/A | N/A | 61.85% (11/29/10) | |||||||||||||
Class R |
10.00 | 23.05 | 176.35 | N/A | 171.64 (5/10/04) | |||||||||||||
Class X |
13.08 | 26.20 | 177.24 | N/A | 71.40 (3/2/07) | |||||||||||||
Class Z |
10.22 | 23.65 | 183.81 | 166.26 | | |||||||||||||
Russell 2500 Index |
11.16 | 24.01 | 209.20 | 146.21 | | |||||||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600 Index |
11.07 | 27.81 | 220.28 | 161.98 | | |||||||||||||
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average |
10.54 | 23.71 | 193.85 | 132.86 | | |||||||||||||
Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 3/31/14 | ||||||||||||||||||
One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | Since Inception | |||||||||||||||
Class A |
16.53 | % | 21.48 | % | 9.42 | % | | |||||||||||
Class B |
17.66 | 21.89 | 9.16 | | ||||||||||||||
Class C |
21.44 | 22.02 | 9.23 | | ||||||||||||||
Class Q |
23.86 | N/A | N/A | 15.52% (11/29/10) | ||||||||||||||
Class R |
23.05 | 22.54 | N/A | 10.63 (5/10/04) | ||||||||||||||
Class X |
20.20 | 22.36 | N/A | 7.82 (3/2/07) | ||||||||||||||
Class Z |
23.65 | 23.20 | 10.29 | | ||||||||||||||
Russell 2500 Index |
24.01 | 25.33 | 9.43 | | ||||||||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600 Index |
27.81 | 26.21 | 10.11 | | ||||||||||||||
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average |
23.71 | 23.93 | 8.73 | |
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Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.
Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.
The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.
Class A | Class B | Class C | Class Q | Class R | Class Z | |||||||
Maximum initial sales charge |
5.50% of the public offering price |
None | None | None | None | None | ||||||
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds) |
1% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase |
5% (Yr.1) 4% (Yr.2) 3% (Yr.3) 2% (Yr.4) 1% (Yr.5) 1% (Yr.6) 0% (Yr.7) |
1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase |
None | None | None | ||||||
Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets) |
.30% | 1% | 1% | None | .75% (.50% currently) |
None |
Note: Class X shares are no longer issued and no Class X shares are outstanding. Class X share performance is shown for historical periods during which time Class X shares were outstanding.
Benchmark Definitions
Russell 2500 Index
The Russell 2500 Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 20% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. Russell 2500 Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns are 73.03% for Class Q; 158.64% for Class R; and 71.12% for Class X. Russell 2500 Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns are 17.88% for Class Q; 10.06% for Class R; and 7.88% for Class X.
S&P SmallCap 600 Index
The Standard & Poors SmallCap 600 Index (S&P SmallCap 600 Index) is an unmanaged, capital-weighted index of 600 smaller-company U.S. common stocks that cover all industry sectors. S&P SmallCap 600 Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns are 80.79% for Class Q; 170.97% for Class R; and 80.32% for Class X. S&P SmallCap 600 Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns are 19.44% for Class Q; 10.57% for Class R; and 8.68% for Class X.
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Your Funds Performance (continued)
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average
The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average (Lipper Average) represents returns based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds category invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Small-cap core funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value compared with the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Lipper Average Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns are 65.63% for Class Q; 142.02% for Class R; and 63.47% for Class X. Lipper Average Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns are 16.27% for Class Q; 9.24% for Class R; and 7.09% for Class X.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.
Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 3/31/14 |
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First Republic Bank, Banks |
2.1 | % | ||
Protective Life Corp., Insurance |
1.8 | |||
Power Integrations, Inc., Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
1.8 | |||
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., Insurance |
1.8 | |||
Vantiv, Inc., IT Services |
1.7 |
Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 3/31/14 |
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Banks |
10.7 | % | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
7.4 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services |
7.3 | |||
Insurance |
6.3 | |||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
5.8 |
Industry weightings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on October 1, 2013, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended March 31, 2014. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The Funds transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of
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Fees and Expenses (continued)
Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. |
Beginning Account Value October 1, 2013 |
Ending Account Value March 31, 2014 |
Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period |
Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Class A | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,100.80 | 1.13 | % | $ | 5.92 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.30 | 1.13 | % | $ | 5.69 | ||||||||||
Class B | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,098.60 | 1.84 | % | $ | 9.63 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.76 | 1.84 | % | $ | 9.25 | ||||||||||
Class C | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,096.60 | 1.83 | % | $ | 9.57 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.81 | 1.83 | % | $ | 9.20 | ||||||||||
Class Q | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,103.40 | 0.69 | % | $ | 3.62 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.49 | 0.69 | % | $ | 3.48 | ||||||||||
Class R | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,100.00 | 1.33 | % | $ | 6.96 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.30 | 1.33 | % | $ | 6.69 | ||||||||||
Class X | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,130.80 | 1.86 | % | $ | 9.88 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.66 | 1.86 | % | $ | 9.35 | ||||||||||
Class Z | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,102.20 | 0.83 | % | $ | 4.35 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.79 | 0.83 | % | $ | 4.18 |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 182 days in the six-month period ended March 31, 2014, and divided by the 365 days in the Funds fiscal year ending September 30, 2014 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
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The Funds annual expense ratios for the period ended March 31, 2014, are as follows:
Class | Gross Operating Expenses | Net Operating Expenses | ||||||
A |
1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | ||||
B |
1.84 | 1.84 | ||||||
C |
1.83 | 1.83 | ||||||
Q |
0.69 | 0.69 | ||||||
R |
1.58 | 1.33 | ||||||
X |
1.86 | 1.86 | ||||||
Z |
0.83 | 0.83 |
Net operating expenses shown above reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the Financial Highlights tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (Note 1) | ||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 97.9% |
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COMMON STOCKS |
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Aerospace & Defense 1.0% |
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528,130 | Curtiss-Wright Corp. |
$ | 33,557,380 | |||
Airlines 1.6% |
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891,782 | Spirit Airlines, Inc.* |
52,971,851 | ||||
Auto Components 0.6% |
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306,881 | Dorman Products, Inc.*(a) |
18,124,392 | ||||
Banks 10.7% |
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593,577 | Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. |
40,398,851 | ||||
1,276,202 | BankUnited, Inc. |
44,373,544 | ||||
260,639 | BOK Financial Corp. |
17,997,123 | ||||
588,293 | Columbia Banking System, Inc. |
16,778,116 | ||||
1,510,192 | East West Bancorp, Inc. |
55,122,008 | ||||
1,285,697 | First Republic Bank |
69,414,781 | ||||
705,633 | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. |
26,454,181 | ||||
611,747 | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. |
40,467,064 | ||||
259,061 | Signature Bank* |
32,535,471 | ||||
207,640 | Wintrust Financial Corp. |
10,103,762 | ||||
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353,644,901 | ||||||
Biotechnology 1.2% |
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693,541 | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a) |
16,873,852 | ||||
105,557 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.* |
1,736,413 | ||||
564,257 | KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a) |
22,434,858 | ||||
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41,045,123 | ||||||
Capital Markets 3.6% |
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360,911 | Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (Class A Stock) |
23,188,532 | ||||
531,440 | Eaton Vance Corp. |
20,279,750 | ||||
392,228 | Evercore Partners, Inc. (Class A Stock) |
21,670,597 | ||||
732,098 | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (Class A Stock) |
53,897,055 | ||||
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119,035,934 | ||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.9% |
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820,250 | Mobile Mini, Inc. |
35,566,040 | ||||
1,082,235 | West Corp. |
25,897,884 | ||||
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61,463,924 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) continued
Shares | Description | Value (Note 1) | ||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
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Construction & Engineering 0.9% |
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3,166,738 | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.* |
$ | 28,912,318 | |||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.5% |
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812,899 | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*(a) |
16,526,237 | ||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.7% |
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613,491 | Cogent Communications Group, Inc. |
21,797,335 | ||||
4,233,724 | Frontier Communications Corp.(a) |
24,132,227 | ||||
719,597 | Lumos Networks Corp. |
9,621,012 | ||||
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55,550,574 | ||||||
Electric Utilities 0.9% |
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781,550 | ITC Holdings Corp. |
29,190,892 | ||||
Electrical Equipment 0.3% |
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326,203 | Polypore International, Inc.*(a) |
11,159,405 | ||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.2% |
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218,669 | Anixter International, Inc. |
22,199,277 | ||||
157,657 | FEI Co. |
16,241,824 | ||||
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38,441,101 | ||||||
Energy Equipment & Services 1.7% |
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375,099 | Dril-Quip, Inc.* |
42,048,598 | ||||
402,504 | Superior Energy Services, Inc. |
12,381,023 | ||||
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54,429,621 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing 1.3% |
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391,267 | Fresh Market, Inc. (The)*(a) |
13,146,571 | ||||
274,595 | Susser Holdings Corp.*(a) |
17,153,950 | ||||
178,905 | United Natural Foods, Inc.* |
12,687,942 | ||||
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42,988,463 | ||||||
Food Products 2.5% |
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2,450,342 | Adecoagro SA (Argentina)* |
19,994,791 | ||||
1,350,618 | Darling International, Inc.* |
27,039,372 | ||||
377,884 | Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*(a) |
34,565,050 | ||||
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81,599,213 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Shares | Description | Value (Note 1) | ||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.4% |
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335,799 | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*(a) |
$ | 7,417,800 | |||
1,038,434 | TearLab Corp.*(a) |
7,019,814 | ||||
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14,437,614 | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services 7.3% |
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755,051 | Air Methods Corp.*(a) |
40,342,375 | ||||
792,722 | Centene Corp.* |
49,346,945 | ||||
595,097 | Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.* |
20,132,132 | ||||
1,039,200 | Healthways, Inc.* |
17,811,888 | ||||
619,845 | Molina Healthcare, Inc.*(a) |
23,281,378 | ||||
182,974 | MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.* |
28,474,414 | ||||
531,432 | Premier, Inc. (Class A Stock)* |
17,510,684 | ||||
449,412 | Team Health Holdings, Inc.* |
20,111,187 | ||||
285,620 | Universal Health Services, Inc. (Class B Stock) |
23,440,833 | ||||
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240,451,836 | ||||||
Health Care Technology |
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38,723 | Castlight Health, Inc. (Class B Stock)*(a) |
821,702 | ||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.9% |
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627,130 | Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) |
29,870,202 | ||||
846,565 | Del Friscos Restaurant Group, Inc.* |
23,619,163 | ||||
216,791 | Extended Stay America, Inc. |
4,936,331 | ||||
515,308 | Vail Resorts, Inc. |
35,916,968 | ||||
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94,342,664 | ||||||
Insurance 6.3% |
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1,144,060 | Protective Life Corp. |
60,166,115 | ||||
2,302,895 | Symetra Financial Corp. |
45,643,379 | ||||
1,094,658 | W.R. Berkley Corp. |
45,559,666 | ||||
96,465 | White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (Bermuda) |
57,869,354 | ||||
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209,238,514 | ||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.2% |
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34,048 | Coupons.com, Inc.* |
839,283 | ||||
963,655 | Vitacost.com, Inc.* |
6,832,314 | ||||
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7,671,597 | ||||||
Internet Software & Services 1.7% |
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1,292,392 | Bankrate, Inc.*(a) |
21,893,120 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) continued
Shares | Description | Value (Note 1) | ||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
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Internet Software & Services (contd.) |
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731,978 | Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.* |
$ | 35,039,787 | |||
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56,932,907 | ||||||
IT Services 3.7% |
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197,966 | Gartner, Inc.* |
13,746,759 | ||||
576,843 | Global Payments, Inc. |
41,019,306 | ||||
571,048 | InterXion Holding NV (Netherlands)* |
13,693,731 | ||||
1,826,429 | Vantiv, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a) |
55,194,684 | ||||
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123,654,480 | ||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.1% |
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1,027,671 | Bruker Corp.* |
23,420,622 | ||||
847,070 | Fluidigm Corp.* |
37,330,375 | ||||
204,291 | ICON PLC (Ireland)* |
9,714,037 | ||||
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70,465,034 | ||||||
Machinery 5.3% |
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371,632 | CIRCOR International, Inc. |
27,251,774 | ||||
590,761 | Crane Co. |
42,032,645 | ||||
356,039 | IDEX Corp. |
25,951,683 | ||||
82,263 | NN, Inc. |
1,620,581 | ||||
122,152 | RBC Bearings, Inc.* |
7,781,082 | ||||
788,906 | Rexnord Corp.* |
22,862,496 | ||||
469,929 | Terex Corp.(a) |
20,817,855 | ||||
258,591 | WABCO Holdings, Inc.* |
27,296,866 | ||||
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175,614,982 | ||||||
Media 1.5% |
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1,081,809 | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. |
31,383,279 | ||||
607,735 | Imax Corp. (Canada)* |
16,609,398 | ||||
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47,992,677 | ||||||
Metals & Mining 2.1% |
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718,582 | Constellium NV (Netherlands) (Class A Stock)* |
21,090,382 | ||||
3,230,883 | McEwen Mining, Inc.*(a) |
7,657,193 | ||||
575,460 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. |
40,662,003 | ||||
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|||||
69,409,578 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
12 |
Shares | Description | Value (Note 1) | ||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.4% |
||||||
503,999 | Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings LLC |
$ | 10,881,338 | |||
350,205 | Laredo Petroleum, Inc.* |
9,056,301 | ||||
394,281 | PDC Energy, Inc.* |
24,547,935 | ||||
1,064,015 | Rosetta Resources, Inc.* |
49,561,819 | ||||
734,272 | SemGroup Corp. (Class A Stock) |
48,226,985 | ||||
413,591 | Targa Resources Corp. |
41,053,043 | ||||
676,901 | Western Refining, Inc. |
26,128,379 | ||||
493,759 | Whiting Petroleum Corp.* |
34,261,937 | ||||
|
|
|||||
243,717,737 | ||||||
Personal Products 0.5% |
||||||
306,642 | Herbalife Ltd.(a) |
17,561,387 | ||||
Pharmaceuticals 2.1% |
||||||
690,849 | Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.* |
12,822,157 | ||||
756,939 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a) |
52,978,161 | ||||
81,792 | Revance Therapeutics, Inc.* |
2,576,448 | ||||
|
|
|||||
68,376,766 | ||||||
Professional Services 1.2% |
||||||
274,402 | Corporate Executive Board Co. (The) |
20,368,861 | ||||
4,768 | Huron Consulting Group, Inc.* |
302,196 | ||||
651,433 | Korn/Ferry International* |
19,393,160 | ||||
|
|
|||||
40,064,217 | ||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 5.8% |
||||||
1,366,111 | Capstead Mortgage Corp. |
17,294,965 | ||||
5,793,702 | Chimera Investment Corp. |
17,728,728 | ||||
1,131,628 | Colony Financial, Inc. |
24,839,235 | ||||
31,749 | Douglas Emmett, Inc. |
861,668 | ||||
3,972,750 | Hersha Hospitality Trust |
23,161,133 | ||||
6,310,755 | MFA Financial, Inc. |
48,908,351 | ||||
629,359 | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust |
21,253,453 | ||||
593,908 | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. |
14,010,290 | ||||
2,383,666 | Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. |
22,120,420 | ||||
|
|
|||||
190,178,243 | ||||||
Road & Rail 1.2% |
||||||
110,923 | Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (Class A Stock)* |
10,795,026 | ||||
775,126 | Heartland Express, Inc. |
17,587,609 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. | 13 |
Portfolio of Investments
as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) continued
Shares | Description | Value (Note 1) | ||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
||||||
Road & Rail (contd.) |
||||||
477,374 | Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.* |
$ | 12,048,920 | |||
|
|
|||||
40,431,555 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.6% |
||||||
1,188,677 | Cavium, Inc.*(a) |
51,980,845 | ||||
261,550 | Hittite Microwave Corp. |
16,488,112 | ||||
882,949 | Power Integrations, Inc. |
58,080,385 | ||||
983,670 | Semtech Corp.* |
24,926,198 | ||||
|
|
|||||
151,475,540 | ||||||
Software 3.2% |
||||||
594,813 | BroadSoft, Inc.* |
15,899,351 | ||||
235,976 | CommVault Systems, Inc.*(a) |
15,326,641 | ||||
845,873 | Fortinet, Inc.* |
18,634,582 | ||||
688,991 | QLIK Technologies, Inc.* |
18,320,271 | ||||
897,085 | SolarWinds, Inc.*(a) |
38,242,734 | ||||
|
|
|||||
106,423,579 | ||||||
Specialty Retail 5.0% |
||||||
1,431,755 | Chicos FAS, Inc. |
22,951,033 | ||||
929,373 | DSW, Inc. (Class A Stock) |
33,327,316 | ||||
736,853 | Express, Inc.* |
11,701,225 | ||||
1,018,152 | Mattress Firm Holding Corp.*(a) |
48,698,210 | ||||
1,171,742 | Pier 1 Imports, Inc. |
22,122,489 | ||||
160,669 | Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.* |
11,823,632 | ||||
431,272 | Urban Outfitters, Inc.* |
15,728,490 | ||||
|
|
|||||
166,352,395 | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.9% |
||||||
387,067 | Deckers Outdoor Corp.*(a) |
30,860,852 | ||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.9% |
||||||
328,793 | SBA Communications Corp. (Class A Stock)*(a) |
29,907,011 | ||||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS |
3,235,024,196 | |||||
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
14 |
Shares | Description | Value (Note 1) | ||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 12.7% |
||||||
AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND |
||||||
418,694,009 | Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund |
$ | 418,694,009 | |||
|
|
|||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 110.6% |
3,653,718,205 | |||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets (10.6)% |
(351,478,456 | ) | ||||
|
|
|||||
NET ASSETS 100.0% |
$ | 3,302,239,749 | ||||
|
|
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $342,926,141; cash collateral of $342,225,918 (included with liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. Cash collateral is less than 102% of the market value of securities loaned due to significant market increases on last business day of the reporting period. Collateral was subsequently received on the following business day and the Fund remained in compliance. |
(b) | Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. |
(c) | Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund. |
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates, and amortized cost.
Level 3significant unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2014 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Investments in Securities |
||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense |
$ | 33,557,380 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Airlines |
52,971,851 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. | 15 |
Portfolio of Investments
as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) continued
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Common Stocks (continued) |
||||||||||||
Auto Components |
$ | 18,124,392 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Banks |
353,644,901 | | | |||||||||
Biotechnology |
41,045,123 | | | |||||||||
Capital Markets |
119,035,934 | | | |||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies |
61,463,924 | | | |||||||||
Construction & Engineering |
28,912,318 | | | |||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services |
16,526,237 | | | |||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
55,550,574 | | | |||||||||
Electric Utilities |
29,190,892 | | | |||||||||
Electrical Equipment |
11,159,405 | | | |||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components |
38,441,101 | | | |||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services |
54,429,621 | | | |||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing |
42,988,463 | | | |||||||||
Food Products |
81,599,213 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
14,437,614 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services |
240,451,836 | | | |||||||||
Health Care Technology |
821,702 | | | |||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
94,342,664 | | | |||||||||
Insurance |
209,238,514 | | | |||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail |
7,671,597 | | | |||||||||
Internet Software & Services |
56,932,907 | | | |||||||||
IT Services |
123,654,480 | | | |||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services |
70,465,034 | | | |||||||||
Machinery |
175,614,982 | | | |||||||||
Media |
47,992,677 | | | |||||||||
Metals & Mining |
69,409,578 | | | |||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
243,717,737 | | | |||||||||
Personal Products |
17,561,387 | | | |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals |
68,376,766 | | | |||||||||
Professional Services |
40,064,217 | | | |||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
190,178,243 | | | |||||||||
Road & Rail |
40,431,555 | | | |||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
151,475,540 | | | |||||||||
Software |
106,423,579 | | | |||||||||
Specialty Retail |
166,352,395 | | | |||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
30,860,852 | | | |||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
29,907,011 | | | |||||||||
Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund |
418,694,009 | | | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total |
$ | 3,653,718,205 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
16 |
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2014 was as follows:
Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund (including 10.4% of collateral received for securities on loan) |
12.7 | % | ||
Banks |
10.7 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
7.4 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services |
7.3 | |||
Insurance |
6.3 | |||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
5.8 | |||
Machinery |
5.3 | |||
Specialty Retail |
5.0 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
4.6 | |||
IT Services |
3.7 | |||
Capital Markets |
3.6 | |||
Software |
3.2 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
2.9 | |||
Food Products |
2.5 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services |
2.1 | |||
Metals & Mining |
2.1 | |||
Pharmaceuticals |
2.1 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies |
1.9 | |||
Internet Software & Services |
1.7 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
1.7 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services |
1.7 | |||
Airlines |
1.6 | % | ||
Media |
1.5 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing |
1.3 | |||
Biotechnology |
1.2 | |||
Road & Rail |
1.2 | |||
Professional Services |
1.2 | |||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components |
1.2 | |||
Aerospace & Defense |
1.0 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
0.9 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
0.9 | |||
Electric Utilities |
0.9 | |||
Construction & Engineering |
0.9 | |||
Auto Components |
0.6 | |||
Personal Products |
0.5 | |||
Diversified Consumer Services |
0.5 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
0.4 | |||
Electrical Equipment |
0.3 | |||
Internet & Catalog Retail |
0.2 | |||
|
|
|||
110.6 | ||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets |
(10.6 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
100.0 | % | |||
|
|
The Fund invested in financial instruments during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting as well as instruments subject to collateral arrangements. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for assets and liabilities is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument assets and liabilities:
Description |
Gross Amounts Recognized |
Gross Amounts not subject to netting |
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position |
Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position |
||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Securities on loan |
$ | 342,926,141 | $ | | $ | | $ | 342,926,141 | ||||||||
Collateral Amounts Pledged/(Received): |
|
|||||||||||||||
Securities on loan |
|
(342,926,141 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Net Amount |
|
$ | | |||||||||||||
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. | 17 |
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Assets |
||||
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $342,926,141: |
||||
Unaffiliated Investments (cost $2,230,340,879) |
$ | 3,235,024,196 | ||
Affiliated Investments (cost $418,694,009) |
418,694,009 | |||
Cash |
89,569 | |||
Receivable for investments sold |
17,244,614 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold |
11,163,169 | |||
Dividends receivable |
4,310,961 | |||
Prepaid expenses |
15,405 | |||
|
|
|||
Total assets |
3,686,541,923 | |||
|
|
|||
Liabilities |
||||
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan (Note 3) |
342,225,918 | |||
Payable for investments purchased |
23,424,731 | |||
Payable for Fund shares reacquired |
15,531,172 | |||
Management fee payable |
1,872,212 | |||
Accrued expenses |
713,996 | |||
Distribution fee payable |
422,824 | |||
Affiliated transfer agent fee payable |
110,175 | |||
Deferred directors fees |
1,146 | |||
|
|
|||
Total liabilities |
384,302,174 | |||
|
|
|||
Net Assets |
$ | 3,302,239,749 | ||
|
|
|||
Net assets were comprised of: |
||||
Common stock, at par |
$ | 1,168,120 | ||
Paid-in capital in excess of par |
2,101,567,914 | |||
|
|
|||
2,102,736,034 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income |
10,961,806 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions |
183,858,592 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments |
1,004,683,317 | |||
|
|
|||
Net assets, March 31, 2014 |
$ | 3,302,239,749 | ||
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
18 |
Class A |
||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share |
$ | 27.97 | ||
Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price) |
1.63 | |||
|
|
|||
Maximum offering price to public |
$ | 29.60 | ||
|
|
|||
Class B |
||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share |
||||
($16,585,218 ÷ 832,163 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) |
$ | 19.93 | ||
|
|
|||
Class C |
||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share |
||||
($126,662,834 ÷ 6,300,033 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) |
$ | 20.11 | ||
|
|
|||
Class Q |
||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share |
||||
($452,305,975 ÷ 15,584,846 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) |
$ | 29.02 | ||
|
|
|||
Class R |
||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share |
||||
($57,382,742 ÷ 2,083,388 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) |
$ | 27.54 | ||
|
|
|||
Class X |
||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share |
||||
($3,387 ÷ 164.2 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) |
$ | 20.63 | ||
|
|
|||
Class Z |
||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share |
||||
($1,574,986,464 ÷ 53,598,730 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) |
$ | 29.38 | ||
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. | 19 |
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Net Investment Income |
||||
Income |
||||
Unaffiliated dividend income |
$ | 26,035,826 | ||
Affiliated income from securities loaned, net |
1,065,342 | |||
Affiliated dividend income |
39,390 | |||
|
|
|||
Total income |
27,140,558 | |||
|
|
|||
Expenses |
||||
Management fee |
10,815,540 | |||
Distribution feeClass A |
1,631,631 | |||
Distribution feeClass B |
90,891 | |||
Distribution feeClass C |
614,608 | |||
Distribution feeClass R |
219,607 | |||
Distribution feeClass X |
314 | |||
Transfer agents fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $288,900) |
2,019,000 | |||
Custodians fees and expenses |
176,000 | |||
Shareholders reports |
83,000 | |||
Registration fees |
57,000 | |||
Directors fees |
35,000 | |||
Insurance expenses |
23,000 | |||
Legal fees and expenses |
21,000 | |||
Audit fee |
11,000 | |||
Loan interest expense |
1,102 | |||
Miscellaneous |
13,786 | |||
|
|
|||
Total expenses |
15,812,479 | |||
Less: Distribution fee waiverClass R |
(73,202 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Net expenses |
15,739,277 | |||
|
|
|||
Net investment income |
11,401,281 | |||
|
|
|||
Realized And Unrealized Gain On Investments |
||||
Net realized gain on investment transactions |
225,860,131 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
78,941,706 | |||
|
|
|||
Net gain on investment transactions |
304,801,837 | |||
|
|
|||
Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations |
$ | 316,203,118 | ||
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
20 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended March 31, 2014 |
Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
|||||||
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 11,401,281 | $ | 18,248,023 | ||||
Net realized gain on investment transactions |
225,860,131 | 327,964,726 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
78,941,706 | 393,297,369 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
316,203,118 | 739,510,118 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Dividends and Distributions (Note 1) |
||||||||
Dividends from net investment income |
||||||||
Class A |
(3,309,733 | ) | (4,475,638 | ) | ||||
Class B |
| (23,735 | ) | |||||
Class C |
| (117,652 | ) | |||||
Class Q |
(2,814,328 | ) | (2,112,881 | ) | ||||
Class R |
(78,847 | ) | (141,732 | ) | ||||
Class X |
| (408 | ) | |||||
Class Z |
(8,318,702 | ) | (9,179,274 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
(14,521,610 | ) | (16,051,320 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Distributions from net realized gains |
||||||||
Class A |
(96,924,119 | ) | | |||||
Class B |
(2,098,371 | ) | | |||||
Class C |
(14,613,834 | ) | | |||||
Class Q |
(35,418,382 | ) | | |||||
Class R |
(5,379,089 | ) | | |||||
Class X |
(7,737 | ) | | |||||
Class Z |
(129,777,918 | ) | | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
(284,219,450 | ) | | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6) |
||||||||
Net proceeds from shares sold |
506,312,924 | 695,055,367 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
268,160,296 | 14,529,344 | ||||||
Cost of shares reacquired |
(692,845,994 | ) | (981,906,936 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions |
81,627,226 | (272,322,225 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total increase |
99,089,284 | 451,136,573 | ||||||
Net Assets: |
||||||||
Beginning of period |
3,203,150,465 | 2,752,013,892 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
End of period(a) |
$ | 3,302,239,749 | $ | 3,203,150,465 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of: |
$ | 10,961,806 | $ | 14,082,135 | ||||
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. | 21 |
Notes to Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (1940 Act). The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth.
Note 1. Accounting Policies
The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets that are fair valued at the close of each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Board of Directors (the Board) has adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (PI or Manager). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. A record of the Valuation Committees actions is subject to the Boards review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly-scheduled quarterly meeting.
Various inputs determine how the Funds investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.
Common stocks, exchange-traded funds, and derivative instruments that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy except for exchange-traded and cleared swaps which are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the prices are not public.
22 |
In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the inputs are observable and considered to be significant to the valuation.
Common stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the adjustment factors are observable and considered to be significant to the valuation.
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 over-the-counter market are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after evaluating observable inputs including, but not limited to yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations, and reported trades. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Over-the-counter derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
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 significant 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 issuers 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
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bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a securitys most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilitiesat the current rates of exchange.
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expensesat the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, these realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.
Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from sales and maturities of short-term securities and forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.
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Master Netting Arrangements: The Fund is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. The right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there were no instances where the right of set-off existed and management has not elected to offset.
Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in a highly liquid short-term money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous days market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral. The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities, and any interest on the investment of cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.
REITs: The Fund invests in real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from REITs during the period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded accordingly. These estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual sources of distributions is disclosed by the REITs.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on an accrual basis.
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Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.
Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class and transfer agency fees specific to Class Q shares which are charged to that share class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.
Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.
Taxes: It is the Funds policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Note 2. Agreements
The Fund has a management agreement with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisors performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the compensation of officers
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and employees of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.
The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of .70% of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $1 billion and .65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate was .67% of the average daily net assets of the Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2014.
The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Q, Class R and Class Z shares of the Fund. In addition, the Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (PAD), which, together with PIMS, serves as co-distributor of the Class X shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS and PAD, as applicable, for distributing and servicing the Funds Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class X shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the Distribution Plans), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS or PAD. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Q and Class Z shares of the Fund.
Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS and PAD, as applicable for distribution-related activities at an annual rate of up to .30%, 1%, 1%, .75% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B, C, R and X shares, respectively. For the six months ended March 31, 2014, PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.
PIMS has advised the Fund that it received $190,351 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the six months ended March 31, 2014. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated broker/dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.
PIMS has advised the Fund that for the six months ended March 31, 2014, it received $1,134, $7,113 and $3,750 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.
PI, PIMS, PAD and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential).
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Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (PMFS), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Funds transfer agent. Transfer agents fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Fund invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the Core Fund), a portfolio of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as affiliated dividend income.
Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Funds security lending agent. For the six months ended March 31, 2014, PIM has been compensated approximately $318,200 for these services.
Note 4. Portfolio Securities
Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, for the six months ended March 31, 2014 were $673,153,449 and $865,281,315 respectively.
Note 5. Tax Information
The United States federal income tax basis of the Funds investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of March 31, 2014 were as follows:
Tax Basis |
$ | 2,664,538,952 | ||
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Appreciation |
1,040,820,000 | |||
Depreciation |
(51,640,747 | ) | ||
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Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | 989,179,253 | ||
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The book basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax related adjustments.
Management has analyzed the Funds tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds financial statements for the current reporting period. The
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Funds federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
Note 6. Capital
The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Q, Class R, Class X and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%. The Class A CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement or benefit plans. Class B shares are sold with a CDSC which declines from 5% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis, approximately seven years after purchase. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on shares redeemed within the first 12 months of purchase. Class X shares are sold with a CDSC that declines from 6% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class X shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately 10 years after purchase. As of April 11, 2014, the last conversion of Class X shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class X shares outstanding and Class X shares are no longer being offered for sale. Class Q, Class R and Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.
Under certain limited circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock.
There are 1.25 billion shares of common stock authorized, $.01 par value per share, divided into eight classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class M, Class Q, Class R, Class X and Class Z shares, each of which consists of 300 million, 75 million, 100 million, 25 million, 225 million, 225 million, 25 million and 275 million authorized shares, respectively.
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Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:
Class A |
Shares | Amount | ||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2014: |
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Shares sold |
3,631,980 | $ | 100,957,749 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
3,375,950 | 89,530,194 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(7,793,856 | ) | (216,915,673 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
(785,926 | ) | (26,427,730 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon conversion from Class B, Class X and Class Z |
141,930 | 3,998,978 | ||||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Q and Class Z |
(640,424 | ) | (18,308,015 | ) | ||||
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|
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(1,284,420 | ) | $ | (40,736,767 | ) | |||
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|
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Year ended September 30, 2013: |
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Shares sold |
7,901,396 | $ | 192,681,620 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
187,499 | 4,010,606 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(13,065,908 | ) | (317,967,408 | ) | ||||
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|
|
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
(4,977,013 | ) | (121,275,182 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon conversion from Class B, Class C, Class X and Class Z |
231,837 | 5,843,694 | ||||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z |
(914,501 | ) | (21,996,313 | ) | ||||
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|
|
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(5,659,677 | ) | $ | (137,427,801 | ) | |||
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Class B |
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Six months ended March 31, 2014: |
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Shares sold |
66,949 | $ | 1,342,418 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
100,479 | 1,901,056 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(45,051 | ) | (908,086 | ) | ||||
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|
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
122,377 | 2,335,388 | ||||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A |
(175,949 | ) | (3,587,235 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(53,572 | ) | $ | (1,251,847 | ) | |||
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|
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Year ended September 30, 2013: |
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Shares sold |
142,413 | $ | 2,608,380 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
1,293 | 20,510 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(158,805 | ) | (2,826,327 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
(15,099 | ) | (197,437 | ) | ||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A |
(275,066 | ) | (5,145,465 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(290,165 | ) | $ | (5,342,902 | ) | |||
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Class C |
Shares | Amount | ||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2014: |
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Shares sold |
543,791 | $ | 10,925,287 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
613,012 | 11,708,522 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(548,074 | ) | (11,071,615 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
608,729 | 11,562,194 | ||||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z |
(53,020 | ) | (1,104,322 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
555,709 | $ | 10,457,872 | |||||
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|
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Year ended September 30, 2013: |
||||||||
Shares sold |
1,222,999 | $ | 21,839,967 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
5,725 | 91,658 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(1,098,837 | ) | (19,861,457 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
129,887 | 2,070,168 | ||||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A and Class Z |
(88,982 | ) | (1,620,137 | ) | ||||
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|
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
40,905 | $ | 450,031 | |||||
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Class Q |
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Six months ended March 31, 2014: |
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Shares sold |
4,976,342 | $ | 147,627,019 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
1,306,844 | 35,912,081 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(1,358,396 | ) | (39,221,578 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
4,924,790 | 144,317,522 | ||||||
Shares issued upon conversion from Class A and Class Z |
586,414 | 17,376,771 | ||||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z |
(56,093 | ) | (1,660,345 | ) | ||||
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|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
5,455,111 | $ | 160,033,948 | |||||
|
|
|
|
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Year ended September 30, 2013: |
||||||||
Shares sold |
2,949,561 | $ | 74,990,164 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
89,337 | 1,973,455 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(3,614,026 | ) | (92,034,867 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
(575,128 | ) | (15,071,248 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon conversion from Class Z |
70,543 | 1,674,692 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(504,585 | ) | $ | (13,396,556 | ) | |||
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|
|
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Class R |
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Six months ended March 31, 2014 |
||||||||
Shares sold |
215,363 | $ | 5,921,743 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
188,728 | 4,929,580 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(469,446 | ) | (12,832,003 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(65,355 | ) | $ | (1,980,680 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
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Year ended September 30, 2013: |
||||||||
Shares sold |
576,130 | $ | 13,930,112 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
5,982 | 126,336 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(779,964 | ) | (18,918,916 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(197,852 | ) | $ | (4,862,468 | ) | |||
|
|
|
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Class X |
Shares | Amount | ||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2014: |
||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
406.2 | $ | 7,737 | |||||
Shares reacquired |
(486.0 | ) | (10,169 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
(79.8 | ) | (2,432 | ) | ||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A |
(5,411.0 | ) | (109,734 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(5,490.8 | ) | $ | (112,166 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Year ended September 30, 2013: |
||||||||
Shares sold |
109 | $ | 2,000 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
25 | 405 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(2,036 | ) | (36,366 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
(1,902 | ) | (33,961 | ) | ||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A |
(14,910 | ) | (270,583 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(16,812 | ) | $ | (304,544 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Class Z |
||||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2014: |
||||||||
Shares sold |
8,207,413 | $ | 239,538,708 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
4,461,772 | 124,171,126 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(13,972,014 | ) | (411,886,870 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
(1,302,829 | ) | (48,177,036 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon conversion from Class A, Class Q and Class C |
285,411 | 8,399,921 | ||||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A and Class Q |
(169,412 | ) | (5,006,019 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(1,186,830 | ) | $ | (44,783,134 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Year ended September 30, 2013: |
||||||||
Shares sold |
15,229,031 | $ | 389,003,124 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
371,650 | 8,306,374 | ||||||
Shares reacquired |
(21,181,842 | ) | (530,261,595 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion |
(5,581,161 | ) | (132,952,097 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon conversion from Class A and Class C |
939,149 | 23,586,950 | ||||||
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A and Class Q |
(85,279 | ) | (2,072,838 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding |
(4,727,291 | ) | $ | (111,437,985 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
Note 7. In-Kind Redemption
During the year ended September 30, 2013, the Fund settled the redemption of certain fund shares by delivery of certain portfolio securities in lieu of cash. The value of such securities was $50,444,599. The Fund realized a gain of $5,448,184 related to the in-kind redemption transactions. Such gain is excluded from calculation of the Funds taxable gain for Federal Income Tax purposes.
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Note 8. Borrowings
The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the Funds), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (SCA) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period November 5, 2013 through November 4, 2014. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.08% on the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to November 5, 2013, the Funds had another SCA with substantially similar terms. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.
The Fund utilized the SCA during the six months ended March 31, 2014. The average daily balance for the 4 days that the Fund has loans outstanding during the period was approximately $6,994,250, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 1.42%. At March 31, 2014, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.
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Financial Highlights
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Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, |
Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period | $27.95 | $21.81 | $17.39 | $17.59 | $15.21 | $17.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | .07 | .12 | .06 | .01 | .01 | .05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 2.60 | 6.12 | 4.36 | (.21 | ) | 2.38 | (1.66 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.67 | 6.24 | 4.42 | (.20 | ) | 2.39 | (1.61 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.09 | ) | (.10 | ) | - | - | (.01 | ) | (.07 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (2.56 | ) | - | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | |
(2.65 |
) |
(.10 | ) | - | - | (.01 | ) | (1.05 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Capital Contributions(e): | - | - | - | - | (d) | - | (d) | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $27.97 | $27.95 | $21.81 | $17.39 | $17.59 | $15.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(b): | 10.08% | 28.76% | 25.42% | (1.14)% | 15.75% | (6.16)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $1,074,313 | $1,109,515 | $989,346 | $865,917 | $852,006 | $687,776 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $1,090,742 | $1,034,609 | $1,014,383 | $1,026,555 | $771,944 | $543,722 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(c): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.13% | (f) | 1.15% | 1.17% | 1.16% | 1.19% | 1.23% | |||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.13% | (f) | 1.15% | 1.17% | 1.16% | 1.19% | 1.23% | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | .53% | (f) | .48% | .29% | .04% | .04% | .39% | |||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21% | (g) | 50% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 55% |
(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(d) Less than $.005 per share.
(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third partys settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Six Months Ended March 31, |
Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period | $20.60 | $16.13 | $12.98 | $13.22 | $11.49 | $13.96 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (.02 | ) | (.03 | ) | (.07 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.08 | ) | (.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 1.91 | 4.52 | 3.22 | (.14 | ) | 1.81 | (1.46 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.89 | 4.49 | 3.15 | (.24 | ) | 1.73 | (1.49 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | (.02 | ) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (2.56 | ) | - | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (2.56 | ) | (.02 | ) | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Capital Contributions(e): | - | - | - | - | (d) | - | (d) | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $19.93 | $20.60 | $16.13 | $12.98 | $13.22 | $11.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(b): | 9.86% | 27.88% | 24.27% | (1.82)% | 15.06% | (7.36)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $16,585 | $18,250 | $18,965 | $19,786 | $24,523 | $24,858 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $18,228 | $18,899 | $20,997 | $26,270 | $25,088 | $23,894 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(c): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.84% | (f) | 1.85% | 1.87% | 1.86% | 1.89% | 1.93% | |||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.84% | (f) | 1.85% | 1.87% | 1.86% | 1.89% | 1.93% | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (.19)% | (f) | (.19)% | (.42)% | (.66)% | (.66)% | (.28)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21% | (g) | 50% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 55% |
(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(d) Less than $.005 per share.
(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third partys settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class C Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, |
Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period | $20.79 | $16.29 | $13.08 | $13.32 | $11.59 | $14.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (.02 | ) | (.04 | ) | (.06 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.08 | ) | (.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 1.90 | 4.56 | 3.27 | (.14 | ) | 1.81 | (1.41 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.88 | 4.52 | 3.21 | (.24 | ) | 1.73 | (1.44 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | (.02 | ) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (2.56 | ) | - | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (2.56 | ) | (.02 | ) | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Capital Contributions(e): | - | - | - | - | (d) | - | (d) | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $20.11 | $20.79 | $16.29 | $13.08 | $13.32 | $11.59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(b): | 9.72% | 27.79% | 24.54% | (1.80)% | 14.93% | (6.91)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $126,663 | $119,436 | $92,886 | $84,750 | $88,116 | $72,707 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $123,259 | $105,977 | $94,960 | $103,484 | $80,999 | $59,309 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(c): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.83% | (f) | 1.85% | 1.87% | 1.86% | 1.89% | 1.93% | |||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.83% | (f) | 1.85% | 1.87% | 1.86% | 1.89% | 1.93% | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (.16)% | (f) | (.24)% | (.41)% | (.66)% | (.66)% | (.30)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21% | (g) | 50% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 55% |
(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(d) Less than $.005 per share.
(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third partys settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Six Months Ended March 31, |
Year Ended September 30, | November 29, 2010(a) through September 30, |
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2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period | $28.95 | $22.60 | $17.97 | $20.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | .15 | .24 | .17 | .09 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 2.68 | 6.31 | 4.54 | (2.13 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.83 | 6.55 | 4.71 | (2.04 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.20 | ) | (.20 | ) | (.08 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (2.56 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (2.76 | ) | (.20 | ) | (.08 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
Capital Contributions(e): | - | - | - | .01 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $29.02 | $28.95 | $22.60 | $17.97 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Return(c): | 10.34% | 29.27% | 26.29% | (10.15)% | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $452,306 | $293,225 | $240,377 | $108,416 | ||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $402,311 | $259,446 | $189,399 | $50,032 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(d): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | .69% | (f) | .70% | .70% | .72% | (f) | ||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | .69% | (f) | .70% | .70% | .72% | (f) | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.03% | (f) | .94% | .78% | .47% | (f) | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21% | (g) | 50% | 47% | 44% | (g) |
(a) Commencement of offering.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third partys settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal period ended September 30, 2011. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class R Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, |
Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period | $27.53 | $21.50 | $17.17 | $17.40 | $15.08 | $17.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | .05 | .07 | .02 | (.03 | ) | (.03 | ) | .02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 2.56 | 6.02 | 4.31 | (.21 | ) | 2.35 | (1.67 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.61 | 6.09 | 4.33 | (.24 | ) | 2.32 | (1.65 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.04 | ) | (.06 | ) | - | - | - | (.04 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (2.56 | ) | - | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (2.60 | ) | (.06 | ) | - | - | - | (1.02 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Capital Contributions(e): | - | - | - | .01 | - | (d) | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $27.54 | $27.53 | $21.50 | $17.17 | $17.40 | $15.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(b): | 10.00% | 28.42% | 25.22% | (1.32)% | 15.38% | (6.48)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $57,383 | $59,157 | $50,449 | $42,192 | $33,461 | $20,069 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | 58,723 | $54,213 | $48,728 | $47,374 | $26,819 | $13,468 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(c): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.33% | (f) | 1.35% | 1.37% | 1.36% | 1.39% | 1.43% | |||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.58% | (f) | 1.60% | 1.62% | 1.61% | 1.64% | 1.68% | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | .33% | (f) | .28% | .10% | (.17)% | (.16)% | .16% | |||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21% | (g) | 50% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 55% |
(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(d) Less than $.005 per share.
(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third partys settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class X Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, |
Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period | $20.69 | $16.20 | $13.09 | $13.34 | $11.57 | $14.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (.04 | ) | (.01 | ) | (.07 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.08 | ) | (.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 2.54 | 4.52 | 3.18 | (.15 | ) | 1.85 | (1.44 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.50 | 4.51 | 3.11 | (.25 | ) | 1.77 | (1.47 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | (.02 | ) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (2.56 | ) | - | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (2.56 | ) | (.02 | ) | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Capital Contributions(e): | - | - | - | - | (d) | - | (d) | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $20.63 | $20.69 | $16.20 | $13.09 | $13.34 | $11.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(b): | 13.14% | 27.88% | 23.76% | (1.87)% | 15.30% | (7.18)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $3 | $117 | $364 | $710 | $1,314 | $2,176 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $63 | $242 | $565 | $1,127 | $1,629 | $2,191 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(c): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.86% | (f) | 1.85% | 1.87% | 1.86% | 1.89% | 1.93% | |||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.86% | (f) | 1.85% | 1.87% | 1.86% | 1.89% | 1.93% | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (.34)% | (f) | (.03)% | (.43)% | (.65)% | (.65)% | (.28)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21% | (g) | 50% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 55% |
(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(d) Less than $.005 per share.
(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third partys settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class Z Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, |
Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period | $29.27 | $22.85 | $18.22 | $18.38 | $15.91 | $18.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | .12 | .20 | .13 | .07 | .06 | .09 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 2.71 | 6.38 | 4.55 | (.22 | ) | 2.46 | (1.72 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.83 | 6.58 | 4.68 | (.15 | ) | 2.52 | (1.63 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.16 | ) | (.16 | ) | (.05 | ) | (.02 | ) | (.05 | ) | (.10 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (2.56 | ) | - | - | - | - | (.98 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (2.72 | ) | (.16 | ) | (.05 | ) | (.02 | ) | (.05 | ) | (1.08 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Capital Contributions(e): | - | - | - | .01 | - | (d) | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $29.38 | $29.27 | $22.85 | $18.22 | $18.38 | $15.91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(b): | 10.22% | 29.04% | 25.73% | (.77)% | 15.92% | (5.89)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $1,574,987 | $1,603,451 | $1,359,627 | $1,151,191 | $926,711 | $610,758 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $1,566,751 | $1,428,455 | $1,332,921 | $1,252,954 | $754,132 | $452,879 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(c): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | .83% | (f) | .85% | .87% | .86% | .89% | .93% | |||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | .83% | (f) | .85% | .87% | .86% | .89% | .93% | |||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | .83% | (f) | .77% | .60% | .33% | .34% | .67% | |||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21% | (g) | 50% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 55% |
(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(d) Less than $.005 per share.
(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third partys settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Gateway Center Three 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
(800) 225-1852 | www.prudentialfunds.com |
PROXY VOTING |
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Funds investment subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Funds website and on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website. |
DIRECTORS |
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe Keith F. Hartstein Michael S. Hyland Douglas H. McCorkindale Stephen P. Munn Stuart S. Parker James E. Quinn Richard A. Redeker Robin B. Smith Stephen G. Stoneburn |
OFFICERS |
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. OHara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Lee D. Augsburger, Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Amanda S. Ryan, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer |
MANAGER | Prudential Investments LLC | Gateway Center Three 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 | ||
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INVESTMENT SUBADVISER | Jennison Associates LLC | 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 | ||
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DISTRIBUTOR | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC |
Gateway Center Three 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 | ||
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CUSTODIAN | The Bank of New York Mellon | One Wall Street New York, NY 10286 | ||
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TRANSFER AGENT | Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC |
PO Box 9658 Providence, RI 02940 | ||
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
KPMG LLP | 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 | ||
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FUND COUNSEL | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |
E-DELIVERY |
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS |
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc., Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the Commissions website at www.sec.gov. The Funds Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commissions Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Funds website as of the end of each month. |
Mutual Funds:
ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY |
MAY LOSE VALUE | ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE |
PRUDENTIAL JENNISON SMALL COMPANY FUND, INC.
SHARE CLASS | A | B | C | Q | R | Z | ||||||
NASDAQ | PGOAX | CHNDX | PSCCX | PJSQX | JSCRX | PSCZX | ||||||
CUSIP | 74441N101 | 74441N200 | 74441N309 | 74441N887 | 74441N507 | 74441N408 |
MF109E2 0261546-00001-00
Item 2 | Code of Ethics Not required, as this is not an annual filing. | |
Item 3 | Audit Committee Financial Expert Not required, as this is not an annual filing. | |
Item 4 | Principal Accountant Fees and Services Not required, as this is not an annual filing. | |
Item 5 | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants Not applicable. | |
Item 6 | Schedule of Investments The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form. | |
Item 7 | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies Not applicable. | |
Item 8 | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies Not applicable. | |
Item 9 | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers Not applicable. | |
Item 10 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Not applicable. | |
Item 11 | Controls and Procedures | |
(a) | It is the conclusion of the registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrants 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 Commissions rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. | |
(b) | There has been no significant change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting. | |
Item 12 | Exhibits | |
(a) | (1) Code of Ethics Not required, as this is not an annual filing. | |
(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT. | ||
(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. Not applicable. | ||
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.
By: | /s/ Deborah A. Docs | |
Deborah A. Docs | ||
Secretary | ||
Date: | May 20, 2014 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Stuart S. Parker | |
Stuart S. Parker | ||
President and Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: | May 20, 2014 | |
By: | /s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam | |
M. Sadiq Peshimam | ||
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | ||
Date: | May 20, 2014 |
Item 12
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.
Semi-Annual period ending 3/31/14
File No. 811-03084
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Stuart S. Parker, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the above named Fund; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report. |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and; |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
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5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
May 20, 2014
/s/ Stuart S. Parker |
Stuart S. Parker |
President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Item 12
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.
Semi-Annual period ending 3/31/14
File No. 811-03084
CERTIFICATIONS
I, M. Sadiq Peshimam, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the above named Fund; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report. |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and; |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
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5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
May 20, 2014
/s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam |
M. Sadiq Peshimam |
Treasurer and Principal Financial and |
Accounting Officer |
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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Name of Issuer: Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.
In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his or her knowledge, that:
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer. |
May 20, 2014 | /s/ Stuart S. Parker | |||||
Stuart S. Parker | ||||||
President and Principal Executive Officer | ||||||
May 20, 2014 | /s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam | |||||
M. Sadiq Peshimam | ||||||
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
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