N-CSR 1 d563375dncsr.htm THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND The Prudential Series Fund

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CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:

   811-03623

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

   The Prudential Series Fund

Address of principal executive offices:

   655 Broad Street, 17th Floor
  

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and address of agent for service:

   Andrew R. French
  

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

  

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

   800-225-1852

Date of fiscal year end:

   12/31/2018

Date of reporting period:

   12/31/2018


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The Prudential Series Fund

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT    December 31, 2018

 

 

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Table of Contents

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

LETTER TO CONTRACT OWNERS

 

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

 

 

REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGERS

 

 

BENCHMARK GLOSSARY

 

 

PRESENTATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

FEES AND EXPENSES

 

 

FINANCIAL REPORTS

 

Section A   Schedule of Investments and Financial Statements
  Conservative Balanced Portfolio    A1
  Diversified Bond Portfolio    A36
  Equity Portfolio    A68
  Flexible Managed Portfolio    A73
  Global Portfolio    A106
  Government Income Portfolio    A114
  Government Money Market Portfolio    A124
  High Yield Bond Portfolio    A127
  Jennison Portfolio    A143
  Natural Resources Portfolio    A147
  Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio    A151
  Stock Index Portfolio    A164
  Value Portfolio    A176
  Glossary    A181
Section B   Notes to Financial Statements
Section C   Financial Highlights
Section D   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Section E   Information about Trustees and Officers

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Letter to Contract Owners

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

DEAR CONTRACT OWNER

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Prudential has been building on a heritage of success for more than 135 years. We believe the array of our products provides a highly attractive value proposition to clients like you who are focused on financial security.

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Timothy S. Cronin

President,

The Prudential Series Fund

January 31, 2019


Market Overview — unaudited   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Equity Market Overview

Stock markets worldwide retreated in 2018 and volatility spiked late in the year, triggered by uncertainties regarding interest rates, a potential trade war, slowing global economic growth, geopolitical issues, and other challenges.

In the US, the broad-based Russell 3000® Index and the S&P 500® Index returned -5.24% and -4.38%, respectively, for the year but held up better than international stocks in general. Equities trading in developed markets outside the US and Canada, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, fell 13.79%. Stocks in emerging markets reversed course. After posting strong gains in 2017, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index finished down 14.58%. (Returns are in US dollars, excluding dividends.)

Global economy and interest rates

In contrast to 2017’s global synchronized growth, 2018 saw global divergence characterized by strength in the US and weakness in many other parts of the world. In the US, economic growth remained healthy but decelerated slightly in the third quarter. Corporate earnings were generally solid, companies continued to hire at a strong pace, and inflation remained benign. The US dollar strengthened against most other currencies, and oil prices declined.

Several emerging markets economies, such as Argentina and Turkey, faced severe challenges in 2018, and the performance of other countries ran somewhere in between. In China, economic activity weakened and imports slowed, which had a negative impact on other economies, particularly in Europe. In the United Kingdom, wage growth improved, but uncertainty regarding negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit) created a drag on stock prices. The European political backdrop became a bit more volatile late in the period, spurred by concerns over cohesion in the eurozone after the election of an anti-establishment coalition government in Italy that is skeptical of the European Union and widespread protests over stagnant wage growth in France.

Against this backdrop of decelerating economic activity and rising global tensions, many central banks continued to tighten monetary policy. In December, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised its target range for the short-term federal funds rate to 2.25%-2.50%, following three rate hikes earlier in the year. The Fed also moderated its median projection for additional hikes going forward. A number of other central banks raised rates or took other measures to reduce stimulus during the period. For example, the European Central Bank ended its quantitative-easing bond-purchase program. China, however, moved to stimulate its economy, but these efforts did not gain much traction.

Equity markets fluctuated sharply

Volatility picked up significantly in 2018. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) average annual level rose sharply in 2018 from 2017.

After kicking off the new year with a rally, stocks declined in early February in reaction to reports of a sharp rise in average hourly earnings, which triggered concerns about inflation and that the Fed might raise rates more quickly than expected. Stocks recovered but sold off again in March, driven by the prospects of a tariff trade war between the US and China. US companies continued to report strong earnings, fueled in part by tax cuts, and stocks advanced throughout the spring and summer.

In the fall, sentiment shifted again in reaction to Fed comments perceived by many as hawkish, weaker growth in China, and rising trade tensions. The price of a 42-gallon barrel of Current West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, which had risen to $76.41 per barrel in October, plunged to $45.41 at the end of the period. The year closed with a US government shutdown due to a stalemate over border wall funding. Many of these factors exerted pressure on European, Japanese, and US stock markets.

Strong earnings growth, combined with the market decline, brought US equity valuations down from elevated levels to multiples more in line with long-term averages. For the fourth quarter, the Russell 3000 returned -14.30% and the MSCI EAFE Index returned -12.54%, although the MSCI Emerging Markets Index held up better, declining 7.47%.

Investors’ desire for less-risky assets prompted a rally in US Treasuries in December. The yield on the 10-year note, which moves opposite to its price, ended the year up 28 basis points (0.28%) at approximately 2.68%.

S&P 500: leaders and laggards

Three of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors finished higher during the period. They were Health Care (+6.5%) and Utilities (+4.1%), which include defensive stocks less correlated to the economy, and Consumer Discretionary (+0.8%). Five sectors posted double-digit losses. Energy performed worst (-18.1%), hurt by the sharp drop in oil prices. The next worst-performing sectors were Materials (-14.7%), Industrials (-13.3%), Financials (-13.0%), Communication Services (-12.5%), Consumer Staples (-8.4%), Real Estate (-2.2%), and Information Technology (-0.3%).


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Growth and larger-cap stocks outperformed their counterparts

During the period, the Russell 3000 Growth Index fell 2.1%, while the Russell 3000 Value Index dropped 8.6%. Stocks with large market capitalizations, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, held up best, finishing down 4.8%. The Russell Midcap® Index fell 9.1%, and the Russell 2000® Index, which reflects the performance of small-cap stocks, dropped 11.0%. Smaller-capitalized companies often have more debt, making them more susceptible to rising rates.

International equity markets: best and worst performers

For the 12 months, the best-performing countries making up the MSCI Emerging Markets Index were Russia (+0.2%), Brazil (-0.1%), and Malaysia (-6.0%). The worst performers were South Africa (-24.3%), South Korea (-20.5%), and China (-18.7%). For the fourth quarter, Brazil’s market outperformed, returning 13.6%.

For the 12 months, the best-performing developed markets making up the MSCI EAFE Index were Switzerland (-8.2%), Australia (-11.8%), and France (-11.9%). The worst performers were Germany (-21.6%), Italy (-17.0%), and Spain (-15.7%).

Fixed Income Market Overview

Financial markets experienced a volatile year in 2018, particularly riskier assets. The total returns and excess returns on bonds relative to US Treasuries were generally low or negative.

Over the 12-month period, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the US investment-grade bond market, finished virtually flat with a return of 0.01%. Among key sectors, US agency mortgage-backed securities returned 0.99%, US Treasuries advanced 0.86%, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rose 0.78%, Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) dropped 1.26%, and investment-grade corporate bonds declined 2.51%.

Municipal bonds rose 1.28%. High yield municipal issues (rated below investment grade) rose 4.76% for the year. However, high yield corporate bonds fell 2.08%.

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), which reflects performance of investment-grade bonds in developing and emerging markets, declined 0.03%. Emerging markets bonds, as measured by the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), finished down 4.26% for the year.

Bond market highlights

Early in the reporting period, hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve (the Fed), anticipated fiscal stimulus from tax cuts, an increased supply of US Treasuries (particularly shorter-dated issues), and concerns about inflation exerted pressure on the prices of US bonds. These factors sent bond yields, which move in the opposite direction, higher. Later in the first quarter, concerns about trade friction between the US and China put pressure on riskier assets.

In the second quarter, rates diverged. Signs that the US economy was growing at a strong pace sparked concerns that inflation could pick up. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose above 3%. Meanwhile, growth in many other economies weakened. Rising rates in the US and a strong dollar, coupled with trade uncertainty and geopolitical concerns, helped expose structural weaknesses in several emerging markets, and prices of emerging market bonds fell sharply. Yields on Italian bonds rose significantly in reaction to political concerns in Italy.

Although the US economy grew at a healthy pace during the year, growth decelerated in the third quarter and economic activity in the eurozone slowed.

Risk aversion rose late in the period

In the fourth quarter, following a sharp spike in US Treasury bond yields in November, demand for higher-quality US bonds rose — driving their prices higher and yields down — as a result of a flight to quality, whereas riskier US assets such as high yield bonds sold off. The shift in sentiment was triggered by uncertainties regarding the economy amid growing concerns about a potential trade war, Great Britain’s negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit), and perceptions of a hawkish Fed.

In December, the Fed raised its federal funds rate target for the fourth time in 2018 but moderated its median projection for future additional rate hikes. The European Central Bank (ECB) halted its quantitative-easing asset purchases and issued guidance that it does not anticipate raising interest rates at least until after the summer of 2019. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell during the quarter to close the period at 2.68%.

For the fourth quarter, based on returns of the Bloomberg Barclays indexes, US Treasuries returned 2.6%. Agency mortgage-backed securities returned 2.1%, as their spreads widened amid the broad risk-off sentiment and higher net supply. CMBS advanced 1.7%.


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

US corporate bonds — excluding energy — remained supported by robust earnings, strong cash flows, positive economic growth, and tailwinds from tax reform, but underperformed US government securities. For the quarter, US investment-grade corporates returned -0.2%. High yield bonds declined 4.53%, as they were hurt by a drop in oil prices. The municipal bonds sector rose 1.20%. Yields on debt carrying a triple-A rating ended lower on the heels of the rally in US Treasuries.

Emerging markets closed the year at varying stages of economic and political cycles. For the fourth quarter, emerging markets bonds declined 1.26%, based on the return of the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), benefiting in part from a weakening US dollar following its strong rise during the year. Yields on China’s government bonds dropped significantly in November in anticipation of further monetary stimulus. Global investment-grade bonds, based on the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), gained 1.55% in the fourth quarter.


The Prudential Series Fund, Conservative Balanced Portfolio

 

  December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     -2.47     5.13     8.81

Blended Index

     -1.71       5.44       8.13  

S&P 500 Index

     -4.38       8.49       13.11  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Conservative Balanced Portfolio returned -2.47%. The Portfolio underperformed its Blended Index and outperformed the S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is total investment return consistent with a conservatively managed diversified portfolio.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

The reporting period was characterized by the return of market volatility, rising trade tensions, concerns over global economic growth, and fears of an overly aggressive Federal Reserve (the Fed). High valuations and an exceptionally strong start to the year led to a quick correction in US equities in the first quarter, which helped inject a measure of sobriety into the markets. A growing economic growth differential between the US and the rest of the world led to a steady decline in international markets, which failed to bounce back following the early-year volatility.

Escalations in trade uncertainty helped exacerbate the situation and reinforced growth uncertainty. In the meantime, the Fed was quietly unwinding its balance sheet with its quantitative-tightening program, which had the effect of reducing global liquidity and drove investor assets back toward the US, helping support equity prices as well as the dollar.

Off-the-cuff comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at the beginning of the fourth quarter were construed as overly hawkish and triggered a rout in equities as investors feared there would be significant interest rate increases to come. Whether the global economy could weather such aggressive monetary policy was the question on investors’ minds heading into the end of the year and prompted a flight toward safety, as well as the most negative year for global equities since the 2008 global financial crisis.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

Asset allocation decisions had a limited impact on performance in 2018, with positive contributions throughout most of the year offset by a negative fourth quarter. Specifically, this was driven by an overweight (larger percentage than the benchmark index) to equities and an underweight to fixed income.

Equity markets experienced a sudden drawdown in October on the back of slowing global growth and concerns that the Fed would tighten monetary policy too aggressively. Portfolio risk was quickly scaled back. Asset allocation provided positive benefits in the remaining two months of the year, despite continued drawdowns, but failed to fully offset the initial negativity of October.

An off-benchmark allocation to international equities was a negative contributor for the full year as the asset class trailed domestic equities and fixed income by a wide margin. Furthermore, an off-benchmark allocation to Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) slightly detracted as the lack of inflation surprises for the year meant they lagged the fixed income benchmark. Cash was generally kept below the benchmark for much of the year before moving up to a benchmark weight before the market volatility of the fourth quarter.

The negativity of off-benchmark positions was offset by an overall tilt toward domestic equities as US stocks ended the period as the best-performing segment of the benchmark. The bulk of the Portfolio’s underperformance came from negative underlying fund returns, as both the equity and fixed income components trailed their respective benchmarks. At the close of 2018, the Portfolio was positioned with an underweight to equities and an overweight to fixed income and cash.

The Portfolio held several derivatives, including stock futures and Treasury bond futures, to manage liquidity needs for redemptions. These derivatives generally did not affect performance significantly, although they added to returns relative to the benchmark during the period due to a tilt toward fixed income futures heading into the final quarter of the year. The Portfolio also held interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the various subadviser sleeves.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Diversified Bond Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     -0.15     3.80     6.61

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

     0.01       2.52       3.48  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Diversified Bond Portfolio returned -0.15%. The Portfolio underperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is a high level of income over a longer term while providing reasonable safety of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

The reporting period was inhospitable for the financial markets. Most bond market returns were low or negative, and stock returns were negative as well. The only rising trend seemed to be the level of market volatility. In the end, the most solid performers of 2018 were arguably the defensive US dollar and cash.

In early 2018, the bond market suffered from a tough starting point: a combination of low government yields and tight spreads (yield differentials) that left little room for error. Over the course of the year, the market was buffeted alternately — and at times jointly — by rising government yields and widening spreads. Some of the initial spread widening could easily have been chalked up to normalizing (i.e., spreads may have gotten ahead of fundamentals and were too tight early in 2018). But investor anxiety soon rose, driving spreads wider across virtually all fixed income sectors. As a result, for all but the most defensive bond market segments, total returns and excess returns relative to US Treasuries were generally low or negative for the period.

The global economy moderated in 2018. Looking beyond that single year, the world’s population is aging, debt levels are high, and productivity has been low. But central bankers have been keen to foster growth, and perhaps there were hopes that trends such as globalization and better policy could keep economic results on a sound-enough footing. While growth prospects were looking up a year ago, in hindsight it appears more like the clock had already run out for old-school politicians. The unimpressive economic performance of recent years — along with its uneven distribution — created a new dynamic of heightened voter dissatisfaction, bringing politicians to the fore who are chipping away at policy orthodoxy and taking nationalistic stances. These new politicians are often replacing those who favor geopolitically stabilizing alliances, free trade, and labor mobility. Rising risk premiums in the fixed income and equity markets suggest investors fear that this tilt away from global policy coordination and toward unorthodoxy is likely to result in less predictable, if not subpar, economic results.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the reporting period, sector allocation detracted from the Portfolio’s performance, with overweights to high yield bonds, sovereign government bonds, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) hurting the most. Underweights to mortgage-backed securities and investment-grade corporate bonds helped offset some of the losses. Individual issue selection was positive, with positioning in high yield bonds, non-agency mortgages, US Treasuries, interest rate swaps, sovereign government bonds, and CMBS adding value. Security selection in emerging markets debt and investment-grade corporate bonds hurt performance. Within holdings of corporate bonds, the Portfolio benefited from positions in the cable & satellite sector and its underweight to the consumer non-cyclical sector, while positions in the foreign non-corporate and automotive sectors weighed on performance. The combined impact of the Portfolio’s duration and yield curve strategies had a negligible impact on performance for the period. Duration is a measure of a bond’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes over time.

During the period, the Portfolio used interest rate swaps to help manage duration and yield curve exposure. The use of interest rate swaps had a positive impact on performance during the period. In addition, the Portfolio used futures and options to manage interest rate risk, a more efficient way of managing this type of risk than through the purchase and sale of cash bonds. The use of futures and options collectively added to performance. In addition, the Portfolio traded foreign exchange derivatives, which had a modestly negative impact on performance during the period. The Portfolio used credit default swaps to hedge credit risk or to increase or decrease credit risk. Credit default swaps establish exposure to a desired credit or index within the letter and spirit of the investment guidelines. The use of credit default swaps had a positive impact on performance during the period.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Equity Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio: Class I

     -4.85     6.49     11.99

Portfolio: Class II

     -5.23       6.06       11.54  

Russell 1000® Index

     -4.78       8.21       13.28  

S&P 500 Index

     -4.38       8.49       13.11  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

The Russell 1000® Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Company. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, Equity Portfolio Class I shares returned -4.85% and Class II shares returned -5.23%. The Portfolio’s Class I & II shares underperformed the Russell 1000 Index, and the S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

Market concerns surrounding rising inflation expectations and monetary tightening, along with uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policy initiatives, caused equity markets to decline early in 2018. Those concerns seemed to subside, as most major indices continued their march upward until October. Early in the fourth calendar quarter, market fears surrounding rising interest rates, deteriorating growth prospects in the US and emerging markets, and the escalating odds of a trade war combined to unsettle both domestic and global equity markets.

Volatility returned with a vengeance in 2018, having been muted over the past few years, with the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX) higher by a sharp 130% during the 12-month period. The energy sector was among the worst-performing sectors within the broad S&P 500 Index, likely a result of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices falling 24.84% during the year. Prices for most industrial metals also saw double-digit declines, hurting the performance of the materials sector, while health care and utilities were among the few bright spots in 2018.

Despite the narrowing differential between styles toward the end of the year, growth stocks continued to outperform their value peers for the reporting period overall. Gains in the Russell 1000 Growth Index were led by select technology, health care, and consumer company stocks. Sectors with sensitivity to commodities prices and cyclical growth — including materials, energy, and industrials — were weak. Gains in the Russell 1000 Value Index were led by the health care and utilities sectors, while financials and energy detracted from performance.

The S&P 500 (the Index) declined 4.38% in 2018, with the energy, materials, industrials, and financials sectors each posting a double-digit decline. Health care, utilities, information technology, and consumer discretionary were the only sectors to produce positive returns.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

The Portfolio underperformed the Index during the reporting period. On an absolute basis, positions in application software and movies & entertainment contributed positively to performance, while holdings within diversified banks and interactive media & services were among the primary detractors. Relative to the Index, stock selection in aerospace & defense and movies & entertainment helped, while security selection among health care equipment and Internet & direct marketing retail detracted from relative performance.

Notable Portfolio positive contributors included application software maker Microsoft Corp., whose shares performed well. The company posted solid earnings while beating consensus expectations during the past several quarters. This was driven in part by its Commercial Cloud and Azure segments and by a steady personal computer business. Additionally, its Office 365 software drove operating income improvements in the company’s productivity and business process segment. Jennison believes improving top-line growth and expanding profit margins should drive multiple years of accelerated earnings-per-share growth. Shares of Salesforce.com Inc. rose as the company benefited from secular growth drivers, including the shift to cloud computing, increasing corporate focus on customer-facing applications, emergence of mobile as a primary user interface into enterprise applications,

 

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The graph is based on the performance of Class I shares. Performance of Class II shares will be lower due to differences in the fee structure. Class II shares have associated 12b-1 and administrative fees at an annual rate of 0.25% and 0.15%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Equity Portfolio

 

  December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

and increasing demand for analytical capabilities to optimize business decisions and processes. Netflix Inc. continued to raise its long-term competitive barriers with investments in content, resulting in strong subscriber growth and solid evidence of increased pricing and operating leverage. Its shares performed well as the company’s third-quarter earnings and subscriber growth (reported in October) exceeded estimates. Netflix’s guidance for the fourth quarter implied a materially better-than-projected acceleration in growth.

Among the notable detractors in the Portfolio were semiconductor firm Nvidia Corp. Its shares declined in November, reflecting lower-than-anticipated third-quarter revenue from low- and mid-end gaming graphics-processing units. An underlying inventory issue was anticipated to result in a revenue shortfall in the fourth quarter, as the company would not ship more product until the channel has been cleared. Jennison reduced its estimates to reflect the company’s temporary inventory challenge. Further, based on the company’s third-quarter revenue miss and its inability to anticipate the inventory/demand problem, the position was sold during the fourth quarter for what Jennison saw as more attractive investment opportunities.

Conagra Brands Inc. lost ground during the reporting period as the company was weighed down by higher-than-expected cost inflation, higher interest rates, and pricing pressures from retailers. Additionally, the company’s acquisition of Pinnacle Foods Inc., while potentially beneficial for the long term, caused concerns over the short term given Pinnacle’s slowdown in revenue. Investors had become more defensive, as companies with levered balance sheets fell out of favor with the market.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. underperformed after its shares declined when the firm was issued a limit on shareholder payouts as a result of its “conditional non-objection” grade on the quantitative portion of the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test of capital levels during the period. Additionally, the market negatively reacted to potential repercussions from the indictment of two senior Goldman Sachs executives. While many investors were aware of this indictment, the timing of any settlement and potential charge to the company’s bottom line was unclear. However, at the end of the reporting period, Jennison favored the company for its valuation and multiple businesses that can generate profits, in its view.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Flexible Managed Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years      10-Years  

Portfolio

     -4.18     6.04      9.86

Blended Index

     -2.26       6.13        9.25  

S&P 500 Index

     -4.38       8.49        13.11  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Flexible Managed Portfolio returned -4.18%. The Portfolio underperformed its Blended Index and outperformed the S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is total investment return consistent with an aggressively managed diversified portfolio.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

The reporting period was characterized by the return of market volatility, rising trade tensions, concerns over global economic growth, and fears of an overly aggressive Federal Reserve (the Fed). High valuations and an exceptionally strong start to the year led to a quick correction in US equities in the first quarter, which helped inject a measure of sobriety into the markets. A growing economic growth differential between the US and the rest of the world led to a steady decline in international markets, which failed to bounce back following the early-year volatility.

Escalations in trade uncertainty helped exacerbate the situation and reinforced growth uncertainty. In the meantime, the Fed was quietly unwinding its balance sheet with its quantitative-tightening program, which had the effect of reducing global liquidity and drove investor assets back toward the US, helping support equity prices as well as the dollar.

Off-the-cuff comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at the beginning of the fourth quarter were construed as overly hawkish and triggered a rout in equities as investors feared there would be significant interest rate increases to come. Whether the global economy could weather such aggressive monetary policy was the question on investors’ minds heading into the end of the year and prompted a flight toward safety, as well as the most negative year for global equities since the 2008 global financial crisis.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

Asset allocation decisions had a limited impact on performance in 2018, with positive contributions throughout most of the year offset by a negative fourth quarter. Specifically, this was driven by an overweight (larger percentage than the benchmark index) to equities and an underweight to fixed income.

Equity markets experienced a sudden drawdown in October on the back of slowing global growth and concerns that the Fed would tighten monetary policy too aggressively. Portfolio risk was quickly scaled back. Asset allocation provided positive benefits in the remaining two months of the year, despite continued drawdowns, but failed to fully offset the initial negativity of October.

An off-benchmark allocation to international equities was a negative contributor for the full year as the asset class trailed domestic equities and fixed income by a wide margin. Furthermore, an off-benchmark allocation to Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) slightly detracted as the lack of inflation surprises for the year meant they lagged the fixed income benchmark. Cash was generally kept below the benchmark for much of the year before moving up to a benchmark weight before the market volatility of the fourth quarter.

The negativity of off-benchmark positions was offset by an overall tilt toward domestic equities, as US stocks ended the period as the best-performing segment of the benchmark. The bulk of the Portfolio’s underperformance came from negative underlying fund returns, as both the equity and fixed income components trailed their respective benchmarks. At the close of 2018, the Portfolio was positioned with an underweight to equities, an overweight to fixed income, and cash at benchmark weight.

The Portfolio held several derivatives, including stock futures and Treasury bond futures, to manage liquidity needs for redemptions. These derivatives generally did not affect performance significantly, although they added to returns relative to the benchmark during the period due to a tilt toward fixed income futures heading into the final quarter of the year. The Portfolio also held interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the various subadviser sleeves.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Global Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     -7.31     5.02     10.17

MSCI World Index (GD)

     -8.20       5.14       10.29  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Global Portfolio returned -7.31%. The Portfolio outperformed the MSCI World Index (GD).

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

Strained fundamentals and geopolitical tensions across the globe heightened investor concerns, particularly late in 2018. To be sure, tax cuts boosted corporate earnings and US economic growth for much of the year, while the 3.7% unemployment rate remained at historically low levels. The US economy experienced two of the strongest quarters of growth since 2014 during the second and third quarters, and major equity market indices reached all-time highs, only to plunge during the final months of the year. Concerns over trade wars, slowing growth, and falling prices for oil and other commodities led many companies to start lowering their profit forecasts for 2019. Combined with elevated valuations, heightened equity market volatility led markets lower in October and accelerated those losses in December, giving US equity markets their first annual decline since 2008. Specific to active managers, stock correlations dropped early in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, small-cap stocks and international investments, both emerging and developed, underperformed the S&P 500 Index, providing a headwind to many active managers who were overweight these market segments.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

The subadviser’s performance for the period was mixed. The Portfolio’s domestic and international growth subadvisers outperformed their style-specific benchmarks, while the opposite was true for the Portfolio’s value subadvisers. The Brown Large-Cap Growth sleeve, however, made up for the underperformance of the other managers, as it strongly outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Additionally, Brown’s relative outperformance was solely responsible for the outperformance of the overall Portfolio, as it was the only sleeve to outperform the MSCI World Index and to post a positive absolute return in 2018. Brown’s outperformance was driven by strong stock selection within the technology and health care sectors.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Government Income Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     0.63     2.44     3.54

Bloomberg Barclays Government Bond Index

     0.88       1.99       2.12  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Government Income Portfolio returned 0.63%. The Portfolio underperformed the Bloomberg Barclays Government Bond Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is a high level of income over the long-term consistent with the preservation of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

The reporting period was inhospitable for the financial markets. Most bond market returns were low or negative, and stock returns were negative as well. The only rising trend seemed to be the level of market volatility. In the end, the most solid performers of 2018 were arguably the defensive US dollar and cash.

In early 2018, the bond market suffered from a tough starting point: a combination of low government yields and tight spreads (yield differentials) that left little room for error. Over the course of the year, the market was buffeted alternately — and at times jointly — by rising government yields and widening spreads. Some of the initial spread widening could easily have been chalked up to normalizing (i.e., spreads may have gotten ahead of fundamentals and were too tight early in 2018). But investor anxiety soon rose, driving spreads wider across virtually all fixed income sectors. As a result, for all but the most defensive bond market segments, total returns and excess returns relative to US Treasuries were generally low or negative for the period.

After a series of quarterly rate hikes, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) signaled in December that it expects to be less aggressive going forward, cutting its median projection from three rate hikes in 2019 to just two. At the end of 2018, the federal funds target rate, at 2.25%-2.50%, was effectively at the lower end of the 2.50%-3.50% range of Fed estimates for the long-run neutral rate, which explains the Fed’s desire to become more data-dependent going forward. As a base case, PGIM Fixed Income still expects the Fed to hike rates twice in 2019, but with the risks now skewed toward fewer hikes. PGIM Fixed Income anticipates the Fed will likely need to address the “autopilot” nature of its balance sheet reduction in 2019, confronting the question of just how much more liquidity it should drain from the US financial system.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the reporting period, security selection was a strong driver of the Portfolio’s performance, highlighted by positions among commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), interest rate swaps, US Treasuries, and collateralized loan obligations. Security selection in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) modestly hurt performance. Sector allocation also hurt performance, with the Portfolio’s overweight in CMBS the largest detractor. An underweight to MBS added value. The Portfolio’s positioning for a flatter US yield curve added to performance, while its tactical duration positioning limited results. Duration is a measure of a bond’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes over time.

The use of interest rate swaps had a positive impact on performance during the period. The Portfolio used futures and options to manage interest rate risk, a more efficient way of managing this type of risk than through the purchase and sale of cash bonds. The use of futures and options collectively had a positive impact on the Portfolio’s performance during the period.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Government Money Market Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total
Returns
   7-Day*
Current
Net Yield
    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     2.04     1.53     0.44     0.26

Lipper (VIP) Money Market Funds Average

     N/A       1.31       0.35       0.21  

Lipper US Government Money Market Index

     N/A       1.22       0.30       0.17  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

The yield quotation more closely reflects the current earnings of the Portfolio than the total return quotation. Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

7-DAY CURRENT NET YIELD*

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Government Money Market Portfolio returned 1.53%. The Portfolio outperformed both the Lipper VIP Money Market Funds Average and the Lipper US Government Money Market Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is to seek maximum current income consistent with the stability of capital and maintenance of liquidity.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

In the face of escalating financial market volatility and trade tensions, the global economic expansion moderated during the reporting period from “very strong” to just “solid.” While perhaps disappointing relative to robust expectations from a year ago, the current pace of growth, if sustained, would hardly be distressing for the global economy. Against this backdrop, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) led other central banks in the “punch-bowl snatching” by reducing the size of its balance sheet and increasing interest rates. In 2018, the Fed hiked rates four times, bringing the federal funds target rate to 2.25%-2.50%. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank ended its bond purchase program, and the Bank of Japan continued to reduce its bond purchases after widening the target range on the 10-year Japanese government bond yield. Other central banks (e.g., the Bank of Canada and Bank of England) hiked rates as well.

Turning to the fixed income markets, in early 2018 bonds suffered from a tough starting point: a combination of low government yields and tight spreads (yield differentials) that left little room for error. Over the course of the year, the market was buffeted alternately — and at times jointly — by rising government yields and widening spreads. Some of the initial spread widening could easily have been chalked up to normalizing (i.e., spreads may have gotten ahead of fundamentals and were too tight early in 2018). But investor anxiety soon rose, driving spreads wider across virtually all fixed income sectors. As a result, for all but the most defensive bond market segments, total returns and excess returns relative to US Treasuries were generally low or negative for the period.

Money market funds, however, after years out of the spotlight, attracted investor attention as the yield curve flattened and yields on short-term and cash-like instruments rose to relatively more attractive levels. In addition to the aforementioned increase in the federal funds target rate, the three-month London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rose from 1.70% to 2.81%. Government money market funds similarly saw their yields rise, from 0.78% to 1.91%, according to Morningstar. Government money market funds’ average return of 1.38% bested most fixed income sectors.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

Throughout the year, with the Fed’s rate hikes generally anticipated and telegraphed, the Portfolio’s weighted average maturity and weighted average life were shortened ahead of the hikes, thus allowing the proceeds to be reinvested after the increases at higher levels in longer maturities.

At different times during 2018, the Portfolio took advantage of wider floating-rate spreads and increased its positions in LIBOR floaters. Floaters are bonds or other types of debt with coupon rates that change with short-term interest rates.

Additionally, the Portfolio’s position in agency discount notes versus repurchase agreements and US Treasuries was shifted tactically based on relative value between the sectors.

*

Source: iMoneyNet, Inc. based on 93 funds in the iMoneyNet Prime Retail universe. Weekly 7-day current net yields of the Government Money Market Portfolio and the iMoneyNet Prime Retail universe as of 12/25/2018.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

An investment in the Government Money Market Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $10.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Portfolio.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

  December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     -1.26     4.39     10.38

Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index

     -2.21       3.80       11.14  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS

 

LOGO

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the High Yield Bond Portfolio returned -1.26%. The Portfolio outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index.

The Portfolio’s objective is high total return.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

The US high yield bond market began 2018 with a strong tone, moving higher early in the year on optimism that domestic tax reform would fuel economic growth. Volatility in equities and a sharp rise in the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), however, spooked investors and caused credit spreads to widen. (Credit spreads are yield differentials between corporate bonds and US Treasury securities of comparable maturity.) After some mixed results early in the second quarter, the market steadied as the quarter progressed, posting solid results as most other fixed income sectors retreated. High yield bonds began the third quarter in slightly negative territory amid light volumes, no new deals, and pressures from the high-grade and emerging markets sectors. With a pause in emerging markets stresses and hope for US/China trade talks, high yield spreads tightened to near-decade lows at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, mounting global tensions and fears that the Fed was hiking rates too quickly spurred a significant decline in the high yield bond market. For the reporting period, the Bloomberg Barclays 1% Issuer Constrained Index returned -2.21%. In terms of quality, single-B rated credits fared the best, posting a total return of -1.31%, while BBs and CCCs returned -2.41% and -3.84%, respectively.

In general, global default activity continued to slow. The Moody’s Investors Services 12-month US speculative-grade default rate ended December at 2.8%, the lowest level since May 2015. As 2018 concluded, the speculative-grade corporate bond market saw 77 defaults, compared to 104 defaults in 2017. Looking ahead, Moody’s expects defaults to trend lower over the next few months before gradually rising.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the reporting period, the Portfolio’s relative outperformance was driven mostly by broad-based issue selection, principally within the electric utilities, technology, and upstream energy sectors. A few of the overall largest single-name contributors included overweights to NRG Energy and Dynegy (both electric utilities), McAfee (technology), MEG Energy (upstream energy), and BMC Software (technology). An underweight to Weatherford International also boosted returns. This was partially offset by issue selection within metals & mining and cable & satellite, driven mostly by an overweight to Dish Network, which hurt the Portfolio’s performance. Overweights to Digicel (telecom) and Alta Mesa Resources (upstream energy) were the largest single-name detractors from returns.

The Portfolio also benefited from strong industry selection, highlighted by an overweight to the electric utilities sector, coupled with underweights to upstream energy and banking. This was partially offset by the Portfolio having, on average, more risk than the benchmark index, which detracted from returns as spreads widened during the year.

During the period, the Portfolio used US Treasury futures to manage interest rate risk, a more efficient way of managing this type of risk than through the purchase and sale of cash bonds. The use of futures had no material impact on the Portfolio’s performance during the period.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Jennison Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio: Class I

     -0.78     10.51     15.52

Portfolio: Class II

     -1.18       10.07       15.07  

Russell 1000® Growth Index

     -1.51       10.40       15.29  

S&P 500 Index

     -4.38       8.49       13.11  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index is a trademark/service of the Frank Russell Company. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS1

 

LOGO

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Jennison Portfolio Class I shares returned -0.78% and Class II shares returned -1.18%. The Portfolio’s Class I & II shares outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

As 2018 began, global gross domestic product (GDP) growth was accelerating, the labor market was continuing to strengthen, and lower US corporate tax rates were taking effect, helping to boost wages and capital spending. Given the constructive macroeconomic landscape, investors largely overlooked uncertainty created by White House trade and other policy initiatives. A sell-off in the fourth quarter reflected mounting investor concerns about a range of issues, including the pace of US interest rate increases and its effect on US economic growth, decelerating expansion in non-US economies, the state of US trade alliances with major trading partners — most notably the rising risk of a trade war with China — and discord and uncertainty about domestic policy, which culminated in a partial US government shutdown as the year drew to a close.

Gains in the Russell 1000 Growth benchmark were led by select technology, health care, and consumer companies. Sectors with sensitivity to commodities prices and cyclical growth — including materials, energy, and industrials — were weaker performers.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

Information technology positions were strong contributors to Portfolio performance. Digital transformation of the enterprise has become a strategic imperative across many industries and companies. Cloudware, therefore, is no longer primarily a tool to reduce infrastructure costs. Portfolio holdings salesforce.com, Inc., Red Hat, Inc., Adobe, Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Workday, Inc. offer mission-critical applications and services that are creating fundamental changes in the way businesses operate.

Payment companies continue to benefit from the long-term shift from cash to electronic credit and debit transactions. Both Mastercard, Inc. and Visa, Inc. have strong market positions with high barriers to entry, pricing power, and solid operating leverage potential. Portfolio holdings Square, Inc. and PayPal Holdings, Inc. offer innovative low-cost, high-security, easy-to-use digital payment options, particularly for mobile and online transactions.

The Portfolio’s long-term holdings in US Internet companies also meaningfully contributed to performance. Video-streaming service Netflix, Inc. continued to raise its competitive barriers with investments in content, resulting in strong subscriber growth and increased pricing and operating leverage, while e-commerce stalwart Amazon.com, Inc. benefited from its market position, scale, and execution.

Conversely, Chinese Internet companies fared poorly. While the various business segments of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. are providing significant revenue growth, the stock declined on high business investment spending and Chinese government efforts to tighten control of Internet and non-traditional financial companies. Tencent Holdings Ltd. was negatively affected by new restrictions on video-game approvals implemented by Chinese authorities. Jennison expects these restrictions will be lessened in the coming year.

After strong performance through much of 2017 and 2018, NVIDIA Corp. fell significantly in 2018’s final quarter, reflecting issues with its gaming graphics processing unit inventory, exacerbated by a slowdown in the cryptocurrency mining boom.

 

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The graph is based on the performance of Class I shares. Performance of Class II shares will be lower due to differences in the fee structure. Class II shares have associated 12b-1 and administrative fees at an annual rate of 0.25% and 0.15%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Jennison Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Ongoing concerns about data breaches, user-data usage, and increased government scrutiny, coupled with maturation of user engagement, continued to loom over social media giant Facebook, Inc. However, the company has significant scale benefits and untapped monetization opportunities that Jennison believes should drive better-than-average growth even with higher costs and restriction in data usage.

Boeing Co. was a top performer in industrials. Its stock gain reflected 787 Dreamliner commercial-jet cash generation, solid cost controls, and ramped-up 737 jet production. The company’s extensive order backlog reflects strong global demand, in Jennison’s view.

Performance of the Portfolio’s health care positions improved over the year, as the “hot-button” topic of drug pricing subsided. However, Jennison expects the issue will re-emerge as political winds change once again. Advances in systems for analyzing genetic variation and function continue to broaden the understanding of the clinical significance of the genome. Portfolio holding Illumina, Inc. is at the forefront of this technology. Some of the Portfolio’s biopharmaceutical positions experienced setbacks. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. fell on signs that its non-small cell lung cancer program has been eclipsed by a competing franchise. However, Jennison believes the likely broad adoption of immuno-oncology therapy in multiple settings points to avenues of future growth for Bristol-Myers.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Natural Resources Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio: Class I

     -18.07     -10.02     1.53

Portfolio: Class II

     -18.42       -10.38       1.11  

Blended Index

     -16.12       -2.57       4.43  

MSCI World Index (GD)

     -8.20       5.14       10.29  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS1

 

LOGO

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Natural Resources Portfolio Class I returned -18.07% and Class II
returned -18.42%. The Portfolio’s Class I & II shares underperformed both the Blended Index and the MSCI World Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

Crude oil markets fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2018 by more than 40% to a Brent crude level of $50 a barrel, after hitting a high for the year of $85 a barrel in September. The significant drop in crude oil prices was a result of many factors, including pressure from the Trump administration on Saudi Arabia to maintain production, Iranian supplies that were higher than expected despite US sanctions, strong production from US shale producers, and worries of a possible global economic slowdown impacting global demand. Largely due to the fourth-quarter drop in energy prices, the MSCI World Energy Index was one of the worst-performing MSCI World sector indexes for the year, down more than 15%. Meanwhile, similar worries of a global economic contraction, particularly in China, and ongoing trade tensions helped push the MSCI World Materials Index down in the fourth quarter as well. Largely impacted by the fourth-quarter sell-off, the MSCI World Materials Index fell more than 16% for the calendar year.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

For the period, the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI World Energy/Materials (60%/40%) Index. The underperformance was largely a result of adverse selection of the Portfolio’s energy and materials stocks.

The majority of the largest positive contributors to relative performance came from positioning in stocks that enjoyed positive absolute returns in the calendar year, despite the double-digit decline for the benchmark. Positions in large miner BHP Group Ltd., railroad company Union Pacific Corp., specialty chemical producer Ecolab Inc., and US exploration and production company ConocoPhillips all benefited the Portfolio.

The primary detractors included some energy-related positions. Positions in two oil and gas exploration and production companies Concho Resources Inc. and Diamondback Energy Inc., and pressure pumper RPC Inc., all detracted from performance. US pressure pumpers were negatively impacted by weak Permian Basin demand and improved efficiency of the producers themselves, which needed less pressure pumping services to produce the same equivalent amount of energy. Lithium producer Albemarle Corp. and aluminum producer Alcoa Corp., which was negatively impacted by weak aluminum pricing, also hurt the Portfolio’s performance. The Portfolio no longer held positions in RPC Inc. and Alcoa Corp. at the end of the reporting period.

It was a difficult year for natural resource-related funds in general, largely due to the significant sell-off in the underlying commodities during the fourth quarter. During the latter part of the third quarter and throughout the fourth quarter, the subadviser lowered the Portfolio’s energy beta and layered in more energy exposure with yield support, such as that provided by integrated oil companies. While this action helped contain losses, pressures on the natural resource sectors led to a significant absolute decline for the Portfolio in the fourth quarter.

 

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The graph is based on the performance of Class I shares. Performance of Class II shares will be lower due to differences in the fee structure. Class II shares have associated 12b-1 and administrative fees at an annual rate of 0.25% and 0.15%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Natural Resources Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

At the end of the reporting period, the subadviser hoped the worst was over for the more cyclical sectors of the economy, as valuations for some energy and materials stocks had reached levels not seen since the Great Recession in 2007-2008. Given these depressed valuations and prospects for the stabilization of energy prices after the major decline, the subadviser anticipated layering in more beta in the Portfolio at the beginning of 2019. The subadviser’s focus in adding exposure was on relatively higher-quality energy names, particularly oil and gas exploration and production companies. At the end of the reporting period, the Portfolio’s position in energy was in line with the benchmark, while its position in materials was underweight. The Portfolio remained globally diversified.

Regarding derivatives, the Portfolio at times utilized a buy-write strategy with call options written against long equity positions. At any given time, call options may be written against some of the Portfolio’s long exposure, depending on the premium income, market volatility, and outlook on the underlying positions. In 2018, these call positions detracted from the Portfolio’s overall performance on an absolute basis, though the negative impact was modest.

 

For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

 

  December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     -8.73     6.09     13.29

S&P SmallCap 600 Index

     -8.48       6.34       13.61  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS

 

LOGO

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio returned -8.73%. The Portfolio underperformed the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

What were the market conditions during the reporting period?

Throughout 2018, value strategies struggled in the US and around the world. In general, reasonably priced companies with good fundamentals underperformed expensive companies with weak or deteriorating fundamentals, based on the subadviser’s measures. The lack of consistent payoff to sound fundamentals is likely the result of high levels of uncertainty facing US markets, including the interest rate environment, tariff negotiations, and weak overseas economies, all feeding into slowing profit growth for US companies.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

Potential tracking error differences (the difference between the return of the Portfolio and that of the benchmark), brokerage costs, and other costs and expenses may cause the Portfolio’s return to be lower than that of its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600® Index (the Index). For the period, the Portfolio slightly underperformed the Index.

The largest sectors in both the Portfolio and Index were industrials and financials. Health care was the largest contributor to Portfolio return, and it was the only sector to post a gain in 2018. Energy, materials, and industrials were among the largest detractors.

In terms of positions, Nektar Therapeutics and HealthEquity Inc. were the largest contributors to Portfolio performance, while US Silica Holdings Inc. and LCI Industries were the largest detractors. Nektar was eliminated from the Portfolio because the stock migrated to the S&P 500 Index. HealthEquity was also sold, as it migrated to the S&P 400 Index.

The Portfolio closely tracked the Index. Most of the buy or sell trades and trades made to increase or decrease the number of shares held in a position were traded as close as possible to the end of the market day in order to more closely track the Index. Income from securities lending consistently adds to Portfolio returns. The income is greater for small-cap stocks because it is often more difficult for investors to borrow stock of some of these companies that are generally not as widely traded as large-cap stocks.

The Portfolio had a small exposure to derivative instruments to help enhance liquidity, but the position did not have a material impact on performance.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Stock Index Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     -4.61     8.24     12.81

S&P 500 Index

     -4.38       8.49       13.11  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS

 

LOGO

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Stock Index Portfolio returned -4.61%. The Portfolio underperformed the S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve investment results that generally correspond to the performance of publicly traded common stocks.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

Throughout 2018, value strategies struggled in the US and around the world. In general, reasonably priced companies with good fundamentals underperformed expensive companies with weak or deteriorating fundamentals, based on the subadviser’s measures. The lack of consistent payoff to sound fundamentals is likely the result of high levels of uncertainty facing US markets, including the interest rate environment, tariff negotiations, and weak overseas economies, all feeding into slowing profit growth for US companies.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

Potential tracking error differences (the difference between the return of the Portfolio and that of the benchmark), brokerage costs, and other costs and expenses caused the Portfolio’s return to be slightly lower than that of the S&P 500 Index (the Index).

Information technology remained the largest sector in both the Portfolio and the Index, while energy was the largest detractor to performance. Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. were the largest contributors to Portfolio performance, while Facebook Inc. and General Electric Co. were the largest detractors.

The Portfolio had a small exposure to derivative instruments to help enhance liquidity, but the position did not have a material impact on performance.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Value Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio: Class I

     -9.88     3.49     10.70

Portfolio: Class II

     -10.23       3.08       10.26  

Russell 1000® Value Index

     -8.27       5.95       11.18  

S&P 500 Index

     -4.38       8.49       13.11  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

The Russell 1000® Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Company. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS1

 

LOGO

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Value Portfolio Class I shares returned -9.88% and Class II shares returned -10.23%. The Portfolio’s Class I & II shares underperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index and S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is capital appreciation.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

Market concerns surrounding rising inflation expectations and monetary tightening, along with uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policy initiatives, caused equity markets to decline early in 2018. Those concerns seemed to subside, as most major indices continued their march upward until October. Early in the fourth calendar quarter, market fears surrounding rising interest rates, deteriorating growth prospects in the US and emerging markets, and the escalating odds of a trade war combined to unsettle both domestic and global equity markets.

Volatility returned with a vengeance in 2018, having been muted over the past few years, with the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX) higher by a sharp 130% during the 12-month period. The energy sector was among the worst-performing sectors within the broad S&P 500 Index, likely a result of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices falling 24.84% during the year. Prices for most industrial metals also saw double-digit declines, hurting the performance of the materials sector, while health care and utilities were among the few bright spots in 2018.

Despite the narrowing differential between styles toward the end of the year, growth stocks continued to outperform their value peers for the reporting period overall. The Russell 1000 Value Index (the Index) returned -10.55% in 2018, dragged lower by the industrials, energy, and materials sectors. All sectors fell during the year with the exceptions of health care and utilities, while the information technology sector produced a modest gain.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

Relative to the Index, the Portfolio’s stock selection and allocation within health care equipment were among the primary drivers of underperformance. A slight overweight allocation to consumer finance holdings along with security selection among biotechnology and cable & satellite names also hurt. Conversely, the Portfolio’s overweight allocation and stock selection within pharmaceuticals contributed positively. Allocations to interactive media & services and industrial conglomerates also helped.

Top contributors for the reporting period included pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly & Co. and Merck & Co., as both firms announced solid quarterly earnings and beat consensus estimates during the period. Merck announced a $10 billion share-buyback program and raised its dividend by 15%. Eli Lilly’s diabetes team generated a series of positive news in October after showing robust phase 2 results for its GIP/GLP-1 co-agonist (LY’176) for the treatment of diabetes, supporting its decision to roll out eight phase 3 clinical trials in late 2018 and early 2019. Media and entertainment firm Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. gained ground during the reporting period after news of a potential deal to sell most of its assets to The Walt Disney Co. and leave behind its news and sports assets. The company is engaged in the production and licensing of news and sports, the operation of broadcast television stations and network programming in the US, and the production and acquisition of movies for distribution and licensing.

Top detractors for the reporting period included consumer staples firm Conagra Brands Inc., which lost ground as the company was weighed down by higher-than-expected cost inflation, higher interest rates, and pricing pressures from retailers. Additionally, the company’s acquisition of Pinnacle Foods Inc., while potentially beneficial for the long term, caused concerns over the short term given Pinnacle’s slowdown in revenue. Investors had become more defensive, as companies with levered balance sheets fell out of favor with the market.

 

1 

The graph is based on the performance of Class I shares. Performance of Class II shares will be lower due to differences in the fee structure. Class II shares have associated 12b-1 and administrative fees at an annual rate of 0.25% and 0.15%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Value Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. underperformed after its shares declined when the firm was issued a limit on shareholder payouts as a result of its “conditional non-objection” grade on the quantitative portion of the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test of capital levels during the period. Additionally, the market negatively reacted to potential repercussions from the indictment of two senior Goldman Sachs executives. While many investors were aware of this indictment, the timing of any settlement and potential charge to the company’s bottom line was unclear. However, at the end of the reporting period, Jennison favored the company for its valuation and multiple businesses that can generate profits, in its view. The broader financials sector was hurt during the period, as macro-market concerns and weakening capital markets overshadowed any positive earnings news. This trend sent shares of Citigroup Inc. lower.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Benchmark Glossary — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

The indexes are unmanaged and include reinvestment of any income or distributions. They do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in a market index.

For Russell Indexes: Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.

Bloomberg Barclays Government Bond Index is a weighted unmanaged index comprised of securities issued or backed by the US Government, its agencies, and instrumentalities with a remaining maturity of one to 30 years.

Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of more than 5,000 government and corporate bonds.

Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index is an unmanaged index that covers the universe of US dollar denominated, non-convertible, fixed-rate, non-investment-grade debt. Issuers are capped at 1% of the Index. Index holdings must have at least one year to final maturity, at least $150 million par amount outstanding, and be publicly issued with a rating of Ba1 or lower.

Lipper US Government Money Market Index invests principally in financial instruments issued or guaranteed by the US government, its agencies, or its instrumentalities, with dollar-weighted average maturities of less than 90 days.

Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., and reflects the investment return of certain portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses.

MSCI World Index (GD) - The Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index is an unmanaged capitalization weighted index which includes the equity markets of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States. The GD version does not reflect the impact of withholding taxes on reinvested dividends.

PSF Conservative Balanced Portfolio Blended Index consists of the S&P 500 Index (50%), the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (40%), an unmanaged index comprised of more than 5,000 government and corporate bonds, and the FTSE 3-Month T-Bill Index (10%), an unmanaged market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed rate public obligations of the US Treasury with maturities of three months, excluding zero coupon strips.

PSF Flexible Managed Portfolio Blended Index consists of the S&P 500 Index (60%), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (35%), an unmanaged index comprised of more than 5,000 government and corporate bonds, and the FTSE 3-Month T-Bill Index (5%), an unmanaged market value-weighted index of investment grade fixed rate public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with maturities of three months, excluding zero coupon strips.

PSF Natural Resources Portfolio Blended Index consists of MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) World Energy Index (ND) (60%), is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index that is designed to capture the large and mid-cap segments across twenty-three Developed Markets countries. All securities in the index are classified in the Energy sector. MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) World Materials Energy Index (ND) (40%), is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index that is designed to capture the large and mid-cap segments across twenty-three Developed Markets countries. All securities in the index are classified in the Materials sector.

Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged market cap-weighted index that measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market.

Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged market cap-weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged market cap-weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index of over 500 stocks generally representative of the broad stock market.

S&P SmallCap 600 Index is an unmanaged index representing the aggregate market value of the common equity of 600 small-company stocks.


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
Microsoft Corp.     1.7%  
Apple, Inc.     1.5%  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS     1.4%  
Amazon.com, Inc.     1.3%  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B Stock)     0.9%  
Diversified Bond Portfolio

 

Fund Composition     (% of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds     35.5%  
Asset-Backed Securities     28.2%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     13.0%  
Sovereign Bonds     6.2%  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities     4.4%  
Equity Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
Microsoft Corp.     4.0%  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3.5%  

AstraZeneca PLC

    3.4%  
Boeing Co. (The)     3.2%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    3.0%  
 
Flexible Managed Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets

Microsoft Corp.

    2.3%  
Apple, Inc.     1.5%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.3%  
Alphabet, Inc.
(Class C Stock)
    1.3%  
Amazon.com, Inc.     1.1%  
Global Portfolio

 

Top Five Countries     (% of Net Assets

United States

    58.4%  
Japan     6.1%  

France

    4.7%  
United Kingdom     4.6%  
Canada     3.0%  
Government Income Portfolio

 

Fund Composition     (% of Net Assets
U.S. Government Agency Obligations     44.0%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations     22.2%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     22.2%  
Asset-Backed Securities     8.1%  
Corporate Bonds     1.4%  
 
High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
DISH DBS Corp. Gtd. Notes     1.5%  
Wind Tre SpA Sr. Sec’d. Notes     1.3%  
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Gtd. Notes,
Series B
    1.0%  
Bombardier, Inc. Sr. Unsec’d. Notes     1.0%  
Calpine Corp. Sr. Unsec’d. Notes     1.0%  
Jennison Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
Amazon.com, Inc.     5.8%  
Microsoft Corp.     5.1%  

Mastercard, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

    3.9%  

salesforce.com, Inc.

    3.9%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    3.5%  
Natural Resources Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
Exxon Mobil Corp.     6.4%  
Chevron Corp.     6.1%  

BHP Group Ltd.

    4.6%  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class A Stock)     4.1%  

BP PLC

    3.8%  
 
Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     0.6%  
Green Dot Corp.
(Class A Stock)
    0.6%  
Spire, Inc.     0.6%  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    0.5%  
Ingevity Corp.     0.5%  
Stock Index Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
Microsoft Corp.     3.6%  
Apple, Inc.     3.3%  
Amazon.com, Inc.     2.9%  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B Stock)     1.8%  
Johnson & Johnson     1.6%  
Value Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     4.8%  
Pfizer, Inc.     3.1%  
Bank of America Corp.     2.8%  
Chevron Corp.     2.8%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     2.6%  
 

 

For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments. Holdings/Issues/Industries/Sectors are subject to change.


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Fees and Expenses — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

As a contract owner investing in Portfolios of the Fund through a variable annuity or variable life contract, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Portfolio expenses. 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 investment options. This example does not reflect fees and charges under your variable annuity or variable life contract. If contract charges were included, the costs shown below would be higher. Please consult the prospectus for your contract for more information about contract fees and charges.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the Portfolio expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the Portfolio expenses you paid on your account during this period. As noted above, the table does not reflect variable contract fees and charges.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Portfolio costs only and do not reflect any contract fees and charges, such as sales charges (loads), insurance charges or administrative charges. Therefore the second line of the table is useful to compare ongoing investment option costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different contracts. In addition, if these contract fees and charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

The Prudential Series Fund Portfolios      Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2018
       Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2018
       Annualized Expense
Ratio based on the
Six-Month period
     Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month period*
 
Conservative Balanced (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 970.30          0.59    $ 2.93  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.23          0.59    $ 3.01  
Diversified Bond (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,015.50          0.44    $ 2.24  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.99          0.44    $ 2.24  
Equity (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 898.00          0.47    $ 2.25  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.84          0.47    $ 2.40  
Equity (Class II)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 896.10          0.87    $ 4.16  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.82          0.87    $ 4.43  
Flexible Managed (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 951.20          0.63    $ 3.10  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.03          0.63    $ 3.21  
Global (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 900.10          0.77    $ 3.69  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.32          0.77    $ 3.92  
Government Income (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,016.80          0.50    $ 2.54  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.68          0.50    $ 2.55  
Government Money Market (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,009.00          0.34    $ 1.72  
   Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.49          0.34    $ 1.73  
High Yield Bond (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 978.30          0.57    $ 2.84  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.33          0.57    $ 2.91  
Jennison (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 892.80          0.62    $ 2.96  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.08          0.62    $ 3.16  


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Fees and Expenses — unaudited (continued)

  December 31, 2018

 

The Prudential Series Fund Portfolios      Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2018
       Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2018
       Annualized Expense
Ratio based on the
Six-Month period
     Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month period*
 
Jennison (Class II)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 891.00          1.02    $ 4.86  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.06          1.02    $ 5.19  
Natural Resources (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 809.10          0.51    $ 2.33  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.63          0.51    $ 2.60  
Natural Resources (Class II)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 807.40          0.91    $ 4.15  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.62          0.91    $ 4.63  
Small Capitalization Stock (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 835.30          0.38    $ 1.76  
   Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.29          0.38    $ 1.94  
Stock Index (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 930.20          0.31    $ 1.51  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.64          0.31    $ 1.58  
Value (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 916.20          0.43    $ 2.08  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.04          0.43    $ 2.19  
Value (Class II)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 914.30          0.83    $ 4.00  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.02          0.83    $ 4.23  

* Portfolio 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 184 days in the six-month period ended December 31, 2018 and divided by the 365 days in the Portfolio’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Portfolio may invest.


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 86.4%  
COMMON STOCKS — 45.7%    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

     

Arconic, Inc.

     21,480      $ 362,153  

Boeing Co. (The)

     26,950        8,691,375  

General Dynamics Corp.

     14,100        2,216,661  

Harris Corp.

     5,900        794,435  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     2,200        418,682  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     4,200        729,372  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     12,480        3,267,763  

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

     682        124,297  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     8,862        2,170,304  

Raytheon Co.

     14,400        2,208,240  

Safran SA (France)

     448        54,166  

Textron, Inc.

     12,500        574,875  

Thales SA (France)

     144        16,851  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

     2,500        850,150  

United Technologies Corp.

     40,802        4,344,597  
     

 

 

 
        26,823,921  
     

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(a)

     7,300        613,857  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     8,600        585,574  

FedEx Corp.

     12,280        1,981,132  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,300        33,694  

United Parcel Service, Inc.
(Class B Stock)

     35,000        3,413,550  
     

 

 

 
        6,627,807  
     

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.2%

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)

     6,500        395,525  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     20,300        651,833  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     31,700        1,581,830  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany)

     1,547        35,148  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (United Kingdom)

     1,614        12,812  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     3,500        124,040  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     26,000        1,208,480  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*

     11,600        971,268  
     

 

 

 
        4,980,936  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.1%

     

Aptiv PLC

     13,400        825,038  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     9,600        333,504  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (France)

     231        22,970  

Denso Corp. (Japan)

     700        30,948  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     11,500        234,715  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     100        5,126  
     

 

 

 
        1,452,301  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.2%

     

Ferrari NV (Italy)

     166        16,571  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV
(United Kingdom)*

     1,497        21,770  

Ford Motor Co.

     197,185        1,508,465  

General Motors Co.

     66,100        2,211,045  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     7,900        269,548  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     4,100        107,686  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Automobiles (continued)

     

Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Japan)

     900      $ 12,646  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Japan)

     2,500        13,590  

Peugeot SA (France)

     6,857        146,615  

Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan)

     2,300        116,216  

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

     3,500        203,180  

Volkswagen AG (Germany)

     45        7,193  
     

 

 

 
        4,634,525  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 2.6%

     

ABN AMRO Group NV (Netherlands), CVA, 144A

     948        22,328  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

     4,465        76,918  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Israel)

     20,968        126,624  

Bank of America Corp.

     467,921        11,529,573  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Ireland)

     21,645        120,557  

Bank of Queensland Ltd. (Australia)

     11,201        76,550  

BB&T Corp.

     39,000        1,689,480  

BNP Paribas SA (France)

     1,557        70,546  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (China)

     5,500        20,377  

Citigroup, Inc.

     126,835        6,603,030  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     24,000        713,520  

Comerica, Inc.

     8,200        563,258  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

     189        9,625  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     2,700        46,869  

DNB ASA (Norway)

     1,450        23,291  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     32,821        772,278  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,100        24,541  

HSBC Holdings PLC
(United Kingdom)

     14,599        120,703  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     54,536        650,069  

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)

     5,789        62,563  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy)

     9,392        20,969  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     169,345        16,531,459  

KeyCorp.

     51,400        759,692  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

     108,930        71,925  

M&T Bank Corp.

     7,300        1,044,849  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     3,700        9,802  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA (Italy)

     13,648        115,920  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     37,600        184,218  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     33,500        51,966  

Nordea Bank Abp (Finland)

     4,691        39,521  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     16,500        238,095  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     23,433        2,739,552  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Austria)

     4,372        111,381  

Regions Financial Corp.

     52,003        695,800  

Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     30,500        146,832  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     2,447        23,843  

Societe Generale SA (France)

     2,623        83,968  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     1,900        63,027  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     500        18,283  
 

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Banks (continued)

     

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     23,200      $ 1,170,208  

SVB Financial Group*

     2,700        512,784  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     3,537        39,510  

Swedbank AB (Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     1,260        28,211  

U.S. Bancorp

     77,185        3,527,355  

United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)

     7,300        131,511  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     218,364        10,062,213  

Zions Bancorp NA

     9,450        384,993  
     

 

 

 
        62,130,587  
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.9%

     

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Japan)

     1,300        50,455  

Brown-Forman Corp. (Class B Stock)

     8,475        403,241  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     192,801        9,129,127  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (United Kingdom)

     3,500        160,475  

Constellation Brands, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     8,500        1,366,970  

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

     297        10,588  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     6,900        144,072  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.
(Class B Stock)

     9,700        544,752  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     20,000        984,400  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     71,307        7,877,997  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (Australia)

     1,144        11,918  
     

 

 

 
        20,683,995  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.2%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     76,300        7,034,097  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     11,300        1,100,168  

Amgen, Inc.

     32,637        6,353,445  

Biogen, Inc.*

     10,160        3,057,347  

Celgene Corp.*

     35,400        2,268,786  

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

     65        8,500  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     65,300        4,084,515  

Incyte Corp.*

     9,100        578,669  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,940        1,471,590  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     12,900        2,137,659  
     

 

 

 
        28,094,776  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.1%

     

A.O. Smith Corp.

     7,800        333,060  

Allegion PLC

     5,133        409,151  

Daikin Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     400        42,465  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     6,600        250,734  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     46,622        1,382,342  

Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland)

     229        9,841  

Masco Corp.

     15,800        461,992  
     

 

 

 
        2,889,585  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.3%

     

3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     12,082        119,280  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     2,600        253,344  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     7,220        753,551  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     46,358        2,182,071  

BlackRock, Inc.

     6,200        2,435,484  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

     

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     5,900      $ 577,197  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     60,550        2,514,642  

CME Group, Inc.

     17,900        3,367,348  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

     12,820        562,542  

Franklin Resources, Inc.(a)

     15,200        450,832  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     17,700        2,956,785  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,700        49,251  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     28,955        2,181,180  

Invesco Ltd.

     20,600        344,844  

Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia)

     2,287        174,670  

Moody’s Corp.(a)

     8,350        1,169,334  

Morgan Stanley

     66,780        2,647,827  

MSCI, Inc.

     4,700        692,921  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     6,200        505,734  

Northern Trust Corp.

     11,200        936,208  

Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)

     169        102,566  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     6,500        483,665  

S&P Global, Inc.

     12,700        2,158,238  

SBI Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     600        11,725  

State Street Corp.

     19,500        1,229,865  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     12,300        1,135,536  
     

 

 

 
        29,996,640  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.0%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     91        11,325  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     11,100        1,776,555  

Albemarle Corp.(a)

     5,500        423,885  

Arkema SA (France)

     104        8,947  

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Japan)

     7,400        76,140  

Celanese Corp.

     6,100        548,817  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     12,000        522,120  

Covestro AG (Germany), 144A

     1,928        95,925  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     116,241        6,216,569  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     7,100        519,081  

Ecolab, Inc.(a)

     12,800        1,886,080  

FMC Corp.

     6,800        502,928  

Givaudan SA (Switzerland)

     14        32,481  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     5,000        671,350  

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Israel)

     2,999        16,987  

Kuraray Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        5,623  

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

     27,800        4,337,912  

LyondellBasell Industries NV (Class A Stock)

     16,100        1,338,876  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     20,000        151,098  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan)

     400        6,009  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Japan)

     300        6,766  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     17,700        517,017  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     12,200        1,247,206  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     4,150        1,632,859  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500        38,682  

Showa Denko KK (Japan)

     200        5,941  

Solvay SA (Belgium)

     110        11,023  
 

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Chemicals (continued)

     

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     2,000      $ 9,664  

Teijin Ltd. (Japan)

     700        11,183  
     

 

 

 
        22,629,049  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

 

Cintas Corp.

     4,400        739,156  

Copart, Inc.*(a)

     10,600        506,468  

Republic Services, Inc.

     10,965        790,467  

Rollins, Inc.

     6,600        238,260  

Securitas AB (Sweden)
(Class B Stock)

     430        6,915  

Waste Management, Inc.

     19,942        1,774,639  
     

 

 

 
        4,055,905  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 0.5%

 

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     2,800        589,960  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     230,300        9,978,899  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     3,300        534,699  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     16,500        444,015  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     8,489        976,575  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     4,747        42,366  
     

 

 

 
        12,566,514  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

CIMIC Group Ltd. (Australia)

     2,118        64,508  

Eiffage SA (France)

     108        9,039  

Fluor Corp.

     6,500        209,300  

HOCHTIEF AG (Germany)

     719        97,289  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     5,900        344,914  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     7,400        222,740  

Taisei Corp. (Japan)

     300        12,824  

Vinci SA (France)

     2,109        174,166  
     

 

 

 
        1,134,780  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.1%

 

CRH PLC (Ireland)

     1,147        30,484  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(a)

     3,400        584,358  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     6,600        652,080  
     

 

 

 
        1,266,922  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.3%

 

American Express Co.

     35,600        3,393,392  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     24,161        1,826,330  

Discover Financial Services

     17,240        1,016,815  

Synchrony Financial

     34,072        799,329  
     

 

 

 
        7,035,866  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     4,300        386,269  

Ball Corp.

     17,300        795,454  

International Paper Co.

     20,473        826,290  

Packaging Corp. of America

     5,100        425,646  

Sealed Air Corp.

     8,000        278,720  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (Ireland)

     329        8,775  

Westrock Co.

     12,344        466,110  
     

 

 

 
        3,187,264  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Distributors — 0.0%

     

Genuine Parts Co.

     7,300      $ 700,946  

LKQ Corp.*

     15,000        355,950  
     

 

 

 
        1,056,896  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

H&R Block, Inc.

     10,500        266,385  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B Stock)*

     98,240        20,058,643  

Investor AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     685        29,149  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     14,400        249,984  

ORIX Corp. (Japan)

     11,100        161,662  
     

 

 

 
        20,499,438  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     365,836        10,440,959  

BT Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     12,812        39,009  

CenturyLink, Inc.(a)

     47,279        716,277  

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

     13,269        226,214  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Hong Kong), (Class SS Stock)

     16,000        23,052  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan)

     4,200        171,115  

Swisscom AG (Switzerland)

     36        17,315  

Telecom Italia SpA (Italy), RSP

     22,010        10,564  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Germany)

     1,110        4,360  

Telefonica SA (Spain)

     1,957        16,493  

Telenor ASA (Norway)

     1,125        21,883  

Telia Co. AB (Sweden)

     4,248        20,172  

Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Australia)

     6,393        12,800  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     208,176        11,703,655  
     

 

 

 
        23,423,868  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.9%

 

Alliant Energy Corp.(a)

     11,300        477,425  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     24,860        1,858,037  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japan)

     900        12,806  

CLP Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,000        11,301  

Duke Energy Corp.

     35,861        3,094,804  

Edison International

     16,900        959,413  

Endesa SA (Spain)

     435        10,044  

Enel SpA (Italy)

     37,277        216,467  

Entergy Corp.

     9,000        774,630  

Evergy, Inc.

     14,000        794,780  

Eversource Energy

     16,300        1,060,152  

Exelon Corp.

     48,613        2,192,446  

FirstEnergy Corp.(a)

     24,706        927,710  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Japan)

     9,400        141,163  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     23,800        4,136,916  

PG&E Corp.*

     25,000        593,750  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     5,900        502,680  

PPL Corp.

     35,600        1,008,548  

Red Electrica Corp. SA (Spain)

     592        13,251  

Southern Co. (The)

     51,100        2,244,312  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

     

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Italy)

     5,534      $ 31,465  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     25,510        1,256,878  
     

 

 

 
        22,318,978  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.2%

     

AMETEK, Inc.

     11,500        778,550  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     21,837        1,499,328  

Emerson Electric Co.

     31,700        1,894,075  

Legrand SA (France)

     364        20,597  

Melrose Industries PLC
(United Kingdom)

     7,416        15,519  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     6,200        932,976  

Schneider Electric SE (France)

     2,562        176,029  
     

 

 

 
        5,317,074  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%

     

Amphenol Corp. (Class A Stock)

     15,200        1,231,504  

Corning, Inc.

     40,800        1,232,568  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     7,100        309,134  

Hexagon AB (Sweden)
(Class B Stock)

     386        17,856  

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

     5,600        148,563  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     2,100        237,909  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     9,900        614,592  

Kyocera Corp. (Japan)

     300        14,974  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        40,725  

TDK Corp. (Japan)

     200        14,017  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     17,600        1,331,088  
     

 

 

 
        5,192,930  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%

     

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

     25,098        539,607  

Halliburton Co.

     43,700        1,161,546  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     5,400        258,876  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     18,400        472,880  

Schlumberger Ltd

     69,724        2,515,642  

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

     20,600        403,348  
     

 

 

 
        5,351,899  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.9%

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     38,400        1,788,288  

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     15,400        1,215,214  

Netflix, Inc.*

     21,950        5,875,137  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     5,800        597,052  

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

     53,100        2,555,172  

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

     24,700        1,180,166  

Viacom, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     16,934        435,204  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     74,900        8,212,785  
     

 

 

 
        21,859,018  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     5,600        645,344  

American Tower Corp.

     22,200        3,511,818  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. (Class A Stock)

     8,233        361,264  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     6,975        1,213,999  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

     

Boston Properties, Inc.

     7,800      $ 877,890  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     20,900        2,270,367  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     10,300        1,097,465  

Duke Realty Corp.

     18,200        471,380  

Equinix, Inc.

     4,054        1,429,278  

Equity Residential

     18,400        1,214,584  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     3,350        821,453  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.(a)

     6,400        579,072  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     3,700        436,748  

Goodman Group (Australia)

     19,412        145,170  

HCP, Inc.

     23,400        653,562  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     36,782        613,156  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     14,702        476,492  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     18,700        273,955  

Klepierre SA (France)

     282        8,723  

Land Securities Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

     10,899        111,867  

Link REIT (Hong Kong)

     3,000        30,354  

Macerich Co. (The)

     5,500        238,040  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     6,000        574,200  

Mirvac Group (Australia)

     5,038        7,949  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. (Japan)

     2        12,595  

Prologis, Inc.

     31,677        1,860,073  

Public Storage

     7,600        1,538,316  

Realty Income Corp.

     14,600        920,384  

Regency Centers Corp.

     8,700        510,516  

SBA Communications Corp.*

     5,800        938,962  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     15,593        2,619,468  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     4,300        340,044  

Stockland (Australia)

     3,629        8,986  

UDR, Inc.

     13,200        522,984  

Ventas, Inc.

     17,918        1,049,816  

Vornado Realty Trust

     8,525        528,806  

Welltower, Inc.

     18,800        1,304,908  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     37,818        826,701  
     

 

 

 
        31,046,689  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%

     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     22,100        4,501,991  

ICA Gruppen AB (Sweden)

     4,060        145,152  

J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom)

     20,236        68,414  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands)

     5,518        139,641  

Kroger Co. (The)

     39,992        1,099,780  

Sysco Corp.

     24,100        1,510,106  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     42,500        2,904,025  

Walmart, Inc.

     72,300        6,734,745  

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC
(United Kingdom)

     27,939        75,990  
     

 

 

 
        17,179,844  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 0.5%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     28,226        1,156,419  

Barry Callebaut AG (Switzerland)

     40        62,449  

Campbell Soup Co.(a)

     9,000        296,910  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     2        12,385  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     23,000        491,280  
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Food Products (continued)

     

General Mills, Inc.

     29,300      $ 1,140,942  

Hershey Co. (The)

     7,400        793,132  

Hormel Foods Corp.(a)

     13,300        567,644  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)(a)

     6,100        570,289  

Kellogg Co.(a)

     12,700        724,027  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     31,317        1,347,884  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     6,400        470,784  

McCormick & Co., Inc.(a)

     6,100        849,364  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        16,330  

Mondelez International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     73,853        2,956,336  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

     3,164        257,316  

Orkla ASA (Norway)

     1,233        9,717  

Tate & Lyle PLC (United Kingdom)

     16,744        141,072  

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     14,700        784,980  

WH Group Ltd. (Hong Kong), 144A

     23,500        18,090  

Wilmar International Ltd. (Singapore)

     55,600        127,163  
     

 

 

 
        12,794,513  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%

 

  

Abbott Laboratories

     88,400        6,393,972  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     2,260        734,590  

Align Technology, Inc.*

     3,800        795,834  

Baxter International, Inc.

     25,000        1,645,500  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     13,510        3,044,073  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     69,667        2,462,032  

ConvaTec Group PLC (United Kingdom), 144A

     14,496        25,716  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,640        671,880  

Danaher Corp.

     31,000        3,196,720  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     10,800        401,868  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     10,600        1,623,602  

Hologic, Inc.*

     13,600        558,960  

Hoya Corp. (Japan)

     500        30,101  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     4,400        818,488  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     5,760        2,758,579  

Medtronic PLC

     68,090        6,193,467  

ResMed, Inc.

     7,100        808,477  

Smith & Nephew PLC (United Kingdom)

     5,389        100,809  

Sonova Holding AG (Switzerland)

     76        12,512  

Stryker Corp.

     15,700        2,460,975  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     4,600        521,226  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     10,300        1,068,316  
     

 

 

 
        36,327,697  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5%

 

  

Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     2,900        74,088  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     8,100        602,640  

Anthem, Inc.

     13,100        3,440,453  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     15,250        680,150  

Centene Corp.*

     10,400        1,199,120  

Cigna Corp.(a)

     19,200        3,646,464  

CVS Health Corp.

     65,083        4,264,238  

DaVita, Inc.*

     6,400        329,344  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     292        18,985  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     564        27,514  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     13,600        1,692,520  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

     

Henry Schein, Inc.*(a)

     7,700      $ 604,604  

Humana, Inc.

     6,950        1,991,036  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* .

     5,200        657,072  

McKesson Corp.

     10,130        1,119,061  

Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     6,700        143,722  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     6,800        566,236  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     48,530        12,089,794  

Universal Health Services, Inc.
(Class B Stock)

     4,300        501,208  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

     2,500        590,225  
     

 

 

 
        34,238,474  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology — 0.0%

     

Cerner Corp.*

     16,500        865,260  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%

     

Accor SA (France)

     257        11,058  

Carnival Corp.

     20,300        1,000,790  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     1,400        604,506  

Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     6,161        129,687  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     6,450        644,097  

Genting Singapore Ltd. (Singapore)

     9,300        6,662  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     15,300        1,098,540  

Marriott International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     14,528        1,577,160  

McDonald’s Corp.

     39,100        6,942,987  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. (Japan)

     200        8,494  

MGM Resorts International

     25,800        625,908  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

     10,300        436,617  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        30,242  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC (Ireland)

     114        9,363  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

     9,000        880,110  

Sodexo SA (France)

     137        14,049  

Starbucks Corp.

     62,500        4,025,000  

TUI AG (Germany)

     591        8,490  

Wynn Resorts Ltd

     4,700        464,877  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     16,000        1,470,720  
     

 

 

 
        19,989,357  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables — 0.2%

     

Barratt Developments PLC

(United Kingdom)

     1,516        8,957  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
(United Kingdom)

     3,268        144,904  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     17,500        606,550  

Garmin Ltd.

     6,000        379,920  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     6,300        225,792  

Lennar Corp. (Class A Stock)

     14,600        571,590  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     3,340        390,647  

Newell Brands, Inc.(a)

     21,814        405,522  

Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom)

     4,934        121,651  

PulteGroup, Inc.(a)

     12,922        335,843  

Sony Corp. (Japan)

     3,900        187,288  

Whirlpool Corp.

     3,426        366,137  
     

 

 

 
        3,744,801  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares     Value  

Household Products — 0.8%

    

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     12,600     $ 828,576  

Clorox Co. (The)

     6,500       1,001,910  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     43,700       2,601,024  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     143       14,087  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     17,500       1,993,950  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     125,425       11,529,066  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,024       78,576  
    

 

 

 
       18,047,189  
    

 

 

 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%

    

AES Corp.

     30,700       443,922  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500       11,843  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     14,700       582,120  
    

 

 

 
       1,037,885  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%

    

3M Co.(a)

     29,600       5,639,984  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     3,916       37,588  

General Electric Co.

     437,730       3,313,616  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     37,412       4,942,874  

NWS Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     34,000       69,772  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     5,200       1,385,904  

Siemens AG (Germany)

     90       10,072  
    

 

 

 
       15,399,810  
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.1%

    

Aegon NV (Netherlands)

     27,144       127,329  

Aflac, Inc.

     38,700       1,763,172  

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,800       23,217  

Allianz SE (Germany)

     1,261       254,040  

Allstate Corp. (The)(a)

     17,500       1,446,025  

American International Group, Inc.

     44,739       1,763,164  

Aon PLC

     12,300       1,787,928  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     9,000       663,300  

Assurant, Inc.

     3,000       268,320  

Aviva PLC (United Kingdom)

     5,998       28,761  

AXA SA (France)

     5,287       114,464  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

     6,054       184,526  

Chubb Ltd.

     23,386       3,021,003  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     7,737       598,998  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,500       23,310  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     2,200       479,072  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     17,700       786,765  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (Australia)

     3,444       16,984  

Legal & General Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

     50,315       148,535  

Lincoln National Corp.

     11,318       580,727  

Loews Corp.

     13,675       622,486  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     25,500       2,033,625  

MetLife, Inc.

     50,100       2,057,106  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Germany)

     222 (r)      48,585  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Insurance (continued)

     

NN Group NV (Netherlands)

     452      $ 18,043  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     13,100        578,627  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     29,400        1,773,702  

Suncorp Group Ltd. (Australia)

     1,950        17,315  

Swiss Life Holding AG (Switzerland)*

     95        36,747  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     900        42,732  

Torchmark Corp.

     5,625        419,231  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     13,535        1,620,816  

Unum Group

     11,310        332,288  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     6,640        1,008,350  

Zurich Insurance Group AG (Switzerland)

     227        67,915  
     

 

 

 
        24,757,208  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 2.1%

     

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     15,140        15,820,694  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     15,603        16,158,623  

Auto Trader Group PLC
(United Kingdom), 144A

     16,363        95,032  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     121,520        15,930,057  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*(a)

     5,150        277,791  

Twitter, Inc.*

     35,600        1,023,144  
     

 

 

 
        49,305,341  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.6%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     20,700        31,090,779  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     2,480        4,271,602  

eBay, Inc.*

     46,100        1,294,027  

Expedia Group, Inc.(a)

     5,950        670,267  
     

 

 

 
        37,326,675  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 2.2%

     

Accenture PLC (Class A Stock)

     32,300        4,554,623  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     8,700        531,396  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     2,640        396,211  

Amadeus IT Group SA (Spain)

     2,089        145,845  

Atos SE (France)

     138        11,303  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     22,100        2,897,752  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     6,000        577,500  

Capgemini SE (France)

     134        13,363  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Class A Stock)

     29,200        1,853,616  

DXC Technology Co.

     14,128        751,186  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     16,600        1,702,330  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     20,400        1,499,196  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     4,600        854,312  

Gartner, Inc.*

     4,900        626,416  

Global Payments, Inc.

     7,900        814,727  

International Business Machines Corp.

     46,000        5,228,820  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     3,800        480,776  

Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     46,000        8,677,900  

Obic Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        15,434  

Paychex, Inc.

     16,100        1,048,915  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     59,600        5,011,764  

Total System Services, Inc.

     8,496        690,640  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     5,700        845,253  

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     89,500        11,808,630  
 

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

IT Services (continued)

     

Western Union Co. (The)

     21,510      $ 366,961  

Wirecard AG (Germany)

     918        141,109  
     

 

 

 
        51,545,978  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 0.0%

     

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     300        13,448  

Hasbro, Inc.(a)

     6,300        511,875  

Mattel, Inc.*(a)

     16,051        160,349  

Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        11,457  
     

 

 

 
        697,129  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%

     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     16,014        1,080,305  

Illumina, Inc.*

     7,400        2,219,482  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     8,200        952,594  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     1,300        735,254  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     5,900        463,445  

QIAGEN NV*

     310        10,614  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     20,380        4,560,840  

Waters Corp.*

     3,900        735,735  
     

 

 

 
        10,758,269  
     

 

 

 

Machinery — 0.7%

     

Alstom SA (France)

     233        9,429  

Atlas Copco AB (Sweden)
(Class B Stock)

     585        12,815  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     30,000        3,812,100  

CNH Industrial NV (United Kingdom)

     1,531        13,994  

Cummins, Inc.

     7,600        1,015,664  

Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,200        54,615  

Deere & Co.

     16,280        2,428,488  

Dover Corp.

     7,500        532,125  

Flowserve Corp.

     6,100        231,922  

Fortive Corp.

     15,550        1,052,113  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        9,328  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     15,600        1,976,364  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     12,400        1,131,252  

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

     1,400        29,939  

PACCAR, Inc.

     17,643        1,008,121  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     6,665        994,018  

Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)

     7,677        290,037  

Sandvik AB (Sweden)

     10,227        147,242  

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland)

     71        13,861  

Snap-on, Inc.(a)

     3,100        450,399  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     7,697        921,639  

Volvo AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     11,123        146,154  

Xylem, Inc.

     9,000        600,480  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. (China)

     143,700        130,900  
     

 

 

 
        17,012,999  
     

 

 

 

Marine — 0.0%

     

AP Moller - Maersk A/S (Denmark)
(Class A Stock)

     5        5,921  
     

 

 

 

Media — 0.6%

     

CBS Corp. (Class B Stock)

     17,034        744,726  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Media (continued)

     

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

     9,080      $ 2,587,528  

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     230,280        7,841,034  

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

     7,800        192,972  

Discovery, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     16,600        383,128  

DISH Network Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     11,400        284,658  

Eutelsat Communications SA (France)

     256        5,054  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     900        12,864  

I-CABLE Communications Ltd.
(Hong Kong)*

     3,831        57  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     18,831        388,484  

News Corp. (Class A Stock)

     16,175        183,586  

News Corp. (Class B Stock)

     4,800        55,440  

Omnicom Group, Inc.(a)

     11,700        856,908  

Pearson PLC (United Kingdom)

     13,015        155,989  

RTL Group SA (Luxembourg)

     138        7,387  
     

 

 

 
        13,699,815  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

     

Anglo American PLC (South Africa)

     7,845        175,318  

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)

     5,875        123,459  

BHP Group Ltd. (Australia)

     5,026        120,727  

BHP Group PLC (Australia)

     2,908        61,668  

BlueScope Steel Ltd. (Australia)

     4,181        32,167  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     69,388        715,390  

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)*

     15,764        58,640  

JFE Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     700        11,077  

Kobe Steel Ltd. (Japan)

     3,000        20,766  

Newmont Mining Corp.(a)

     27,100        939,015  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (Japan)

     1,100        18,869  

Nucor Corp.

     16,400        849,684  

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

     568        31,344  

Rio Tinto PLC (Australia)

     1,658        79,195  

South32 Ltd. (Australia)

     7,203        16,979  

voestalpine AG (Austria)

     164        4,931  
     

 

 

 
        3,259,229  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.2%

     

Dollar General Corp.

     13,400        1,448,272  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     12,365        1,116,807  

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        12,256  

Kohl’s Corp.

     8,300        550,622  

Macy’s, Inc.

     14,674        436,992  

Next PLC (United Kingdom)

     214        10,895  

Nordstrom, Inc.(a)

     6,100        284,321  

Target Corp.

     26,500        1,751,385  

Wesfarmers Ltd. (Australia)

     1,540        34,913  
     

 

 

 
        5,646,463  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.5%

     

AGL Energy Ltd. (Australia)

     11,585        167,728  

Ameren Corp.

     12,200        795,806  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     24,000        677,520  

CMS Energy Corp.

     14,800        734,820  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     15,700        1,200,422  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     32,932        2,353,321  

DTE Energy Co.

     9,100        1,003,730  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A7


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Multi-Utilities (continued)

     

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

     13,369      $ 130,193  

NiSource, Inc.

     17,300        438,555  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     25,400        1,322,070  

SCANA Corp.

     7,000        334,460  

Sempra Energy(a)

     14,019        1,516,716  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.(a)

     16,313        1,129,838  
     

 

 

 
        11,805,179  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.2%

     

Aker BP ASA (Norway)

     160        4,062  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     25,754        1,129,055  

Apache Corp.(a)

     19,314        506,993  

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

     19,763        125,134  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     21,400        478,290  

Chevron Corp.

     96,522        10,500,628  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     5,200        320,580  

Concho Resources, Inc.*

     10,100        1,038,179  

ConocoPhillips

     58,577        3,652,276  

Devon Energy Corp.

     23,600        531,944  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     5,800        537,660  

Eni SpA (Italy)

     10,299        162,673  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     29,200        2,546,532  

Equinor ASA (Norway)

     1,636        34,733  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     213,299        14,544,859  

Hess Corp.

     12,700        514,350  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     8,200        419,184  

JXTG Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     4,800        25,104  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     94,298        1,450,303  

Lundin Petroleum AB (Sweden)

     262        6,569  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     40,482        580,512  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)

     33,819        1,995,659  

Neste OYJ (Finland)

     1,302        100,666  

Newfield Exploration Co.*

     9,800        143,668  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     24,000        450,240  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     38,500        2,363,130  

ONEOK, Inc.

     20,700        1,116,765  

Phillips 66

     21,538        1,855,499  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     8,550        1,124,496  

Repsol SA (Spain)

     9,357        151,509  

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

     6,913        203,613  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands) (Class B Stock)

     1,871        55,878  

Santos Ltd. (Australia)

     14,129        54,178  

TOTAL SA (France)

     2,591        137,110  

Valero Energy Corp.

     21,600        1,619,352  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     60,300        1,329,615  
     

 

 

 
        51,810,998  
     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%

     

Mondi PLC (United Kingdom)

     538        11,232  

Stora Enso OYJ (Finland)
(Class R Stock)

     758        8,813  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland)

     735        18,746  
     

 

 

 
        38,791  
     

 

 

 

Personal Products — 0.1%

     

Coty, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     18,000        118,080  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Personal Products (continued)

     

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

     11,300      $ 1,470,130  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     315        72,776  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     100        2,692  

Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Japan)(a)

     600        37,554  

Unilever NV (United Kingdom), CVA

     2,318        126,074  

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,882        98,719  
     

 

 

 
        1,926,025  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%

     

Allergan PLC

     16,075        2,148,584  

Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan)

     7,500        96,060  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

     255        19,128  

Bayer AG (Germany)

     870        60,910  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     82,170        4,271,197  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     48,200        5,577,704  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

     3,048        58,037  

H. Lundbeck A/S (Denmark)

     2,200        96,531  

Johnson & Johnson

     135,178        17,444,721  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     134,033        10,241,461  

Mylan NV*

     25,600        701,440  

Nektar Therapeutics*

     8,200        269,534  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

     4,893        419,849  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark) (Class B Stock)

     2,741        125,920  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     6,700        259,625  

Pfizer, Inc.

     295,270        12,888,535  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     1,628        405,068  

Sanofi (France)

     3,289        285,272  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     2,700        154,425  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)(a)

     1,000        33,906  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
(Israel), ADR*

     1,500        23,130  

UCB SA (Belgium)

     171        13,976  

Zoetis, Inc.

     24,300        2,078,622  
     

 

 

 
        57,673,635  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.1%

     

Equifax, Inc.

     6,400        596,032  

IHS Markit Ltd.*

     17,800        853,866  

Intertek Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     243        14,898  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     17,000        396,610  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,700        41,041  

RELX PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,940        60,643  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     6,600        377,520  

Teleperformance (France)

     779        124,773  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.*(a)

     8,200        894,128  

Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands)

     801        47,491  
     

 

 

 
        3,407,002  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%

 

CBRE Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     16,200        648,648  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,500        25,359  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,000        9,490  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,400        30,892  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A8


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

Sumitomo Realty & Development
Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500      $ 18,286  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     2,500        35,638  

Swire Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong)
(Class A Stock)

     12,500        132,198  

Swire Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,600        5,615  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     17,000        101,601  
     

 

 

 
        1,007,727  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.5%

     

CSX Corp.

     41,100        2,553,543  

DSV A/S (Denmark)

     1,317        86,990  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     4,300        400,072  

Kansas City Southern

     5,200        496,340  

Kyushu Railway Co. (Japan)

     200        6,765  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     14,100        2,108,514  

Union Pacific Corp.

     37,300        5,155,979  
     

 

 

 
        10,808,203  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.7%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*(a)

     42,700        788,242  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     18,758        1,609,999  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     49,500        1,620,630  

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

     601        94,834  

Broadcom, Inc.

     21,780        5,538,218  

Infineon Technologies AG (Germany)

     8,040        160,981  

Intel Corp.

     232,300        10,901,839  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     7,850        702,497  

Lam Research Corp.

     7,950        1,082,551  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     10,000        508,500  

Microchip Technology, Inc.(a)

     11,800        848,656  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     58,400        1,853,032  

NVIDIA Corp.

     30,650        4,091,775  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     500        36,640  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     6,807        413,389  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     61,100        3,477,201  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     9,000        603,180  

STMicroelectronics NV (Switzerland)

     929        13,345  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     49,000        4,630,500  

Xilinx, Inc.

     12,800        1,090,176  
     

 

 

 
        40,066,185  
     

 

 

 

Software — 2.8%

     

Adobe, Inc.*

     24,700        5,588,128  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     4,500        643,230  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     11,000        1,414,710  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     14,400        626,112  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     6,500        665,990  

Dassault Systemes SE (France)

     202        24,043  

Fortinet, Inc.*(a)

     7,200        507,096  

Intuit, Inc.

     13,100        2,578,735  

Micro Focus International PLC
(United Kingdom)

     2,957        52,280  

Microsoft Corp.

     390,300        39,642,771  

Nice Ltd. (Israel)*

     94        10,123  

Oracle Corp.

     141,300        6,379,695  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Software (continued)

     

Red Hat, Inc.*

     9,000      $ 1,580,760  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     38,200        5,232,254  

SAP SE (Germany)

     337        33,740  

Symantec Corp.

     30,578        577,771  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     7,500        631,800  
     

 

 

 
        66,189,238  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 1.1%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     3,900        614,094  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     1,400        1,173,676  

Best Buy Co., Inc.(a)

     12,225        647,436  

CarMax, Inc.*(a)

     8,900        558,297  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        204,168  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     6,400        340,480  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     9,500        244,720  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     57,650        9,905,423  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Spain)

     1,632        41,788  

L Brands, Inc.

     10,906        279,957  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     40,900        3,777,524  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     4,100        1,411,753  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     19,000        1,580,800  

Tiffany & Co.(a)

     5,720        460,517  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     63,200        2,827,568  

Tractor Supply Co.

     6,500        542,360  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     2,900        710,036  
     

 

 

 
        25,320,597  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.7%

 

Apple, Inc.

     230,090        36,294,397  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     500        19,444  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     74,048        978,174  

HP, Inc.

     79,648        1,629,598  

Konica Minolta, Inc. (Japan)

     11,700        105,525  

NetApp, Inc.

     13,100        781,677  

Seagate Technology PLC(a)

     13,200        509,388  

Western Digital Corp.

     14,703        543,570  

Xerox Corp.

     10,390        205,306  
     

 

 

 
        41,067,079  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%

 

adidas AG (Germany)

     281        58,951  

Burberry Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     566        12,530  

Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)

     15,400        192,962  

Hermes International (France)

     43        23,917  

Kering SA (France)

     191        90,066  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     699        207,181  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.*

     7,600        288,192  

Moncler SpA (Italy)

     242        8,086  

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     64,500        4,782,030  

PVH Corp.

     4,200        390,390  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     3,000        310,380  

Swatch Group AG (The) (Switzerland)

     77        4,477  

Tapestry, Inc.

     15,000        506,250  

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

     7,500        132,525  

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

     9,474        153,195  

VF Corp.(a)

     16,400        1,169,976  
     

 

 

 
        8,331,108  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A9


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Tobacco — 0.4%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     95,000      $ 4,692,050  

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

     4,430        141,664  

Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom)

     4,429        134,305  

Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan)

     1,500        35,703  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     78,300        5,227,308  
     

 

 

 
        10,231,030  
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%

 

  

Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     684        14,304  

Fastenal Co.

     14,500        758,205  

ITOCHU Corp. (Japan)

     2,000        33,968  

Marubeni Corp. (Japan)

     11,800        82,679  

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

     7,300        200,504  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     6,300        96,841  

Sumitomo Corp. (Japan)

     1,600        22,696  

Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Japan)

     300        8,829  

United Rentals, Inc.*

     4,100        420,373  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     2,300        649,428  
     

 

 

 
        2,287,827  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%

 

  

Aena SME SA (Spain), 144A

     135        21,019  
     

 

 

 

Water Utilities — 0.0%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc.(a)

     9,100        826,007  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

  

KDDI Corp. (Japan)

     5,400        129,054  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (Japan)

     2,000        45,031  

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)

     1,300        86,149  

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,322        2,588  
     

 

 

 
        262,822  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $385,424,140)

        1,083,244,877  
     

 

 

 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 0.3%

 

  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     24,800        6,239,928  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     2,359        138,662  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(cost $6,464,775)

 

     6,378,590  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%

 

Automobiles — 0.0%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany) (PRFC)

     75        5,361  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 0.0%

     

Citigroup Capital XIII 8.890% (Capital Security, fixed to floating preferred)

     20,000        528,600  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

     

State Street Corp. 5.350%, (Capital Security, fixed to floating preferred)

     30,000        716,400  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Household Products — 0.0%

     

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany) (PRFC)

     245      $ 26,832  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $1,285,465)

        1,277,193  
     

 

 

 
     Units         
RIGHTS* — 0.0%      

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     

Repsol SA (Spain), expiring 01/09/19

(cost $4,390)

     9,357        4,288  
     

 

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
        
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 7.5%

 

  

Automobiles — 1.8%

        

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,

 

  

Series 2016-04, Class C

 

     

2.410%

     07/08/22        800        789,839  

Series 2017-03, Class C

        

2.690%

     06/19/23        750        740,994  

Series 2017-04, Class C

        

2.600%

     09/18/23        1,500        1,475,120  

Series 2018-01, Class C

        

3.500%

     01/18/24        1,200        1,204,263  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC,

 

  

Series 2015-01A, Class A, 144A

 

     

2.500%

     07/20/21        1,700        1,683,829  

Series 2015-02A, Class A, 144A

 

     

2.630%

     12/20/21        3,200        3,164,203  

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A

 

     

3.700%

     09/20/24        1,300        1,317,379  

Series 2018-02A, Class A, 144A

 

     

4.000%

     03/20/25        1,100        1,122,509  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

        

Series 2018-01, Class B

        

2.880%

     02/15/22        1,300        1,298,353  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

        

Series 2017-01, Class A, 144A

 

     

2.620%

     08/15/28        800        788,491  

Series 2017-02, Class A, 144A

 

     

2.360%

     03/15/29        4,200        4,092,982  

Series 2018-02, Class A, 144A

 

     

3.470%

     01/15/30        2,200        2,220,078  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust,

 

     

Series 2017-03, Class A

        

2.480%

     09/15/24        3,300        3,235,405  

Series 2018-02, Class A

        

3.170%

     03/15/25        9,700        9,768,371  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust,

 

Series 2018-04, Class C

        

3.620%

     06/17/24        300        305,028  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,

 

  

Series 2017-01A, Class A, 144A

 

     

2.160%

     10/15/20        1,447        1,442,196  

Series 2017-02A, Class B, 144A

 

     

2.550%

     11/14/23        2,300        2,276,620  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A10


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Automobiles (continued)

 

     

Series 2017-02A, Class C, 144A

 

2.820%

     07/15/24        600      $ 593,960  

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A

 

3.430%

     12/16/24        3,800        3,807,361  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

 

  

Series 2018-01, Class C

 

2.960%

     03/15/24        900        895,925  

Series 2018-02, Class C

        

3.350%

     07/17/23        30        30,031  

Series 2018-04, Class C

        

3.560%

     07/15/24        1,500        1,511,352  
        

 

 

 
           43,764,289  
        

 

 

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations — 2.7%

 

  

ArrowMark Colorado Holdings (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2017-06A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%

 

3.716%(c)

     07/15/29        500        498,922  

Battalion CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

     

Series 2015-08A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.340%

 

3.785%(c)

     07/18/30        1,000        998,890  

Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2013-IIA, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.686%(c)

     07/15/29        1,000        997,235  

Brookside Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2013-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.820%

 

3.269%(c)

     01/17/28        1,000        990,077  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-01A, Class AS, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.686%(c)

     04/15/29        2,500        2,481,426  

CIFC Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2014-05A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.627%(c)

     10/17/31        7,000        6,939,082  

Elevation CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-04A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.550%

 

3.995%(c)

     04/18/27        1,000        1,001,589  

Galaxy CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2018-29A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.790%

 

3.406%(c)

     11/15/26        1,000        992,480  

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2018-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010%

 

3.446%(c)

     04/15/31        1,000        984,832  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-06A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000%

 

3.582%(c)

     02/05/31        250        245,717  

ICG US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.140% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.140%)

 

3.590%(c)

     10/19/28        7,000        6,937,599  

Series 2017-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%

 

3.757%(c)

     10/23/29        1,250        1,241,844  

Jackson Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.830%

 

3.266%(c)

     04/15/27        1,250        1,243,079  

Jefferson Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-01A, Class AR, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.175%

 

3.672%(c)

     10/20/31        4,250        4,194,622  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 

  

MidOcean Credit CLO (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2014-03A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

 

3.589%(c)

     04/21/31        3,500      $ 3,456,987  

Mill Creek CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2016-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

 

4.219%(c)

     04/20/28        1,250        1,257,238  

Mountain View CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-09A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

 

3.556%(c)

     07/15/31        2,500        2,468,818  

OZLM Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2014-06A, Class A1S, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.080%

 

3.529%(c)

     04/17/31        3,000        2,955,303  

Series 2015-11A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.770%(c)

     10/30/30        750        745,910  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.946%(c)

     05/21/29        2,000        1,991,657  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.220%

 

3.834%(c)

     11/14/29        500        498,207  

Sound Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2015-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.880%

 

3.349%(c)

     07/20/27        1,000        992,362  

Telos CLO (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2013-03A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.749%(c)

     07/17/26        2,500        2,498,778  

TIAA CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2016-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.669%(c)

     07/20/31        1,750        1,735,102  

TICP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2017-07A, Class AS, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.230%

 

3.666%(c)

     07/15/29        1,000        996,771  

Trinitas CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2016-05A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

 

4.190%(c)

     10/25/28        2,500        2,499,787  

Series 2017-06A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.320%

 

3.810%(c)

     07/25/29        1,000        1,000,832  

Series 2017-07A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210%

 

3.700%(c)

     01/25/31        1,750        1,737,565  

Venture CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

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

 

3.316%(c)

     07/15/27        1,000        989,103  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2017-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.320%

 

3.789%(c)

     04/20/29        1,500        1,501,134  

Series 2017-03A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150%

 

3.599%(c)

     01/17/31        2,000        1,970,107  

Series 2018-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.638%(c)

     10/20/31        3,750        3,713,824  

Zais CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

  

Series 2017-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.370%

 

3.806%(c)

     07/15/29        1,250        1,251,532  
        

 

 

 
           64,008,411  
        

 

 

 

Consumer Loans — 0.3%

        

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,

 

  

Series 2017-01A, Class A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.800%

 

3.240%(c)

     09/14/32        2,600        2,605,946  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A11


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Consumer Loans (continued)

 

     

Oportun Funding X LLC,

 

  

Series 2018-C, Class A, 144A

 

4.100%

     10/08/24        1,100      $ 1,110,522  

Oportun Funding XII LLC,

 

  

Series 2018-D, Class A, 144A

 

4.150%

     12/09/24        800        808,369  

SpringCastle America Funding LLC,

 

  

Series 2016-AA, Class A, 144A

 

3.050%

     04/25/29        1,280        1,267,933  

Springleaf Funding Trust,

 

  

Series 2015-AA, Class A, 144A

 

3.160%

     11/15/24        1,122        1,120,288  
        

 

 

 
           6,913,058  
        

 

 

 

Credit Cards — 0.5%

 

  

American Express Credit Account Master Trust,

 

  

Series 2017-05, Class A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.380%

 

2.835%(c)

     02/18/25        500        499,800  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,

 

  

Series 2017-A05, Class A5, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.620%

 

3.124%(c)

     04/22/26        2,700        2,713,885  

Series 2018-A07, Class A7

 

3.960%

     10/13/30        4,600        4,827,235  

Discover Card Execution Note Trust,

 

  

Series 2017-A04, Class A4

 

2.530%

     10/15/26        2,800        2,734,919  

Series 2017-A05, Class A5, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

 

3.055%(c)

     12/15/26        1,900        1,897,101  
        

 

 

 
           12,672,940  
        

 

 

 

Equipment — 0.3%

 

     

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC,

 

  

Series 2017-AA, Class A4, 144A

 

2.410%

     08/16/24        2,500        2,455,826  

Series 2017-B, Class A4, 144A

 

2.410%

     11/15/24        1,300        1,275,985  

Series 2017-B, Class A5, 144A

 

2.720%

     06/15/40        2,100        2,049,741  

Series 2018-A, Class A4, 144A

 

3.390%

     01/10/25        1,200        1,214,722  

Series 2018-A, Class A5, 144A

 

3.610%

     03/10/42        500        505,943  
        

 

 

 
           7,502,217  
        

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans — 0.2%

 

     

CDC Mortgage Capital Trust,

 

  

Series 2002-HE03, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

 

4.156%(c)

     03/25/33        109        109,228  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust,

 

  

Series 2003-HE01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.706%(c)

     05/25/33        69        68,571  

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Inc. Trust,

 

  

Series 2002-HE01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.900%

 

3.406%(c)

     07/25/32        89        89,253  

Series 2002-NC04, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.275%

 

3.781%(c)

     09/25/32        1,826        1,815,717  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
            Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Home Equity Loans (continued)

 

  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

  

Series 2018-01A, Class A1A, 144A

 

  

4.000%(cc)

     12/25/57           1,422      $ 1,428,828  
           

 

 

 
              3,511,597  
           

 

 

 

Other — 0.1%

 

        

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC,

 

  

Series 2018-02A, Class A, 144A

 

     

3.500%

     06/20/35           1,643        1,659,379  
           

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.8%

 

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC,

 

Series 2005-CB06, Class A3

 

     

3.791%

     07/25/35           249        247,307  

CSMC Trust,

 

  

Series 2016-RPL01, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.150%

 

5.499%(c)

     12/26/46           2,663        2,691,179  

Series 2018-11R, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.400%

 

3.774%

     08/25/37^           800        800,000  

Series 2018-RPL08, Class A1, 144A

 

4.070%

     07/25/58           1,355        1,352,657  

CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates,

 

  

Series 2004-01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     03/25/34           937        938,116  

Equity One Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,

 

  

Series 2004-03, Class M1

 

4.570%

     07/25/34           266        265,707  

Fremont Home Loan Trust,

 

  

Series 2004-02, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.855%

 

3.361%(c)

     07/25/34           506        502,540  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

  

Series 2004-02, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.795%

 

3.301%(c)

     06/25/34           235        230,765  

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

  

Series 2017-03, Class A1, 144A

 

2.750%(cc)

     01/25/61           1,627        1,589,864  

TFS (Spain),

 

  

Series 2018-03, Class A1

 

2.900%(cc)

     03/16/23        EUR        2,111        2,414,212  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust,

 

  

Series 2017-04, Class A1, 144A

 

2.750%(cc)

     06/25/57           974        948,003  

Series 2017-05, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

 

3.106%(c)

     02/25/57           3,090        3,073,478  

Series 2017-06, Class A1, 144A

 

2.750%(cc)

     10/25/57           2,370        2,314,651  

Series 2018-02, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%(cc)

     03/25/58           229        225,674  

Series 2018-03, Class A1, 144A

 

3.750%(cc)

     05/25/58           101        100,975  

Series 2018-05, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%(cc)

     07/25/58           775        761,364  

VOLT LX LLC,

 

  

Series 2017-NPL07, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%

     06/25/47           240        238,389  
           

 

 

 
              18,694,881  
           

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A12


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Student Loans — 0.8%

 

Commonbond Student Loan Trust,

 

Series 2017-BGS, Class A1, 144A

 

2.680%

     09/25/42        2,240      $ 2,167,858  

Series 2018-AGS, Class A1, 144A

 

3.210%

     02/25/44        1,545        1,537,508  

Series 2018-CGS, Class A1, 144A

 

3.870%

     02/25/46        600        605,358  

Series 2018-CGS, Class A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.800%)

 

3.183%(c)

     02/25/46        800        796,418  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust,

 

Series 2017-C, Class A2B, 144A

 

2.810%

     11/25/42        1,500        1,460,428  

Series 2018-B, Class A2FX, 144A

 

3.540%

     05/26/43        2,200        2,200,874  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust,

 

Series 2018-A, Class A2, 144A

 

3.190%

     02/18/42        3,300        3,251,630  

Series 2018-CA, Class A2, 144A

 

3.520%

     06/16/42        1,200        1,209,320  

SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust,

 

Series 2018-B, Class A1FX, 144A

 

2.640%

     08/25/47        1,676        1,668,203  

Series 2018-B, Class A2FX, 144A

 

3.340%

     08/25/47        3,200        3,206,298  
        

 

 

 
           18,103,895  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $177,285,501)

 

     176,830,667  
        

 

 

 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES — 8.2%

 

Assurant Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-01A, Class AS, 144A

 

3.172%

     05/15/49        3,100        3,028,918  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2018-C02, Class A4

 

4.047%

     12/15/51        3,850        3,946,993  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2018-B03, Class A4

 

3.761%

     04/10/51        3,600        3,626,486  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-C04, Class A3

 

3.014%

     05/10/58        2,500        2,405,047  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2013-GC11, Class A3

 

2.815%

     04/10/46        888        873,549  

Series 2014-GC21, Class A4

 

3.575%

     05/10/47        1,835        1,853,897  

Series 2016-C01, Class A3

 

2.944%

     05/10/49        2,700        2,611,785  

Series 2017-P07, Class A3

 

3.442%

     04/14/50        4,000        3,948,344  

Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2014-CR15, Class A2

 

2.928%

     02/10/47        1,231        1,229,217  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series 2014-CR18, Class A4

 

3.550%

     07/15/47        2,100      $ 2,113,044  

Series 2014-LC17, Class A4

 

3.648%

     10/10/47        5,000        5,057,113  

Series 2014-UBS03, Class A2

 

2.844%

     06/10/47        1,700        1,696,712  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2015-C04, Class A3

 

3.544%

     11/15/48        2,500        2,497,329  

Series 2017-C08, Class A3

 

3.127%

     06/15/50        3,800        3,655,690  

Fannie Mae-Aces,

 

Series 2015-M08, Class AB2

 

2.829%(cc)

     01/25/25        2,814        2,798,805  

Series 2015-M17, Class A2

 

2.939%(cc)

     11/25/25        3,000        2,964,891  

Series 2016-M07, Class AB2

 

2.385%

     09/25/26        1,800        1,706,461  

Series 2017-M01, Class A2

 

2.415%(cc)

     10/25/26        1,600        1,505,930  

Series 2017-M04, Class A2

 

2.597%(cc)

     12/25/26        8,600        8,180,847  

Series 2017-M08, Class A2

 

3.061%(cc)

     05/25/27        5,900        5,776,791  

Series 2018-M04, Class A2

 

3.043%(cc)

     03/25/28        3,075        2,989,923  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series K020, Class X1, IO

 

1.409%(cc)

     05/25/22        19,326        763,008  

Series K021, Class X1, IO

 

1.444%(cc)

     06/25/22        5,338        223,907  

Series K055, Class X1, IO

 

1.366%(cc)

     03/25/26        4,617        378,631  

Series K064, Class AM

 

3.327%(cc)

     03/25/27        4,200        4,175,050  

Series K068, Class AM

 

3.315%

     08/25/27        4,100        4,085,937  

Series K069, Class A2

 

3.187%(cc)

     09/25/27        3,500        3,466,330  

Series K069, Class AM

 

3.248%(cc)

     09/25/27        750        742,859  

Series K070, Class A2

 

3.303%(cc)

     11/25/27        5,200        5,190,525  

Series K070, Class AM

 

3.364%(cc)

     12/25/27        1,100        1,098,111  

Series K072, Class A2

 

3.444%

     12/25/27        1,400        1,412,106  

Series K074, Class A2

 

3.600%

     01/25/28        8,550        8,725,525  

Series K075, Class AM

 

3.650%(cc)

     02/25/28        2,550        2,596,389  

Series K076, Class A2

 

3.900%

     06/25/51        6,200        6,468,242  

Series K076, Class AM

 

3.900%

     06/25/51        1,825        1,892,937  

Series K077, Class A2

 

3.850%(cc)

     05/25/28        3,470        3,606,896  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A13


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series K077, Class AM

 

3.850%(cc)

     05/25/28        690      $ 713,542  

Series K080, Class AM

 

3.986%(cc)

     07/25/28        5,150        5,382,042  

Series K081, Class AM

 

3.900%(cc)

     08/25/28        2,600        2,692,911  

Series K086, Class A2

 

3.859%(cc)

     11/25/28        2,500        2,597,771  

Series K086, Class AM

 

3.919%(cc)

     11/25/28        800        831,367  

Series K157, Class A2

 

3.990%(cc)

     05/25/33        3,100        3,205,760  

Series K710, Class X1, IO

 

1.734%(cc)

     05/25/19        13,858        33,663  

Series K711, Class X1, IO

 

1.668%(cc)

     07/25/19        14,009        52,532  

Series W5FX, Class AFX

 

3.214%(cc)

     04/25/28        1,630        1,629,637  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2015-GC28, Class A4

 

3.136%

     02/10/48        3,000        2,947,654  

Series 2015-GC34, Class A3

 

3.244%

     10/10/48        4,800        4,717,673  

Series 2016-GS03, Class A3

 

2.592%

     10/10/49        4,200        3,938,892  

Series 2016-GS04, Class A3

 

3.178%

     11/10/49        4,000        3,885,260  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2014-C25, Class A4A1

 

3.408%

     11/15/47        1,100        1,098,982  

Series 2015-C27, Class A3A1

 

2.920%

     02/15/48        5,000        4,859,615  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2017-JP06, Class A3

 

3.109%

     07/15/50        5,581        5,540,048  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2016-C02, Class A3A

 

2.881%

     06/15/49        2,500        2,401,733  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2012-CBX, Class A3

 

3.139%

     06/15/45        224        223,672  

Series 2012-LC09, Class A4

 

2.611%

     12/15/47        716        713,948  

Series 2013-C10, Class A4

 

2.875%

     12/15/47        259        257,708  

Series 2013-LC11, Class A4

 

2.694%

     04/15/46        505        493,211  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2007-C06, Class AM

 

6.114%(cc)

     07/15/40        59        59,086  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,

 

Series 2013-C08, Class A3

 

2.863%

     12/15/48        1,080        1,064,922  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,

 

Series 2015-UBS08, Class A3

 

3.540%

     12/15/48        5,000        5,000,742  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series 2016-UB11, Class A3

 

2.531%

     08/15/49        6,300      $ 5,872,289  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2017-C02, Class ASB

 

3.264%

     08/15/50        2,500        2,494,537  

Series 2017-C05, Class A4

 

3.212%

     11/15/50        5,000        4,825,736  

Series 2018-C09, Class A3

 

3.854%

     03/15/51        1,800        1,819,578  

Series 2018-C14, Class A3

 

4.180%

     12/15/51        2,900        3,000,048  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2012-C04, Class A4

 

2.792%

     12/10/45        1,400        1,385,956  

Series 2013-C05, Class A3

 

2.920%

     03/10/46        2,763        2,737,030  

Series 2013-C06, Class A3

 

2.971%

     04/10/46        1,498        1,487,230  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-BNK01, Class XB, IO

 

1.339%(cc)

     08/15/49        9,000        789,130  

Series 2016-NXS06, Class A3

 

2.642%

     11/15/49        4,500        4,227,728  

Series 2017-C38, Class A4

 

3.190%

     07/15/50        3,300        3,180,859  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $199,075,367)

 

     195,456,717  
        

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 10.6%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

 

Embraer Overseas Ltd. (Brazil),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.696%

     09/16/23        170        177,014  

General Dynamics Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

3.000%

     05/11/21        1,790        1,791,448  

United Technologies Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.125%

     11/16/28        910        901,538  
        

 

 

 
           2,870,000  
        

 

 

 

Agriculture — 0.1%

 

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.222%

     08/15/24        2,685        2,473,137  

Reynolds American, Inc. (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

8.125%

     06/23/19        290        295,849  
        

 

 

 
           2,768,986  
        

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.2%

 

American Airlines 2015-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

3.375%

     11/01/28        2,182        2,073,642  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A14


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Airlines (continued)

 

  

Continental Airlines 2001-1 Class A-1 Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.703%

     12/15/22        13      $ 14,057  

Continental Airlines 2009-2 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.250%

     05/10/21        427        438,176  

Continental Airlines 2010-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

4.750%

     07/12/22        396        401,699  

Continental Airlines 2012-2 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

4.000%

     04/29/26        303        299,331  

Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.821%

     02/10/24        222        239,704  

Delta Air Lines 2010-2 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

4.950%

     11/23/20        79        79,034  

Delta Air Lines 2011-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

5.300%

     10/15/20        422        424,292  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.875%

     03/13/20        1,300        1,291,364  
        

 

 

 
           5,261,299  
        

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 0.5%

 

BMW US Capital LLC (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.410%

 

2.835%(c)

     04/12/21        355        351,545  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.100%

     04/12/21        480        475,386  

Daimler Finance North America LLC (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.100%

     05/04/20        875        870,160  

3.350%

     05/04/21        1,455        1,450,587  

Ford Motor Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.750%

     01/15/43        1,090        840,592  

5.291%

     12/08/46        950        779,932  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.336%

     03/18/21        515        499,711  

General Motors Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.250%

     10/02/43        1,065        998,270  

6.600%

     04/01/36        585        569,499  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.850%

 

3.258%(c)

     04/09/21        820        801,337  

Gtd. Notes

        

3.550%

     04/09/21        620        611,463  

3.950%

     04/13/24        1,700        1,614,507  

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

2.850%

     01/15/21        2,300        2,259,472  
        

 

 

 
           12,122,461  
        

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Banks — 3.1%

 

Banco Santander SA (Spain),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

 

3.545%(c)

     04/12/23       400      $ 392,234  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.848%

     04/12/23       800        777,331  

Bank of America Corp.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series DD

 

6.300%(ff)

     (rr)      275        279,304  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

3.300%

     01/11/23       1,520        1,496,986  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

3.499%(ff)

     05/17/22       2,275        2,275,341  

3.824%(ff)

     01/20/28       615        596,612  

4.000%

     04/01/24       745        749,129  

Sub. Notes, MTN

 

4.000%

     01/22/25       1,700        1,656,049  

4.450%

     03/03/26       4,790        4,735,371  

Bank of America NA,

 

Sub. Notes

 

6.000%

     10/15/36       805        928,913  

Bank of Montreal (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series D, MTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.460%

 

2.896%(c)

     04/13/21       400        397,604  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series D, MTN

 

3.100%

     04/13/21       570        569,714  

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.650%

     03/16/25       610        562,261  

3.684%

     01/10/23       320        307,474  

4.375%

     01/12/26       323        306,828  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

4.972%(ff)

     05/16/29       705        679,745  

Citigroup, Inc.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series Q

 

5.950%(ff)

     (rr)      1,590        1,534,350  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series R

 

6.125%(ff)

     (rr)      945        922,556  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series T

 

6.250%(ff)

     (rr)      640        612,928  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.200%

     10/21/26       670        618,536  

3.700%

     01/12/26       1,610        1,547,957  

3.887%(ff)

     01/10/28       560        540,349  

8.125%

     07/15/39       365        506,383  

Sub. Notes

       

4.450%

     09/29/27       1,485        1,431,268  

4.750%

     05/18/46       440        406,762  

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.282%

     01/09/28       980        945,411  

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

3.375%

     05/12/21       1,240        1,196,657  

Discover Bank,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.250%

     03/13/26       595        580,830  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A15


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Banks (continued)

 

Sub. Notes

 

7.000%

     04/15/20       485      $ 504,929  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series M

 

5.375%(ff)

     (rr)      1,800        1,739,286  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series O

 

5.300%(ff)

     (rr)      560        501,200  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.750%

     02/25/26       1,165        1,101,678  

3.814%(ff)

     04/23/29       440        410,795  

3.850%

     01/26/27       2,625        2,469,200  

5.750%

     01/24/22       3,265        3,418,567  

Sub. Notes

 

6.750%

     10/01/37       1,100        1,242,212  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

 

3.240%(c)

     05/18/21       1,530        1,507,296  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.875%

     01/14/22       1,230        1,271,407  

5.100%

     04/05/21       920        951,381  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series I, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.470%

 

5.990%(c)

     (rr)      1,435        1,415,269  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series X

 

6.100%(ff)

     (rr)      1,175        1,167,656  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.782%(ff)

     02/01/28       270        262,094  

3.964%(ff)

     11/15/48       2,240        1,982,763  

4.005%(ff)

     04/23/29       1,360        1,333,292  

4.250%

     10/15/20       1,660        1,689,912  

Sub. Notes

       

3.875%

     09/10/24       3,525        3,468,514  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.086%(ff)

     04/26/21       3,000        2,987,873  

Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes

       

3.300%

     05/07/21       1,400        1,395,754  

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

5.800%

     01/13/20       1,770        1,811,811  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.900%

     02/06/25       2,385        2,291,551  

Morgan Stanley,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series H

 

5.450%(ff)

     (rr)      640        622,477  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.375%

     01/22/47       930        880,189  

4.457%(ff)

     04/22/39       290        280,775  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

3.750%

     02/25/23       610        608,925  

3.772%(ff)

     01/24/29 (a)      1,295        1,239,023  

3.875%

     01/27/26       550        536,454  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

3.591%(ff)

     07/22/28       1,030        973,869  

Sub. Notes, GMTN

 

4.350%

     09/08/26       3,050        2,964,003  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Banks (continued)

 

  

PNC Bank NA,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

        

1.950%

     03/04/19        455      $ 454,207  

Royal Bank of Canada (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.390%

 

2.910%(c)

     04/30/21        1,620        1,606,418  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

3.200%

     04/30/21        360        359,963  
        

 

 

 
           73,005,626  
        

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.1%

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.700%

     02/01/36        1,220        1,131,425  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.551%

     05/25/21        830        828,743  
        

 

 

 
           1,960,168  
        

 

 

 

Building Materials — 0.0%

 

Standard Industries, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.375%

     11/15/24        1,135        1,065,481  
        

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.3%

        

Celanese US Holdings LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.875%

     06/15/21        1,160        1,219,382  

CF Industries, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.375%

     03/15/44        445        360,450  

CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd. (China),

 

Gtd. Notes

        

3.500%

     07/19/22        2,675        2,607,780  

Dow Chemical Co. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.250%

     11/15/41        5        4,989  

9.400%

     05/15/39        30        43,392  

LyondellBasell Industries NV,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.625%

     02/26/55        620        522,174  

5.000%

     04/15/19        201        201,219  

Mosaic Co. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.450%

     11/15/33        265        272,381  

5.625%

     11/15/43        295        299,655  

Union Carbide Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.500%

     06/01/25        500        578,124  
        

 

 

 
           6,109,546  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.1%

 

ERAC USA Finance LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.200%

     11/01/46        875        780,209  

7.000%

     10/15/37        390        484,876  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A16


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Commercial Services (continued)

 

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.875%

     01/15/28       735      $ 644,963  

5.875%

     09/15/26       400        377,000  
       

 

 

 
          2,287,048  
       

 

 

 

Computers — 0.1%

 

Apple, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.200%

     05/13/25       2,400        2,360,341  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.480%

     06/01/19       825        822,562  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

2.100%

     10/04/19       150        148,310  
       

 

 

 
          3,331,213  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.750%

     05/15/19       600        599,955  

Capital One Financial Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.500%

     05/12/20       1,625        1,603,972  

3.450%

     04/30/21       3,215        3,213,489  

CDP Financial, Inc. (Canada),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.150%

     07/24/24       1,300        1,309,827  

Discover Financial Services,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.850%

     11/21/22       900        893,761  

Jefferies Group LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.500%

     01/20/43       465        470,787  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.875%

     05/02/18 (d)      700        13,650  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

5.250%

     02/06/12 (d)      1,850        35,150  

Private Export Funding Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

2.650%

     02/16/21       1,380        1,381,101  

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

 

2.450%

     07/15/24       285        281,189  

3.250%

     06/15/25       255        260,092  

Synchrony Financial,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.700%

     02/03/20       2,175        2,138,052  
       

 

 

 
          12,201,025  
       

 

 

 

Electric — 1.2%

 

Avista Corp.,

 

First Mortgage

 

4.350%

     06/01/48       845        862,625  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Electric (continued)

 

  

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

        

6.350%

     10/01/36        530      $ 639,818  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.950%

     05/15/37        335        391,813  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC,

 

General Ref. Mtge.

 

6.950%

     03/15/33        300        392,325  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.500%

     12/01/39        145        163,997  

Dominion Energy, Inc.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes

        

4.104%

     04/01/21        2,470        2,484,265  

DTE Electric Co.,

 

General Ref. Mortgage, Series A

 

4.050%

     05/15/48        1,075        1,065,215  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC,

 

First Mortgage

 

6.050%

     04/15/38        530        645,641  

El Paso Electric Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.000%

     05/15/35        845        950,071  

Eversource Energy,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.500%

     11/15/19        605        610,564  

Exelon Corp.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes

 

3.497%

     06/01/22        2,397        2,344,025  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.200%

     10/01/19        400        405,152  

6.250%

     10/01/39        1,375        1,433,916  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.450%

     07/15/44        265        287,883  

Florida Power & Light Co.,

 

First Mortgage

 

5.950%

     10/01/33        380        461,806  

Iberdrola International BV (Spain),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.750%

     09/15/33        140        163,206  

Indiana Michigan Power Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.850%

     05/15/28        2,105        2,116,862  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (Israel),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

9.375%

     01/28/20        1,000        1,059,000  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, GMTN

 

4.250%

     08/14/28        575        546,204  

Monongahela Power Co.,

 

First Mortgage, 144A

 

4.100%

     04/15/24        1,560        1,608,823  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.881%

     08/15/19        545        549,827  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A17


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Electric (continued)

 

Northern States Power Co.,

 

First Mortgage

 

3.600%

     09/15/47       1,035      $ 947,433  

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

       

4.000%

     09/15/47       980        873,362  

5.000%

     03/15/44       495        504,570  

PSEG Power LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.000%

     06/15/21 (a)      1,260        1,239,221  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.,

 

First Mortgage, MTN

 

3.000%

     05/15/27       675        649,682  

3.700%

     05/01/28       850        863,460  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, MTN

 

5.800%

     05/01/37       515        615,585  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.,

 

First Mortgage

 

4.150%

     05/15/48       1,010        980,858  

Southern California Edison Co.,

 

First Ref. Mtge.

 

4.000%

     04/01/47       350        320,861  

First Ref. Mtge., Series C

 

3.600%

     02/01/45       690        593,193  

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd. (China),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

2.750%

     05/07/19       500        499,487  

Xcel Energy, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.800%

     09/15/41       480        488,495  
       

 

 

 
          27,759,245  
       

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.0%

 

FLIR Systems, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.125%

     06/15/21       650        640,854  
       

 

 

 

Foods — 0.1%

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.800%

     10/22/21       2,470        2,470,871  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.375%

     06/01/46       360        296,578  
       

 

 

 
          2,767,449  
       

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.400%

     11/01/20       275        284,948  

International Paper Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.000%

     11/15/41       1,270        1,337,845  
       

 

 

 
          1,622,793  
       

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Gas — 0.1%

        

Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

        

4.800%

     11/01/43        45      $ 45,261  

NiSource, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

        

3.490%

     05/15/27        2,355        2,247,246  
        

 

 

 
           2,292,507  
        

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.0%

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.734%

     12/15/24        372        359,350  
        

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 0.2%

 

Aetna, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.625%

     06/15/36        480        562,954  

Anthem, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.625%

     05/15/42        330        318,088  

Centene Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.625%

     02/15/21        750        751,875  

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc. (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.125%

     10/15/20        435        435,505  

HCA, Inc.,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

4.500%

     02/15/27        700        661,500  

5.250%

     04/15/25        350        348,250  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.150%

     05/01/47        670        661,739  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.200%

     02/01/22        160        158,789  

New York & Presbyterian Hospital (The),

 

Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.024%

     08/01/45        340        330,589  
        

 

 

 
           4,229,289  
        

 

 

 

Home Builders — 0.0%

 

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.250%

     04/15/21        1,000        990,000  
        

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.1%

 

Newell Brands, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.200%

     04/01/26        2,010        1,964,412  
        

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.3%

 

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.875%

     06/01/20        990        1,018,524  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.125%

     04/15/22        635        665,654  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A18


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Insurance (continued)

 

  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.500%

     05/01/42        215      $ 254,971  

7.000%

     03/15/34        910        1,115,179  

Lincoln National Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.300%

     10/09/37        701        827,725  

Markel Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.000%

     03/30/43        165        164,572  

New York Life Insurance Co.,

 

Sub. Notes, 144A

 

6.750%

     11/15/39        650        852,610  

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The),

 

Sub. Notes, 144A

 

6.063%

     03/30/40        100        121,582  

Ohio National Financial Services, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

6.375%

     04/30/20        640        660,854  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.625%

     09/15/42        105        101,480  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America,

 

Sub. Notes, 144A

 

4.270%

     05/15/47        1,430        1,368,689  

6.850%

     12/16/39        122        158,626  

Unum Group,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.625%

     09/15/20        315        325,930  

W.R. Berkley Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.150%

     08/15/19        575        585,585  
        

 

 

 
           8,221,981  
        

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.1%

 

Marriott International, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.000%

     03/01/19        490        489,374  

3.250%

     09/15/22        805        788,351  
        

 

 

 
           1,277,725  
        

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified — 0.0%

 

Xylem, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.875%

     10/01/21        1,060        1,094,514  
        

 

 

 

Media — 0.5%

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.150%

     03/01/37        250        306,647  

6.900%

     08/15/39        35        45,997  

7.625%

     11/30/28        1,265        1,641,991  

AMC Networks, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.000%

     04/01/24        1,225        1,160,688  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Media (continued)

 

  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

        

6.384%

     10/23/35        630      $ 646,662  

6.484%

     10/23/45        1,000        1,027,939  

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

9.875%

     06/15/22        1,440        1,723,139  

Comcast Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.150%

     10/15/28        1,455        1,477,454  

4.250%

     10/15/30        500        505,654  

Discovery Communications LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.000%

     09/20/37        677        627,967  

Time Warner Cable LLC,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

5.500%

     09/01/41        270        246,046  

Viacom, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.250%

     04/01/44        340        307,669  

Videotron Ltd. (Canada),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.000%

     07/15/22        850        845,750  

Warner Media LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.800%

     02/15/27        585        548,907  
        

 

 

 
           11,112,510  
        

 

 

 

Mining — 0.0%

 

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.250%(ff)

     10/19/75        315        321,637  

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.875%

     04/23/45        400        408,662  

6.750%

     04/16/40        300        331,262  
        

 

 

 
           1,061,561  
        

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.0%

 

Actuant Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.625%

     06/15/22        1,040        1,027,000  
        

 

 

 

Multi-National — 0.2%

 

Corp. Andina de Fomento (Supranational Bank),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.000%

     05/10/19        485        483,246  

2.125%

     09/27/21        1,195        1,159,951  

2.750%

     01/06/23        385        375,822  

North American Development Bank (Supranational Bank),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.400%

     10/26/22        855        835,923  

4.375%

     02/11/20        800        812,649  
        

 

 

 
           3,667,591  
        

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A19


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Oil & Gas — 0.6%

 

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.677%(s)

     10/10/36        1,000      $ 417,049  

4.850%

     03/15/21        637        652,212  

6.450%

     09/15/36        1,040        1,123,196  

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.400%

     06/15/47        850        731,898  

Concho Resources, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.875%

     10/01/47        150        142,325  

Devon Energy Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.600%

     07/15/41        225        213,346  

Encana Corp. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.900%

     11/15/21        100        100,085  

6.500%

     02/01/38        240        260,206  

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA (Russia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.950%

     07/19/22        255        257,038  

6.510%

     03/07/22        440        459,470  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.650%

     03/15/25        1,555        1,585,563  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC (Kazakhstan),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.875%

     04/19/22        400        393,256  

Noble Energy, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.050%

     11/15/44        595        512,513  

Petrobras Global Finance BV (Brazil),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.299%

     01/27/25        535        510,925  

5.750%

     02/01/29        610        564,250  

6.250%

     03/17/24        515        522,467  

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.375%

     03/13/22        330        323,235  

5.500%

     01/21/21        1,295        1,289,781  

6.500%

     06/02/41        955        790,740  

8.625%

     12/01/23        350        372,295  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

 

6.750%

     09/21/47        1,590        1,314,755  

6.875%

     08/04/26        1,000        972,000  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd. (China),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

2.500%

     04/28/20        1,000        987,712  
        

 

 

 
           14,496,317  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%

 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.000%

     12/21/20        559        554,155  

4.000%

     12/21/25        2,170        2,141,877  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Oil & Gas Services (continued)

 

  

Schlumberger Investment SA,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.300%

     09/14/21        100      $ 100,242  
        

 

 

 
           2,796,274  
        

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 0.0%

 

Ball Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.375%

     12/15/20        465        466,744  

WestRock RKT Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.900%

     03/01/22        675        694,694  
        

 

 

 
           1,161,438  
        

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

AbbVie, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.600%

     05/14/25        950        911,226  

4.500%

     05/14/35        1,595        1,475,546  

Allergan Funding SCS,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.550%

     03/15/35        1,770        1,679,018  

Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.630%

 

3.452%(c)

     06/25/21        805        794,277  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.500%

     06/25/21        350        347,522  

Cigna Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.375%

     10/15/28        1,870        1,880,436  

CVS Health Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.780%

     03/25/38        230        220,399  

5.050%

     03/25/48        535        520,346  

5.125%

     07/20/45        440        428,300  

5.300%

     12/05/43        170        171,760  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

2.400%

     09/23/21        2,570        2,485,148  
        

 

 

 
           10,913,978  
        

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.4%

 

DCP Midstream Operating LP,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.350%

     03/15/20        473        474,774  

Energy Transfer Operating LP,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.650%

     06/01/21        610        620,609  

4.950%

     06/15/28        795        777,838  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.750%

     02/15/25        1,055        1,043,877  

MPLX LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     02/15/25        1,140        1,107,171  

4.875%

     06/01/25        2,275        2,295,845  

5.200%

     03/01/47        25        23,012  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A20


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Pipelines (continued)

 

ONEOK Partners LP,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.650%

     10/01/36       130      $ 145,441  

ONEOK, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.950%

     07/13/47       640        591,232  

Western Gas Partners LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.500%

     08/15/48       80        71,220  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.850%

     03/01/48       230        208,703  

4.900%

     01/15/45       1,100        997,335  
       

 

 

 
          8,357,057  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%

 

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.875%

     11/01/20       240        242,040  

5.375%

     04/15/26       725        717,032  

Simon Property Group LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.375%

     03/15/22       190        190,268  
       

 

 

 
          1,149,340  
       

 

 

 

Retail — 0.3%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.700%

 

3.149%(c)

     04/17/20       795        789,929  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     05/15/25       3,395        3,263,797  

L Brands, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.625%

     02/15/22       1,000        996,250  

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.875%

     01/15/22 (a)      300        296,877  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.625%

     12/01/25 (a)      1,020        938,400  
       

 

 

 
          6,285,253  
       

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 0.1%

 

People’s United Financial, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.650%

     12/06/22       1,195        1,196,158  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 0.1%

 

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.875%

     01/15/27       1,555        1,394,998  
       

 

 

 

Software — 0.1%

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.625%

     10/15/20       915        919,159  

Microsoft Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     02/12/55       360        353,534  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Software (continued)

 

  

Oracle Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

        

4.300%

     07/08/34        700      $ 702,654  
        

 

 

 
           1,975,347  
        

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 0.3%

 

AT&T Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

8.750%

     11/15/31        10        13,252  

AT&T, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.400%

     05/15/25        3,130        2,947,373  

4.500%

     05/15/35        225        202,005  

4.500%

     03/09/48        12        10,269  

4.550%

     03/09/49        4        3,443  

5.350%

     09/01/40        113        109,776  

British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

9.625%

     12/15/30        350        473,366  

Sprint Communications, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

7.000%

     03/01/20        400        410,000  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.360%

     03/20/23        963        950,469  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.125%

     08/15/46        1,900        1,676,326  

4.500%

     08/10/33        865        853,829  
        

 

 

 
           7,650,108  
        

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.1%

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.700%

     08/01/28        735        906,147  

CSX Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.150%

     05/01/37        690        816,018  

Norfolk Southern Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.590%

     05/17/25        120        132,910  
        

 

 

 
           1,855,075  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $258,409,856)

 

     252,302,977  
        

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.7%

 

Alabama — 0.0%

 

Alabama Economic Settlement Authority,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs

        

4.263%

     09/15/32        180        183,917  
        

 

 

 

California — 0.2%

 

Bay Area Toll Authority,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs

 

6.263%

     04/01/49        1,305        1,776,079  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)

 

  

California (continued)

 

  

California Educational Facilities Authority, Stanford Univ.,

 

Revenue Bonds, Series U-7, BABs

 

5.000%

     06/01/46        550      $ 713,080  

State of California, GO BABs

 

7.300%

     10/01/39        1,250        1,715,900  

7.500%

     04/01/34        350        476,956  

7.550%

     04/01/39        245        350,975  

7.625%

     03/01/40        205        291,877  
        

 

 

 
           5,324,867  
        

 

 

 

Colorado — 0.0%

        

Regional Transportation District,

 

Revenue Bonds, Series 2010-B, BABs

 

5.844%

     11/01/50        565        746,540  
        

 

 

 

Illinois — 0.2%

        

Chicago O’Hare International Airport,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs

 

6.395%

     01/01/40        970        1,237,972  

State of Illinois, GO, Series D, BABs

 

5.000%

     11/01/22        2,305        2,431,130  
        

 

 

 
           3,669,102  
        

 

 

 

New Jersey — 0.1%

        

New Jersey Turnpike Authority,

 

Revenue Bonds, Series F, BABs

 

7.414%

     01/01/40        1,000        1,409,000  
        

 

 

 

New York — 0.1%

        

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs

 

5.767%

     08/01/36        1,100        1,313,686  
        

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.0%

        

Ohio State University (The),

 

Revenue Bonds, Series C, BABs

 

4.910%

     06/01/40        415        480,213  
        

 

 

 

Ohio State Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs

 

4.879%

     12/01/34        275        302,104  
        

 

 

 
           782,317  
        

 

 

 

Oregon — 0.0%

        

State of Oregon Department of Transportation Highway,

 

Revenue Bonds, Series A, BABs

 

5.834%

     11/15/34        425        528,317  
        

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 0.0%

        

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,

 

Revenue Bonds, Series B, BABs

 

5.511%

     12/01/45        505        619,978  
        

 

 

 

Texas — 0.1%

        

University of Texas System (The),

 

Revenue Bonds, Series F, Rfdg.

 

5.000%

     08/15/47        1,100        1,432,365  
        

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)

 

  

Virginia — 0.0%

 

University of Virginia,

 

Revenue Bonds, Taxable, Series C

 

4.179%

     09/01/2117        355      $ 345,575  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(cost $13,838,492)

 

        16,355,664  
        

 

 

 
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 1.5%

 

Alternative Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-18CB, Class 3A1

 

5.250%

     09/25/19        47        46,524  

Banc of America Funding Trust,

 

Series 2015-R04, Class 4A1, 144A

 

3.500%(cc)

     01/27/30        630        623,274  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2005-A, Class 2A1

 

3.681%(cc)

     02/25/35        141        140,321  

Series 2005-B, Class 2A1

 

  

3.910%(cc)

     03/25/35        149        145,571  

Bellemeade Re Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Series 2017-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

 

4.206%(c)

     10/25/27        462        464,396  

Series 2018-01A, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600%

 

4.106%(c)

     04/25/28        233        233,000  

Series 2018-02A, Class M1A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.950%

 

3.456%(c)

     08/25/28        600        598,481  

Series 2018-02A, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.350%

 

3.856%(c)

     08/25/28        300        298,581  

Series 2018-02A, Class M1C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600%

 

4.106%(c)

     08/25/28        300        295,270  

Central Park Funding Trust,

 

Series 2018-01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%)

 

3.780%(c)

     11/01/23^        3,500        3,500,000  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust,

 

Series 2007-A01, Class 1A5

 

4.369%(cc)

     02/25/37        282        283,273  

CIM Trust,

        

Series 2017-02, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     12/25/57        2,072        2,083,255  

Series 2017-03, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     01/25/57        2,571        2,611,152  

Series 2017-06, Class A1, 144A

 

3.015%(cc)

     06/25/57        1,206        1,164,079  

Series 2017-08, Class A1, 144A

 

3.000%(cc)

     12/25/65        2,382        2,342,659  

CSMC Trust,

 

Series 2018-RPL09, Class A, 144A

 

3.850%(cc)

     09/25/57        1,949        1,972,321  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

 

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150%

 

4.656%(c)

     09/25/28        60        60,294  

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.450%

 

3.956%(c)

     01/25/29        450        451,686  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,

 

Series 2016-DNA04, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.806%(c)

     03/25/29        950      $ 951,049  

Series 2016-HQA02, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

 

4.756%(c)

     11/25/28        589        598,250  

Series 2017-DNA01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.706%(c)

     07/25/29        1,711        1,718,436  

Series 2017-DNA03, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     03/25/30        3,441        3,430,611  

Gosforth Funding PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.450%

 

3.139%(c)

     08/25/60        1,555        1,550,014  

Holmes Master Issuer PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.360%

 

2.796%(c)

     10/15/54        1,600        1,593,650  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2007-A01, Class 4A1

 

4.570%(cc)

     07/25/35        136        138,021  

Lanark Master Issuer PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.420%

 

3.097%(c)

     12/22/69        1,148        1,142,847  

Lehman XS Trust,

 

Series 2006-GP04, Class 1A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.205%

 

2.711%(c)

     08/25/46        994        974,723  

LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-05, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     05/01/22        1,050        1,046,218  

Series 2017-08, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

 

4.170%(c)

     11/01/22        703        702,944  

LSTAR Securities Investment Trust,

 

Series 2017-06, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

 

4.099%(c)

     09/01/22        814        815,497  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-04, Class 4A1

 

5.000%

     04/25/19        1        744  

MetLife Securitization Trust,

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A

 

3.750%(cc)

     03/25/57        673        678,917  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2018-04A, Class A1S, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     01/25/48        638        634,824  

Oaktown Re II Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550%

 

4.056%(c)

     07/25/28        300        300,364  

STACR Trust,

 

Series 2018-DNA03, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     09/25/48        1,000        998,072  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-01, Class 4A3

 

4.232%(cc)

     02/25/34        189        189,194  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series 2005-01, Class 3A

 

5.000%

     03/25/20        33        32,498  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $34,790,992)

 

     34,811,010  
        

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 1.2%

 

     

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond (United Arab Emirates),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.125%

     10/11/27        2,420      $ 2,311,197  

Colombia Government International Bond (Colombia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     02/26/24        220        217,800  

4.375%

     07/12/21        400        406,000  

7.375%

     09/18/37        450        544,275  

Export-Import Bank of India (India),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.875%

     02/01/28        745        700,170  

Export-Import Bank of Korea (South Korea),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.125%

     06/29/20        265        272,735  

Finnvera OYJ (Finland),

 

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

2.375%

     06/04/25        400        384,668  

Hungary Government International Bond (Hungary),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.375%

     03/29/21        1,760        1,857,398  

Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.375%

     07/30/25        EUR1,200        1,462,757  

4.450%

     02/11/24        355        356,842  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

5.875%

     01/15/24        750        799,577  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

 

2.150%

     07/18/24        EUR1,510        1,748,812  

4.750%

     01/08/26        350        354,583  

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (Japan),

 

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

 

1.500%

     07/21/21        400        387,186  

2.125%

     11/16/20        1,200        1,184,644  

3.375%

     10/31/23        200        203,782  

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (Japan),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

2.125%

     04/13/21        600        588,589  

2.125%

     10/25/23        1,000        958,017  

2.625%

     04/20/22        1,400        1,382,506  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

 

2.125%

     04/13/21        200        196,196  

Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     10/02/23        438        435,959  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

4.750%

     03/08/44        366        332,694  

Panama Government International Bond (Panama),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.750%

     03/16/25        490        485,350  

4.000%

     09/22/24        395        398,361  

4.500%

     04/16/50        340        325,550  

Province of Ontario (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.400%

     10/17/23        750        765,190  

Qatar Government International Bond (Qatar),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.875%

     04/23/23        800        809,064  

5.103%

     04/23/48        885        929,471  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
SOVEREIGN BONDS (continued)

 

Saudi Government International Bond (Saudi Arabia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

2.375%

     10/26/21       980     $ 943,303  

2.875%

     03/04/23       1,285       1,235,201  

4.000%

     04/17/25       750       743,381  

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

2.500%

     06/08/22       1,200       1,177,457  

3.250%

     06/01/23       600       604,294  

Turkey Government International Bond (Turkey),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.000%

     06/05/20       1,260       1,284,250  

Uruguay Government International Bond (Uruguay),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.975%

     04/20/55       560       532,566  

5.100%

     06/18/50       490       480,935  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(cost $28,317,962)

 

    27,800,760  
      

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 8.7%

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

5.500%

     07/15/36 (k)      850       1,092,909  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

2.000%

     01/01/32       1,009       965,279  

2.500%

     03/01/30       590       579,059  

3.000%

     10/01/28       461       462,375  

3.000%

     06/01/29       873       874,399  

3.000%

     01/01/37       263       260,489  

3.000%

     06/01/42       415       408,186  

3.000%

     10/01/42       970       953,549  

3.000%

     01/01/43       873       857,820  

3.000%

     07/01/43       2,288       2,247,552  

3.500%

     TBA       9,250       9,238,895  

3.500%

     06/01/42       418       421,238  

3.500%

     01/01/47       937       938,678  

4.000%

     TBA       15,000       15,291,504  

4.000%

     06/01/26       591       606,911  

4.000%

     09/01/26       203       208,503  

4.000%

     03/01/38       522       536,728  

4.000%

     10/01/39       681       700,170  

4.000%

     12/01/40       458       471,575  

4.000%

     10/01/41       475       488,611  

4.000%

     01/01/42       165       169,325  

4.000%

     10/01/48       9,377       9,561,430  

4.000%

     11/01/48       1,062       1,082,511  

4.500%

     02/01/19       (r)      36  

4.500%

     07/01/19       14       14,350  

4.500%

     07/01/20       24       24,578  

4.500%

     02/01/39       98       102,760  

4.500%

     09/01/39       168       175,959  

4.500%

     10/01/39       1,525       1,597,224  

4.500%

     12/01/39       146       152,458  

4.500%

     07/01/41       274       285,580  

4.500%

     07/01/41       1,806       1,890,529  

4.500%

     08/01/41       131       136,115  

4.500%

     08/01/41       232       240,812  

4.500%

     08/01/41       556       582,610  

4.500%

     10/01/41       152       157,374  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

4.500%

     12/01/47       497      $ 514,857  

5.000%

     05/01/34       21        21,970  

5.000%

     05/01/34       334        354,201  

5.000%

     10/01/35       8        8,331  

5.000%

     07/01/37       513        543,576  

5.000%

     05/01/39       73        77,737  

5.500%

     12/01/33       47        49,173  

5.500%

     01/01/34       47        50,263  

5.500%

     06/01/34       81        87,823  

5.500%

     07/01/34       207        222,351  

5.500%

     05/01/37       57        61,050  

5.500%

     02/01/38       465        498,474  

5.500%

     05/01/38       51        54,468  

5.500%

     07/01/38       125        133,712  

6.000%

     03/01/32       233        252,307  

6.000%

     12/01/33       53        56,937  

6.000%

     11/01/36       58        63,052  

6.000%

     01/01/37       49        53,297  

6.000%

     05/01/37       29        32,129  

6.000%

     02/01/38       5        5,220  

6.000%

     08/01/39       73        79,804  

6.750%

     03/15/31 (k)      550        747,792  

7.000%

     05/01/31       14        14,733  

7.000%

     06/01/31       14        14,512  

7.000%

     08/01/31       115        123,299  

7.000%

     10/01/31       7        7,066  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

 

2.000%

     08/01/31       925        885,120  

2.500%

     01/01/28       872        860,248  

2.500%

     10/01/43       726        688,356  

2.500%

     12/01/46       1,520        1,435,344  

3.000%

     02/01/27       1,824        1,829,388  

3.000%

     08/01/30       1,220        1,218,973  

3.000%

     11/01/36       2,403        2,376,838  

3.000%

     12/01/42       1,798        1,768,315  

3.000%

     11/01/46       1,431        1,395,315  

3.000%

     03/01/47       982        957,818  

3.500%

     TBA       6,500        6,493,946  

3.500%

     02/01/33       3,444        3,487,990  

3.500%

     06/01/39       593        595,943  

3.500%

     01/01/42       4,818        4,855,732  

3.500%

     05/01/42       2,556        2,575,457  

3.500%

     07/01/42       934        941,343  

3.500%

     08/01/42       394        397,020  

3.500%

     08/01/42       1,194        1,202,863  

3.500%

     09/01/42       526        530,579  

3.500%

     09/01/42       1,952        1,967,364  

3.500%

     11/01/42       343        345,194  

3.500%

     03/01/43       2,781        2,802,544  

3.500%

     04/01/43       658        663,290  

3.500%

     04/01/43       1,006        1,013,691  

3.500%

     01/01/46       2,080        2,086,255  

4.000%

     TBA       12,500        12,742,187  

4.000%

     10/01/41       3,007        3,091,664  

4.000%

     09/01/44       2,891        2,954,152  

4.000%

     11/01/47       903        925,770  

4.500%

     07/01/33       57        59,576  

4.500%

     08/01/33       48        49,846  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A24


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

4.500%

     09/01/33        116     $ 120,813  

4.500%

     10/01/33        10       10,792  

4.500%

     10/01/33        36       37,381  

4.500%

     10/01/33        151       156,970  

4.500%

     01/01/35        2       1,802  

4.500%

     07/01/39        998       1,045,137  

4.500%

     08/01/39        1,525       1,596,473  

4.500%

     03/01/41        524       548,476  

5.000%

     TBA        4,250       4,451,543  

5.000%

     03/01/34        271       288,143  

5.000%

     06/01/35        100       105,980  

5.000%

     07/01/35        132       139,462  

5.000%

     09/01/35        80       84,730  

5.000%

     11/01/35        103       109,400  

5.000%

     02/01/36        125       132,753  

5.000%

     05/01/36        62       66,160  

5.500%

     09/01/33        283       304,933  

5.500%

     10/01/33        88       94,417  

5.500%

     12/01/33        62       67,126  

5.500%

     01/01/34        1       1,510  

5.500%

     12/01/34        199       213,871  

5.500%

     10/01/35        726       775,542  

5.500%

     03/01/36        136       146,676  

5.500%

     05/01/36        122       130,752  

5.500%

     04/01/37        111       119,279  

6.000%

     05/01/21        31       32,015  

6.000%

     08/01/22        34       34,387  

6.000%

     04/01/33        17       18,696  

6.000%

     06/01/33        6       6,724  

6.000%

     10/01/33        317       341,336  

6.000%

     11/01/33        6       6,333  

6.000%

     11/01/33        22       23,429  

6.000%

     11/01/33        49       52,157  

6.000%

     01/01/34        314       341,979  

6.000%

     02/01/34        76       82,920  

6.000%

     03/01/34        33       35,888  

6.000%

     03/01/34        67       71,563  

6.000%

     07/01/34        183       199,142  

6.000%

     08/01/34        1       666  

6.000%

     10/01/34        3       3,672  

6.000%

     11/01/34        3       2,874  

6.000%

     11/01/34        45       48,898  

6.000%

     12/01/34        24       25,367  

6.000%

     01/01/35        80       86,756  

6.000%

     01/01/35        240       260,083  

6.000%

     02/01/35        5       4,824  

6.000%

     02/01/35        79       84,502  

6.000%

     02/01/35        277       306,361  

6.000%

     03/01/35        3       2,875  

6.000%

     04/01/35        1       1,071  

6.000%

     07/01/36        48       51,890  

6.000%

     02/01/37        83       90,700  

6.000%

     05/01/37        32       34,853  

6.000%

     06/01/37        1       901  

6.000%

     08/01/37        (r)      208  

6.000%

     08/01/37        18       19,991  

6.000%

     09/01/37        (r)      378  

6.000%

     10/01/37        38       41,247  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

6.000%

     05/01/38       75      $ 81,734  

6.000%

     06/01/38       2        2,614  

6.250%

     05/15/29 (k)      1,245        1,596,553  

6.500%

     07/01/32       45        48,646  

6.500%

     09/01/32       2        1,825  

6.500%

     09/01/32       14        15,177  

6.500%

     09/01/32       67        73,215  

6.500%

     09/01/32       67        73,440  

6.500%

     09/01/32       94        102,533  

6.500%

     04/01/33       112        126,455  

6.500%

     11/01/33       22        24,343  

6.500%

     01/01/34       45        48,522  

6.500%

     09/01/34       73        78,008  

6.500%

     10/01/34       156        169,965  

6.500%

     09/01/36       63        70,955  

6.500%

     10/01/36       29        32,857  

6.500%

     11/01/36       22        23,752  

6.500%

     01/01/37       41        43,599  

6.500%

     01/01/37       112        121,505  

6.625%

     11/15/30 (k)      800        1,072,342  

7.000%

     02/01/32       33        35,952  

7.000%

     05/01/32       16        18,992  

7.000%

     06/01/32       20        22,244  

7.000%

     07/01/32       59        65,291  

7.125%

     01/15/30 (k)      3,195        4,397,365  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

 

2.500%

     12/20/46       783        749,789  

3.000%

     12/20/44       359        355,330  

3.000%

     03/15/45       1,092        1,076,654  

3.000%

     11/20/45       1,018        1,005,603  

3.000%

     03/20/46       2,354        2,323,431  

3.000%

     07/20/46       4,351        4,291,364  

3.000%

     08/20/46       1,620        1,598,141  

3.000%

     11/20/46       820        808,510  

3.000%

     12/20/46       1,467        1,445,749  

3.000%

     01/20/47       417        410,765  

3.000%

     04/20/47       1,740        1,714,882  

3.500%

     TBA       9,500        9,558,633  

3.500%

     12/20/42       1,472        1,488,752  

3.500%

     05/20/43       452        457,198  

3.500%

     04/20/45       2,007        2,023,478  

3.500%

     07/20/46       7,595        7,648,226  

4.000%

     TBA       5,000        5,115,430  

4.000%

     06/15/40       98        101,529  

4.000%

     05/20/41       80        82,202  

4.000%

     12/20/42       733        756,953  

4.000%

     08/20/44       357        367,024  

4.000%

     11/20/45       820        845,398  

4.000%

     12/20/45       2,160        2,228,046  

4.500%

     TBA       5,500        5,691,104  

4.500%

     04/15/40       696        726,683  

4.500%

     01/20/41       569        597,141  

4.500%

     02/20/41       951        997,986  

4.500%

     03/20/41       481        504,330  

4.500%

     06/20/44       716        752,595  

4.500%

     09/20/46       675        707,713  

4.500%

     11/20/46       1,005        1,057,140  

4.500%

     03/20/47       703        734,280  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A25


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

5.000%

     10/20/37        104     $ 109,308  

5.000%

     04/20/45        725       766,140  

5.500%

     08/15/33        253       269,194  

5.500%

     08/15/33        283       300,871  

5.500%

     09/15/33        81       86,402  

5.500%

     12/15/33        34       36,095  

5.500%

     03/15/34        163       173,428  

5.500%

     12/15/34        362       393,109  

5.500%

     07/15/35        74       79,851  

5.500%

     04/15/36        133       142,259  

6.000%

     11/15/23        (r)      420  

6.000%

     05/15/32        (r)      257  

6.000%

     04/15/33        9       9,522  

6.000%

     12/15/33        128       137,180  

6.000%

     01/15/34        36       39,799  

6.000%

     01/15/34        60       64,631  

6.000%

     01/15/34        69       75,105  

6.000%

     06/20/34        124       134,828  

6.000%

     07/15/34        89       97,047  

6.500%

     10/15/23        1       1,097  

6.500%

     12/15/23        4       4,459  

6.500%

     01/15/24        (r)      156  

6.500%

     01/15/24        (r)      516  

6.500%

     01/15/24        1       1,479  

6.500%

     01/15/24        4       3,787  

6.500%

     01/15/24        12       12,614  

6.500%

     01/15/24        16       17,326  

6.500%

     01/15/24        17       18,403  

6.500%

     01/15/24        38       40,684  

6.500%

     01/15/24        59       63,933  

6.500%

     02/15/24        3       3,130  

6.500%

     02/15/24        5       5,797  

6.500%

     02/15/24        6       5,913  

6.500%

     02/15/24        7       7,066  

6.500%

     02/15/24        12       12,704  

6.500%

     02/15/24        13       13,764  

6.500%

     03/15/24        1       1,536  

6.500%

     03/15/24        3       3,462  

6.500%

     03/15/24        4       4,219  

6.500%

     04/15/24        (r)      401  

6.500%

     04/15/24        1       1,166  

6.500%

     04/15/24        1       1,590  

6.500%

     04/15/24        2       2,388  

6.500%

     04/15/24        2       2,550  

6.500%

     04/15/24        3       3,141  

6.500%

     04/15/24        7       7,783  

6.500%

     04/15/24        13       14,414  

6.500%

     05/15/24        4       4,513  

6.500%

     05/15/24        5       5,859  

6.500%

     05/15/24        22       24,194  

6.500%

     10/15/24        20       21,798  

6.500%

     11/15/28        6       6,412  

6.500%

     08/15/31        7       8,007  

6.500%

     12/15/31        11       11,760  

6.500%

     02/15/32        38       40,650  

6.500%

     06/15/32        24       25,414  

6.500%

     07/15/32        44       47,283  

6.500%

     08/15/32        6       6,095  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

6.500%

     08/15/32       7     $ 8,057  

6.500%

     08/15/32       8       8,454  

6.500%

     08/15/32       27       29,209  

6.500%

     08/15/32       203       232,329  

6.500%

     08/15/34       26       29,035  

6.500%

     06/15/35       42       47,313  

6.500%

     09/15/36       60       68,337  

8.000%

     01/15/24       8       7,928  

8.000%

     07/15/24       (r)      468  

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, USAID Bond, U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

 

3.000%

     06/30/25       915       910,179  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.125%

     05/01/30       510       702,413  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $206,688,806)

 

    206,155,717  
      

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 1.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.000%

     08/15/48       1,050       1,045,037  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

 

0.625%

     04/15/23       5,889       5,791,455  

2.375%

     01/15/27       30,928       34,142,308  

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.625%

     12/15/21       75       75,337  

2.625%

     12/31/23       425       427,225  

2.875%

     11/30/23 (k)      300       305,226  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

 

2.184%(s)

     02/15/28       2,115       1,642,704  

2.241%(s)

     05/15/28       1,055       812,690  

2.280%(s)

     02/15/29       1,055       793,415  

2.519%(s)

     08/15/25       680       571,375  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $46,456,208)

 

    45,606,772  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,358,041,954)

 

    2,046,225,232  
      

 

 

 
           Shares        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 17.7%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 17.5%

 

PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund(w)

 

    6,525,324       60,098,231  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

 

    321,028,979       321,028,979  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $35,066,813; includes $34,978,670 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

 

    35,069,293       35,065,786  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $416,352,928)

 

    416,192,996  
      

 

 

 

Interest Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
       
COMMERCIAL PAPER — 0.1%

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 

3.201%(n)
(cost $1,774,748)

     04/09/19       1,790       1,773,529  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A26


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION — 0.1%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills 2.376%(n) 03/21/19(k)
(cost $1,885,303)

     1,895      $ 1,885,387  
        

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED*~ — 0.0%
(cost $16,598)

 

     355,091  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $420,029,577)

 

     420,207,003  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.1%
(cost $1,778,071,531)

 

     2,466,432,235  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS(z) — (4.1)%

 

     (96,658,697
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 2,369,773,538  
        

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

#

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

 

~

See tables subsequent to the Schedule of Investments for options detail.

 

^

Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $4,254,073 and 0.2% of net assets.

 

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $34,025,598; cash collateral of $34,978,670 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2018.

 

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of December 31, 2018. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

 

(d)

Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.

 

(ff)

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(k)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.

 

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date.

 

(r)

Less than $500 par.

 

(rr)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

(s)

Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund, PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(z)

Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:

 

 

Options Purchased:

OTC Traded

 

Description

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

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/21/19        0.13            400      $ 2,334  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      11/21/19        0.12            600        3,666  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      07/12/21        0.11            2,424        22,325  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      07/13/21        0.11            2,357        21,724  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      08/16/21        0.15            5,892        52,025  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      08/20/21        0.15            11,696        112,032  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      09/13/21        0.14            11,860        116,593  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      11/09/21        0.21            2,357        24,392  
                   

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased (cost $16,598)

              $ 355,091  
                   

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
  Type     Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Positions:        
623     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019     $ 132,270,688     $ 852,615  
1,038     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019       119,045,625       1,918,273  
27     10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019       3,512,109       19,568  
583     30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds       Mar. 2019       93,662,594       4,805,079  

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018 (continued):

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions (continued):

 
7   Mini MSCI EAFE Index     Mar. 2019     $ 600,600     $ (14,352
133   S&P 500 E-Mini Index     Mar. 2019       16,659,580       (381,328
25   S&P 500 Index     Mar. 2019       15,657,500       (438,282
       

 

 

 
          6,761,573  
       

 

 

 
Short Positions:        
315   10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Mar. 2019       38,434,922       (529,860
387   20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds     Mar. 2019       56,502,000       (2,501,709
       

 

 

 
          (3,031,569
       

 

 

 
        $ 3,730,004  
       

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Sale Contracts

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

Euro,

                 

Expiring 01/25/19

     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        EUR2,497      $ 2,844,660      $ 2,867,310      $      $ (22,650

Expiring 01/25/19

     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        EUR2,497        2,826,055        2,867,309               (41,254
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         $ 5,670,715      $ 5,734,619      $      $ (63,904
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Reference Entity/ Obligation

  Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
    Value at
Trade
Date
     Value at
December 31,
2018
   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Buy Protection(1):

 

    

CDX.NA.IG.31.V1

    12/20/28       1.000 %(Q)      39,000     $ 230,699      $ 1,013,909     $783,210
       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

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

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

Forward rate agreement outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
    Floating Rate     Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
    

Counterparty

 

OTC Forward Rate Agreement^:

           
      79,800      01/14/19      (3)      (3)    $ (33,295   $   —      $ (33,295    JPMorgan Securities LLC
      46,400      01/14/19      (4)      (4)      (12,632            (12,632    Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
         

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    
          $ (45,927   $      $ (45,927   
         

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

(3)

The Portfolio pays or receives payments based on CMM102 minus 7 Year CMS minus 1.337% upon termination.

 

(4)

The Portfolio pays or receives payments based on CMM102 minus 7 Year CMT minus 1.395% upon termination.

Inflation swap agreement outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   

Floating Rate

   Value at
Trade Date
     Value at
December 31,
2018
    Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement:

 

    

7,080

   12/19/23      1.900% (T)    U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA Index(1)(T)    $   —      $ (44,941   $ (44,941
          

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
    

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

   Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
December 31,

2018
     Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

       
  EUR2,835        05/11/24      0.396%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)    $ 21,623     $ (35,298    $ (56,921
      47,045        06/30/19      1.486%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      (17,942     363,837        381,779  
  9,895        06/30/19      1.502%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      (5,200     74,956        80,156  
  17,865        09/30/19      1.707%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      5,028       121,291        116,263  
  28,570        12/31/19      1.840%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      17,379       197,610        180,231  
  13,360        12/31/19      1.950%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      3,688       66,806        63,118  
  5,500        12/31/19      2.040%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      62       18,872        18,810  
  2,345        12/31/19      2.107%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      (5     5,336        5,341  
  17,640        03/23/21      2.370%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)            (68,592      (68,592
  570        05/31/22      2.353%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)            (2,466      (2,466
  14,815        08/15/24      2.170%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)      32,653       251,541        218,888  
  11,300        11/15/24      2.334%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)      35,176       163,200        128,024  
  7,455        02/12/25      2.408%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)            (78,468      (78,468
  1,180        02/28/25      2.454%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)            (12,542      (12,542
  4,758        05/31/25      2.998%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)      (3,258     (112,344      (109,086
  2,620        07/31/25      2.802%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)            (78,344      (78,344
  3,685        07/31/25      3.105%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)      2,908       (111,220      (114,128
  11,431        07/31/25      3.109%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)      657       (348,079      (348,736
  27,645        01/08/26      2.210%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)      216,718       602,189        385,471  
  5,668        02/15/27      1.824%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      62,809       228,829        166,020  
  1,185        02/15/27      1.899%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      1,502       40,484        38,982  
  925        02/15/27      1.965%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)            26,537        26,537  
  3,150        02/15/27      2.067%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      (1,997     63,419        65,416  
  525        05/15/27      2.295%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)            14,731        14,731  
  3,417        08/15/28      2.579%(A)    1 Day USOIS(1)(A)      (7,561     (51,532      (43,971
  4,601        08/15/28      2.835%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)      (18,251     (51,897      (33,646
  145        11/15/43      2.659%(S)    3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)            4,812        4,812  
           

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 345,989     $ 1,293,668      $ 947,679  
           

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018 (continued):

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Forward Rate Agreements:

 

     Premiums Paid      Premiums Received      Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Forward Rate Agreements

   $      $      $      $ (45,927
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

   Cash and/or Foreign Currency    Securities Market Value  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $—    $ 7,508,409  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

        1,885,387  
  

 

  

 

 

 

Total

   $—    $ 9,393,796  
  

 

  

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

       

Common Stocks

   $ 1,064,691,664      $ 18,553,213     $  

Exchange Traded Funds

     6,378,590               

Preferred Stocks

     1,245,000        32,193        

Rights

     4,288               

Asset-Backed Securities

       

Automobiles

            43,764,289        

Collateralized Loan Obligations.

            64,008,411        

Consumer Loans

            6,913,058        

Credit Cards.

            12,672,940        

Equipment

            7,502,217        

Home Equity Loans

            3,511,597        

Other

            1,659,379        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

            17,894,881       800,000  

Student Loans

            18,103,895        

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            195,456,717        

Corporate Bonds

            252,302,977        

Municipal Bonds

            16,355,664        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

            31,311,010       3,500,000  

Sovereign Bonds

            27,800,760        

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            206,155,717        

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            47,492,159        

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     416,192,996               

Commercial Paper

            1,773,529        

Options Purchased

            355,091        

Other Financial Instruments*

       

Futures Contracts

     3,730,004               

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (63,904      

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement

            783,210        

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Other Financial Instruments* (continued)

       

OTC Forward Rate Agreements

   $      $     $ (45,927

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement

            (44,941      

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

            947,679        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,492,242,542      $ 975,241,741     $ 4,254,073  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (1.5% represents investments

  

purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     17.5

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     8.7  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     8.2  

Banks

     5.7  

Pharmaceuticals

     2.9  

Software

     2.9  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     2.7  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     2.3  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     2.2  

IT Services

     2.2  

Interactive Media & Services

     2.1  

Automobiles

     2.0  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     2.0  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1.7  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1.7  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     1.6  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     1.5  

Health Care Providers & Services

     1.5  

Insurance

     1.4  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.4  

Capital Markets

     1.4  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.3  

Chemicals

     1.3  

Aerospace & Defense

     1.2  

Biotechnology

     1.2  

Sovereign Bonds

     1.2  

Electric

     1.2  

Specialty Retail

     1.1  

Media

     1.1  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1.0  

Beverages

     1.0  

Electric Utilities

     0.9  

Entertainment

     0.9  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     0.8  

Student Loans

     0.8  

Household Products

     0.8  

Food & Staples Retailing

     0.7  

Machinery

     0.7  

Municipal Bonds

     0.7  

Industrial Conglomerates

     0.7  

Oil & Gas

     0.6  

Food Products

     0.5  

Credit Cards

     0.5  

Communications Equipment

     0.5  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.5  

Multi-Utilities

     0.5

Road & Rail

     0.5  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     0.5  

Airlines

     0.4  

Tobacco

     0.4  

Pipelines

     0.4  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     0.4  

Telecommunications

     0.3  

Equipment

     0.3  

Consumer Finance

     0.3  

Consumer Loans

     0.3  

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.3  

Exchange Traded Funds

     0.3  

Retail

     0.3  

Multiline Retail

     0.2  

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.2  

Electrical Equipment

     0.2  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     0.2  

Healthcare-Services

     0.2  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     0.2  

Household Durables

     0.2  

Multi-National

     0.2  

Home Equity Loans

     0.2  

Professional Services

     0.1  

Computers

     0.1  

Metals & Mining

     0.1  

Containers & Packaging

     0.1  

Building Products

     0.1  

Oil & Gas Services

     0.1  

Agriculture

     0.1  

Foods

     0.1  

Gas

     0.1  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.1  

Commercial Services

     0.1  

Housewares

     0.1  

Personal Products

     0.1  

Transportation

     0.1  

Commercial Paper

     0.1  

Other

     0.1  

Forest Products & Paper

     0.1  

Auto Components

     0.1  

Semiconductors

     0.1  

Lodging

     0.1  

Construction Materials

     0.1  

Savings & Loans

     0.1  
  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry table (cont.)

      

Construction & Engineering

     0.1

Packaging & Containers

     0.0

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     0.0

Machinery-Diversified

     0.0

Building Materials

     0.0

Mining

     0.0

Distributors

     0.0

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     0.0

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     0.0

Real Estate Management & Development

     0.0

Home Builders

     0.0

Health Care Technology

     0.0

Water Utilities

     0.0

Leisure Products

     0.0

Electronics

     0.0

Healthcare-Products

     0.0 *% 

Options Purchased

     0.0

Diversified Consumer Services

     0.0

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.0

Paper & Forest Products

     0.0

Transportation Infrastructure

     0.0

Marine

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     104.1  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (4.1
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/-0.05%

 

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk, equity contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments, carried at fair
value

  

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value    

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  

Credit contracts

   Due from/to broker — variation margin swaps    $ 783,210      $  

Equity contracts

            Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      833,962

Equity contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      4,288           

Foreign exchange contracts

            Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      63,904  

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      7,595,535   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      3,031,569

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps      1,894,579   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps      991,841

Interest rate contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      355,091           

Interest rate contracts

            Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward rate agreements      45,927  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $ 10,632,703        $ 4,967,203  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments,
carried at fair value

     Rights(1)        Options
Purchased(1)
     Options
Written
       Futures      Forward
Currency
Contracts
       Forward
Rate
Agreements
     Swaps  

Credit contracts

     $        $      $        $      $        $      $ (296,252

Equity contracts

       7,470                          (1,704,478                       

Foreign exchange contracts

                                       326,094                  

Interest rate contracts

                (306,253      22,570          (8,758,987               (47,506      1,628,380  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 7,470        $ (306,253    $ 22,570        $ (10,463,465    $ 326,094        $ (47,506    $ 1,332,128  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

     Rights(2)      Options
Purchased(2)
       Futures      Forward
Currency
Contracts
     Forward
Rate
Agreements
     Swaps  

Credit contracts.

     $      $        $      $      $      $ 783,210  

Equity contracts

       (102               (1,030,190                     

Foreign exchange contracts

                              (21,636              

Interest rate contracts

              338,493          5,150,133               (45,927      425,071  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ (102    $ 338,493        $ 4,119,943      $ (21,636    $ (45,927    $ 1,208,281  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Options Purchased(1)

 

Options

Written(2)

 

Futures

Contracts—

Long

Positions(2)

 

Futures

Contracts—

Short

Positions(2)

$53,517   $74,000   $446,191,477   $115,722,338

Forward Foreign

Currency Exchange

Contracts — Sold(3)

 

Forward Rate

Agreements(2)

 

Interest Rate

Swap

Agreements(2)

 

Credit Default

Swap Agreements —

Buy Protection(2)

$4,363,955   $69,640,000   $882,796,878   $15,600,000

Total Return

Swap

Agreements(2)

 

Inflation Swap

Agreements(2)

$499,000   $2,408,000

 

(1)

Cost.

 

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

 

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

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

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A33


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 34,025,598        $ (34,025,598    $  
    

 

 

         

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, N.A.

  $ 280,650     $     $ 280,650     $ (260,000   $ 20,650  

Barclays Bank PLC

    72,107             72,107             72,107  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

          (12,632     (12,632           (12,632

JPMorgan Securities LLC

          (33,295     (33,295           (33,295

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    2,334       (63,904     (61,570           (61,570
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 355,091     $ (109,831   $ 245,260     $ (260,000   $ (14,740
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(2)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Portfolio’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A34


 
   CONSERVATIVE BALANCED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
  

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $34,025,598:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $1,361,718,603)

   $ 2,050,239,239  

Affiliated investments (cost $416,352,928)

     416,192,996  

Cash

     7,189  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $250,205)

     252,140  

Receivable for investments sold

     24,740,152  

Dividends and interest receivable

     6,996,500  

Due from broker-variation margin futures

     636,166  

Tax reclaim receivable

     545,717  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     537,354  

Receivable from affiliate

     5,542  

Prepaid expenses

     19,000  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,500,171,995  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased

     92,317,525  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     34,978,670  

Management fee payable

     1,121,307  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     695,999  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     430,808  

Due to broker-variation margin swaps

     278,450  

Cash segregated from counterparty - OTC

     260,000  

Payable to affiliate

     204,887  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     63,904  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward rate agreements

     45,927  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     130,398,457  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 2,369,773,538  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 2,369,773,538  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $2,369,773,538 / 89,431,845 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 26.50  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Interest income

   $ 30,287,310  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net) (foreign withholding tax $162,068, of which $21,531 is reimbursable by an affiliate)

     25,919,133  

Affiliated dividend income

     7,680,145  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $135,802)

     140,665  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     64,027,253  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     13,944,012  

Custodian and accounting fees

     377,229  

Shareholders’ reports

     331,343  

Audit fee

     49,532  

Trustees’ fees

     35,531  

Legal fees and expenses

     18,194  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,682  

Miscellaneous

     83,100  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     14,849,623  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      49,177,630  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(3,471,841))

     78,702,956  

Futures transactions

     (10,463,465

Forward rate agreement transactions

     (47,506

Forward currency contract transactions

     326,094  

Options written transactions

     22,570  

Swap agreements transactions

     1,332,128  

Foreign currency transactions

     (121,102
  

 

 

 
     69,751,675  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $2,964,744)

     (183,029,395

Futures

     4,119,943  

Forward rate agreements

     (45,927

Forward currency contracts

     (21,636

Swap agreements

     1,208,281  

Foreign currencies

     (3,672
  

 

 

 
     (177,772,406
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (108,020,731
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (58,843,101
  

 

 

 
 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 49,177,630     $ 44,458,968  

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

     69,751,675       131,476,601  

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

     (177,772,406     119,341,110  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (58,843,101     295,276,679  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [303,199 and 357,202 shares, respectively]

     8,272,676       9,258,591  

Portfolio shares repurchased [6,356,332 and 7,143,196 shares, respectively]

     (174,377,090     (183,096,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (166,104,414     (173,837,888
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      55,261        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (224,892,254     121,438,791  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     2,594,665,792       2,473,227,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 2,369,773,538     $ 2,594,665,792  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A35


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 95.2%

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 28.2%

 

Automobiles — 0.3%

 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A,

 

Series 2018-04, Class A

 

4.060%

     11/15/30           3,200      $ 3,198,081  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP,

 

Series 2015-01A, Class A, 144A

 

2.730%

     03/25/21           400        396,617  
           

 

 

 
              3,594,698  
           

 

 

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations — 19.1%

 

ArrowMark Colorado Holdings (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-06A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%

 

3.716%(c)

     07/15/29           250        249,461  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.830%

 

3.470%(c)

     11/17/27           4,500        4,452,698  

Series 2014-01A, Class AR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.260%

 

3.696%(c)

     07/16/29           500        495,016  

Atrium (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 12A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.830%

 

3.299%(c)

     04/22/27           8,250        8,151,380  

Battalion CLO Ltd.,

 

Series 2018-12A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.070%

 

3.710%(c)

     05/17/31           3,000        2,955,990  

Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-12A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.686%(c)

     10/15/30           4,500        4,486,618  

Brookside Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-01A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.350%

 

3.799%(c)

     01/17/28           2,500        2,436,755  

Carlyle US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-04A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.180%

 

3.616%(c)

     01/15/30           4,000        3,964,015  

Catamaran CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-01A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.260%

 

3.729%(c)

     04/22/30           7,750        7,712,042  

CIFC Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-03RA, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.980%

 

3.467%(c)

     04/24/31           1,500        1,477,785  

Series 2015-01A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.110%

 

3.579%(c)

     01/22/31           3,750        3,718,197  

Series 2015-03A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.870%

 

3.320%(c)

     04/19/29           5,000        4,933,382  

Elevation CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.230%

 

3.666%(c)

     10/15/29           7,500        7,475,120  

Series 2017-07A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.220%

 

3.656%(c)

     07/15/30           5,250        5,215,580  

Flagship CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-08A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.850%

 

3.286%(c)

     01/16/26           5,000        4,985,726  

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010%

 

3.446%(c)

     04/15/31           6,000        5,908,990  

Greywolf CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030%

 

3.538%(c)

     04/26/31           3,500        3,440,667  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-06A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000%

 

3.582%(c)

     02/05/31           4,000      $ 3,931,467  

ICG US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-03A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030%

 

3.520%(c)

     04/25/31           2,500        2,457,929  

Series 2017-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%

 

3.757%(c)

     10/23/29           1,250        1,241,844  

Mariner CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2018-05A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.110%

 

3.600%(c)

     04/25/31           5,750        5,676,520  

MidOcean Credit CLO (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-03A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

 

3.589%(c)

     04/21/31           9,750        9,630,179  

Series 2018-08A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150%

 

3.795%(c)

     02/20/31           4,000        3,948,848  

Mountain View CLO LLC (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-02A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210%

 

3.646%(c)

     01/16/31           4,000        3,970,176  

Mountain View CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.675%(c)

     10/12/30           8,000        7,957,418  

Series 2015-09A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

 

3.556%(c)

     07/15/31           6,000        5,925,163  

Neuberger Berman CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-16SA, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.850%

 

3.286%(c)

     01/15/28           3,000        2,970,285  

OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-13A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.260%

 

3.696%(c)

     07/15/30           750        746,489  

OZLM Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-09A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.280%)

 

3.749%(c)

     10/20/31           2,750        2,730,401  

Series 2015-11A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.770%(c)

     10/30/30           1,250        1,243,183  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-01A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.130%

 

3.579%(c)

     01/17/31           4,000        3,955,405  

Series 2015-02A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.270%

 

3.739%(c)

     07/20/30           1,000        993,441  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.220%

 

3.834%(c)

     11/14/29           3,500        3,487,447  

Romark CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030%

 

3.499%(c)

     04/20/31           4,000        3,933,544  

Sound Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.070%

 

3.578%(c)

     01/26/31           3,500        3,449,573  

Series 2015-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.880%

 

3.349%(c)

     07/20/27           4,000        3,969,449  

Series 2017-03A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.220%

 

3.689%(c)

     10/20/30           5,750        5,710,882  

Telos CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-04A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.240%

 

3.689%(c)

     01/17/30           3,500        3,482,088  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A36


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 

TICP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-01A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.769%(c)

     07/20/27           6,000      $ 5,957,816  

Series 2017-09A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.140%

 

3.609%(c)

     01/20/31           3,000        2,964,035  

Trinitas CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-03A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.400%

 

3.836%(c)

     07/15/27           5,000        4,886,426  

Series 2016-05A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

 

4.190%(c)

     10/25/28           3,250        3,249,724  

Series 2017-07A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210%

 

3.700%(c)

     01/25/31           4,000        3,971,576  

Series 2017-07A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.600%

 

4.090%(c)

     01/25/31           1,500        1,459,342  

Venture CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

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

 

3.316%(c)

     07/15/27           5,000        4,945,515  

Voya CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-01A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210%

 

3.646%(c)

     10/15/30           7,500        7,446,356  

Series 2013-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.970%

 

3.460%(c)

     04/25/31           3,000        2,945,990  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.320%

 

3.789%(c)

     04/20/29           1,750        1,751,323  

Series 2017-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.719%(c)

     10/20/29           1,000        997,403  

Series 2017-03A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150%

 

3.599%(c)

     01/17/31           6,500        6,402,848  

Series 2018-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.638%(c)

     10/20/31           2,750        2,723,471  

York CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150%

 

3.619%(c)

     01/22/31           2,000        1,978,969  

Zais CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.370%

 

3.806%(c)

     07/15/29           1,000        1,001,226  

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.950%

 

3.386%(c)

     04/15/29           8,500        8,391,946  
           

 

 

 
              214,545,119  
           

 

 

 

Consumer Loans — 2.1%

 

Lendmark Funding Trust,

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A, 144A

 

2.830%

     12/22/25           1,000        986,648  

Series 2018-02A, Class A, 144A

 

4.230%

     04/20/27           1,400        1,424,848  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,

 

Series 2015-02A, Class C, 144A

 

4.320%

     07/18/25           1,100        1,100,764  

Series 2016-01A, Class A, 144A

 

3.660%

     02/20/29           2,500        2,504,539  

Series 2016-02A, Class A, 144A

 

4.100%

     03/20/28           670        671,491  

Series 2017-01A, Class B, 144A

 

2.790%

     09/14/32           500        490,230  

Series 2017-01A, Class C, 144A

 

3.350%

     09/14/32           500        491,166  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Consumer Loans (continued)

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A

 

3.300%

     03/14/29           1,030      $ 1,030,997  

Oportun Funding IX LLC,

 

Series 2018-B, Class A, 144A

 

3.910%

     07/08/24           1,200        1,199,990  

Series 2018-B, Class C, 144A

 

5.430%

     07/08/24           500        501,957  

Oportun Funding VI LLC,

 

Series 2017-A, Class A, 144A

 

3.230%

     06/08/23           1,250        1,238,706  

Oportun Funding VII LLC,

 

Series 2017-B, Class A, 144A

 

3.220%

     10/10/23           3,000        2,970,816  

Oportun Funding VIII LLC,

 

Series 2018-A, Class A, 144A

 

3.610%

     03/08/24           1,140        1,129,734  

Oportun Funding X LLC,

 

Series 2018-C, Class A, 144A

 

4.100%

     10/08/24           1,400        1,413,392  

Oportun Funding XII LLC,

 

Series 2018-D, Class A, 144A

 

4.150%

     12/09/24           1,000        1,010,461  

PNMAC FMSR Issuer Trust,

 

Series 2018-FT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.350%

 

4.856%(c)

     04/25/23           120        120,068  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,

 

Series 2018-GT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.850%

 

5.356%(c)

     02/25/23           740        741,590  

Series 2018-GT02, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650%

 

5.156%(c)

     08/25/25           1,200        1,202,507  

SpringCastle America Funding LLC,

 

Series 2016-AA, Class A, 144A

 

3.050%

     04/25/29           2,324        2,301,063  

Springleaf Funding Trust,

 

Series 2015-AA, Class A, 144A

 

3.160%

     11/15/24           1,306        1,304,702  
           

 

 

 
              23,835,669  
           

 

 

 

Credit Card — 0.3%

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,

 

Series 2018-A07, Class A7

 

3.960%

     10/13/30           2,800        2,938,317  
           

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans — 1.9%

 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series 2003-AR01, Class M3, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

 

5.374%(c)

     01/25/33           1,565        1,561,918  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Floating Rate Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series 2001-02, Class M3, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.925%

 

5.431%(c)

     10/25/31           242        255,440  

Argent Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series 2003-W02, Class M4

 

4.036%(cc)

     09/25/33           2,252        2,133,444  

Series 2004-W06, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.825%

 

3.331%(c)

     05/25/34           557        551,316  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A37


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Home Equity Loans (continued)

 

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,

 

Series 2003-HE03, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.245%

 

3.700%(c)

     06/15/33           768      $ 766,612  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust,

 

Series 2004-HE02, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.900%

 

3.215%(c)

     03/25/34           2,231        2,223,227  

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-B, Class AF6

 

4.686%

     03/25/34           333        340,466  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,

 

Series 2004-HE02, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.706%(c)

     08/25/35           247        247,816  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust,

 

Series 2003-HE01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.706%(c)

     05/25/33           515        510,850  

Series 2003-HE03, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.020%

 

3.526%(c)

     10/25/33           383        381,971  

Series 2004-OP01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.870%

 

3.376%(c)

     11/25/34           3,688        3,655,606  

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust,

 

Series 2003-04, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.125%

 

3.631%(c)

     10/25/33           1,691        1,689,744  

Series 2004-04, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.765%

 

3.271%(c)

     02/25/35           1,909        1,885,806  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A1A, 144A

 

4.000%(cc)

     12/25/57           1,706        1,714,593  

Residential Asset Securities Trust,

 

Series 2004-KS01, Class AI5

 

5.347%

     02/25/34           542        549,931  

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust,

 

Series 2004-NC01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.780%

 

3.286%(c)

     02/25/34           1,746        1,742,045  

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Trust,

 

Series 2004-BC01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.765%

 

3.271%(c)

     02/25/35           1,038        1,032,827  
           

 

 

 
              21,243,612  
           

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.2%

 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series 2004-R08, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.960%

 

3.466%(c)

     09/25/34           195        194,492  

Argent Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series 2004-W010, Class A2, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.780%

 

3.095%(c)

     10/25/34           1,254        1,239,951  

CSMC Trust,

 

Series 2016-RPL01, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.150%

 

5.499%(c)

     12/26/46           3,256        3,289,933  

Series 2018-03R, Class 1A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.547%(c)

     12/25/46           2,384        2,345,528  

Series 2018-11R, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.400%^

 

3.774%

     08/25/37           1,700        1,700,000  

Series 2018-RPL08, Class A1, 144A

 

4.070%

     07/25/58           1,540        1,537,552  

Equity One Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,

 

Series 2004-03, Class M1

 

4.570%

     07/25/34           337        336,135  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

FBR Securitization Trust,

 

Series 2005-02, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.720%

 

3.226%(c)

     09/25/35           26      $ 26,216  

Fremont Home Loan Trust,

 

Series 2003-B, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.050%

 

3.556%(c)

     12/25/33           119        116,897  

GSAMP Trust,

 

Series 2007-HE01, Class A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.140%

 

2.646%(c)

     03/25/47           1,196        1,121,654  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust,

 

Series 2017-RPL01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

 

4.256%(c)

     01/28/70           695        705,690  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     02/25/34           1,567        1,549,424  

LSFVT,

 

Series 2018-01, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%^

 

3.982%(c)

     04/01/21           6,316        6,296,987  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,

 

Series 2004-OPT01, Class A1A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.520%

 

3.026%(c)

     06/25/35           826        823,731  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-07, Class A8, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.706%(c)

     08/25/34           1,400        1,382,570  

TFS (Spain),

 

Series 2018-03, Class A1

 

2.900%(cc)

     03/16/23         EUR  4,341        4,963,801  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2017-04, Class A1, 144A

 

2.750%(cc)

     06/25/57           2,420        2,354,960  

Series 2017-06, Class A1, 144A

 

2.750%(cc)

     10/25/57           2,677        2,615,149  

Series 2018-02, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%(cc)

     03/25/58           431        424,268  

Series 2018-03, Class A1, 144A

 

3.750%(cc)

     05/25/58           193        192,771  

Series 2018-05, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%(cc)

     07/25/58           581        571,023  

Series 2018-06, Class A1A, 144A

 

3.750%(cc)

     03/25/58           2,140        2,141,389  

VOLT LX LLC,

 

Series 2017-NPL07, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%

     06/25/47           155        154,744  
           

 

 

 
              36,084,865  
           

 

 

 

Student Loans — 1.3%

 

Earnest Student Loan Program LLC,

 

Series 2016-D, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.400%

 

3.906%(c)

     01/25/41           197        198,936  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust,

 

Series 2018-A, Class A, 144A

 

—%(p)

     02/25/43           2,980        4,008,657  

Series 2018-C, Class A, 144A

 

—%(p)

     08/25/43           3,761        3,820,729  

Series 2018-D, Class A, 144A

 

—%(p)

     11/25/43           3,772        3,906,649  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A38


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Student Loans (continued)

 

SLM Student Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-02X, Class A6, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.550%

 

0.233%(c)

     07/25/39         EUR   2,100      $ 2,311,698  
           

 

 

 
              14,246,669  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $315,235,664)

 

     316,488,949  
           

 

 

 
BANK LOANS — 1.0%

 

Computers — 0.1%

 

McAfee, LLC,

 

Second Lien Initial Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 8.500%,

 

11.010%(c)

     09/29/25           458        453,750  

Term B USD Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%,

 

6.270%(c)

     09/30/24           528        512,630  
           

 

 

 
              966,380  
           

 

 

 

Electric — 0.0%

 

Vistra Operations Co., LLC,

 

Term Loan,

 

—%(p)

     08/04/23           399        382,424  
           

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.1%

 

Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. (Australia),

 

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750%,

 

—%(p)

     10/19/24           1,350        1,287,900  
           

 

 

 

Foods — 0.2%

 

Sigma Bidco BV (Netherlands),

 

Facility B4 Loan, 3 Month GBP LIBOR + 4.000%,

 

4.800%(c)

     07/02/25         GBP    1,550        1,908,458  
           

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.0%

 

Avantor, Inc.,

 

Initial B1 EURO Term loan,1-3Month EURIBOR + 3.750%,

 

3.750%(c)

     11/21/24         EUR   424        477,843  
           

 

 

 

Internet — 0.1%

 

Go Daddy Operating Co., LLC,

 

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%,

 

4.770%(c)

     02/15/24           997        950,585  
           

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified — 0.1%

 

Gardner Denver, Inc.,

 

Term Loan,

 

—%(p)

     07/30/24           1,021        985,257  
           

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 0.1%

 

Berry Global, Inc,

 

Term T Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%,

 

4.140%(c)

     01/06/21           1,000        974,286  
           

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

 

Nidda Healthcare Holding AG (Germany),

 

Facility C GBP, 3 Month GBP LIBOR + 4.000%,

 

4.888%(c)

     08/21/24         GBP  1,000        1,240,610  
           

 

 

 

Retail — 0.2%

 

EG America, LLC (United Kingdom),

 

Second Lien Facility (USD), 3 Month LIBOR + 8.000%,^

 

10.810%(c)

     04/20/26           1,025        1,004,500  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
BANK LOANS (continued)

 

Retail (continued)

 

EG Finco, Ltd. (United Kingdom),

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 3 Month EURIBOR + 7.750%,

 

8.750%(c)

     04/20/26         EUR   600      $ 677,139  
           

 

 

 
              1,681,639  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $11,429,195)

 

     10,855,382  
           

 

 

 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 13.0%

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-UB010, Class A3

 

2.903%

     07/15/49           2,300        2,210,286  

BANK,

 

Series 2017-BNK05, Class A4

 

3.131%

     06/15/60           4,400        4,231,660  

Series 2017-BNK06, Class A4

 

3.254%

     07/15/60           3,300        3,204,238  

Series 2017-BNK08, Class A3

 

3.229%

     11/15/50           1,950        1,894,807  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-ETC, Class A, 144A

 

2.937%

     08/14/36           1,170        1,116,231  

Series 2016-ETC, Class B, 144A

 

3.189%

     08/14/36           510        482,116  

Series 2016-ETC, Class C, 144A

 

3.391%

     08/14/36           430        406,781  

Series 2016-ETC, Class D, 144A

 

3.609%(cc)

     08/14/36           1,560        1,455,144  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2018-IND, Class F, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.800%)

 

4.255%(c)

     11/15/35           299        296,184  

Series 2018-IND, Class G, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.050%

 

4.505%(c)

     11/15/35           1,348        1,331,149  

CD Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2017-CD05, Class A3

 

3.171%

     08/15/50           3,500        3,383,932  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2014-GC21, Class A4

 

3.575%

     05/10/47           2,001        2,022,433  

Series 2016-GC37, Class A4

 

3.314%

     04/10/49           1,600        1,579,157  

CityLine Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-CLNE, Class B, 144A

 

2.778%(cc)

     11/10/31           2,400        2,293,210  

Series 2016-CLNE, Class C, 144A

 

2.778%(cc)

     11/10/31           900        843,652  

Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2014-UBS04, Class A4

 

3.420%

     08/10/47           3,200        3,204,099  

Series 2014-UBS05, Class A4

 

3.838%

     09/10/47           3,600        3,676,051  

Series 2015-DC01, Class A4

 

3.078%

     02/10/48           5,000        4,899,450  

Series 2015-LC21, Class A4

 

3.708%

     07/10/48           820        829,303  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A39


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series 2015-PC01, Class A5

 

3.902%

     07/10/50           1,570      $ 1,601,399  

Series 2016-COR01, Class A3

 

2.826%

     10/10/49           2,500        2,367,641  

Series 2016-DC02, Class A5

 

3.765%

     02/10/49           240        242,398  

Series 2017-COR02, Class A2

 

3.239%

     09/10/50           4,500        4,348,040  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2017-C06, Class A4

 

3.071%

     06/10/50           2,800        2,689,588  

DBWF Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-85T, Class D, 144A

 

3.808%(cc)

     12/10/36           1,400        1,333,747  

Eleven Madison Trust Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2015-11MD, Class C, 144A

 

3.555%(cc)

     09/10/35           3,000        2,926,016  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series K008, Class X1, IO

 

1.515%(cc)

     06/25/20           7,561        125,653  

Series K020, Class X1, IO

 

1.409%(cc)

     05/25/22           26,517        1,046,918  

Series K021, Class X1, IO

 

1.444%(cc)

     06/25/22           15,110        633,769  

Series K025, Class X1, IO

 

0.853%(cc)

     10/25/22           10,446        286,750  

Series K027, Class X1, IO

 

0.780%(cc)

     01/25/23           129,873        3,366,431  

Series K044, Class X1, IO

 

0.748%(cc)

     01/25/25           82,559        3,072,372  

Series K053, Class X1, IO

 

0.890%(cc)

     12/25/25           88,925        4,661,494  

Series K055, Class X1, IO

 

1.366%(cc)

     03/25/26           13,851        1,135,894  

Series K710, Class X1, IO

 

1.734%(cc)

     05/25/19           19,157        46,534  

Series K711, Class X1, IO

 

1.668%(cc)

     07/25/19           22,414        84,051  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,

 

Series 2015-GC30, Class A3

 

3.119%

     05/10/50           3,025        2,961,903  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2017-GS06, Class A2

 

3.164%

     05/10/50           3,400        3,281,703  

IMT Trust,

 

Series 2017-APTS, Class AFX, 144A

 

3.478%

     06/15/34           510        512,695  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2014-C21, Class A4

 

3.493%

     08/15/47           3,200        3,208,118  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2016-C02, Class A3A

 

2.881%

     06/15/49           1,070        1,027,942  

Series 2017-C05, Class A4

 

3.414%

     03/15/50           1,975        1,951,008  

Series 2017-C07, Class A4

 

3.147%

     10/15/50           3,600        3,471,702  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,

 

Series 2018-AON, Class E, 144A

 

4.613%(cc)

     07/05/31           5,875      $ 5,790,329  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2012-LC09, Class A4

 

2.611%

     12/15/47           955        951,931  

Series 2013-C10, Class A4

 

2.875%

     12/15/47           372        370,456  

Series 2016-JP02, Class A3

 

2.559%

     08/15/49           2,900        2,718,665  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,

 

Series 2012-C05, Class XA, IO, 144A

 

1.466%(cc)

     08/15/45           38,082        1,570,467  

Series 2013-C08, Class A3

 

2.863%

     12/15/48           1,531        1,508,639  

Series 2013-C09, Class A3

 

2.834%

     05/15/46           2,037        1,999,360  

Series 2013-C10, Class A3

 

3.967%(cc)

     07/15/46           4,680        4,816,631  

Series 2016-C30, Class A5

 

2.860%

     09/15/49           2,000        1,898,321  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,

 

Series 2017-H01, Class A4

 

3.259%

     06/15/50           2,750        2,672,408  

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc.,

 

Series 2017-HR02, Class A3

 

3.330%

     12/15/50           5,500        5,332,521  

Shops at Crystals Trust,

 

Series 2016-CSTL, Class A, 144A

 

3.126%

     07/05/36           140        134,134  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2017-C02, Class A3

 

3.225%

     08/15/50           4,400        4,258,404  

Series 2017-C07, Class A3

 

3.418%

     12/15/50           5,600        5,485,799  

Series 2018-C10, Class A3

 

4.048%

     05/15/51           2,200        2,254,937  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2013-C05, Class A3

 

2.920%

     03/10/46           3,971        3,934,481  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2014-LC016, Class A4

 

3.548%

     08/15/50           4,300        4,328,603  

Series 2016-C032, Class A3

 

3.294%

     01/15/59           2,250        2,218,120  

Series 2016-C034, Class A3

 

2.834%

     06/15/49           2,500        2,387,508  

Series 2016-C035, Class A3

 

2.674%

     07/15/48           4,600        4,338,211  

Series 2017-C040, Class A3

 

3.317%

     10/15/50           1,370        1,339,018  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $150,400,989)

 

     146,052,592  
           

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A40


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
CORPORATE BONDS — 35.5%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%

 

Bombardier, Inc. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

7.500%

     12/01/24           1,850     $ 1,743,625  

7.500%

     03/15/25           1,250       1,178,125  

General Dynamics Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.000%

     05/11/21           2,115       2,116,710  

United Technologies Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.125%

     11/16/28           1,115       1,104,632  
          

 

 

 
             6,143,092  
          

 

 

 

Agriculture — 0.3%

 

       

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.222%

     08/15/24           2,810       2,588,274  

Reynolds American, Inc. (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

8.125%

     06/23/19           895       913,051  
          

 

 

 
             3,501,325  
          

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.6%

 

       

American Airlines 2016-1 Class AA Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

3.575%

     07/15/29           1,660       1,629,279  

Continental Airlines 2001-1 Class A-1 Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.703%

     12/15/22           (r)      265  

Continental Airlines 2007-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

5.983%

     10/19/23           1,265       1,321,083  

Continental Airlines 2010-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

4.750%

     07/12/22           302       306,057  

Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.821%

     02/10/24           823       889,302  

Delta Air Lines 2010-2 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

4.950%

     11/23/20           91       91,543  

Delta Air Lines 2011-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

5.300%

     10/15/20           315       316,358  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.875%

     03/13/20           1,180       1,172,161  

United Airlines 2007-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.636%

     01/02/24           615       639,249  
          

 

 

 
             6,365,297  
          

 

 

 

Apparel — 0.2%

 

       

Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg SCA,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.500%

     06/15/24         EUR  575       662,760  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Apparel (continued)

 

PVH Corp.,

           

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.625%

     07/15/24         EUR  1,250      $ 1,508,508  
           

 

 

 
              2,171,268  
           

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 0.9%

 

BMW US Capital LLC (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.410%

 

2.835%(c)

     04/12/21           425        420,864  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.100%

     04/12/21           570        564,521  

Daimler Finance North America LLC (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

        

3.100%

     05/04/20           1,030        1,024,303  

3.350%

     05/04/21           1,715        1,709,798  

Ford Motor Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

        

4.750%

     01/15/43           1,755        1,353,430  

5.291%

     12/08/46           440        361,232  

General Motors Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.875%

     10/02/23           1,350        1,353,054  

6.250%

     10/02/43           1,885        1,766,891  

6.600%

     04/01/36           210        204,436  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.850%

 

3.258%(c)

     04/09/21           610        596,116  

Gtd. Notes

 

     

3.550%

     04/09/21           460        453,666  
           

 

 

 
              9,808,311  
           

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4%

 

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

        

3.500%

     08/15/24         EUR  701        644,528  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (Germany),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 3.250% or PIK 4.000%

 

3.250%

     09/15/23         EUR  1,075        1,200,154  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 3.750% or PIK N/A

 

3.750%

     09/15/26         EUR  1,050        1,151,909  

LKQ Italia Bondco SpA,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

        

3.875%

     04/01/24         EUR 1,275        1,490,049  
           

 

 

 
              4,486,640  
           

 

 

 

Banks — 11.0%

 

Banco Santander SA (Spain),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

 

3.545%(c)

     04/12/23           400        392,234  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

        

3.848%

     04/12/23           600        582,998  

Bank of America Corp.,

 

        

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

3.300%

     01/11/23           5,870        5,781,123  

3.593%(ff)

     07/21/28           740        701,756  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

3.499%(ff)

     05/17/22           385        385,058  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A41


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Banks (continued)

 

3.824%(ff)

     01/20/28          1,715      $ 1,663,723  

4.125%

     01/22/24          3,750        3,801,102  

4.271%(ff)

     07/23/29          910        905,729  

Sub. Notes, MTN

 

4.000%

     01/22/25          1,117        1,088,121  

4.450%

     03/03/26          1,735        1,715,213  

Bank of Montreal (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series D, MTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.460%

 

2.896%(c)

     04/13/21          600        596,406  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series D, MTN

 

3.100%

     04/13/21          645        644,676  

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.650%

     03/16/25          700        645,217  

3.684%

     01/10/23          480        461,211  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

4.972%(ff)

     05/16/29          1,050        1,012,386  

BNP Paribas SA (France),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.400%

     08/14/28          420        409,937  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

3.500%

     03/01/23          855        828,933  

BPCE SA (France),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

3.500%

     10/23/27          300        272,573  

Sub. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

4.500%

     03/15/25          1,500        1,451,626  

Citibank NA,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.050%

     05/01/20          4,120        4,114,769  

Citigroup, Inc.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series Q

 

5.950%(ff)

     (rr)         1,355        1,307,575  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series R

 

6.125%(ff)

     (rr)         1,085        1,059,231  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.200%

     10/21/26          3,255        3,004,978  

3.887%(ff)

     01/10/28          1,710        1,649,994  

8.125%

     07/15/39          1,060        1,470,592  

Sub. Notes

 

4.450%

     09/29/27          2,630        2,534,838  

Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

3.625%

     09/09/24          1,050        1,030,249  

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.290%

 

3.766%(c)

     02/04/21          1,025        996,865  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.250%

     02/04/21          950        936,240  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

3.375%

     05/12/21          900        868,542  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

3.700%

     05/30/24          159        144,432  

Dexia Credit Local SA (France),

 

Gov’t. Liquid Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

3.250%

     09/26/23          750        760,023  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Banks (continued)

 

Discover Bank,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.450%

     07/27/26          280      $ 256,759  

4.250%

     03/13/26          1,150        1,122,613  

Sub. Notes

 

       

7.000%

     04/15/20          2,005        2,087,388  

Fifth Third Bank,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.375%

     04/25/19          425        424,123  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series M

 

5.375%(ff)

     (rr)         1,950        1,884,227  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.272%(ff)

     09/29/25          4,063        3,808,545  

3.750%

     02/25/26          125        118,206  

3.814%(ff)

     04/23/29          1,960        1,829,905  

3.850%

     01/26/27          1,765        1,660,243  

5.750%

     01/24/22          4,200        4,397,544  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series D, MTN

 

6.000%

     06/15/20          2,420        2,505,153  

Sub. Notes

 

  

6.750%

     10/01/37          440        496,885  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

 

3.240%(c)

     05/18/21          1,785        1,758,511  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.583%(ff)

     06/19/29          1,000        991,238  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.875%

     07/14/27          630        541,912  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series I, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.470%

 

5.990%(c)

     (rr)         4,397        4,336,541  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series X

 

6.100%(ff)

     (rr)         1,450        1,440,938  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

       

2.750%

     06/23/20          5,400        5,369,049  

2.950%

     10/01/26          1,740        1,606,939  

3.200%

     01/25/23          470        463,152  

3.200%

     06/15/26          3,020        2,844,132  

3.509%(ff)

     01/23/29          1,435        1,358,807  

3.782%(ff)

     02/01/28          965        936,745  

4.005%(ff)

     04/23/29          1,200        1,176,435  

4.250%

     10/15/20          600        610,812  

Sub. Notes

          

4.250%

     10/01/27          420        413,452  

KeyCorp,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

5.100%

     03/24/21          1,155        1,197,910  

Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

5.800%

     01/13/20          2,650        2,712,598  

Morgan Stanley,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series H

 

5.450%(ff)

     (rr)         975        948,305  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.375%

     01/22/47          895        847,064  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A42


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Banks (continued)

 

4.457%(ff)

     04/22/39          280      $ 271,093  

5.750%

     01/25/21          1,920        2,001,889  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

3.125%

     01/23/23          1,190        1,162,564  

3.750%

     02/25/23          395        394,304  

3.772%(ff)

     01/24/29 (a)         1,875        1,793,953  

5.500%

     07/28/21          2,080        2,179,808  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

3.125%

     07/27/26          2,725        2,519,628  

5.625%

     09/23/19          2,635        2,673,995  

Sub. Notes, GMTN

 

4.350%

     09/08/26          750        728,853  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

 

Sub. Notes

 

3.900%

     04/29/24          975        966,665  

Royal Bank of Canada (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.390%

 

2.910%(c)

     04/30/21          1,920        1,903,902  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

3.200%

     04/30/21          5,215        5,214,464  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.875%

     10/16/20          1,550        1,522,959  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Japan),

 

Bank Gtd. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.350%

 

2.799%(c)

     01/17/20          1,820        1,818,400  

Gtd. Notes

 

2.450%

     01/10/19          625        624,913  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG (Switzerland),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

2.859%(ff)

     08/15/23          1,100        1,057,964  

3.491%

     05/23/23          2,970        2,896,438  
          

 

 

 
             123,096,273  
          

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.1%

 

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.551%

     05/25/21          970        968,531  
          

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

Celgene Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.250%

     08/15/21          1,070        1,037,330  
          

 

 

 

Building Materials — 0.3%

 

Standard Industries, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.375%

     11/15/24          3,000        2,816,250  

U.S. Concrete, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.375%

     06/01/24          600        552,000  
          

 

 

 
             3,368,250  
          

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.4%

 

Ashland LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.875%

     05/15/43          1,400        1,379,000  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Chemicals (continued)

 

CF Industries, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.950%

     06/01/43           675      $ 523,125  

5.375%

     03/15/44           700        567,000  

7.125%

     05/01/20           141        145,230  

DowDuPont, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.766%

     11/15/20           490        494,698  

LyondellBasell Industries NV,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.000%

     11/15/21           3,550        3,752,416  

Mosaic Co. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.450%

     11/15/33           465        477,952  

5.625%

     11/15/43           155        157,446  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.900%

     06/01/43           870        831,305  

5.250%

     01/15/45           420        420,987  

6.125%

     01/15/41           450        492,791  

Sasol Financing International Ltd. (South Africa),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.500%

     11/14/22           1,525        1,476,139  

SASOL Financing USA LLC (South Africa),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.875%

     03/27/24           575        573,787  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.450%

     08/01/25           445        424,689  

Union Carbide Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.875%

     04/01/23           3,058        3,497,983  
           

 

 

 
              15,214,548  
           

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.6%

 

ERAC USA Finance LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.700%

     06/01/34           920        1,092,772  

7.000%

     10/15/37           770        957,320  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.000%

     04/15/22           1,500        1,432,500  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.625%

     10/15/25           700        624,750  

4.875%

     01/15/28           675        592,313  

5.500%

     07/15/25           650        612,625  

5.500%

     05/15/27           975        904,312  
           

 

 

 
              6,216,592  
           

 

 

 

Computers — 0.2%

 

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.480%

     06/01/19           905        902,325  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A43


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Computers (continued)

 

Everi Payments, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

7.500%

     12/15/25          900      $ 851,625  
          

 

 

 
             1,753,950  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%

 

American Express Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.375%

     05/17/21          3,695        3,700,875  

Capital One Financial Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.450%

     04/30/21          5,235        5,232,539  

International Lease Finance Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.250%

     05/15/19          1,400        1,412,385  

Jefferies Group LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.500%

     01/20/43          650        658,090  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

6.875%

     05/02/18 (d)         2,740        53,430  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

8.125%

     07/15/23          1,250        1,218,750  
          

 

 

 
             12,276,069  
          

 

 

 

Electric — 1.7%

 

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.350%

     07/01/23          550        550,587  

Calpine Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.375%

     01/15/23          396        371,250  

5.750%

     01/15/25 (a)         2,400        2,196,000  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series C

 

4.300%

     12/01/56          235        218,657  

Dominion Energy, Inc.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes

 

4.104%

     04/01/21          2,710        2,725,651  

El Paso Electric Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.000%

     05/15/35          2,325        2,614,100  

Enel Americas SA (Chile),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     10/25/26          235        218,726  

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. (South Africa),

 

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

6.350%

     08/10/28          550        529,156  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.250%

     10/01/39          1,900        1,981,411  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.450%

     07/15/44          400        434,541  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Electric (continued)

 

Iberdrola International BV (Spain),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.750%

     09/15/33           1,150      $ 1,340,624  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (Israel),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, GMTN

 

4.250%

     08/14/28           680        645,946  

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. (South Korea),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.750%

     07/13/21           250        258,092  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.600%

     06/15/43           1,950        1,608,177  

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.,

 

First Mortgage

 

4.600%

     06/15/43           2,025        2,074,450  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.500%

     09/01/26           1,375        1,323,437  
           

 

 

 
              19,090,805  
           

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.1%

 

Sensata Technologies BV,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.000%

     10/01/25           1,750        1,645,000  
           

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction — 0.0%

 

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (India),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.250%

     10/27/27           345        283,311  
           

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.0%

 

CPUK Finance Ltd. (United Kingdom),

 

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.250%

     02/28/47         GBP   250        304,545  

4.875%

     02/28/47         GBP   125        148,926  
           

 

 

 
              453,471  
           

 

 

 

Foods — 0.4%

 

Albertsons Cos LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.750%

     03/15/25           225        196,875  

General Mills, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.200%

     04/16/21           1,200        1,193,411  

Ingles Markets, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.750%

     06/15/23           100        98,750  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.750%

     06/15/25           2,025        1,933,875  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.000%

     07/15/35           725        680,396  
           

 

 

 
              4,103,307  
           

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

 

International Paper Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.300%

     11/15/39           1,000        1,178,730  
           

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A44


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Gas — 0.3%

 

Korea Gas Corp. (South Korea),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.250%

     11/02/20          1,750      $ 1,777,685  

NiSource, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.800%

     02/15/44          300        290,448  

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.400%

     06/01/43          1,050        996,282  
          

 

 

 
             3,064,415  
          

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.6%

 

Abbott Laboratories,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.900%

     11/30/21          2,780        2,755,849  

Becton Dickinson & Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.363%

     06/06/24          3,415        3,280,029  

Stryker Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.125%

     11/30/27        EUR   510        600,841  
          

 

 

 
             6,636,719  
          

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 1.1%

 

Aetna, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.750%

     12/15/37          1,900        2,295,723  

Anthem, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.650%

     01/15/43          385        373,992  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,

 

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

8.125%

     06/30/24 (a)         625        456,250  

Cigna Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.375%

     12/15/20          745        758,538  

DaVita, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.000%

     05/01/25          500        453,750  

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc. (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.125%

     10/15/20          330        330,383  

HCA, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.375%

     02/01/25          2,325        2,266,875  

5.875%

     02/15/26          275        273,625  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.200%

     02/01/22          240        238,183  

3.250%

     09/01/24          1,495        1,430,822  

Select Medical Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.375%

     06/01/21          1,225        1,221,937  

Synlab Bondco PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

6.250%

     07/01/22        EUR    1,100        1,278,966  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Healthcare-Services (continued)

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

Sec’d. Notes

 

5.125%

     05/01/25 (a)         550      $ 512,875  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.750%

     02/01/20          500        499,375  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.950%

     10/15/42          220        209,722  
          

 

 

 
             12,601,016  
          

 

 

 

Home Builders — 0.5%

 

       

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp. (Canada),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.125%

     07/01/22          1,000        945,000  

PulteGroup, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.000%

     01/15/27          975        882,375  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.250%

     04/15/21          2,175        2,153,250  

William Lyon Homes, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

7.000%

     08/15/22          1,650        1,633,500  
          

 

 

 
             5,614,125  
          

 

 

 

Home Furnishings — 0.0%

 

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.500%

     06/15/26          650        593,125  
          

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.1%

 

Newell Brands, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.200%

     04/01/26          670        654,804  
          

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.1%

 

American International Group, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.750%

     07/10/25          2,110        2,020,217  

4.500%

     07/16/44          1,075        959,361  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.125%

     04/15/22          500        524,137  

Liberty Mutual Finance Europe DAC,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

1.750%

     03/27/24        EUR  800        917,287  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.500%

     03/15/35            1,030        1,200,092  

Lincoln National Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.000%

     06/15/40          405        509,254  

Markel Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.000%

     03/30/43          350        349,091  

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The),

 

Sub. Notes, 144A

 

6.063%

     03/30/40          130        158,057  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A45


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Insurance (continued)

 

Ohio National Financial Services, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

6.375%

     04/30/20           850      $ 877,697  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

  

4.625%

     09/15/42           150        144,972  

Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.000%

     07/15/34           1,350        1,587,025  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America,

 

Sub. Notes, 144A

 

4.270%

     05/15/47           2,310        2,210,958  

6.850%

     12/16/39           196        254,842  

Unum Group,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.625%

     09/15/20           500        517,349  
           

 

 

 
              12,230,339  
           

 

 

 

Internet — 0.1%

 

Netflix, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.625%

     05/15/27         EUR    1,050        1,163,940  
           

 

 

 

Iron/Steel — 0.0%

 

Vale Overseas Ltd. (Brazil),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.250%

     08/10/26           270        291,600  
           

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.3%

 

        

Marriott International, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.250%

     09/15/22           1,325        1,297,596  

MGM Resorts International,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.625%

     12/15/21           1,325        1,358,125  

Sands China Ltd. (Macau),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.125%

     08/08/25           400        396,100  

Studio City Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

7.250%

     11/30/21           300        305,505  
           

 

 

 
              3,357,326  
           

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified — 0.4%

 

CNH Industrial Capital LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.875%

     04/01/21           1,050        1,066,905  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.200%

     01/15/98           1,100        1,086,006  

Xylem, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.875%

     10/01/21           1,960        2,023,818  
           

 

 

 
              4,176,729  
           

 

 

 

Media — 2.4%

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.900%

     08/15/39           65        85,423  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Media (continued)

 

7.625%

     11/30/28          1,415      $ 1,836,693  

Cablevision Systems Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

8.000%

     04/15/20          2,000        2,025,000  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.500%

     05/01/26          3,300        3,172,125  

5.875%

     04/01/24          800        796,000  

5.875%

     05/01/27          1,000        970,000  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

6.384%

     10/23/35          710        728,777  

6.484%

     10/23/45          855        878,888  

6.834%

     10/23/55          225        228,817  

Comcast Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.150%

     10/15/28          1,820        1,848,087  

4.250%

     10/15/30          620        627,011  

Cox Communications, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.150%

     08/15/24          2,800        2,693,610  

CSC Holdings LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.125%

     12/15/21          1,425        1,396,500  

7.500%

     04/01/28          650        648,375  

Discovery Communications LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.000%

     09/20/37          1,010        936,849  

Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.125%

     01/31/46          495        506,200  

Liberty Interactive LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

8.250%

     02/01/30 (a)         725        706,875  

NBCUniversal Media LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.450%

     01/15/43          15        14,459  

TCI Communications, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.875%

     02/15/26          750        911,183  

TEGNA, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.875%

     09/15/21          475        464,313  

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH (Germany),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     01/15/25        EUR  1,100        1,298,388  

Univision Communications, Inc.,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.125%

     02/15/25 (a)         1,175        1,031,062  

UPCB Finance IV Ltd. (Netherlands),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.375%

     01/15/25          1,140        1,066,037  

Warner Media LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.800%

     02/15/27          690        647,429  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A46


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Media (continued)

 

Ziggo BV (Netherlands),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

3.750%

     01/15/25         EUR  1,000      $ 1,135,829  
           

 

 

 
              26,653,930  
           

 

 

 

Mining — 0.2%

 

Barrick North America Finance LLC (Canada),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.750%

     05/01/43           410        430,641  

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.625%

     06/09/21           825        822,493  

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.750%

     04/16/40           990        1,093,165  
           

 

 

 
              2,346,299  
           

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.2%

 

Textron, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.250%

     10/01/19           2,350        2,421,537  
           

 

 

 

Multi-National — 0.5%

 

Corp. Andina de Fomento (Supranational Bank),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.000%

     05/10/19           440        438,409  

2.125%

     09/27/21           3,095        3,004,224  

4.375%

     06/15/22           500        517,475  

Inter-American Development Bank (Supranational Bank),

 

Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.950%

     08/01/26           1,500        1,865,398  
           

 

 

 
              5,825,506  
           

 

 

 

Office/Business Equipment — 0.1%

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.000%

     09/01/23           1,150        1,129,875  
           

 

 

 
           

Oil & Gas — 1.9%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.677%(s)

     10/10/36           2,000        834,098  

6.450%

     09/15/36           945        1,020,596  

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.400%

     06/15/47           1,000        861,057  

CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd. (China),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.000%

     05/09/23           750        723,878  

Concho Resources, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.875%

     10/01/47           180        170,789  

Devon Energy Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.600%

     07/15/41           1,650        1,564,534  

Encana Corp. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.500%

     02/01/38           200        216,839  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Oil & Gas (continued)

 

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA (Russia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.950%

     07/19/22           390      $ 393,117  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

6.510%

     03/07/22           1,665        1,738,676  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.650%

     03/15/25           1,500        1,529,482  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC (Kazakhstan),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.875%

     04/19/22           1,160        1,140,442  

4.750%

     04/19/27           200        194,492  

Lukoil International Finance BV (Russia),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.125%

     11/09/20           600        617,880  

Petrobras Global Finance BV (Brazil),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.750%

     01/14/25         EUR   300        357,474  

5.299%

     01/27/25           625        596,875  

5.750%

     02/01/29           725        670,625  

6.125%

     01/17/22           56        57,470  

7.375%

     01/17/27           405        416,138  

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.750%

     02/26/29         EUR   1,000        1,047,216  

4.875%

     01/24/22           1,100        1,070,850  

5.375%

     03/13/22           405        396,698  

6.375%

     01/23/45           1,015        817,075  

6.500%

     03/13/27           1,225        1,151,500  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

 

2.750%

     04/21/27         EUR  700        663,773  

3.750%

     02/21/24         EUR   400        439,877  

4.875%

     02/21/28         EUR   800        868,479  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

 

6.750%

     09/21/47           235        194,319  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd. (China),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

2.500%

     04/28/20           1,250        1,234,640  

YPF SA (Argentina),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

8.500%

     03/23/21           380        375,250  
           

 

 

 
              21,364,139  
           

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.0%

 

Cameron International Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

7.000%

     07/15/38           450        569,213  
           

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 0.4%

 

Ball Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.375%

     12/15/23         EUR   925        1,175,149  

Greif Nevada Holdings, Inc. SCS,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

7.375%

     07/15/21         EUR  1,470        1,873,480  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A47


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Packaging & Containers (continued)

 

WestRock RKT Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.450%

     03/01/19           1,165      $ 1,166,896  
           

 

 

 
              4,215,525  
           

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%

 

AbbVie, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.600%

     05/14/25           1,020        978,368  

4.500%

     05/14/35           1,715        1,586,558  

Allergan Funding SCS,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.550%

     03/15/35           2,040        1,935,139  

Allergan Sales LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.875%

     02/15/21           1,350        1,382,775  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.125%

     04/15/25           325        283,563  

Cigna Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.375%

     10/15/28           1,320        1,327,367  

CVS Health Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.780%

     03/25/38           270        258,729  

5.050%

     03/25/48           655        637,059  

5.125%

     07/20/45           565        549,976  

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

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.000%

     07/15/23           625        476,563  

Express Scripts Holding Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.500%

     02/25/26           3,690        3,739,939  

Mylan NV,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.250%

     06/15/46           1,455        1,226,052  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.200%

     09/23/26           3,745        3,388,932  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.800%

     11/26/20           280        281,689  

4.000%

     11/26/21           600        608,183  
           

 

 

 
              18,660,892  
           

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.9%

 

Energy Transfer Operating LP,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.150%

     03/15/45           55        47,581  

5.300%

     04/15/47           120        105,765  

6.000%

     06/15/48           125        121,727  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.900%

     05/15/46           2,110        2,043,698  

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV (Mexico),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

6.375%

     03/30/38           392        391,791  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Pipelines (continued)

 

Magellan Midstream Partners LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.200%

     03/15/45           1,000      $ 880,600  

MPLX LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.500%

     04/15/38           970        847,147  

5.200%

     03/01/47           115        105,857  

NGPL PipeCo LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.375%

     08/15/22           50        48,625  

4.875%

     08/15/27           225        212,062  

ONEOK Partners LP,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.850%

     10/15/37           1,250        1,405,011  

ONEOK, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.950%

     07/13/47           450        415,710  

Phillips 66 Partners LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.680%

     02/15/45           1,900        1,710,990  

Western Gas Partners LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.450%

     04/01/44           575        515,302  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.900%

     01/15/45           1,200        1,088,002  
           

 

 

 
              9,939,868  
           

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

Simon Property Group LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.375%

     03/15/22           325        325,457  

Trust F/1401 (Mexico),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.250%

     12/15/24           1,235        1,184,056  
           

 

 

 
              1,509,513  
           

 

 

 

Retail — 0.5%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.700%

 

3.149%(c)

     04/17/20           950        943,941  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.200%

     05/15/28           1,875        1,775,996  

L Brands, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.625%

     02/15/22           1,600        1,594,000  

6.625%

     04/01/21           551        564,775  

PetSmart, Inc.,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.875%

     06/01/25           675        487,688  

Rite Aid Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.125%

     04/01/23           375        296,250  
           

 

 

 
              5,662,650  
           

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A48


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Savings & Loans — 0.1%

 

People’s United Financial, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.650%

     12/06/22           1,675      $ 1,676,623  

Semiconductors — 0.5%

 

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.875%

     01/15/27           3,310        2,969,416  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.625%

     06/01/23           2,675        2,621,500  
           

 

 

 
              5,590,916  
           

 

 

 

Software — 0.5%

 

Fiserv, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.500%

     10/01/22           1,162        1,153,991  

Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%, 144A

 

7.125%

     05/01/21           1,300        1,264,250  

Microsoft Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.750%

     02/12/45           1,540        1,489,850  

4.000%

     02/12/55           435        427,186  

4.450%

     11/03/45           275        291,676  

Oracle Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.300%

     07/08/34           1,070        1,074,057  
           

 

 

 
              5,701,010  
           

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 1.0%

 

AT&T Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

8.750%

     11/15/31           55        72,885  

AT&T, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.400%

     05/15/25           1,905        1,793,849  

4.500%

     03/09/48           74        63,322  

4.550%

     03/09/49           499        429,537  

5.250%

     03/01/37           680        667,915  

5.350%

     09/01/40           49        47,602  

Sprint Capital Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.900%

     05/01/19           1,300        1,306,500  

Sprint Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

7.625%

     02/15/25           500        500,000  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.500%

     01/15/26           1,675        1,708,500  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.500%

     08/10/33           990        977,215  

4.522%

     09/15/48           425        398,333  

5.012%

     04/15/49           1,000        996,402  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Telecommunications (continued)

 

Wind Tre SpA (Italy),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

2.625%

     01/20/23         EUR   675      $ 697,204  

3.125%

     01/20/25         EUR  1,550        1,579,075  
           

 

 

 
              11,238,339  
           

 

 

 

Textiles — 0.0%

 

Mohawk Industries, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.850%

     02/01/23           294        294,404  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $406,992,971)

 

     398,346,477  
  

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 1.9%

 

California — 0.7%

 

Bay Area Toll Authority,

 

BABs, Taxable, Revenue Bonds

 

6.907%

     10/01/50           1,125        1,599,142  

State of California,

 

GO BABs

 

7.625%

     03/01/40           725        1,032,248  

GO, BABs

 

7.300%

     10/01/39           2,280        3,129,802  

University of California,

 

BABs, Revenue Bonds

 

5.770%

     05/15/43           1,400        1,684,494  
           

 

 

 
              7,445,686  
           

 

 

 

Colorado — 0.1%

 

Regional Transportation District,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series 2010-B

 

5.844%

     11/01/50           770        1,017,409  
           

 

 

 

Illinois — 0.4%

 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series B

 

6.395%

     01/01/40           1,380        1,761,239  

State of Illinois,

 

GO Unlimited

 

5.000%

     10/01/22           20        21,079  

GO, Series D

 

5.000%

     11/01/22           2,650        2,795,008  
           

 

 

 
              4,577,326  
           

 

 

 

New Jersey — 0.4%

 

New Jersey Turnpike Authority,

 

BABs, Revenue Bonds, Series A

 

7.102%

     01/01/41           1,175        1,605,132  

Tax. Issuer Subs., Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series F

 

7.414%

     01/01/40           2,050        2,888,450  
           

 

 

 
              4,493,582  
           

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.1%

 

Ohio State University (The),

 

Revenue Bonds, Taxable, BABs, Series C

 

4.910%

     06/01/40           695        804,212  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A49


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)

 

Ohio (continued)

 

Ohio State Water Development Auth. Wtr. Poll. Ctl. Rev.,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs

 

4.879%

     12/01/34           450      $ 494,352  
           

 

 

 
              1,298,564  
           

 

 

 

Oregon — 0.1%

 

State of Oregon Department of Transportation,

 

Revenue Bonds, Taxable, BABs, Series A

 

5.834%

     11/15/34           615        764,507  
           

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 0.1%

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series B

 

5.511%

     12/01/45           800        982,144  
           

 

 

 

Virginia — 0.0%

 

University of Virginia,

 

Revenue Bonds, Taxable, Series C

 

4.179%

     09/01/2117           425        413,716  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(cost $16,766,249)

 

     20,992,934  
           

 

 

 
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 4.4%

 

Alternative Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-18CB, Class 3A1

 

5.250%

     09/25/19           58        57,542  

Bellemeade Re Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Series 2017-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

 

4.206%(c)

     10/25/27           545        547,572  

Series 2018-01A, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600%

 

4.106%(c)

     04/25/28           1,113        1,112,999  

Series 2018-02A, Class M1A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.950%

 

3.456%(c)

     08/25/28           1,050        1,047,343  

Series 2018-02A, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.350%

 

3.856%(c)

     08/25/28           450        447,872  

Series 2018-02A, Class M1C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600%

 

4.106%(c)

     08/25/28           450        442,905  

Series 2018-03A, Class M1A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200% (Cap

 

N/A, Floor 1.200%)

 

3.706%(c)

     10/25/27           690        689,806  

Series 2018-03A, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.850%

 

4.356%(c)

     10/25/27           1,040        1,038,345  

Central Park Funding Trust,

 

Series 2018-01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.500% (Cap N/A,

 

Floor 1.500%)^

 

3.780%(c)

     11/01/23           5,400        5,400,000  

CIM Trust,

 

Series 2017-02, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     12/25/57           1,446        1,453,089  

Series 2017-03, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     01/25/57           1,646        1,671,690  

Series 2017-06, Class A1, 144A

 

3.015%(cc)

     06/25/57           1,373        1,324,906  

Series 2017-08, Class A1, 144A

 

3.000%(cc)

     12/25/65           2,817        2,770,720  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2011-12, Class 3A2, 144A

 

4.058%(cc)

     09/25/47           618      $ 581,179  

Eagle RE Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Series 2018-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

 

4.206%(c)

     11/25/28           1,700        1,697,644  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

 

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.450%

 

3.956%(c)

     01/25/29           494        495,398  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,

 

Series 2014-DN04, Class M3, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.550%

 

7.056%(c)

     10/25/24           259        282,941  

Series 2015-DNA01, Class M3, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.300%

 

5.806%(c)

     10/25/27           3,460        3,753,203  

Series 2016-HQA02, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

 

4.756%(c)

     11/25/28           709        720,783  

Series 2016-HQA03, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.350%

 

3.856%(c)

     03/25/29           760        763,794  

Series 2016-HQA04, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.806%(c)

     04/25/29           1,740        1,753,048  

GSMSC Resecuritization Trust,

 

Series 2015-03R, Class 1A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.140%

 

2.646%(c)

     01/26/37           1,368        1,348,886  

Series 2015-03R, Class 1A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.140%

 

2.646%(c)

     01/26/37           1,400        1,338,398  

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2007-04, Class 2A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.220%

 

2.690%(c)

     07/19/47           1,637        1,581,401  

Home Re Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Series 2018-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600%

 

4.106%(c)

     10/25/28           510        510,621  

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2006-AR19, Class 5A2

 

3.939%(cc)

     08/25/36           370        341,035  

Lehman XS Trust,

 

Series 2006-GP04, Class 1A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.205%

 

2.711%(c)

     08/25/46           1,130        1,107,810  

LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-05, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     05/01/22           1,192        1,187,562  

Series 2017-08, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

 

4.170%(c)

     11/01/22           796        796,670  

Series 2017-09, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550%

 

3.899%(c)

     12/01/22           283        282,200  

LSTAR Securities Investment Trust,

 

Series 2017-06, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

 

4.099%(c)

     09/01/22           947        948,458  

Series 2018-02, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.500%

 

4.020%(c)

     04/01/23           408        407,729  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-04, Class 4A1

 

5.000%

     04/25/19           1        744  

MetLife Securitization Trust,

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A

 

3.750%(cc)

     03/25/57           1,153        1,163,857  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A50


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2018-04A, Class A1S, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     01/25/48           1,641      $ 1,632,403  

Oaktown Re II Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550%

 

4.056%(c)

     07/25/28           500        500,606  

Radnor RE Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Series 2018-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.400%

 

3.906%(c)

     03/25/28           690        688,530  

Series 2018-01, Class M2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.700%

 

5.206%(c)

     03/25/28           360        359,619  

STACR Trust,

 

Series 2018-DNA03, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     09/25/48           1,220        1,217,648  

Series 2018-HRP02, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.850%

 

3.356%(c)

     02/25/47           1,150        1,148,384  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-01, Class 4A3

 

4.232%(cc)

     02/25/34           530        529,743  

Series 2004-18, Class 3A1

 

4.322%(cc)

     12/25/34           2,855        2,831,390  

Towd Point Mortgage Funding PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Series 2016-V1A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month GBP LIBOR + 1.200%

 

2.089%(c)

     02/20/54         GBP    1,544        1,969,077  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series 2005-01, Class 3A

 

5.000%

     03/25/20           50        49,855  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $49,234,244)

 

     49,995,405  
           

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 6.2%

 

Argentine Republic Government International Bond (Argentina),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.260%

     12/31/38         EUR   300        187,944  

4.625%

     01/11/23             1,625        1,283,750  

6.875%

     04/22/21           1,775        1,603,730  

7.820%

     12/31/33         EUR   958        917,067  

7.820%

     12/31/33         EUR   634        601,465  

8.280%

     12/31/33           582        453,840  

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais (Brazil),

 

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

 

5.333%

     02/15/28           1,105        1,096,712  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.333%

     02/15/28           500        496,250  

Colombia Government International Bond (Colombia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     02/26/24           250        247,500  

Dominican Republic International Bond (Dominican Republic),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.500%

     05/06/21           2,250        2,323,125  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

6.000%

     07/19/28           575        573,563  

7.500%

     05/06/21           600        619,500  

Egypt Government International Bond (Egypt),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

4.750%

     04/16/26         EUR   1,410        1,461,593  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
SOVEREIGN BONDS (continued)

 

Hellenic Republic Government Bond (Greece),

 

Bonds

 

3.000%

     02/24/23         EUR   1,200      $ 1,366,741  

3.000%

     02/24/29         EUR   1,000        1,060,472  

3.000%

     02/24/31         EUR   620        638,783  

3.000%

     02/24/32         EUR   1,280        1,302,186  

3.000%

     02/24/34         EUR   640        627,706  

3.750%

     01/30/28         EUR   65        71,077  

3.900%

     01/30/33         EUR   1,990        2,075,803  

4.200%

     01/30/42         EUR   295        296,693  

Hellenic Republic Government International Bond (Greece),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.200%

     07/17/34         EUR   1,500        1,712,130  

Hungary Government International Bond (Hungary),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.375%

     02/21/23           436        461,615  

5.375%

     03/25/24           290        310,387  

5.750%

     11/22/23           2,300        2,485,063  

6.375%

     03/29/21           2,776        2,929,624  

Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.375%

     07/30/25         EUR   3,125        3,809,264  

5.350%

     02/11/49           400        412,048  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

 

2.875%

     07/08/21         EUR   1,225        1,475,126  

3.750%

     06/14/28         EUR   500        621,354  

Iraq International Bond (Iraq),

 

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.800%

     01/15/28           450        402,399  

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (Japan),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.375%

     09/27/23           600        609,720  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

2.000%

     09/08/20           1,200        1,180,647  

2.625%

     04/20/22           1,000        987,504  

Lithuania Government International Bond (Lithuania),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.625%

     02/01/22           1,000        1,089,856  

Panama Government International Bond (Panama),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.750%

     03/16/25           450        445,730  

Portugal Government International Bond (Portugal),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

 

5.125%

     10/15/24           12,075        12,592,051  

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT (Portugal),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.875%

     02/15/30         EUR   3,070        4,181,157  

Province of Ontario (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.400%

     10/17/23           915        933,532  

Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

6.500%

     02/15/23           120        96,600  

9.950%

     06/09/21           1,940        1,823,600  

Qatar Government International Bond (Qatar),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.103%

     04/23/48           1,040        1,092,260  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A51


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
SOVEREIGN BONDS (continued)

 

Republic of Italy Government International Bond (Italy),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.875%

     09/27/23          260      $ 282,589  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

5.375%

     06/15/33          730        761,547  

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

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.875%

     09/16/25          1,020        1,032,499  

Romanian Government International Bond (Romania),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

3.875%

     10/29/35        EUR  945        1,052,959  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

 

3.875%

     10/29/35        EUR  1,000        1,114,243  

Saudi Government International Bond (Saudi Arabia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

4.000%

     04/17/25          675        669,042  

Senegal Government International Bond (Senegal),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.750%

     03/13/28        EUR  475        500,421  

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.125%

     05/19/20          1,000        987,486  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

2.500%

     06/08/22          600        588,728  

Turkey Government International Bond (Turkey),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.625%

     03/30/21          500        499,963  

7.000%

     06/05/20          1,510        1,539,061  

Ukraine Government International Bond (Ukraine),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.750%

     09/01/22          1,120        1,026,323  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

7.750%

     09/01/22          340        311,562  

Uruguay Government International Bond (Uruguay),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.975%

     04/20/55          470        446,975  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(cost $71,578,474)

 

     69,770,565  
          

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 1.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

5.500%

     10/01/33          593        641,455  

5.500%

     06/01/34          9        9,334  

6.000%

     11/01/33          214        233,802  

6.000%

     05/01/34          59        63,617  

6.000%

     06/01/34          150        161,463  

6.250%

     07/15/32 (k)         830        1,108,257  

6.500%

     07/01/32          23        25,492  

6.500%

     07/01/32          30        32,323  

6.500%

     08/01/32          45        48,670  

6.500%

     08/01/32          47        50,901  

6.500%

     08/01/32          50        53,964  

6.500%

     09/01/32          41        44,823  

6.500%

     09/01/32          120        130,927  

6.750%

     03/15/31 (k)         600        815,773  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

 

5.500%

     02/01/33          18        19,521  

5.500%

     02/01/33          22        23,546  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

5.500%

     03/01/33          27      $ 28,375  

5.500%

     03/01/33          50        53,426  

5.500%

     03/01/33          55        59,006  

5.500%

     04/01/33          8        8,135  

5.500%

     04/01/33          34        36,933  

5.500%

     04/01/33          37        39,314  

5.500%

     04/01/33          42        45,453  

5.500%

     07/01/33          33        35,772  

5.500%

     07/01/33          40        43,263  

5.500%

     08/01/33          17        17,697  

5.500%

     02/01/34          35        37,264  

5.500%

     04/01/34          28        30,039  

5.500%

     06/01/34          39        42,104  

6.000%

     10/01/33          4        3,902  

6.000%

     10/01/33          245        265,501  

6.000%

     03/01/34          89        95,418  

6.000%

     02/01/35          228        251,810  

6.000%

     11/01/36          62        68,179  

6.250%

     05/15/29 (k)         1,090        1,397,785  

6.500%

     08/01/32          140        155,740  

6.500%

     09/01/32          111        122,024  

6.500%

     09/01/32          192        216,472  

6.500%

     10/01/32          105        114,329  

6.500%

     04/01/33          190        213,875  

6.500%

     11/01/33          5        5,410  

6.625%

     11/15/30 (k)         530        710,426  

7.000%

     05/01/32          87        95,087  

7.000%

     06/01/32          8        8,951  

7.125%

     01/15/30 (k)         785        1,080,417  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

 

5.500%

     01/15/33          75        80,592  

5.500%

     02/15/33          57        62,005  

5.500%

     05/15/33          134        142,668  

5.500%

     05/15/33          190        202,227  

5.500%

     06/15/33          205        219,784  

5.500%

     09/15/33          115        123,794  

5.500%

     07/15/35          74        79,851  

6.000%

     12/15/32          139        151,799  

6.000%

     11/15/33          70        76,231  

6.000%

     01/15/34          12        13,464  

6.000%

     06/20/34          373        404,484  

6.000%

     11/15/34          528        572,123  

6.500%

     09/15/32          88        94,424  

6.500%

     09/15/32          212        229,026  

6.500%

     09/15/32          227        247,720  

6.500%

     11/15/33          167        182,090  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $11,665,325)

 

     11,628,257  
          

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 3.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.500%

     05/15/46 (k)         965        870,272  

2.750%

     08/15/47 (k)         1,950        1,846,787  

3.000%

     02/15/48 (k)         1,380        1,372,615  

3.000%

     08/15/48 (h)         2,560        2,547,900  

3.125%

     05/15/48          1,174        1,196,288  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

 

0.625%

     04/15/23          5,640        5,546,182  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A52


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
                          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.375%

     05/31/21 (h)(k)         7,020      $ 6,839,564  

1.875%

     04/30/22 (k)         520        510,047  

2.000%

     11/30/20          1,355        1,342,456  

2.125%

     05/15/25 (k)         260        253,012  

2.250%

     02/15/27 (k)         910        883,624  

2.625%

     07/15/21 (k)         2,350        2,358,354  

2.875%

     11/30/25          5,045        5,135,455  

3.125%

     11/15/28 (h)         7,950        8,246,262  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

 

2.783%(s)

     08/15/29 (k)         1,200        889,201  

2.878%(s)

     05/15/31 (h)(k)         1,200        841,682  

3.042%(s)

     11/15/35 (k)         2,400        1,465,071  

3.202%(s)

     08/15/40 (k)         2,400        1,246,818  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $42,898,521)

 

     43,391,590  
          

 

 

 
                  Shares         
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%

 

Banks — 0.1%

 

Citigroup Capital XIII 8.890%

 

     45,000        1,189,350  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

State Street Corp. 5.350%

 

     35,000        835,800  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $2,000,000)

 

     2,025,150  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,078,201,632)

 

     1,069,547,301  
          

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.4%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 4.0%

 

PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund(w)

 

     3,926,899        36,166,743  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

 

     3,312,505        3,312,505  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $5,294,938; includes $5,280,830 of cash collateral for securities on
loan)(b)(w)

 

     5,295,469        5,294,940  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $45,319,536)

 

     44,774,188  
          

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
           Principal
Amount
(000)#
        
COMMERCIAL PAPER(n) — 0.4%

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 

3.201%

     04/09/19          4,020        3,983,010  
          

 

 

 

(cost $3,985,746)

 

                          Value  

OPTIONS PURCHASED*~ — 0.0%
(cost $62,088)

            $ 486,594  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $49,367,370)

              49,243,792  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN—99.6%
(cost $1,127,569,002)

              1,118,791,093  
           

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN*~ — (0.0)%
(premiums received $291,883)

              (453,510
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF OPTIONS WRITTEN — 99.6%
(cost $1,127,277,119)

              1,118,337,583  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES(z) — 0.4%

              4,587,812  
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

            $ 1,122,925,395  
           

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

#

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

 

~

See tables subsequent to the Schedule of Investments for options detail.

 

^

Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $14,279,655 and 1.3% of net assets.

 

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $5,182,650; cash collateral of $5,280,830 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2018.

 

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of December 31, 2018. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

 

(d)

Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.

 

(ff)

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(h)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for OTC derivatives.

 

(k)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.

 

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchase date.

 

(p)

Interest rate not available as of December 31, 2018.

 

(r)

Principal or notional amount is less than $500 par.

 

(s)

Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date.

 

(rr)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A53


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund, PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

(z)

Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:

 

 

Options Purchased:

OTC Traded

 

Description

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

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/21/19        0.13            3,100      $ 18,088  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      11/21/19        0.12            4,700        28,721  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      07/12/21        0.11            3,026        27,869  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      07/13/21        0.11            2,942        27,116  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      08/16/21        0.15            7,356        64,952  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      08/20/21        0.15            14,601        139,858  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      09/13/21        0.14            14,800        145,495  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      11/09/21        0.21            2,942        30,447  
                   

 

 

 

Total OTC Traded (cost $38,739)

 

   $ 482,546  
                   

 

 

 

OTC Swaptions    

 

Description

   Call/
Put
    

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Strike      Receive    

Pay

   Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      03/20/19      $ 107.50        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)      5,650      $ 892  

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Call      Deutsche Bank AG      03/20/19      $ 107.50        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)      5,550        876  

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      03/20/19      $ 106.50        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)      5,140        2,280  
                      

 

 

 

Total OTC Swaptions (cost $23,349)

 

   $ 4,048  
                      

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased (cost $62,088)

 

   $ 486,594  
                      

 

 

 

Options Written:    

OTC Swaptions    

 

Description

   Call/
Put
     Counterparty    Expiration
Date
     Strike      Receive     Pay   Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Citibank, N.A.      01/16/19      $ 94.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     10,000      $ (861

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      BNP Paribas      01/16/19      $ 97.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     5,040        (2,965

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      BNP Paribas      01/16/19      $ 101.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     5,040        (24,290

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Deutsche Bank AG      01/16/19      $ 98.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     2,050        (1,904

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Goldman Sachs
International
     02/20/19      $ 102.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     1,370        (22,504

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Citibank, N.A.      02/20/19      $ 98.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     10,000        (53,094

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Bank of America, N.A.      02/20/19      $ 97.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     13,640        (55,294

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Goldman Sachs
International
     03/20/19      $ 99.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     3,410        (37,372

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Barclays Bank PLC      03/20/19      $ 100.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     3,410        (46,380

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Deutsche Bank AG      03/20/19      $ 98.00        5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)     5,550        (49,183

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A54


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Options Written (continued):    

OTC Swaptions    

 

Description

   Call/
Put
     Counterparty    Expiration
Date
     Strike     Receive     Pay   Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

CDX.NA.HY.31.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Bank of America, N.A.      03/20/19      $ 98.00       5.00 %(Q)    CDX.NA.HY. 31.V1(Q)        5,650      $ (50,069

iTraxx.XO.30.V1, 12/20/23

     Put      Citibank, N.A.      03/20/19        4.00     5.00 %(Q)    iTraxx.XO.30.V1(Q)     EUR        6,000        (109,594
                       

 

 

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $291,883)

 

   $ (453,510
                       

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions:

     
3,867   5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Mar. 2019     $ 443,496,562     $ 6,873,770  
3,216   10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Mar. 2019       392,402,250       8,405,128  
132   10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes     Mar. 2019       17,170,313       154,125  
68   20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds     Mar. 2019       9,928,000       459,664  
614   30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds     Mar. 2019       98,642,937       4,742,351  
       

 

 

 
          20,635,038  
       

 

 

 

Short Positions:

     
965   2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Mar. 2019       204,881,562       (1,370,324
67   5 Year Euro-Bobl     Mar. 2019       10,172,940       (25,912
95   10 Year Euro-Bund     Mar. 2019       17,800,731       (8,751
81   Euro Schatz Index     Mar. 2019       10,388,685       (4,170
       

 

 

 
          (1,409,157
       

 

 

 
        $ 19,225,881  
       

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:    

 

Purchase Contracts

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

              

Euro,

                 

Expiring 01/25/19

     Citibank, N.A.        EUR 489      $ 560,000      $ 561,279      $ 1,279      $  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Sale Contracts

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

Australian Dollar,

                    

Expiring 01/18/19

     The Toronto-Dominion Bank        AUD        559      $ 398,092      $ 394,140      $ 3,952      $  

British Pound,

                    

Expiring 01/25/19

     Goldman Sachs International        GBP        4,935        6,411,009        6,298,200        112,809         

Euro,

                    

Expiring 01/25/19

     Citibank, N.A.        EUR        23,669        26,952,311        27,179,412               (227,101

Expiring 01/25/19

     Citibank, N.A.        EUR        23,669        26,777,136        27,179,414               (402,278

Expiring 01/25/19

     Citibank, N.A.        EUR        175        199,463        200,951               (1,488

Expiring 01/25/19

     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.        EUR        350        400,454        401,903               (1,449
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 61,138,465      $ 61,654,020      $ 116,761      $ (632,316
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  $ 118,040      $ (632,316
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A55


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Reference Entity/
Obligation

  Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
December 31,
2018(4)
  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on asset-backed securities—Sell Protection(2)^:

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       21     6.794%   $ 28     $     $ 28    

Goldman Sachs International

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       12     6.780%     16             16    

Goldman Sachs International

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       358     *     472             472    

Goldman Sachs International

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       252     *     332             332    

Goldman Sachs International

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       113     10.086%     148             148    

Goldman Sachs International

Chase Mortgage

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       429     *     561             561    

Goldman Sachs International

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       168     6.940%     220             220    

Goldman Sachs International

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       64     *     84             84    

Goldman Sachs International

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       59     4.670%     77             77    

Goldman Sachs International

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       13     6.780%     17             17    

Goldman Sachs International

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       125     *     164             164    

Goldman Sachs International

COMM Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       94     4.550%     124             124    

Goldman Sachs International

COMM Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       88     *     116             116    

Goldman Sachs International

COMM Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       74     4.550%     97             97    

Goldman Sachs International

COMM Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       69     *     91             91    

Goldman Sachs International

COMM Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       44     2.473%     58             58    

Goldman Sachs International

COMM Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       32     7.460%     42             42    

Goldman Sachs International

COMM Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       29     6.598%     38             38    

Goldman Sachs International

COMM Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       22     *     29             29    

Goldman Sachs International

Countrywide Alternative

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       237     *     310             310    

Goldman Sachs International

Deutsche Bank Alta Mortgages

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       337     *     441             441    

Goldman Sachs International

Deutsche Bank Alta Mortgages

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       191     *     250             250    

Goldman Sachs International

Equity One Home

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       291     *     380             380    

Goldman Sachs International

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       511     *     668             668    

Goldman Sachs International

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       201     *     263             263    

Goldman Sachs International

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       147     *     192             192    

Goldman Sachs International

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       64     *     84             84    

Goldman Sachs International

First Franklin Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       120     *     157             157    

Goldman Sachs International

First Franklin Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       47     *     61             61    

Goldman Sachs International

GMAC Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       46     *     60             60    

Goldman Sachs International

GMAC Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       43     *     56             56    

Goldman Sachs International

GMAC Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       34     *     45             45    

Goldman Sachs International

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       124     *     163             163    

Goldman Sachs International

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       101     0.620%     133             133    

Goldman Sachs International

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       41     7.460%     54             54    

Goldman Sachs International

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       89     *     117             117    

Goldman Sachs International

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       124     *     163             163    

Goldman Sachs International

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       97     *     127             127    

Goldman Sachs International

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       12     *     16             16    

Goldman Sachs International

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A56


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018 (continued):

 

Reference Entity/
Obligation

  Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
December 31,
2018(4)
    Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on asset-backed securities—Sell Protection(2)^ (continued):

Lehman Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       321       *     $ 422     $     $ 422    

Goldman Sachs International

Lehman Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       47       *       62             62    

Goldman Sachs International

Morgan Stanley BAML Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       80       7.460%       105             105    

Goldman Sachs International

Morgan Stanley BAML Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       57       10.400%       75             75    

Goldman Sachs International

Morgan Stanley BAML Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       51       6.940%       67             67    

Goldman Sachs International

Morgan Stanley BAML Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       41       2.602%       54             54    

Goldman Sachs International

Morgan Stanley BAML Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       17       2.602%       22             22    

Goldman Sachs International

Morgan Stanley Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       128       *       168             168    

Goldman Sachs International

New Century Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       334       14.903%       440             440    

Goldman Sachs International

New Century Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       141       *       184             184    

Goldman Sachs International

New Century Home Equity

    01/31/19       1.250%(M)       65       *       85             85    

Goldman Sachs International

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       188       *       247             247    

Goldman Sachs International

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       25       *       33             33    

Goldman Sachs International

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       23       6.780%       30             30    

Goldman Sachs International

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       21       *       28             28    

Goldman Sachs International

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       12       4.670%       16             16    

Goldman Sachs International

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

    01/30/19       1.250%(M)       10       6.780%       13             13    

Goldman Sachs International

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 8,505     $     $ 8,505    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Reference Entity/ Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
December 31,
2018(4)
    Value at
Trade Date
     Value at
December 31,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on corporate and/or sovereign issues—Sell Protection(2):

 

General Motors Co.

     06/20/19        5.000 %(Q)      1,925        0.245   $ 216,697      $ 46,503      $ (170,194
            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Reference Entity/ Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues—Buy Protection(1):

Kingdom of Spain

     06/20/23        1.000%(Q)        2,100      $ (43,375   $ (51,965   $ 8,590    

Bank of America, N.A.

Republic of Italy

     06/20/19        1.000%(Q)        2,010        (7,822     (1,431     (6,391  

Deutsche Bank AG

Republic of Italy

     06/20/23        1.000%(Q)        980        7,357       21,923       (14,566  

Bank of America, N.A.

Republic of Italy

     06/20/28        1.000%(Q)        1,115        108,677       113,002       (4,325  

Goldman Sachs International

United Mexican States

     06/20/23        1.000%(Q)        665        11,673       4,137       7,536    

Citibank, N.A.

United Mexican States

     06/20/23        1.000%(Q)        655        11,498       10,327       1,171    

Citibank, N.A.

United Mexican States

     06/20/23        1.000%(Q)        220        3,862       3,885       (23  

Citibank, N.A.

United Mexican States

     06/20/23        1.000%(Q)        220        3,862       3,567       295    

Citibank, N.A.

United Mexican States

     06/20/23        1.000%(Q)        215        3,774       1,258       2,516    

Citibank, N.A.

United Mexican States

     06/20/23        1.000%(Q)        115        2,019       715       1,304    

Citibank, N.A.

           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
            $ 101,525     $ 105,418     $ (3,893  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A57


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018 (continued):

 

Reference Entity/
Obligation

   Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
December 31,
2018(4)
   Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues—Sell Protection(2):

 

 

Arab Republic of Egypt

     03/20/19       1.000%(Q)        620      2.208%    $ (1,421   $ (2,414   $ 993     Citibank, N.A.

Hellenic Republic

     06/20/22       1.000%(Q)        1,020      4.046%      (94,994     (176,063     81,069     Citibank, N.A.

Hellenic Republic

     06/20/22       1.000%(Q)        260      4.046%      (24,214     (46,150     21,936     Goldman Sachs International

Hellenic Republic

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        660      4.380%      (84,020     (64,560     (19,460   Citibank, N.A.

Hellenic Republic

     06/20/24       1.000%(Q)        500      4.623%      (79,691     (108,125     28,434     Barclays Bank PLC

Kingdom of Spain

     06/20/19       1.000%(Q)        4,200      0.261%      15,975       13,688       2,287     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

Kingdom of Spain

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        2,100      0.757%      22,012       31,811       (9,799   Bank of America, N.A.

Kingdom of Spain

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        660      0.757%      6,918       9,538       (2,620   Bank of America, N.A.

Kingdom of Spain

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        940      0.757%      9,853       10,222       (369   Citibank, N.A.

Kingdom of Spain

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        1,870      0.757%      19,602       21,646       (2,044   Goldman Sachs International

Petroleos Mexicanos

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        550      3.140%      (46,287     (30,406     (15,881   Citibank, N.A.

Petroleos Mexicanos

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        545      3.140%      (45,866     (36,167     (9,699   Citibank, N.A.

Petroleos Mexicanos

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        185      3.140%      (15,569     (12,581     (2,988   Citibank, N.A.

Petroleos Mexicanos

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        185      3.140%      (15,569     (12,353     (3,216   Citibank, N.A.

Petroleos Mexicanos

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        180      3.140%      (15,148     (9,997     (5,151   Citibank, N.A.

Petroleos Mexicanos

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        90      3.140%      (7,574     (4,973     (2,601   Citibank, N.A.

Republic of Italy

     06/20/20       1.000%(Q)        710      1.194%      (1,742     (10,229     8,487     Bank of America, N.A.

Republic of Italy

     09/20/20       1.000%(Q)        5,650      1.305%      (26,942     26,213       (53,155   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Republic of Italy

     06/20/21       1.000%(Q)        1,770      1.565%      (22,961     (36,553     13,592     Goldman Sachs International

Republic of Italy

     12/20/21       1.000%(Q)        2,010      1.684%      (37,717     (74,681     36,964     Bank of America, N.A.

Republic of Italy

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        980      1.982%      (38,330     (58,974     20,644     Bank of America, N.A.

Republic of Italy

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        1,770      1.982%      (69,229     (83,740     14,511     Goldman Sachs International

Republic of Portugal

     06/20/23       1.000%(Q)        570      0.889%      4,274       501       3,773     Bank of America, N.A.

Republic of Portugal

     12/20/23       1.000%(Q)        320      0.889%      1,741       148       1,593     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Republic of Portugal

     12/20/23       1.000%(Q)        650      0.889%      3,536             3,536     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
              $ (543,363   $ (654,199   $ 110,836    
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Reference Entity/ Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Value at
Trade Date
     Value at
December 31, 2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices—Buy Protection(1):

 

CDX.NA.IG.30.V1

     06/20/28        1.000%(Q)        7,863      $ 75,009      $ 178,288      $ 103,279  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Reference Entity/ Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices—Buy Protection(1):

CMBX.NA.10.AAA

     11/17/59        0.500%(M)        6,000      $ 65,262      $ 68,926      $ (3,664  

Deutsche Bank AG

           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A58


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018 (continued):

 

Reference Entity/
Obligation

  Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
December 31,
2018(4)
    Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on credit indices—Sell Protection(2):

CMBX.NA.6.AA

    05/11/63       1.500%(M)       3,000       *     $ 6,310     $ (1,485   $ 7,795    

Goldman Sachs International

CMBX.NA.6.AA

    05/11/63       1.500%(M)       650       *       1,367       (2,368     3,735    

Deutsche Bank AG

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 7,677     $ (3,853   $ 11,530    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

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

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

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

 

*

When an implied credit spread is not available, reference the fair value of credit default swap agreements on credit indices and asset-backed securities. Where the Portfolio is the seller of protection, it serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represents the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the reporting date. Increasing fair value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represents a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Forward rate agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    

Floating
Rate

   Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

 

OTC Forward Rate Agreements^:

  173,800        01/14/19        —(4)     

—(4)

   $ (47,315   $      $ (47,315  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

  132,100        01/28/19        —(3)     

—(3)

     (83,022            (83,022  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

           

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   
            $ (130,337   $      $ (130,337  
           

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

(3)

The Porftolio pays or receives payments based on CMM102 minus 7 year CMT minus 1.371% upon termination.

 

(4)

The Porftolio pays or receives payments based on CMM102 minus 7 year CMT minus 1.395% upon termination.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A59


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Inflation swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
   

Floating
Rate

   Value at
Trade Date
     Value at
December 31, 2018
    Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement:

 
  8,520        12/19/23        1.900%(T)    

U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA Index(1)(T)

   $      $ (54,081   $ (54,081
          

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    

Floating
Rate

   Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
December 31, 2018
    Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

 
BRL 7,167        01/04/27        12.095%(T)     

1 Day BROIS(2)(T)

   $     $ 518,404     $ 518,404  
EUR 9,735        05/11/19        (0.144)%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     (17,482     1,740       19,222  
EUR 7,065        05/11/21        0.100%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     (32,493     (56,535     (24,042
EUR 8,125        05/11/22        0.156%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     (12,751     (71,556     (58,805
EUR 4,650        05/11/23        0.650%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     (41,668     (150,305     (108,637
EUR 2,620        05/11/24        0.396%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     15,866       (32,621     (48,487
EUR 2,110        05/11/25        0.650%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     (9,274     (50,697     (41,423
EUR 3,815        05/11/26        0.750%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     (5,568     (96,933     (91,365
EUR 13,961        02/15/28        0.758%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)

     (2,272     20,620       22,892  
EUR 5,195        05/11/28        0.750%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     199,844       (34,084     (233,928
EUR 2,640        02/15/30        1.124%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     (631     (101,976     (101,345
EUR 1,640        05/11/30        0.850%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     60,674       5,843       (54,831
EUR 2,410        05/11/33        1.000%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     144,652       32,180       (112,472
EUR 5        05/11/35        1.050%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     357       113       (244
EUR 1,240        05/11/36        1.050%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     102,375       38,225       (64,150
EUR 230        05/11/37        1.253%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     10,208       (621     (10,829
EUR 6,100        10/25/37        2.085%(A)     

3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)

           115,801       115,801  
EUR 6,100        10/25/37        2.114%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

           (119,291     (119,291
EUR 400        05/11/39        1.350%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     1,003       (5,353     (6,356
EUR 195        05/11/42        1.350%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

     6,978       (1,623     (8,601
EUR 1,140        01/26/48        1.853%(A)     

3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)

           27,389       27,389  
EUR 1,140        01/26/48        1.863%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

           (27,369     (27,369
EUR 3,920        03/19/48        1.650%(A)     

3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)

           38,142       38,142  
EUR 3,920        03/19/48        1.658%(A)     

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

           (38,407     (38,407
GBP 1,995        05/08/21        0.716%(S)     

6 Month GBP LIBOR(1)(S)

     23,776       28,074       4,298  
JPY  4,844,850        12/17/20        0.015%(S)     

6 Month JPY LIBOR(1)(S)

           (2,723     (2,723
  92,210        02/15/19        1.820%(T)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(T)

           147,982       147,982  
  14,618        03/31/19        1.431%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           96,372       96,372  
  14,825        03/31/19        1.431%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           97,848       97,848  
  6,015        06/30/19        1.486%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           46,519       46,519  
  28,605        06/30/19        1.502%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (13,976     216,687       230,663  
  11,650        07/14/19        1.428%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           99,583       99,583  
  28,185        09/08/19        1.290%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           299,871       299,871  
  36,580        09/30/19        1.707%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     10,331       248,354       238,023  
  116,905        12/31/19        1.840%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     328,613       808,596       479,983  
  46,220        12/31/19        1.950%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     14,346       231,120       216,774  
  25,810        12/31/19        2.040%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     281       88,560       88,279  
  66,255        12/31/19        2.107%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     7,124       150,769       143,645  
  22,890        03/08/20        2.157%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           32,559       32,559  
  1,515        03/28/20        2.190%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (78     1,838       1,916  
  16,870        03/31/20        2.295%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     4,272       8,803       4,531  
  35,490        03/31/20        2.369%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (7,669     (26,288     (18,619
  29,440        04/24/20        2.311%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (22,149     (22,149
  13,600        07/17/20        1.521%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           217,020       217,020  
  1,895        09/27/21        2.330%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (527     (2,106     (1,579
  5,260        05/31/22        2.353%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (22,761     (22,761
  4,490        09/27/22        2.360%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     53       (15,295     (15,348

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A60


 
   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
       Fixed
Rate
    

Floating Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
December 31,
2018
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (continued):

      
  6,920          02/15/24          2.115%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     $ 16,359        $ 122,256        $ 105,897  
  16,137          02/15/24          2.151%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       (17,628        255,092          272,720  
  19,590          02/15/24          2.183%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       (27,672        276,386          304,058  
  3,650          05/15/24          1.808%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

                93,729          93,729  
  11,070          08/15/24          2.168%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                188,995          188,995  
  88,455          08/15/24          2.170%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       297,704          1,501,863          1,204,159  
  29,940          08/15/24          2.176%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       102,544          498,958          396,414  
  34,400          11/15/24          2.334%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       120,853          496,821          375,968  
  6,025          02/28/25          2.454%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       5,665          (64,037        (69,702
  2,040          02/28/25          3.019%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                (64,865        (64,865
  41,999          05/31/25          2.998%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       (29,049        (991,666        (962,617
  2,620          07/31/25          2.802%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

                (78,344        (78,344
  8,910          07/31/25          3.105%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       7,029          (268,921        (275,950
  26,843          07/31/25          3.109%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       938          (817,381        (818,319
  15,934          02/15/27          1.824%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       211,227          643,288          432,061  
  6,555          02/15/27          1.899%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       7,830          223,946          216,116  
  2,515          02/15/27          1.965%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

                72,153          72,153  
  7,480          02/15/27          2.067%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       (5,086        150,596          155,682  
  5,020          05/08/27          2.309%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                135,043          135,043  
  3,295          05/15/27          1.823%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

                140,345          140,345  
  2,095          05/15/27          2.295%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                58,784          58,784  
  7,475          08/15/28          2.579%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       (26,868        (112,732        (85,864
  9,330          08/15/28          2.835%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       (40,174        (105,237        (65,063
  3,815          03/16/38          2.987%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q)

                118,112          118,112  
  2,905          02/15/42          1.369%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       202          603,694          603,492  
  580          11/15/43          2.659%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                19,248          19,248  
  1,835          09/27/46          1.380%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       184          422,157          421,973  
  2,865          03/16/48          2.970%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                (99,764        (99,764
  1,100          04/09/48          2.545%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                66,076          66,076  
  1,020          05/08/48          2.627%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                44,136          44,136  
ZAR  114,100          07/16/28          8.170%(Q)     

3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q)

       (5,173        22,213          27,386  
                 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                  $ 1,405,249        $ 6,291,263        $ 4,886,014  
                 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Total return swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Reference Entity

   Financing
Rate
  Counterparty    Termination
Date
     Long (Short)
Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC Total Return Swap Agreement:

 

IOS. FN30.450.10(M)

   1 Month LIBOR(M)   Credit Suisse International      1/12/41        2,758      $ (30,904   $ (8,422   $ (22,482
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Forward Rate and Swap Agreements:

 

     Premiums
Paid
     Premiums
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Forward Rate Agreements

   $      $     $      $ (130,337
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

OTC Swap Agreements

   $ 341,507      $ (833,637     279,266        (178,434
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

   Cash and/or Foreign Currency      Securities Market Value  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 500,000      $ 22,417,938  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

       

Asset-Backed Securities

       

Automobiles

   $      $ 3,594,698     $  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

            214,545,119        

Consumer Loans

            23,835,669        

Credit Card

            2,938,317        

Home Equity Loans

            21,243,612        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

            28,087,878       7,996,987  

Student Loans

            14,246,669        

Bank Loans

            9,850,882       1,004,500  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            146,052,592        

Corporate Bonds

            398,346,477        

Municipal Bonds

            20,992,934        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

            44,595,405       5,400,000  

Sovereign Bonds

            69,770,565        

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            11,628,257        

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            43,391,590        

Preferred Stocks

     2,025,150               

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     44,774,188               

Commercial Paper

            3,983,010        

Options Purchased

            486,594        

Options Written

            (453,510      

Other Financial Instruments*

       

Futures Contracts

     19,225,881               

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (514,276      

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

            (66,915      

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

            (368,899     8,505  

OTC Forward Rate Agreements

                  (130,337

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement

            (54,081      

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

            4,886,014        

OTC Total Return Swap Agreement

            (30,904      
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 66,025,219      $ 1,060,987,697     $ 14,279,655  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities —
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
     Bank
Loans
     Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
     Credit Default
Swap Agreements
     Forward
Rate
Agreements
 

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $ 1,751,539      $      $ 5,931,898      $ 30,357      $  

Realized gain (loss)

     1,601                      28,085         

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities —
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Bank
Loans
    Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Credit Default
Swap Agreements
    Forward
Rate
Agreements
 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (10,339   $ (10,250   $     $ (21,852   $ (130,337

Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances

     8,529,450       1,014,750       5,400,000              

Sales/Paydowns

     (2,275,264                 (28,085      

Accrued discount/premium

                              

Transfers into of Level 3

                              

Transfers out of Level 3

                 (5,931,898            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/18

   $ 7,996,987     $ 1,004,500     $ 5,400,000     $ 8,505     $ (130,337
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end

   $     $ 10,250     $     $ 8,505     $ 130,337  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by Board, which contain unobservable inputs as follows:

 

Level 3 Securities

   Fair Value as of
December 31, 2018
   

Valuation
Methodology

  

Unobservable Inputs

Asset-Backed Securities-Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $ 7,996,987     Market Approach    Single Broker Indicative Quote

Bank Loans

     1,004,500     Market Approach    Single Broker Indicative Quote

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     5,400,000     Market Approach    Single Broker Indicative Quote

Credit Default Swap Agreements

     8,505     Market Approach    Single Broker Indicative Quote

Forward Rate Agreements

     (130,337   Model Pricing    Forward Rate Volatility & Convexity Adjustment
  

 

 

      
   $ 14,279,655       
  

 

 

      

It is the Portfolio’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. Securities transferred levels as follows:

 

Investments in Securities

   Amount Transferred     

Level Transfer

  

Logic

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $ 5,931,898      L3 to L2    Single Broker Indicative Quote to Evaluated Bid

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     19.1

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     13.0  

Banks

     11.1  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     7.6  

Sovereign Bonds

     6.2  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.5% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     4.0  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     3.8  

Media

     2.4  

Consumer Loans

     2.1  

Oil & Gas

     1.9  

Home Equity Loans

     1.9  

Municipal Bonds

     1.9

Pharmaceuticals

     1.8  

Electric

     1.7  

Chemicals

     1.4  

Student Loans

     1.3  

Healthcare-Services

     1.1  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.1  

Insurance

     1.1  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     1.0  

Telecommunications

     1.0  

Pipelines

     0.9  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.9  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

IndustryTable (con’t.):

  

Retail

     0.7

Healthcare-Products

     0.6  

Airlines

     0.6  

Commercial Services

     0.6  

Foods

     0.6  

Aerospace & Defense

     0.5  

Multi-National

     0.5  

Software

     0.5  

Home Builders

     0.5  

Semiconductors

     0.5  

Packaging & Containers

     0.5  

Machinery-Diversified

     0.5  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.4  

Commercial Paper

     0.4  

Automobiles

     0.3  

Agriculture

     0.3  

Building Materials

     0.3  

Lodging

     0.3  

Gas

     0.3  

Credit Card

     0.3  

Computers

     0.3  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     0.2  

Mining

     0.2  

Apparel

     0.2  

Internet

     0.2  

Entertainment

     0.1

Savings & Loans

     0.1  

Electronics

     0.1  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     0.1  

Forest Products & Paper

     0.1  

Office/Business Equipment

     0.1  

Biotechnology

     0.1  

Beverages

     0.1  

Capital Markets

     0.1  

Housewares

     0.1  

Home Furnishings

     0.0

Oil & Gas Services

     0.0

Options Purchased

     0.0

Textiles

     0.0

Iron/Steel

     0.0

Engineering & Construction

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     99.6  

Options Written

     (0.0 )* 

Other assets in excess of liabilities

     0.4  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

  

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location

   Fair Value    

Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  

Credit contracts

   Due from/to broker — variation margin swaps    $ 103,279   Due from/to broker — variation margin swaps    $ 170,194

Credit contracts

   Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements      341,507     Premiums received for OTC swap agreements      825,215  

Credit contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      4,048     Options written outstanding, at value      453,510  

Credit contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements      279,266     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements      155,952  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      118,040     Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      632,316  

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker — variation margin futures      20,635,038   Due from/to broker — variation margin futures      1,409,157

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker — variation margin swaps      8,640,263   Due from/to broker — variation margin swaps      3,808,330

Interest rate contracts

            Premiums received for OTC swap agreements      8,422  

Interest rate contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      482,546           

Interest rate contracts

            Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward rate agreements      130,337  

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

  

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

      $      Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements    $ 22,482  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
      $ 30,603,987         $ 7,615,915  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

   Options
Purchased(1)
     Options
Written
     Futures      Forward
Currency
Contracts
     Forward
Rate
Agreements
     Swaps  

Credit contracts

   $ (87,243    $ 357,350      $      $      $      $ 259,179  

Foreign exchange contracts.

                          4,439,972                

Interest rate contracts

     (695,366      485,620        (26,300,118             (536,673      7,487,635  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (782,609    $ 842,970      $ (26,300,118    $ 4,439,972      $ (536,673    $ 7,746,814  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

   Options
Purchased(2)
     Options
Written
     Futures      Forward
Currency
Contracts
     Forward
Rate
Agreements
     Swaps  

Credit contracts

   $ (17,149    $ (295,848    $      $      $      $ 231,857  

Foreign exchange contracts

                          362,613                

Interest rate contracts

     738,266        (259,584      20,332,177               (130,337      (1,149,569
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 721,117      $ (555,432    $ 20,332,177      $ 362,613      $ (130,337    $ (917,712
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2)

Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Options
Purchased(1)

 

Options
Written(2)

 

Futures
Contracts—
Long
Positions(2)

 

Futures
Contracts—
Short
Positions(2)

 

Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts—
Purchased(3)

$391,153   $144,903,533   $929,229,338   $272,585,307   $2,750,534

 

Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts—Sold(3)

 

Forward Rate
Agreements(2)

 

Interest Rate
Swap
Agreements(2)

 

Credit Default
Swap Agreements—
Buy Protection(2)

$63,868,701   $228,080,000   $1,394,747,388   $15,744,800

 

Credit Default
Swap Agreements—
Sell Protection(2)

 

Currency
Swap
Agreements(2)

 

Total Return
Swap
Agreements(2)

 

Inflation Swap
Agreements(2)

$37,174,200   $8,677,400   $2,995,600   $19,114,513

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

(1)

Cost.

 

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

 

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

   $ 5,182,650      $ (5,182,650   $  
  

 

 

      

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 495,708      $ (328,197    $ 167,511      $      $ 167,511  

Barclays Bank PLC

     142,587        (154,505      (11,918             (11,918

BNP Paribas

            (27,255      (27,255             (27,255

Citibank, N.A.

     130,274        (1,203,318      (1,073,044      770,586        (302,458

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

            (130,337      (130,337             (130,337

Credit Suisse International

            (30,904      (30,904             (30,904

Deutsche Bank AG

     73,537        (64,941      8,596               8,596  

Goldman Sachs International

     313,796        (234,173      79,623               79,623  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     27,954        (54,604      (26,650             (26,650

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     37,599               37,599               37,599  

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

     3,952               3,952               3,952  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,225,407      $ (2,228,234    $ (1,002,827    $ 770,586      $ (232,241
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(2)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Portfolio’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   DIVERSIFIED BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $5,182,650:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $1,082,249,466)

   $ 1,074,016,905  

Affiliated investments (cost $45,319,536)

     44,774,188  

Cash

     70,591  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $955,926)

     946,518  

Cash segregated for counterparty — OTC

     70,000  

Dividends and interest receivable

     9,873,219  

Due from broker-variation margin futures

     2,516,522  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,078,616  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     545,571  

Deposits with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

     500,000  

Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements

     341,507  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

     279,266  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     118,040  

Tax reclaim receivable

     38,586  

Receivable from affiliate

     1,135  

Prepaid expenses

     8,616  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,135,179,280  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     5,280,830  

Payable for investments purchased

     2,775,570  

Due to broker-variation margin swaps

     1,026,649  

Premiums received for OTC swap agreements

     833,637  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     632,316  

Options written outstanding, at value (proceeds received $291,883)

     453,510  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     401,814  

Management fee payable

     379,888  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

     178,434  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     159,920  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward rate agreements

     130,337  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     12,253,885  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 1,122,925,395  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of: Partners Equity

   $ 1,122,925,395  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share $1,122,925,395 / 85,586,112 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 13.12  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Interest income (net of $7,028 foreign withholding tax of which $1,135 is reimbursable by an affiliate)

   $ 42,240,441  

Affiliated dividend income

     1,496,918  

Unaffiliated dividend income

     141,823  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $55,611)

     65,538  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     43,944,720  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     4,527,402  

Custodian and accounting fees

     179,826  

Shareholders’ reports

     110,028  

Audit fee

     55,410  

Trustees’ fees

     20,788  

Legal fees and expenses

     13,856  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,682  

Miscellaneous

     35,168  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     4,953,160  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      38,991,560  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(1,203,003))

     (1,365,890

Futures transactions

     (26,300,118

Forward rate agreement transactions

     (536,673

Forward currency contract transactions

     4,439,972  

Options written transactions

     842,970  

Swap agreements transactions

     7,746,814  

Foreign currency transactions

     (439,991
  

 

 

 
     (15,612,916
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $907,952)

     (45,230,713

Futures

     20,332,177  

Forward rate agreements

     (130,337

Forward currency contracts

     362,613  

Options written

     (555,432

Swap agreements

     (917,712

Foreign currencies

     (79,110
  

 

 

 
     (26,218,514
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (41,831,430
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (2,839,870
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 38,991,560     $ 36,839,384  

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

     (15,612,916     17,744,973  

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

     (26,218,514     20,986,202  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (2,839,870     75,570,559  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [6,799,295 and 8,208,158 shares, respectively]

     88,168,310       106,613,787  

Portfolio shares repurchased [8,370,109 and 10,992,821 shares, respectively]

     (108,237,839     (141,664,847
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (20,069,529     (35,051,060
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      736,677        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (22,172,722     40,519,499  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     1,145,098,117       1,104,578,618  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 1,122,925,395     $ 1,145,098,117  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   EQUITY PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 96.7%         
COMMON STOCKS    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 4.8%

     

Boeing Co. (The)

     384,958      $ 124,148,955  

Safran SA (France)

     269,407        32,572,799  

United Technologies Corp.

     289,395        30,814,780  
     

 

 

 
        187,536,534  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles — 1.4%

     

Tesla, Inc.*(a)

     160,620        53,454,336  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 8.3%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     2,585,371        63,703,541  

BB&T Corp.

     927,877        40,195,632  

Citigroup, Inc.

     817,694        42,569,150  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,411,622        137,802,540  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     359,661        42,047,967  
     

 

 

 
        326,318,830  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.7%

     

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     317,919        27,070,803  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.5%

     

Johnson Controls International PLC

     634,823        18,822,502  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.5%

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     342,458        57,207,609  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.8%

     

DowDuPont, Inc.

     389,553        20,833,294  

FMC Corp.

     343,464        25,402,598  

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

     163,601        25,528,300  
     

 

 

 
        71,764,192  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 1.3%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1,198,330        51,923,639  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 1.4%

     

Capital One Financial Corp.

     410,023        30,993,639  

SLM Corp.*

     2,678,543        22,258,692  
     

 

 

 
        53,252,331  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 

  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     700,529        39,383,740  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 3.4%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     1,012,742        75,692,337  

Exelon Corp.

     1,245,794        56,185,309  
     

 

 

 
        131,877,646  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.7%

     

Emerson Electric Co.

     484,436        28,945,051  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%

     

Schlumberger Ltd.

     442,893        15,979,579  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 3.1%

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     407,589        18,981,420  

Netflix, Inc.*

     270,140        72,305,672  

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

     656,338        31,582,985  
     

 

 

 
        122,870,077  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4%

 

American Tower Corp.

     352,683        55,790,924  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.3%

 

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     183,077      $ 37,294,616  

Walmart, Inc.

     582,642        54,273,102  
     

 

 

 
        91,567,718  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.4%

     

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     792,584        16,929,594  

Mondelez International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     917,948        36,745,459  
     

 

 

 
        53,675,053  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%

 

  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     177,371        32,994,553  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     85,118        40,764,713  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     423,021        43,875,738  
     

 

 

 
        117,635,004  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1%

 

  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     222,035        28,056,342  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     212,156        52,852,303  
     

 

 

 
        80,908,645  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%

 

  

Marriott International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     371,116        40,288,353  

McDonald’s Corp.

     192,142        34,118,655  
     

 

 

 
        74,407,008  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.0%

     

Chubb Ltd.

     332,032        42,891,894  

MetLife, Inc.

     852,970        35,022,948  
     

 

 

 
        77,914,842  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 7.5%

 

  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     90,948        95,037,022  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     62,665        64,896,501  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     461,004        60,433,014  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     1,842,115        73,732,777  
     

 

 

 
        294,099,314  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 5.6%

 

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
(China), ADR*(a)

     471,029        64,563,945  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     78,033        117,203,225  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     12,425        21,401,069  

eBay, Inc.*

     531,857        14,929,226  
     

 

 

 
        218,097,465  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 5.4%

     

Adyen NV (Netherlands), 144A*(a)

     37,663        20,620,551  

Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     399,549        75,374,919  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     242,729        20,411,082  

Square, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     414,258        23,235,731  

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     553,185        72,987,229  
     

 

 

 
        212,629,512  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.3%

 

  

Illumina, Inc.*

     171,123        51,324,921  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   EQUITY PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Media — 1.6%

     

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     1,162,724      $ 39,590,752  

Liberty Global PLC (United Kingdom) (Class C Stock)*

     1,193,863        24,641,332  
     

 

 

 
        64,232,084  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.5%

 

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     378,589        16,597,342  

Chevron Corp.

     490,009        53,308,079  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     867,222        16,269,084  

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

     860,992        50,170,004  
     

 

 

 
        136,344,509  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 9.8%

     

Allergan PLC

     209,862        28,050,155  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom), ADR(a)

     3,518,341        133,626,591  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     692,533        35,997,865  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     579,787        67,092,952  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     655,195        50,063,450  

Pfizer, Inc.

     1,633,315        71,294,200  
     

 

 

 
        386,125,213  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.9%

     

Union Pacific Corp.

     253,155        34,993,616  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.4%

 

Broadcom, Inc.

     142,336        36,193,198  

NVIDIA Corp.

     245,877        32,824,579  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     267,377        25,267,127  
     

 

 

 
        94,284,904  
     

 

 

 

Software — 9.5%

     

Adobe, Inc.*

     285,713        64,639,709  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,566,851        159,145,056  

PTC, Inc.*(a)

     320,744        26,589,677  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     588,940        80,667,112  

Workday, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     267,613        42,732,444  
     

 

 

 
        373,773,998  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 1.6%

     

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     174,926        30,055,785  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     334,583        30,902,086  
     

 

 

 
        60,957,871  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.7%

 

Apple, Inc.

     172,950      $ 27,281,133  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.5%

 

  

Kering SA (France)

     73,014        34,429,747  

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     568,610        42,156,745  

Tapestry, Inc.

     648,030        21,871,013  
     

 

 

 
        98,457,505  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $2,767,553,478)

 

     3,790,908,108  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.1%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

 

  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond
Fund(w)

     122,077,957        122,077,957  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $233,959,995; includes $233,450,391 of cash collateral for securities on
loan)(b)(w)

     233,985,533        233,962,135  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(cost $356,037,952)

 

     356,040,092  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—105.8%
(cost $3,123,591,430)

 

     4,146,948,200  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS — (5.8)%

 

     (225,882,687
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 3,921,065,513  
     

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

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 $227,798,660; cash collateral of $233,450,391 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—unadjusted

quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—quoted

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

Level 3—unobservable

inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   EQUITY PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

              

Common Stocks

              

Aerospace & Defense

     $ 154,963,735        $ 32,572,799        $  

Automobiles

       53,454,336                    

Banks

       326,318,830                    

Biotechnology

       27,070,803                    

Building Products

       18,822,502                    

Capital Markets

       57,207,609                    

Chemicals

       71,764,192                    

Communications Equipment

       51,923,639                    

Consumer Finance

       53,252,331                    

Diversified Telecommunication Services

       39,383,740                    

Electric Utilities

       131,877,646                    

Electrical Equipment

       28,945,051                    

Energy Equipment & Services

       15,979,579                    

Entertainment

       122,870,077                    

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

       55,790,924                    

Food & Staples Retailing

       91,567,718                    

Food Products

       53,675,053                    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

       117,635,004                    

Health Care Providers & Services

       80,908,645                    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       74,407,008                    

Insurance

       77,914,842                    

Interactive Media & Services

       220,366,537          73,732,777           

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

       218,097,465                    

IT Services

       192,008,961          20,620,551           

Life Sciences Tools & Services

       51,324,921                    

Media

       64,232,084                    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       136,344,509                    

Pharmaceuticals

       386,125,213                    

Road & Rail

       34,993,616                    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       94,284,904                    

Software

       373,773,998                    

Specialty Retail

       60,957,871                    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

       27,281,133                    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

       64,027,758          34,429,747           

Affiliated Mutual Funds

       356,040,092                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 3,985,592,326        $ 161,355,874        $   —  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Pharmaceuticals

     9.8

Software

     9.5  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (6.0% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     9.1  

Banks

     8.3  

Interactive Media & Services

     7.5  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     5.6  

IT Services

     5.4  

Aerospace & Defense

     4.8  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.5  

Electric Utilities

     3.4  

Entertainment

     3.1  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3.0  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.5  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.4  

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.3  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.1

Insurance

     2.0  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1.9  

Chemicals

     1.8  

Media

     1.6  

Specialty Retail

     1.6  

Capital Markets

     1.5  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.4  

Food Products

     1.4  

Automobiles

     1.4  

Consumer Finance

     1.4  

Communications Equipment

     1.3  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1.3  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1.0  

Road & Rail

     0.9  

Electrical Equipment

     0.7  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   EQUITY PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry table (cont.)

      

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     0.7

Biotechnology

     0.7  

Building Products

     0.5  

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.4  
  

 

 

 
     105.8  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (5.8
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 227,798,660        $ (227,798,660    $  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A71


 
   EQUITY PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $227,798,660:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $2,767,553,478)

   $ 3,790,908,108  

Affiliated investments (cost $356,037,952)

     356,040,092  

Receivable for investments sold

     9,505,406  

Dividends and interest receivable

     2,486,706  

Tax reclaim receivable

     1,075,665  

Receivable from affiliate

     33,011  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     6,389  

Prepaid expenses

     34,022  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     4,160,089,399  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     233,450,391  

Payable for investments purchased

     2,514,521  

Management fee payable

     1,537,293  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     754,448  

Payable to affiliate

     540,629  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     224,934  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  

Distribution fee payable

     319  

Administration fee payable

     282  

Payable to custodian

     89  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     239,023,886  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 3,921,065,513  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 3,921,065,513  
  

 

 

 
Class I:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $3,919,601,870 / 79,958,033 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 49.02  
  

 

 

 
Class II:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $1,463,643 / 30,259 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 48.37  
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income (net) (foreign withholding tax $1,183,806, of which $30,662 is reimbursable by an affiliate)

   $ 61,100,406  

Affiliated dividend income

     2,671,102  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $954,151)

     1,229,940  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     65,001,448  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     20,245,048  

Distribution fee—Class II

     4,570  

Administration fee—Class II

     2,742  

Shareholders’ reports

     329,728  

Custodian and accounting fees

     307,682  

Trustees’ fees

     56,989  

Audit fee

     32,034  

Legal fees and expenses

     24,230  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,684  

Miscellaneous

     79,013  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     21,092,720  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      43,908,728  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(12,714))

     267,332,488  

Foreign currency transactions

     (53,849
  

 

 

 
     267,278,639  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $1,779)

     (497,924,445

Foreign currencies

     (10,323
  

 

 

 
     (497,934,768
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (230,656,129
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (186,747,401
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 43,908,728     $ 36,631,169  

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

     267,278,639       337,897,437  

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

     (497,934,768     560,989,236  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (186,747,401     935,517,842  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold

     16,251,411       7,725,478  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (329,183,650     (269,394,297
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (312,932,239     (261,668,819
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      3,505,159        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (496,174,481     673,849,023  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     4,417,239,994       3,743,390,971  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 3,921,065,513     $ 4,417,239,994  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 94.5%        
COMMON STOCKS — 57.1%   Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    69,500     $   18,197,880  

Meggitt PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,973       11,867  

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

    1,152       209,957  

Raytheon Co.

    103,700       15,902,395  

Safran SA (France)

    834       100,835  

Thales SA (France)

    267       31,244  

United Technologies Corp.

    69,000       7,347,120  
   

 

 

 
      41,801,298  
   

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

   

Hub Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

    19,200       711,744  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    900       23,327  

United Parcel Service, Inc.
(Class B Stock)

    84,600       8,251,038  
   

 

 

 
      8,986,109  
   

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.7%

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    243,600       12,155,640  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany)

    2,570       58,391  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (United Kingdom)

    2,273       18,043  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    5,900       209,095  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*

    161,100       13,488,903  
   

 

 

 
      25,930,072  
   

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.0%

   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (France)

    428       42,560  

Denso Corp. (Japan)

    1,100       48,632  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    300       15,379  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    300       8,402  

Tenneco, Inc. (Class A Stock)

    38,200       1,046,298  
   

 

 

 
      1,161,271  
   

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.0%

   

Ferrari NV (Italy)

    347       34,640  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV
(United Kingdom)*

    2,781       40,443  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    10,000       262,648  

Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Japan)

    1,400       19,671  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Japan)

    2,100       11,415  

Peugeot SA (France)

    10,934       233,789  

Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan)

    3,700       186,956  

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    5,900       342,504  

Volkswagen AG (Germany)

    91       14,545  
   

 

 

 
      1,146,611  
   

 

 

 

Banks — 3.6%

   

ABN AMRO Group NV (Netherlands), CVA, 144A

    1,069       25,178  

AIB Group PLC (Ireland)

    2,064       8,723  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    7,430       127,995  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Israel)

    35,384       213,681  

Bank of America Corp.

    1,596,550       39,338,992  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Ireland)

    36,527       203,445  

Bank of Queensland Ltd. (Australia)

    22,916       156,612  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Banks (continued)

     

BB&T Corp.

     90,400      $ 3,916,128  

BNP Paribas SA (France)

     2,805        127,092  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
(China)

     9,500        35,197  

Citigroup, Inc.

     466,550        24,288,593  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
(Australia)

     163        8,301  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
(Singapore)

     4,600        79,851  

DNB ASA (Norway)

     2,447        39,306  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     101,900        2,397,707  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     1,900        42,389  

HSBC Holdings PLC
(United Kingdom)

     24,735        204,506  

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)

     9,769        105,577  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     504,694        49,268,228  

KeyCorp

     135,000        1,995,300  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

     215,086        142,019  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.
(Japan)

     3,200        8,478  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA (Italy)

     24,184        205,409  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
(Japan)

     64,500        316,013  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(Japan)

     60,400        93,693  

Nordea Bank Abp (Finland)

     7,861        66,228  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG
(Austria)

     7,379        187,987  

Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     54,900        264,297  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
(Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     4,252        41,431  

Societe Generale SA (France)

     2,663        85,248  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
(Japan)

     5,300        175,812  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
(Japan)

     600        21,940  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     3,819        42,660  

Swedbank AB (Sweden)
(Class A Stock)

     385        8,620  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     31,200        998,088  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
(Singapore)

     11,700        210,777  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     302,300        13,929,984  
     

 

 

 
        139,381,485  
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 1.0%

     

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Japan)

     900        34,930  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC
(United Kingdom)

     5,800        265,930  

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

     497        17,718  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

     253,000        6,486,920  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     11,700        244,296  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     287,020        31,709,970  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.
(Australia)

     1,899        19,783  
     

 

 

 
        38,779,547  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.7%

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     30,400        2,959,744  

Amgen, Inc.

     50,208        9,773,991  

Biogen, Inc.*

     57,800        17,393,176  

Celgene Corp.*

     233,100        14,939,379  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

     

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

     110      $ 14,385  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     328,350        20,538,293  
     

 

 

 
        65,618,968  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.2%

     

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     55,300        3,219,013  

Daikin Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     600        63,697  

Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland)

     386        16,588  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

     63,466        1,304,226  

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     73,600        1,910,656  
     

 

 

 
        6,514,180  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.3%

     

3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     20,112        198,557  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     450        43,848  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     115,750        12,080,827  

Evercore, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     20,450        1,463,402  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     64,500        10,774,725  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,900        84,017  

Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia)

     3,758        287,018  

Morgan Stanley

     436,050        17,289,382  

Natixis SA (France)

     2,711        12,805  

Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)

     389        236,083  

SBI Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     600        11,725  

State Street Corp.

     130,450        8,227,482  
     

 

 

 
        50,709,871  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.9%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     161        20,037  

Arkema SA (France)

     175        15,055  

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Japan)

     9,100        93,632  

Celanese Corp.

     59,700        5,371,209  

Chemours Co. (The)

     102,950        2,905,249  

Covestro AG (Germany), 144A

     3,067        152,595  

Evonik Industries AG (Germany)

     408        10,230  

Givaudan SA (Switzerland)

     23        53,362  

Huntsman Corp.

     339,700        6,552,813  

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Israel)

     1,603        9,080  

Kuraray Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,000        14,057  

LyondellBasell Industries NV
(Class A Stock)

     108,200        8,997,912  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     31,600        238,735  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan)

     2,400        36,056  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Japan)

     600        13,531  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     245,000        7,156,450  

Olin Corp.

     50,300        1,011,533  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     900        69,627  

Showa Denko KK (Japan)

     300        8,911  

Solvay SA (Belgium)

     185        18,538  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     17,100        82,629  

Teijin Ltd. (Japan)

     700        11,183  
     

 

 

 
        32,842,424  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0%

 

  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     600      $ 12,577  

Securitas AB (Sweden)
(Class B Stock)

     989        15,905  
     

 

 

 
        28,482  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 1.1%

     

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     10,600        2,233,420  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     832,400        36,067,892  

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*

     119,600        1,960,244  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     47,100        1,267,461  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     7,954        70,988  
     

 

 

 
        41,600,005  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

     

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain)

     642        24,918  

CIMIC Group Ltd. (Australia)

     2,075        63,198  

Eiffage SA (France)

     232        19,418  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     53,900        3,217,291  

HOCHTIEF AG (Germany)

     1,273        172,252  

Taisei Corp. (Japan)

     2,600        111,144  

Vinci SA (France)(a)

     2,767        228,505  
     

 

 

 
        3,836,726  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.0%

     

CRH PLC (Ireland)

     2,109        56,051  

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     378        23,232  
     

 

 

 
        79,283  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.6%

     

American Express Co.

     40,250        3,836,630  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     204,800        15,480,832  

Navient Corp.

     150,350        1,324,583  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.*

     96,000        2,331,840  
     

 

 

 
        22,973,885  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

     

Greif, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     15,450        573,350  

Westrock Co.

     33,700        1,272,512  
     

 

 

 
        1,845,862  
     

 

 

 

Distributors — 0.2%

     

Genuine Parts Co.

     93,100        8,939,462  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
(Class B Stock)*

     103,850        21,204,093  

Investor AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     1,144        48,681  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     161,000        2,794,960  

ORIX Corp. (Japan)

     16,500        240,308  
     

 

 

 
        24,288,042  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

  

AT&T, Inc.

     1,016,500        29,010,910  

BT Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     21,515        65,507  

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

     22,027        375,523  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Hong Kong), (Class SS Stock)

     22,000        31,696  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan)

     7,400      $ 301,488  

Proximus SADP (Belgium)

     384        10,410  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.
(New Zealand)

     4,651        12,946  

Swisscom AG (Switzerland)

     66        31,745  

Telecom Italia SpA (Italy), RSP

     18,981        9,110  

Telenor ASA (Norway)

     1,867        36,316  

Telia Co. AB (Sweden)

     7,133        33,872  

Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Australia)

     10,735        21,493  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     600,088        33,736,947  
     

 

 

 
        63,677,963  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.8%

     

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japan)

     1,600        22,766  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     1,500        11,360  

CLP Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,000        45,205  

Endesa SA (Spain)

     5,307        122,536  

Enel SpA (Italy)

     61,882        359,348  

Eversource Energy

     75,400        4,904,016  

Exelon Corp.

     409,600        18,472,960  

FirstEnergy Corp.(a)

     49,500        1,858,725  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Japan)

     8,800        132,152  

Portland General Electric Co.

     63,400        2,906,890  

Red Electrica Corp. SA (Spain)

     1,066        23,861  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Italy)

     3,541        20,133  
     

 

 

 
        28,879,952  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.1%

     

Atkore International Group, Inc.*

     84,850        1,683,424  

Legrand SA (France)

     656        37,119  

Melrose Industries PLC
(United Kingdom)

     12,515        26,190  

Schneider Electric SE (France)

     2,880        197,878  
     

 

 

 
        1,944,611  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%

 

Avnet, Inc.(a)

     66,200        2,389,820  

CDW Corp.

     78,700        6,378,635  

Hexagon AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     661        30,577  

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

     9,800        259,985  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     14,700        912,576  

Kyocera Corp. (Japan)

     800        39,932  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     800        108,599  

National Instruments Corp.

     35,700        1,620,066  

SYNNEX Corp.

     18,600        1,503,624  

TDK Corp. (Japan)

     300        21,026  

Tech Data Corp.*

     16,200        1,325,322  
     

 

 

 
        14,590,162  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%

     

Archrock, Inc.

     145,650        1,090,919  

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*

     292,900        981,215  
     

 

 

 
        2,072,134  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Entertainment — 0.7%

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     227,250      $   10,583,032  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (France)*

     198        16,021  

Viacom, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     106,450        2,735,765  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     135,500        14,857,575  
     

 

 

 
        28,192,393  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%

 

American Tower Corp.

     5,200        822,588  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

     196,550        2,802,803  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     81,200        1,045,044  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     179,750        2,640,528  

CoreCivic, Inc.

     134,050        2,390,112  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     358,450        3,254,726  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     114,100        1,623,643  

Equity Residential

     21,100        1,392,811  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

     70,250        437,658  

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

     246,250        4,851,125  

Goodman Group (Australia)

     33,921        253,673  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     700,050        11,669,833  

Klepierre SA (France)

     681        21,066  

Land Securities Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

     19,617        201,348  

Link REIT (Hong Kong)

     5,500        55,649  

Mirvac Group (Australia)

     9,114        14,381  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. (Japan)

     3        18,892  

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

     96,900        1,651,176  

Prologis, Inc.

     13,100        769,232  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     45,400        3,027,726  

Spirit MTA REIT

     14,870        106,023  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     199,450        7,030,612  

Stockland (Australia)

     6,024        14,916  

United Urban Investment Corp. (Japan)

     7        10,866  
     

 

 

 
        46,106,431  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%

     

Colruyt SA (Belgium)

     151        10,751  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     21,800        4,440,878  

ICA Gruppen AB (Sweden)

     6,664        238,250  

J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom)

     39,087        132,145  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands)

     8,164        206,602  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(a)

     256,900        17,553,977  

Walmart, Inc.

     27,300        2,542,995  

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC
(United Kingdom)

     48,202        131,102  
     

 

 

 
        25,256,700  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.1%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     351,250        14,390,712  

Barry Callebaut AG (Switzerland)

     46        71,816  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG
(Switzerland)

     3        18,578  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)(a)

     14,650        1,369,629  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     277,700        11,952,208  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        16,329  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Food Products (continued)

     

Mondelez International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     124,800      $ 4,995,744  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

     6,361        517,316  

Orkla ASA (Norway)

     1,959        15,439  

Tate & Lyle PLC (United Kingdom)

     28,843        243,009  

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     139,400        7,443,960  

WH Group Ltd. (Hong Kong), 144A

     22,500        17,320  

Wilmar International Ltd. (Singapore)

     100,800        230,541  
     

 

 

 
        41,282,601  
     

 

 

 

Gas Utilities — 0.2%

     

UGI Corp.

     128,500        6,855,475  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%

 

Baxter International, Inc.

     49,850        3,281,127  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     315,550        11,151,537  

ConvaTec Group PLC
(United Kingdom), 144A

     8,547        15,162  

Danaher Corp.

     210,550        21,711,916  

Hoya Corp. (Japan)

     2,000        120,403  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     6,900        1,283,538  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     6,400        3,065,088  

Medtronic PLC.

     141,100        12,834,456  

Smith & Nephew PLC (United Kingdom)

     4,731        88,500  

Sonova Holding AG (Switzerland)

     289        47,578  

Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland)

     18        11,396  

Stryker Corp.

     10,200        1,598,850  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     19,700        2,043,284  
     

 

 

 
        57,252,835  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8%

 

Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     7,100        181,387  

CVS Health Corp.

     195,350        12,799,332  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     630        30,734  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     150,050        18,673,723  

Humana, Inc.

     9,950        2,850,476  

Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     11,300        242,398  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Australia)

     1,001        15,561  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     132,600        33,033,312  
     

 

 

 
        67,826,923  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%

     

Accor SA (France)

     576        24,784  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     246,450        4,408,991  

Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     13,227        278,423  

Extended Stay America, Inc., UTS

     266,000        4,123,000  

Genting Singapore Ltd. (Singapore)

     15,100        10,817  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*

     107,100        2,826,369  

Marriott International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     18,950        2,057,212  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. (Japan)

     200        8,494  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

     65,200        2,763,828  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500        50,403  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC (Ireland)

     249        20,451  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     6,700        126,161  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

     71,100        6,952,869  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

 

  

Sodexo SA (France)

     231      $ 23,689  

TUI AG (Germany)

     1,434        20,600  
     

 

 

 
        23,696,091  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables — 0.0%

     

Barratt Developments PLC
(United Kingdom)

     2,562        15,138  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
(United Kingdom)

     5,587        247,728  

Nikon Corp. (Japan)

     800        11,852  

Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom)

     6,649        163,936  

Sony Corp. (Japan)

     6,300        302,542  
     

 

 

 
        741,196  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 0.6%

     

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     321        31,622  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     243,705        22,401,364  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

     1,729        132,674  
     

 

 

 
        22,565,660  
     

 

 

 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.5%

 

AES Corp.

     491,900        7,112,874  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500        11,843  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     278,350        11,022,660  
     

 

 

 
        18,147,377  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%

     

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     19,500        187,171  

General Electric Co.

     485,100        3,672,207  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     161,800        21,377,016  

NWS Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,000        8,209  

Siemens AG (Germany)

     223        24,956  
     

 

 

 
        25,269,559  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.3%

     

Aegon NV (Netherlands)

     46,139        216,432  

Aflac, Inc.

     56,900        2,592,364  

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     6,000        49,752  

Allianz SE (Germany)

     2,059        414,805  

Allstate Corp. (The)(a)

     169,900        14,038,837  

Aviva PLC (United Kingdom)

     9,961        47,764  

AXA SA (France)

     8,413        182,141  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     50,300        748,464  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     2,700        41,958  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (Australia)

     5,811        28,656  

Legal & General Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

     91,188        269,196  

Lincoln National Corp.

     90,800        4,658,948  

MetLife, Inc.

     402,300        16,518,438  

Muenchener
Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG
in Muenchen (Germany)

     372        81,412  

NN Group NV (Netherlands)

     759        30,298  

Old Republic International Corp.

     7,850        161,475  
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Insurance (continued)

     

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     6,400      $ 897,472  

Suncorp Group Ltd. (Australia)

     3,255        28,902  

Swiss Life Holding AG (Switzerland)*

     101        39,068  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,700        80,716  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (Italy)

     81,747        185,474  

Unum Group

     262,200        7,703,436  

Zurich Insurance Group AG (Switzerland)

     52        15,558  
     

 

 

 
        49,031,566  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 2.7%

     

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     21,650        22,623,384  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     46,732        48,396,127  

Auto Trader Group PLC
(United Kingdom), 144A

     11,239        65,273  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     256,550        33,631,139  
     

 

 

 
        104,715,923  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.2%

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     27,700        41,604,569  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     11,150        19,204,983  

eBay, Inc.*

     533,400        14,972,538  

Expedia Group, Inc.(a)

     8,400        946,260  

Qurate Retail, Inc.*

     454,500        8,871,840  
     

 

 

 
        85,600,190  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 2.4%

     

Accenture PLC (Class A Stock)

     71,350        10,061,063  

Amadeus IT Group SA (Spain)

     3,501        244,424  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     73,550        9,643,876  

Capgemini SE (France)

     248        24,732  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Class A Stock)

     292,350        18,558,378  

DXC Technology Co.

     179,100        9,522,747  

International Business Machines Corp.

     85,200        9,684,684  

Obic Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        15,434  

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     264,400        34,884,936  

Wirecard AG (Germany)

     1,549        238,103  
     

 

 

 
        92,878,377  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 0.0%

     

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     500        22,413  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*(a)

     85,200        967,020  
     

 

 

 
        989,433  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.0%

 

  

Illumina, Inc.*

     59,850        17,950,810  

QIAGEN NV*

     620        21,229  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     86,300        19,313,077  
     

 

 

 
        37,285,116  
     

 

 

 

Machinery — 0.9%

     

Alfa Laval AB (Sweden)

     751        16,147  

Alstom SA (France)

     393        15,904  

Atlas Copco AB (Sweden)
(Class B Stock)

     1,705        37,351  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     117,900        14,981,553  

CNH Industrial NV (United Kingdom)

     2,556        23,362  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Machinery (continued)

     

Cummins, Inc.

     101,300      $   13,537,732  

Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     2,100        95,575  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        6,996  

IHI Corp. (Japan)

     400        11,013  

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

     2,300        49,186  

PACCAR, Inc.

     33,150        1,894,191  

Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)

     81,700        3,086,626  

Sandvik AB (Sweden)

     18,506        266,439  

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland)

     64        12,495  

Timken Co. (The)

     38,200        1,425,624  

Volvo AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     20,027        263,150  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. (China)

     239,100        217,802  
     

 

 

 
        35,941,146  
     

 

 

 

Marine — 0.0%

     

AP Moller - Maersk A/S (Denmark)
(Class A Stock)

     10        11,842  
     

 

 

 

Media — 1.0%

     

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     772,396        26,300,084  

Eutelsat Communications SA (France)

     2,940        58,039  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     700        10,005  

I-CABLE Communications Ltd.
(Hong Kong)*

     3,065        46  

News Corp. (Class A Stock)

     157,500        1,787,625  

Pearson PLC (United Kingdom)

     21,660        259,602  

RTL Group SA (Luxembourg)

     111        5,942  

TEGNA, Inc.

     369,350        4,014,834  

Tribune Media Co. (Class A Stock)

     132,400        6,008,312  
     

 

 

 
        38,444,489  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.3%

     

Alcoa Corp.*

     18,650        495,717  

Alumina Ltd. (Australia)

     6,301        10,190  

Anglo American PLC (South Africa)

     14,915        333,316  

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)

     10,215        214,661  

BHP Group Ltd. (Australia)

     7,966        191,347  

BHP Group PLC (Australia)

     5,222        110,740  

BlueScope Steel Ltd. (Australia)

     4,669        35,922  

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)*

     28,671        106,653  

JFE Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,300        20,570  

Kobe Steel Ltd. (Japan)

     1,000        6,922  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (Japan)

     1,900        32,592  

Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway)

     2,370        10,796  

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

     1,018        56,177  

Rio Tinto PLC (Australia)

     2,977        142,197  

South32 Ltd. (Australia)

     16,028        37,782  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     258,850        7,775,854  

voestalpine AG (Austria)

     371        11,155  
     

 

 

 
        9,592,591  
     

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

Ladder Capital Corp.

     158,900        2,458,183  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

     236,300        3,034,092  
     

 

 

 
        5,492,275  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
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   Shares      Value  

Multiline Retail — 0.7%

     

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300      $ 18,384  

Kohl’s Corp.(a)

     201,600        13,374,144  

Macy’s, Inc.

     434,150        12,928,987  

Next PLC (United Kingdom)

     360        18,329  

Wesfarmers Ltd. (Australia)

     2,737        62,049  
     

 

 

 
        26,401,893  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.2%

     

AGL Energy Ltd. (Australia)

     17,131        248,023  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     165,100        4,660,773  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     125,050        2,981,192  

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

     26,885        261,819  
     

 

 

 
        8,151,807  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0%

 

  

Aker BP ASA (Norway)

     284        7,209  

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

     33,082        209,466  

Chevron Corp.

     318,300        34,627,857  

ConocoPhillips

     52,650        3,282,727  

Eni SpA (Italy)

     11,156        176,210  

Equinor ASA (Norway)

     2,934        62,290  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     209,066        14,256,211  

JXTG Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     8,100        42,363  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     911,000        14,011,180  

Lundin Petroleum AB (Sweden)

     591        14,818  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     117,500        1,684,950  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)

     232,600        13,725,726  

Neste OYJ (Finland)

     2,839        219,502  

Phillips 66

     169,100        14,567,965  

Repsol SA (Spain)

     16,848        272,803  

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

     11,808        347,789  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands) (Class B Stock)

     3,044        90,909  

Santos Ltd. (Australia)

     46,595        178,670  

TOTAL SA (France)

     2,429        128,538  

Valero Energy Corp.

     196,800        14,754,096  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

     1,448        31,801  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     84,200        1,802,722  
     

 

 

 
        114,495,802  
     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%

     

Oji Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     2,200        11,277  

Stora Enso OYJ (Finland)
(Class R Stock)

     1,395        16,219  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland)

     1,360        34,686  
     

 

 

 
        62,182  
     

 

 

 

Personal Products — 0.2%

     

Avon Products, Inc. (United Kingdom)*

     28,200        42,864  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*

     35,600        2,098,620  

Kose Corp. (Japan)

     100        15,660  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     555        128,224  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     21,600        1,324,728  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     200        5,383  

Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Japan)(a)

     900        56,331  

Unilever NV (United Kingdom), CVA

     3,869        210,432  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Personal Products (continued)

     

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

     3,035      $ 159,200  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     23,400        2,754,882  
     

 

 

 
        6,796,324  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 3.3%

     

Allergan PLC

     111,400        14,889,724  

Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan)

     5,100        65,321  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

     426        31,955  

Bayer AG (Germany)

     1,468        102,776  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     317,000        16,477,660  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     117,400        13,585,528  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
(United Kingdom)

     11,144        212,192  

H. Lundbeck A/S (Denmark)

     1,244        54,584  

Ipsen SA (France)

     95        12,288  

Johnson & Johnson

     209,448        27,029,264  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     430,000        32,856,300  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

     7,867        675,037  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark)
(Class B Stock)

     4,553        209,162  

Pfizer, Inc.

     454,400        19,834,560  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     2,747        683,490  

Sanofi (France)

     5,575        483,548  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     4,600        263,095  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)(a)

     1,300        44,078  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel), ADR*

     2,400        37,008  

UCB SA (Belgium)

     396        32,365  
     

 

 

 
        127,579,935  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.2%

     

Insperity, Inc.

     31,100        2,903,496  

Intertek Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     410        25,137  

Korn/Ferry International

     51,700        2,044,218  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     2,800        67,597  

RELX PLC (United Kingdom)

     5,026        103,671  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     55,650        3,183,180  

Teleperformance (France)

     1,297        207,741  

Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands)

     1,909        113,183  
     

 

 

 
        8,648,223  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%

 

  

CapitaLand Ltd. (Singapore)

     6,500        14,791  

CBRE Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     361,750        14,484,470  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     8,500        61,587  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     400        1,991  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     2,300        50,751  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     900        32,914  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     4,000        57,020  

Swire Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong)
(Class A Stock)

     21,000        222,092  

Swire Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,800        13,337  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

Vonovia SE (Germany)

     1,111      $ 50,555  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     26,000        155,390  
     

 

 

 
        15,144,898  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.9%

     

Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     5,022        15,129  

CSX Corp.

     279,950        17,393,294  

DSV A/S (Denmark)

     2,516        166,186  

Kyushu Railway Co. (Japan)

     500        16,913  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        11,137  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     112,650        16,845,681  
     

 

 

 
        34,448,340  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.7%

 

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

     1,045        164,894  

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

     8,000        762,800  

Infineon Technologies AG (Germany)

     13,474        269,784  

Intel Corp.

     800,450        37,565,118  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     17,500        1,566,075  

Lam Research Corp.

     46,800        6,372,756  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     114,500        3,633,085  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     800        58,624  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     67,900        4,123,567  

STMicroelectronics NV (Switzerland)

     2,025        29,088  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     41,450        3,917,025  

Versum Materials, Inc.

     68,700        1,904,364  

Xilinx, Inc.

     62,300        5,306,091  
     

 

 

 
        65,673,271  
     

 

 

 

Software — 3.9%

     

Adobe, Inc.*

     70,150        15,870,736  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     92,900        4,039,292  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     8,800        901,648  

Dassault Systemes SE (France)

     320        38,088  

Intuit, Inc.

     38,500        7,578,725  

Micro Focus International PLC
(United Kingdom)

     1,656        29,278  

Microsoft Corp.

     887,700        90,163,689  

Nice Ltd. (Israel)*

     157        16,907  

Oracle Corp.

     517,650        23,371,898  

SAP SE (Germany)

     565        56,567  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     88,100        7,421,544  
     

 

 

 
        149,488,372  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 0.9%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     73,550        11,581,183  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     37,700        2,513,082  

AutoNation, Inc.*

     128,700        4,594,590  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500        255,210  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     195,100        10,379,320  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     14,800        2,542,936  

Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*(a)

     120,900        1,636,986  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.(a)

     31,400        1,266,048  
     

 

 

 
        34,769,355  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.4%

 

Apple, Inc.

     375,800        59,278,692  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)

 

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     1,000      $ 38,889  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     1,020,050        13,474,860  

HP, Inc.

     833,950        17,062,617  

Konica Minolta, Inc. (Japan)

     22,600        203,835  
     

 

 

 
        90,058,893  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

  

adidas AG (Germany)

     462        96,923  

Burberry Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,136        25,148  

Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)

     130,300        1,632,659  

Hermes International (France)

     155        86,211  

Kering SA (France)

     238        112,229  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     1,473        436,592  

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     246,400        18,268,096  

Puma SE (Germany)

     21        10,294  

Swatch Group AG (The) (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     140        8,141  

Tapestry, Inc.

     212,400        7,168,500  
     

 

 

 
        27,844,793  
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

     

Radian Group, Inc.

     206,000        3,370,160  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.4%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     32,750        1,617,522  

British American Tobacco PLC
(United Kingdom)

     6,054        193,597  

Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom)

     8,396        254,601  

Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan)

     2,700        64,266  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     188,400        12,577,584  
     

 

 

 
        14,707,570  
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%

 

Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,125        23,527  

ITOCHU Corp. (Japan)

     7,900        134,172  

Marubeni Corp. (Japan)

     15,000        105,101  

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

     9,100        249,943  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     14,200        218,276  

Sumitomo Corp. (Japan)

     2,800        39,717  

Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Japan)

     700        20,601  

WESCO International, Inc.*

     83,700        4,017,600  
     

 

 

 
        4,808,937  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%

     

Aena SME SA (Spain), 144A

     171        26,624  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.
(New Zealand)

     2,462        11,842  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.(a)

     129,500        4,734,520  
     

 

 

 
        4,772,986  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

  

KDDI Corp. (Japan)

     9,200        219,870  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (Japan)

     3,400        76,552  

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)

     2,100        139,164  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A79


 
   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

     13,900      $ 884,179  

Vodafone Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

     14,071        27,548  
     

 

 

 
        1,347,313  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $1,941,568,512)

 

     2,189,375,648  
     

 

 

 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 0.0%

 

  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
(cost $121,601)

     2,088        122,733  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%

 

  

Automobiles — 0.0%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany) (PRFC)

     155        11,080  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 0.0%

     

Citigroup Capital XIII 8.890%

     22,000        581,460  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 0.0%

     

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany) (PRFC)

     441        48,297  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $615,221)

 

     640,837  
     

 

 

 
     Units         
RIGHTS* — 0.0%      

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     

Repsol SA (Spain), expiring 01/09/19
(cost $7,904)

     16,848        7,721  
     

 

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
        
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 6.7%

 

  

Automobiles — 1.6%

 

     

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,

 

Series 2016-04, Class C

 

     

2.410%

     07/08/22        1,000        987,298  

Series 2017-03, Class C

 

     

2.690%

     06/19/23        1,020                 1,007,752  

Series 2017-04, Class C

 

     

2.600%

     09/18/23        2,100        2,065,168  

Series 2018-01, Class C

 

     

3.500%

     01/18/24        1,600        1,605,684  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC,

 

Series 2015-01A, Class A, 144A

 

2.500%

     07/20/21        3,300        3,268,608  

Series 2015-02A, Class A, 144A

 

2.630%

     12/20/21        4,000        3,955,253  

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A

 

     

3.700%

     09/20/24        1,600        1,621,390  

Series 2018-02A, Class A, 144A

 

     

4.000%

     03/20/25        1,600        1,632,741  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

 

Series 2018-01, Class B

 

     

2.880%

     02/15/22        1,700        1,697,846  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Automobiles (continued)

 

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

 

Series 2017-01, Class A, 144A

 

  

2.620%

     08/15/28        1,300      $ 1,281,298  

Series 2017-02, Class A, 144A

 

  

2.360%

     03/15/29        2,500        2,436,299  

Series 2018-02, Class A, 144A

 

3.470%

     01/15/30        3,000        3,027,379  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust,

 

Series 2017-03, Class A

 

2.480%

     09/15/24        4,500        4,411,916  

Series 2018-02, Class A

 

3.170%

     03/15/25        13,350        13,444,098  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust,

 

Series 2018-04, Class C

 

3.620%

     06/17/24        500        508,380  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A, 144A

 

2.160%

     10/15/20        1,955        1,948,229  

Series 2017-02A, Class B, 144A

 

2.550%

     11/14/23        5,800        5,741,042  

Series 2017-02A, Class C, 144A

 

2.820%

     07/15/24        1,400        1,385,906  

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A

 

3.430%

     12/16/24        5,200        5,210,073  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

 

Series 2018-01, Class C

 

2.960%

     03/15/24        1,200        1,194,567  

Series 2018-04, Class C

 

3.560%

     07/15/24        2,300        2,317,407  
        

 

 

 
           60,748,334  
        

 

 

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations — 2.6%

 

  

ArrowMark Colorado Holdings (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-06A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%

 

3.716%(c)

     07/15/29        500        498,922  

Battalion CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-08A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.340%

 

3.785%(c)

     07/18/30        1,500        1,498,335  

Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-IIA, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.686%(c)

     07/15/29        1,500        1,495,853  

Series 2017-11A, Class X, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000%

 

3.436%(c)

     04/15/29        938        937,401  

Brookside Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.820%

 

3.269%(c)

     01/17/28        1,500        1,485,116  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-01A, Class AS, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.686%(c)

     04/15/29        3,000        2,977,711  

Catamaran CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.400%

 

3.845%(c)

     10/18/26        500        499,482  

CIFC Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-05A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.627%(c)

     10/17/31        9,750        9,665,150  

Elevation CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-04A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.550%

 

3.995%(c)

     04/18/27        1,000        1,001,588  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010%

 

3.446%(c)

     04/15/31        2,000      $ 1,969,663  

Greywolf CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030%

 

3.538%(c)

     04/26/31        4,000        3,932,191  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-06A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000%

 

3.582%(c)

     02/05/31        250        245,717  

ICG US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.140% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.140%)

 

3.590%(c)

     10/19/28        10,000        9,910,856  

Series 2017-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%

 

3.757%(c)

     10/23/29        1,250        1,241,844  

Jefferson Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-01A, Class AR, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.175%

 

3.672%(c)

     10/20/31        6,750        6,662,046  

MidOcean Credit CLO (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-03A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

 

3.589%(c)

     04/21/31        2,400        2,370,506  

OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-13A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.260%

 

3.696%(c)

     07/15/30        1,250        1,244,149  

OZLM Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-09A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.280%)

 

3.749%(c)

     10/20/31        7,500        7,446,547  

Series 2015-11A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.770%(c)

     10/30/30        1,500        1,491,820  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-01A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.130%

 

3.579%(c)

     01/17/31        1,500        1,483,277  

Series 2015-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.946%(c)

     05/21/29        1,750        1,742,700  

Series 2018-02A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100%

 

3.362%(c)

     07/16/31        2,350        2,315,009  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%

 

3.772%(c)

     10/20/31        8,750        8,705,097  

Romark CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2018-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.175%

 

3.431%(c)

     07/25/31        1,000        989,925  

Sound Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.880%

 

3.349%(c)

     07/20/27        1,000        992,362  

Telos CLO (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-03A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.749%(c)

     07/17/26        1,500        1,499,267  

Telos CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-04A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.240%

 

3.689%(c)

     01/17/30        2,500        2,487,206  

TICP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-07A, Class AS, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.230%

 

3.666%(c)

     07/15/29        1,250        1,245,963  

Trinitas CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2016-05A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

 

4.190%(c)

     10/25/28        3,250        3,249,724  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

 

Series 2017-07A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210%

 

3.700%(c)

     01/25/31        2,500      $ 2,482,235  

Venture CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

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

 

3.316%(c)

     07/15/27        1,000        989,103  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.320%

 

3.789%(c)

     04/20/29        2,000        2,001,512  

Series 2017-03A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150%

 

3.599%(c)

     01/17/31        2,750        2,708,897  

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100%

 

3.470%(c)

     07/17/31        3,500        3,450,666  

Series 2018-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.638%(c)

     10/20/31        5,750        5,694,531  

Zais CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.370%

 

3.806%(c)

     07/15/29        1,750        1,752,145  
        

 

 

 
           100,364,516  
        

 

 

 

Consumer Loans — 0.2%

 

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.800%

 

3.240%(c)

     09/14/32        3,700        3,708,462  

Oportun Funding X LLC,

 

Series 2018-C, Class A, 144A

 

4.100%

     10/08/24        1,600        1,615,305  

Oportun Funding XII LLC,

 

Series 2018-D, Class A, 144A

 

4.150%

     12/09/24        1,100        1,111,507  

SpringCastle America Funding LLC,

 

Series 2016-AA, Class A, 144A

 

3.050%

     04/25/29        1,659        1,643,616  

Springleaf Funding Trust,

 

Series 2015-AA, Class A, 144A

 

3.160%

     11/15/24        1,406        1,403,810  
        

 

 

 
           9,482,700  
        

 

 

 

Credit Cards — 0.4%

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,

 

Series 2017-A05, Class A5, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.620%

 

3.124%(c)

     04/22/26        3,800        3,819,542  

Series 2018-A07, Class A7

 

3.960%

     10/13/30        6,400        6,716,153  

Discover Card Execution Note Trust,

 

Series 2017-A04, Class A4

 

2.530%

     10/15/26        4,000        3,907,027  

Series 2017-A05, Class A5, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

 

3.055%(c)

     12/15/26        2,600        2,596,033  
        

 

 

 
           17,038,755  
        

 

 

 

Equipment — 0.3%

 

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC,

 

Series 2017-AA, Class A4, 144A

 

2.410%

     08/16/24        3,500        3,438,157  

Series 2017-B, Class A4, 144A

 

2.410%

     11/15/24        1,700        1,668,596  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A81


 
   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Equipment (continued)

 

Series 2017-B, Class A5, 144A

 

2.720%

     06/15/40       2,800      $ 2,732,988  

Series 2018-A, Class A4, 144A

 

3.390%

     01/10/25       1,600        1,619,629  

Series 2018-A, Class A5, 144A

 

3.610%

     03/10/42       800        809,509  
       

 

 

 
          10,268,879  
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans — 0.1%

 

CDC Mortgage Capital Trust,

 

Series 2002-HE03, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

 

4.156%(c)

     03/25/33       86        86,700  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust,

 

Series 2003-HE01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.706%(c)

     05/25/33       173        171,426  

Series 2004-HE05, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.945%

 

3.451%(c)

     06/25/34       487        484,535  

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Inc. Trust,

 

Series 2002-HE01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.900%

 

3.406%(c)

     07/25/32       82        82,207  

Series 2002-NC04, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.275%

 

3.781%(c)

     09/25/32       2,354        2,340,241  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A1A, 144A

 

4.000%(cc)

     12/25/57       1,965        1,975,144  
       

 

 

 
          5,140,253  
       

 

 

 

Other — 0.1%

 

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC,

 

Series 2018-02A, Class A, 144A

 

3.500%

     06/20/35       2,191        2,212,505  
       

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.7%

 

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC,

 

Series 2005-CB06, Class A3

 

3.791%

     07/25/35       200        198,983  

CSMC Trust,

 

Series 2016-RPL01, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.150%

 

5.499%(c)

     12/26/46       3,607        3,644,036  

Series 2018-11R, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.400%

 

3.774%(c)

     08/25/37     1,200        1,200,000  

Series 2018-RPL08, Class A1, 144A

 

4.070%

     07/25/58       1,423        1,420,776  

Equity One Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,

 

Series 2004-03, Class M1

 

4.570%

     07/25/34       205        204,882  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-02, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.795%

 

3.301%(c)

     06/25/34       235        230,765  

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2017-03, Class A1, 144A

 

2.750%(cc)

     01/25/61       2,261        2,209,389  

TFS (Spain),

 

Series 2018-03, Class A1

 

2.900%(cc)

     03/16/23       EUR  2,940        3,361,847  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2017-04, Class A1, 144A

 

2.750%(cc)

     06/25/57       4,895        4,762,586  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Series 2017-05, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

 

3.106%(c)

     02/25/57        4,395      $ 4,371,168  

Series 2017-06, Class A1, 144A

 

2.750%(cc)

     10/25/57        3,276        3,199,903  

Series 2018-02, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%(cc)

     03/25/58        412        406,214  

Series 2018-03, Class A1, 144A

 

3.750%(cc)

     05/25/58        184        183,591  

Series 2018-05, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%(cc)

     07/25/58        678        666,194  

VOLT LX LLC,

 

Series 2017-NPL07, Class A1, 144A

 

3.250%

     06/25/47        336        334,581  
        

 

 

 
           26,394,915  
        

 

 

 

Student Loans — 0.7%

 

Commonbond Student Loan Trust,

 

Series 2017-BGS, Class A1, 144A

 

2.680%

     09/25/42        3,062        2,962,739  

Series 2018-AGS, Class A1, 144A

 

3.210%

     02/25/44        2,145        2,135,427  

Series 2018-CGS, Class A1, 144A

 

3.870%

     02/25/46        900        908,036  

Series 2018-CGS, Class A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.800%)

 

3.183%(c)

     02/25/46        1,100        1,095,075  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust,

 

Series 2017-C, Class A2B, 144A

 

2.810%

     11/25/42        2,000        1,947,237  

Series 2018-B, Class A2FX, 144A

 

3.540%

     05/26/43        3,000        3,001,192  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust,

 

Series 2018-A, Class A2, 144A

 

3.190%

     02/18/42        4,600        4,532,576  

Series 2018-CA, Class A2, 144A

 

3.520%

     06/16/42        1,700        1,713,204  

SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust,

 

Series 2018-B, Class A1FX, 144A

 

2.640%

     08/25/47        2,286        2,274,823  

Series 2018-B, Class A2FX, 144A

 

3.340%

     08/25/47        4,500        4,508,857  
        

 

 

 
           25,079,166  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $257,781,336)

 

     256,730,023  
        

 

 

 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 7.5%

 

Assurant Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-01A, Class AS, 144A

 

3.172%

     05/15/49        4,000        3,908,281  

BANK,

 

Series 2017-BNK04, Class A3

 

3.362%

     05/15/50        6,500        6,368,643  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2018-C02, Class A4

 

4.047%

     12/15/51        5,400        5,536,042  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Benchmark Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2018-B03, Class A4

 

3.761%

     04/10/51        5,000      $ 5,036,786  

Series 2018-B08, Class A4

 

3.963%

     01/15/52        6,700        6,837,447  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2013-GC11, Class A3

 

2.815%

     04/10/46        1,086        1,067,671  

Series 2014-GC21, Class A4

 

3.575%

     05/10/47        2,414        2,439,338  

Series 2014-GC23, Class A3

 

3.356%

     07/10/47        2,800        2,800,413  

Series 2016-C01, Class A3

 

2.944%

     05/10/49        5,000        4,836,638  

Series 2016-GC37, Class A3

 

3.050%

     04/10/49        6,500        6,319,482  

Series 2017-P07, Class A3

 

3.442%

     04/14/50        5,500        5,428,974  

Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2014-CR15, Class A2

 

2.928%

     02/10/47        1,662        1,659,443  

Series 2014-CR18, Class A4

 

3.550%

     07/15/47        2,800        2,817,392  

Series 2014-CR20, Class A3

 

3.326%

     11/10/47        5,000        4,976,015  

Series 2014-UBS03, Class A2

 

2.844%

     06/10/47        2,300        2,295,552  

Series 2015-CR27, Class A3

 

3.349%

     10/10/48        6,100        6,047,146  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2015-C04, Class A3

 

3.544%

     11/15/48        3,000        2,996,795  

Series 2017-C08, Class A3

 

3.127%

     06/15/50        5,300        5,098,726  

Fannie Mae-Aces,

 

Series 2015-M17, Class A2

 

2.939%(cc)

     11/25/25        3,900        3,854,359  

Series 2016-M07, Class AB2

 

2.385%

     09/25/26        2,400        2,275,281  

Series 2017-M01, Class A2

 

2.415%(cc)

     10/25/26        2,200        2,070,653  

Series 2017-M04, Class A2

 

2.597%(cc)

     12/25/26        11,800        11,224,883  

Series 2017-M08, Class A2

 

3.061%(cc)

     05/25/27        8,250        8,077,716  

Series 2018-M04, Class A2

 

3.043%(cc)

     03/25/28        4,325        4,205,338  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series K020, Class X1, IO

 

1.409%(cc)

     05/25/22        23,371        922,708  

Series K021, Class X1, IO

 

1.444%(cc)

     06/25/22        6,605        277,037  

Series K055, Class X1, IO

 

1.366%(cc)

     03/25/26        13,848        1,135,691  

Series K057, Class AM

 

2.624%

     08/25/26        7,230        6,935,302  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series K064, Class AM

 

3.327%(cc)

     03/25/27        5,900      $ 5,864,950  

Series K068, Class AM

 

3.315%

     08/25/27        5,600        5,580,793  

Series K069, Class A2

 

3.187%(cc)

     09/25/27        4,900        4,852,861  

Series K069, Class AM

 

3.248%(cc)

     09/25/27        1,050        1,040,003  

Series K070, Class A2

 

3.303%(cc)

     11/25/27        7,250        7,236,790  

Series K070, Class AM

 

3.364%(cc)

     12/25/27        1,525        1,522,382  

Series K072, Class A2

 

3.444%

     12/25/27        2,000        2,017,295  

Series K074, Class A2

 

3.600%

     01/25/28        11,800        12,042,245  

Series K075, Class AM

 

3.650%(cc)

     02/25/28        3,575        3,640,036  

Series K076, Class A2

 

3.900%

     06/25/51        8,600        8,972,078  

Series K076, Class AM

 

3.900%

     06/25/51        2,575        2,670,856  

Series K077, Class A2

 

3.850%(cc)

     05/25/28        4,800        4,989,367  

Series K077, Class AM

 

3.850%(cc)

     05/25/28        950        982,413  

Series K080, Class AM

 

3.986%(cc)

     07/25/28        7,050        7,367,649  

Series K081, Class AM

 

3.900%(cc)

     08/25/28        3,500        3,625,072  

Series K086, Class A2

 

3.859%(cc)

     11/25/28        5,800        6,026,829  

Series K086, Class AM

 

3.919%(cc)

     11/25/28        1,300        1,350,972  

Series K157, Class A2

 

3.990%(cc)

     05/25/33        4,200        4,343,288  

Series K710, Class X1, IO

 

1.734%(cc)

     05/25/19        16,304        39,604  

Series K711, Class X1, IO

 

1.668%(cc)

     07/25/19        16,810        63,038  

Series W5FX, Class AFX

 

3.214%(cc)

     04/25/28        2,260        2,259,496  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2015-GC28, Class A4

 

3.136%

     02/10/48        4,000        3,930,205  

Series 2015-GC32, Class A3

 

3.498%

     07/10/48        5,800        5,805,823  

Series 2016-GS03, Class A3

 

2.592%

     10/10/49        5,800        5,439,423  

Series 2016-GS04, Class A3

 

3.178%

     11/10/49        5,500        5,342,233  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2014-C25, Class A4A1

 

3.408%

     11/15/47        1,400        1,398,704  

Series 2015-C27, Class A3A1

 

2.920%

     02/15/48        6,000        5,831,537  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount

(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2012-CBX, Class A3

 

     

3.139%

     06/15/45        261      $ 260,951  

Series 2012-LC09, Class A4

 

     

2.611%

     12/15/47        811        809,141  

Series 2013-C10, Class A4

 

     

2.875%

     12/15/47        315        314,082  

Series 2013-LC11, Class A4

 

     

2.694%

     04/15/46        643        627,723  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,

 

Series 2013-C08, Class A3

 

     

2.863%

     12/15/48        1,351        1,331,152  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,

 

Series 2016-UB11, Class A3

 

     

2.531%

     08/15/49        10,400        9,693,937  

Series 2018-H04, Class A3

 

     

4.043%

     12/15/51        1,900        1,942,331  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2017-C02, Class ASB

 

     

3.264%

     08/15/50        3,500        3,492,352  

Series 2017-C05, Class A4

 

     

3.212%

     11/15/50        6,750        6,514,743  

Series 2018-C09, Class A3

 

     

3.854%

     03/15/51        2,500        2,527,191  

Series 2018-C14, Class A3

 

     

4.180%

     12/15/51        4,100        4,241,448  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2012-C04, Class A4

 

     

2.792%

     12/10/45        1,700        1,682,947  

Series 2013-C05, Class A3

 

     

2.920%

     03/10/46        3,367        3,335,756  

Series 2013-C06, Class A3

 

     

2.971%

     04/10/46        1,798        1,784,676  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2016-NXS06, Class A3

 

     

2.642%

     11/15/49        8,000        7,515,962  

Series 2017-C38, Class A4

 

     

3.190%

     07/15/50        4,600        4,433,924  

Series 2018-C48, Class A4

 

     

4.037%

     01/15/52        7,000        7,153,932  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $294,509,354)

 

     289,347,942  
        

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 10.9%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

 

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV (Brazil),

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.050%

     06/15/25        575        581,474  

Embraer Overseas Ltd. (Brazil),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

5.696%

     09/16/23        240        249,902  

General Dynamics Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

3.000%

     05/11/21        2,480        2,482,006  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Aerospace & Defense (continued)

 

United Technologies Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.125%

     11/16/28        1,270      $ 1,258,191  
        

 

 

 
           4,571,573  
        

 

 

 

Agriculture — 0.1%

 

     

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes

        

3.222%

     08/15/24        3,740        3,444,892  

Reynolds American, Inc. (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes

        

8.125%

     06/23/19        325        331,554  
        

 

 

 
           3,776,446  
        

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.2%

 

     

American Airlines 2015-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

     

3.375%

     11/01/28        2,700        2,565,492  

Continental Airlines 2009-2 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

     

7.250%

     05/10/21        465        477,461  

Continental Airlines 2010-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

     

4.750%

     07/12/22        461        467,282  

Continental Airlines 2012-2 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

     

4.000%

     04/29/26        528        521,059  

Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

     

6.821%

     02/10/24        231        249,292  

Delta Air Lines 2010-2 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

     

4.950%

     11/23/20        86        86,995  

Delta Air Lines 2011-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

 

Pass-Through Certificates

 

     

5.300%

     10/15/20        549        552,696  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

2.875%

     03/13/20        2,000        1,986,713  
        

 

 

 
           6,906,990  
        

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 0.5%

 

     

BMW US Capital LLC (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.410%

 

  

2.835%(c)

     04/12/21        495        490,183  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

3.100%

     04/12/21        655        648,704  

Daimler Finance North America LLC (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

3.100%

     05/04/20        1,205        1,198,335  

3.350%

     05/04/21        2,010        2,003,904  

Ford Motor Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.750%

     01/15/43        1,430        1,102,795  

5.291%

     12/08/46        1,230        1,009,806  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Auto Manufacturers (continued)

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.336%

     03/18/21       680      $ 659,813  

4.134%

     08/04/25       390        351,305  

General Motors Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.250%

     10/02/43       1,395        1,307,593  

6.600%

     04/01/36       760        739,862  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.850%

 

3.258%(c)

     04/09/21       1,060        1,035,874  

Gtd. Notes

       

3.550%

     04/09/21       805        793,915  

3.950%

     04/13/24       2,800        2,659,188  

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

    

2.850%

     01/15/21       4,705        4,622,094  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.250%

     11/15/19       715        699,806  
       

 

 

 
          19,323,177  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 3.6%

       

Banco Santander SA (Spain),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

 

  

3.545%(c)

     04/12/23       800        784,467  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.848%

     04/12/23       1,000        971,664  

Bank of America Corp.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series DD

 

    

6.300%(ff)

     (rr)      445        451,964  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

    

3.300%

     01/11/23       2,875        2,831,470  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

    

3.499%(ff)

     05/17/22       2,510        2,510,377  

3.824%(ff)

     01/20/28       955        926,446  

4.000%

     04/01/24       975        980,404  

4.125%

     01/22/24       3,820        3,872,056  

4.271%(ff)

     07/23/29       510        507,606  

Sub. Notes, MTN

 

    

4.000%

     01/22/25       2,000        1,948,292  

4.450%

     03/03/26       8,455        8,358,573  

Bank of America NA,

 

Sub. Notes

       

6.000%

     10/15/36       410        473,111  

Bank of Montreal (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series D, MTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.460%

 

2.896%(c)

     04/13/21       600        596,406  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series D, MTN

 

    

3.100%

     04/13/21       780        779,608  

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.650%

     03/16/25       850        783,478  

3.684%

     01/10/23       585        562,101  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

    

4.972%(ff)

     05/16/29       3,825        3,687,979  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Banks (continued)

 

Citigroup, Inc.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series Q

 

    

5.950%(ff)

     (rr)      2,205      $ 2,127,825  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series R

 

    

6.125%(ff)

     (rr)      1,375        1,342,344  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series T

 

    

6.250%(ff)

     (rr)      625        598,563  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.200%

     10/21/26       1,870        1,726,362  

3.700%

     01/12/26       8,785        8,446,462  

Sub. Notes

       

4.450%

     09/29/27       5,965        5,749,167  

4.750%

     05/18/46       820        758,056  

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.282%

     01/09/28       1,370        1,321,646  

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

    

3.375%

     05/12/21       1,640        1,582,676  

Discover Bank,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

4.250%

     03/13/26       970        946,900  

Sub. Notes

       

7.000%

     04/15/20       570        593,422  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series M

 

    

5.375%(ff)

     (rr)      2,215        2,140,288  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series O

 

    

5.300%(ff)

     (rr)      740        662,300  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.500%

     01/23/25       4,100        3,886,436  

3.750%

     02/25/26       1,010        955,103  

3.814%(ff)

     04/23/29       540        504,158  

3.850%

     01/26/27       2,910        2,737,284  

5.750%

     01/24/22       5,420        5,674,926  

Sub. Notes

       

6.750%

     10/01/37       104        117,446  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

 

  

3.240%(c)

     05/18/21       2,115        2,083,614  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

4.875%

     01/14/22       1,910        1,974,298  

5.100%

     04/05/21       1,025        1,059,963  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series I, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.470%

 

  

5.990%(c)

     (rr)      1,435        1,415,269  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series X

 

    

6.100%(ff)

     (rr)      1,275        1,267,031  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.782%(ff)

     02/01/28       695        674,650  

3.964%(ff)

     11/15/48       3,250        2,876,776  

4.005%(ff)

     04/23/29       2,170        2,127,386  

4.250%

     10/15/20       2,930        2,982,797  

4.452%(ff)

     12/05/29       3,350        3,407,435  

Sub. Notes

       

3.875%

     09/10/24       3,775        3,714,508  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount

(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Banks (continued)

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.086%(ff)

     04/26/21       5,000      $ 4,979,789  

Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Gtd. Notes

       

3.300%

     05/07/21       2,200        2,193,328  

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

    

5.800%

     01/13/20       1,870        1,914,173  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

2.900%

     02/06/25       3,080        2,959,320  

Morgan Stanley,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series H

 

    

5.450%(ff)

     (rr)      840        817,001  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

4.375%

     01/22/47       1,045        989,029  

4.457%(ff)

     04/22/39       325        314,661  

5.750%

     01/25/21       1,400        1,459,711  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

    

3.750%

     02/25/23       950        948,325  

3.772%

     01/24/29 (a)      8,775        8,395,699  

3.875%

     01/27/26       675        658,376  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

    

3.591%(ff)

     07/22/28       1,255        1,186,607  

5.625%

     09/23/19       1,415        1,435,940  

Sub. Notes, GMTN

 

    

4.350%

     09/08/26       3,825        3,717,151  

National City Corp.,

 

Sub. Notes

       

6.875%

     05/15/19       3,370        3,416,248  

PNC Bank NA,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

1.950%

     03/04/19       515        514,102  

Royal Bank of Canada (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.390%

 

2.910%(c)

     04/30/21       2,250        2,231,136  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

    

3.200%

     04/30/21       490        489,950  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Japan),

 

Gtd. Notes

       

2.450%

     01/10/19       1,210        1,209,832  
       

 

 

 
          136,311,471  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.1%

 

    

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium),

 

Gtd. Notes

       

8.000%

     11/15/39       1,285        1,628,021  

8.200%

     01/15/39       250        321,443  

Constellation Brands, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

       

4.250%

     05/01/23       1,400        1,415,387  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

3.551%

     05/25/21       1,150        1,148,258  
       

 

 

 
          4,513,109  
       

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Building Materials — 0.1%

 

Owens Corning,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.200%

     12/15/22        775      $ 769,482  

Standard Industries, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

5.375%

     11/15/24        1,400        1,314,250  
        

 

 

 
           2,083,732  
        

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.3%

 

     

Celanese US Holdings LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.875%

     06/15/21        1,500        1,576,787  

CF Industries, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.375%

     03/15/44        585        473,850  

CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd. (China),

 

Gtd. Notes

        

3.500%

     07/19/22        3,680        3,587,525  

Dow Chemical Co. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.250%

     11/15/41        45        44,902  

9.400%

     05/15/39        347        501,903  

LyondellBasell Industries NV,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.625%

     02/26/55        970        816,951  

5.000%

     04/15/19        600        600,653  

Mexichem SAB de CV (Mexico),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

4.875%

     09/19/22        2,000        2,012,500  

Mosaic Co. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.450%

     11/15/33        345        354,609  

5.625%

     11/15/43        430        436,785  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

3.150%

     10/01/22        780        752,926  

Union Carbide Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

7.500%

     06/01/25        460        531,874  
        

 

 

 
           11,691,265  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.1%

 

     

ERAC USA Finance LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

4.200%

     11/01/46        975        869,376  

6.700%

     06/01/34        420        498,874  

7.000%

     10/15/37        380        472,443  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

4.875%

     01/15/28        1,190        1,044,225  

5.875%

     09/15/26        485        457,113  
        

 

 

 
           3,342,031  
        

 

 

 

Computers — 0.1%

 

     

Apple, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

3.200%

     05/13/25        1,350        1,327,692  
 

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Computers (continued)

 

3.450%

     02/09/45       890      $ 788,071  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

3.480%

     06/01/19       1,085        1,081,794  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

2.100%

     10/04/19       225        222,465  
       

 

 

 
          3,420,022  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%

 

  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland),

 

Gtd. Notes

       

3.750%

     05/15/19       775        774,942  

Capital One Financial Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

2.500%

     05/12/20 (a)      2,225        2,196,208  

3.450%

     04/30/21       4,415        4,412,925  

CDP Financial, Inc. (Canada),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

3.150%

     07/24/24       800        806,047  

Discover Financial Services,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.850%

     11/21/22       900        893,761  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes

       

2.342%

     11/15/20       766        739,233  

Jefferies Group LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.500%

     01/20/43       560        566,969  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

    

5.250%

     02/06/12 (d)      1,715        32,585  

6.875%

     05/02/18 (d)      700        13,650  

Private Export Funding Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

2.650%

     02/16/21       1,915        1,916,528  

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series GG

 

    

2.450%

     07/15/24       475        468,648  

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series NN

 

    

3.250%

     06/15/25       330        336,589  

Synchrony Financial,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

2.700%

     02/03/20       2,700        2,654,134  
       

 

 

 
          15,812,219  
       

 

 

 

Electric — 1.0%

       

Avista Corp.,

 

First Mortgage

       

4.350%

     06/01/48       1,160        1,184,196  

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.350%

     10/01/36       550        663,962  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

5.950%

     05/15/37       305        356,725  

Interest Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Electric (continued)

 

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC,

 

General Ref. Mtge.

 

     

6.950%

     03/15/33        590      $ 771,573  

Comision Federal de Electricidad (Mexico),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

4.875%

     01/15/24        245        238,875  

Commonwealth Edison Co.,

 

First Mortgage

        

3.750%

     08/15/47        1,610        1,475,942  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.500%

     12/01/39        220        248,823  

Dominion Energy, Inc.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes

        

4.104%

     04/01/21        3,210        3,228,538  

DTE Electric Co.,

 

General Ref. Mortgage, Series A

 

     

4.050%

     05/15/48        1,490        1,476,438  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC,

 

First Mortgage

        

4.000%

     09/30/42        570        547,626  

6.050%

     04/15/38        550        670,005  

El Paso Electric Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

6.000%

     05/15/35        670        753,311  

Eversource Energy,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.500%

     11/15/19        615        620,656  

Exelon Corp.,

 

Jr. Sub. Notes

        

3.497%

     06/01/22        3,470        3,393,311  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.200%

     10/01/19        800        810,304  

6.250%

     10/01/39        1,425        1,486,058  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

5.450%

     07/15/44        355        385,655  

Florida Power & Light Co.,

 

First Mortgage

        

5.950%

     10/01/33        295        358,507  

Iberdrola International BV (Spain),

 

Gtd. Notes

        

6.750%

     09/15/33        145        169,035  

Indiana Michigan Power Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

3.850%

     05/15/28        2,910        2,926,399  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (Israel),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

9.375%

     01/28/20        1,420        1,503,780  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, GMTN

 

     

4.250%

     08/14/28        470        446,462  

Monongahela Power Co.,

 

First Mortgage, 144A

 

     

4.100%

     04/15/24        2,170        2,237,915  
 

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Electric (continued)

 

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.881%

     08/15/19       610      $ 615,403  

Northern States Power Co.,

 

First Mortgage

       

3.600%

     09/15/47       1,580        1,446,322  

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

       

4.000%

     09/15/47       1,360        1,212,012  

5.000%

     03/15/44       695        708,436  

PSEG Power LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

       

3.000%

     06/15/21 (a)      1,760        1,730,975  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.,

 

First Mortgage, MTN

 

    

3.000%

     05/15/27       1,130        1,087,617  

3.700%

     05/01/28       1,280        1,300,270  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, MTN

 

    

5.800%

     05/01/37       535        639,491  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.,

 

First Mortgage

       

4.150%

     05/15/48       1,400        1,359,605  

Southern California Edison Co.,

 

First Ref. Mtge.

 

    

4.000%

     04/01/47       580        531,712  

First Ref. Mtge., Series C

 

    

3.600%

     02/01/45       860        739,342  

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd. (China),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

2.750%

     05/07/19       665        664,317  

Xcel Energy, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

4.800%

     09/15/41       480        488,495  
       

 

 

 
          38,478,093  
       

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.0%

 

    

FLIR Systems, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.125%

     06/15/21       900        887,336  
       

 

 

 

Foods — 0.3%

       

Conagra Brands, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.800%

     10/22/21       3,440        3,441,213  

General Mills, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.540%

 

  

2.976%(c)

     04/16/21       5,635        5,547,590  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes

       

4.375%

     06/01/46       475        391,318  

5.000%

     07/15/35       815        764,859  

Mondelez International, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

3.000%

     05/07/20       2,535        2,525,603  
       

 

 

 
          12,670,583  
       

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

5.400%

     11/01/20        290      $ 300,491  

International Paper Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

6.000%

     11/15/41        1,595        1,680,207  
        

 

 

 
           1,980,698  
        

 

 

 

Gas — 0.1%

        

Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.800%

     11/01/43        65        65,377  

NiSource, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

3.490%

     05/15/27        3,285        3,134,693  
        

 

 

 
           3,200,070  
        

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.0%

 

     

Becton, Dickinson & Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

3.734%

     12/15/24        474        457,882  
        

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 0.2%

 

     

Aetna, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

6.625%

     06/15/36        515        604,003  

Anthem, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.625%

     05/15/42        390        375,922  

Centene Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.625%

     02/15/21        1,125        1,127,813  

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc. (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

4.125%

     10/15/20        640        640,742  

HCA, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.375%

     02/01/25        1,155        1,126,125  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

     

5.250%

     04/15/25        400        398,000  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

4.150%

     05/01/47        940        928,410  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

3.200%

     02/01/22        190        188,562  

New York & Presbyterian Hospital (The),

 

Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.024%

     08/01/45        445        432,683  
        

 

 

 
           5,822,260  
        

 

 

 

Home Builders — 0.0%

 

     

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

5.250%

     04/15/21        1,300        1,287,000  
        

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Housewares — 0.1%

 

Newell Brands, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.200%

     04/01/26        1,695      $ 1,656,556  
        

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

     

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.875%

     06/01/20        1,030        1,059,677  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.125%

     04/15/22        755        791,447  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.500%

     05/01/42        365        432,859  

7.000%

     03/15/34        850        1,041,651  

Lincoln National Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

6.300%

     10/09/37        772        911,560  

Markel Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.000%

     03/30/43        200        199,481  

New York Life Insurance Co.,

 

Sub. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.750%

     11/15/39        660        865,727  

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The),

 

Sub. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.063%

     03/30/40        100        121,582  

Ohio National Financial Services, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.375%

     04/30/20        680        702,158  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

4.625%

     09/15/42        130        125,642  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America,

 

Sub. Notes, 144A

 

     

4.270%

     05/15/47        1,450        1,387,831  

6.850%

     12/16/39        124        161,226  

Unum Group,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.625%

     09/15/20        350        362,144  

W.R. Berkley Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

6.150%

     08/15/19        460        468,468  
        

 

 

 
           8,631,453  
        

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.0%

 

     

Marriott International, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

3.000%

     03/01/19        580        579,259  

3.250%

     09/15/22        980        959,732  
        

 

 

 
           1,538,991  
        

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified — 0.0%

 

     

Xylem, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

4.875%

     10/01/21        1,260        1,301,026  
        

 

 

 

Interest Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Media — 0.4%

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

6.150%

     03/01/37        515      $ 631,693  

6.900%

     08/15/39        90        118,278  

AMC Networks, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.000%

     04/01/24        1,520        1,440,200  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

     

5.375%

     04/01/38        1,950        1,815,495  

6.384%

     10/23/35        875        898,141  

6.484%

     10/23/45        1,386        1,424,723  

Comcast Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

4.150%

     10/15/28        1,990        2,020,711  

4.250%

     10/15/30        680        687,689  

6.400%

     05/15/38        530        621,759  

Discovery Communications LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.000%

     09/20/37        941        872,847  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

2.800%

     06/15/20        1,740        1,721,553  

Grupo Televisa SAB (Mexico),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.000%

     05/13/45        200        174,652  

NBCUniversal Media LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

2.875%

     01/15/23        330        323,968  

Time Warner Cable LLC,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

     

5.500%

     09/01/41        360        328,062  

Viacom, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.250%

     04/01/44        450        407,209  

Videotron Ltd. (Canada),

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.000%

     07/15/22        1,040        1,034,800  

Warner Media LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

3.800%

     02/15/27        385        361,247  
        

 

 

 
           14,883,027  
        

 

 

 

Mining — 0.0%

        

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.250%(ff)

     10/19/75        425        433,955  

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

5.875%

     04/23/45        530        541,477  

6.750%

     04/16/40        425        469,288  
        

 

 

 
           1,444,720  
        

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.0%

 

     

Actuant Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

        

5.625%

     06/15/22        1,205        1,189,937  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (continued)

 

General Electric Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

 

6.000%

     08/07/19        264      $ 266,844  
        

 

 

 
           1,456,781  
        

 

 

 

Multi-National — 0.1%

 

Corp. Andina de Fomento (Supranational Bank),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.000%

     05/10/19        645        642,668  

2.125%

     09/27/21        2,270        2,203,421  

2.750%

     01/06/23        315        307,491  

North American Development Bank (Supranational Bank),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.400%

     10/26/22        1,095        1,070,568  

4.375%

     02/11/20        1,000        1,015,811  
        

 

 

 
           5,239,959  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 0.5%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.677%(s)

     10/10/36        2,000        834,098  

4.850%

     03/15/21        936        958,352  

6.450%

     09/15/36        1,155        1,247,395  

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.400%

     06/15/47        1,200        1,033,268  

Concho Resources, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.875%

     10/01/47        210        199,254  

Devon Energy Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.600%

     07/15/41        300        284,461  

Encana Corp. (Canada),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.500%

     08/15/34        370        391,481  

6.500%

     02/01/38        275        298,153  

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA (Russia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.950%

     07/19/22        350        352,797  

6.510%

     03/07/22        580        605,665  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.650%

     03/15/25        1,995        2,034,211  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC (Kazakhstan),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.875%

     04/19/22        550        540,727  

Noble Energy, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.050%

     11/15/44        835        719,241  

Petrobras Global Finance BV (Brazil),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.299%

     01/27/25        740        706,700  

5.750%

     02/01/29        840        777,000  

6.250%

     03/17/24        710        720,295  

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico),

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.375%

     03/13/22        450        440,775  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Oil & Gas (continued)

 

5.500%

     01/21/21        2,110      $ 2,101,497  

6.500%

     06/02/41        1,255        1,039,140  

8.625%

     12/01/23        350        372,296  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

 

6.750%

     09/21/47        1,540        1,273,411  

6.875%

     08/04/26        1,000        972,000  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd. (China),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

2.500%

     04/28/20        1,250        1,234,640  
        

 

 

 
           19,136,857  
        

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%

 

Cameron International Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.500%

     06/01/21        2,200        2,226,419  

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.000%

     12/21/25        2,845        2,808,130  
        

 

 

 
           5,034,549  
        

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 0.0%

 

Ball Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.375%

     12/15/20        630        632,362  

WestRock RKT Co.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.900%

     03/01/22        800        823,342  
        

 

 

 
           1,455,704  
        

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

AbbVie, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.600%

     05/14/25        1,175        1,127,042  

4.500%

     05/14/35        1,910        1,766,954  

Allergan Funding SCS,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.550%

     03/15/35        2,190        2,077,429  

Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.630%

 

3.452%(c)

     06/25/21        1,115        1,100,148  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

3.500%

     06/25/21        500        496,461  

Cigna Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.375%

     10/15/28        12,785        12,856,352  

CVS Health Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.300%

     03/25/28        11,250        10,998,102  

4.780%

     03/25/38        340        325,807  

5.050%

     03/25/48        785        763,499  

5.125%

     07/20/45        610        593,780  

5.300%

     12/05/43        225        227,329  

Mylan NV,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.250%

     06/15/46        1,415        1,192,346  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

 

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

2.400%

     09/23/21        3,555      $ 3,437,627  

Wyeth LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.450%

     02/01/24        60        68,703  
        

 

 

 
           37,031,579  
        

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.4%

 

DCP Midstream Operating LP,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.350%

     03/15/20        717        719,689  

Energy Transfer Operating LP,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.650%

     06/01/21        675        686,739  

4.950%

     06/15/28        1,115        1,090,931  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.750%

     02/15/25        1,345        1,330,820  

MPLX LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     02/15/25        1,430        1,388,819  

4.800%

     02/15/29        1,750        1,745,689  

4.875%

     06/01/25        3,250        3,279,778  

5.200%

     03/01/47        40        36,820  

5.500%

     02/15/49        395        384,222  

ONEOK Partners LP,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.650%

     10/01/36        145        162,223  

ONEOK, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

4.950%

     07/13/47        935        863,752  

Western Gas Partners LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.500%

     08/15/48        120        106,830  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.850%

     03/01/48        315        285,832  

4.900%

     01/15/45        1,000        906,668  

5.100%

     09/15/45        500        461,958  
        

 

 

 
           13,450,770  
        

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%

 

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.375%

     04/15/26        1,050        1,038,460  

Simon Property Group LP,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.375%

     03/15/22        230        230,324  
        

 

 

 
           1,268,784  
        

 

 

 

Retail — 0.2%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.700%

 

3.149%(c)

     04/17/20        1,100        1,092,984  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

     05/15/25        4,705        4,523,170  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Retail (continued)

 

L Brands, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.625%

     02/15/22       1,450      $ 1,444,563  

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.875%

     01/15/22 (a)      360        356,252  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.625%

     12/01/25 (a)      1,375        1,265,000  
       

 

 

 
          8,681,969  
       

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 0.0%

 

People’s United Financial, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.650%

     12/06/22       1,455        1,456,410  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 0.1%

 

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

3.875%

     01/15/27       2,125        1,906,347  
       

 

 

 

Software — 0.1%

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.625%

     10/15/20       1,233        1,238,605  

Microsoft Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.750%

     02/12/45       1,210        1,170,596  

4.450%

     11/03/45       215        228,038  

Oracle Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.300%

     07/08/34       920        923,488  
       

 

 

 
          3,560,727  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 0.3%

 

AT&T Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

8.750%

     11/15/31       4        5,301  

AT&T, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.400%

     05/15/25       3,460        3,258,119  

4.500%

     03/09/48       4        3,423  

4.550%

     03/09/49       64        55,091  

5.250%

     03/01/37       65        63,845  

5.350%

     09/01/40       82        79,661  

British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

9.625%

     12/15/30       400        540,989  

Sprint Communications, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

7.000%

     03/01/20       750        768,750  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.360%

     03/20/23       1,375        1,357,812  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Telecommunications (continued)

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.125%

     08/15/46        2,650      $ 2,338,034  

4.500%

     08/10/33        1,205        1,189,438  
        

 

 

 
           9,660,463  
        

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.1%

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.700%

     08/01/28        670        826,012  

CSX Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.150%

     05/01/37        715        845,584  

Norfolk Southern Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.590%

     05/17/25        100        110,758  
        

 

 

 
           1,782,354  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $425,585,436)

 

     417,114,983  
        

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.5%

 

Alabama — 0.0%

 

Alabama Economic Settlement Authority,

 

Rev., Taxable BP Settlement, Series B

 

4.263%

     09/15/32        240        245,222  
        

 

 

 

California — 0.2%

 

Bay Area Toll Authority,

 

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, BABs

 

6.263%

     04/01/49        1,325        1,803,298  

California Educational Facilities Authority, Stanford Univ.,

 

Revenue Bonds, Series U-07, BABs

 

5.000%

     06/01/46        750        972,383  

State of California,

 

GO BABs

 

7.550%

     04/01/39        245        350,975  

7.625%

     03/01/40        215        306,115  

GO, BABs

 

7.300%

     10/01/39        1,270        1,743,354  

7.500%

     04/01/34        475        647,297  
        

 

 

 
           5,823,422  
        

 

 

 

Colorado — 0.0%

 

Regional Transportation District,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series 2010-B

 

5.844%

     11/01/50        680        898,491  
        

 

 

 

Illinois — 0.1%

 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series B

 

6.395%

     01/01/40        1,030        1,314,548  

State of Illinois,

 

GO, Series D

 

5.000%

     11/01/22        3,190        3,364,557  
        

 

 

 
           4,679,105  
        

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)

 

New Jersey — 0.1%

 

New Jersey Turnpike Authority,

 

Tax. Issuer Subs., Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series F

 

7.414%

     01/01/40        1,070      $ 1,507,630  
        

 

 

 

New York — 0.0%

 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured

 

Revenue,

 

     

Tax. Future, Revenue Bonds, BABs

 

5.767%

     08/01/36        1,130        1,349,514  
        

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.0%

 

Ohio State University (The),

 

Revenue Bonds, Taxable, BABs, Series C

 

4.910%

     06/01/40        455        526,499  

Ohio State Water Development Auth. Wtr. Poll. Ctl. Rev.,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs

 

     

4.879%

     12/01/34        300        329,568  
        

 

 

 
           856,067  
        

 

 

 

Oregon — 0.0%

 

State of Oregon Department of Transportation,

 

Revenue Bonds, Taxable, BABs, Series A

 

5.834%

     11/15/34        445        553,179  
        

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 0.0%

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,

 

Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series B

 

5.511%

     12/01/45        550        675,224  
        

 

 

 

Texas — 0.1%

 

University of Texas System (The),

 

Revenue Bonds, Series F, Rfdg.

 

5.000%

     08/15/47        1,490        1,940,203  
        

 

 

 

Virginia — 0.0%

 

University of Virginia,

 

Revenue Bonds, Taxable, Series C

 

4.179%

     09/01/2117        495        481,858  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(cost $16,320,074)

 

     19,009,915  
        

 

 

 
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES — 1.3%

 

Alternative Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-18CB, Class 3A1

 

5.250%

     09/25/19        37        36,729  

Banc of America Funding Trust,

 

Series 2015-R04, Class 4A1, 144A

 

3.500%(cc)

     01/27/30        773        764,927  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2005-A, Class 2A1

 

3.681%(cc)

     02/25/35        383        379,802  

Series 2005-B, Class 2A1

 

3.910%(cc)

     03/25/35        124        120,339  

Bellemeade Re Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

Series 2017-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

 

4.206%(c)

     10/25/27        642        644,610  

Series 2018-02A, Class M1A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.950%

 

3.456%(c)

     08/25/28        900        897,722  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series 2018-02A, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.350%

 

3.856%(c)

     08/25/28        300      $ 298,581  

Series 2018-02A, Class M1C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600%

 

4.106%(c)

     08/25/28        300        295,270  

Central Park Funding Trust,

 

Series 2018-01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.500% (Cap N/A,

 

Floor 1.500%)

 

     

3.780%(c)

     11/01/23^        4,700        4,700,000  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust,

 

Series 2007-A01, Class 1A5

 

4.369%(cc)

     02/25/37        291        293,390  

CIM Trust,

 

Series 2017-02, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     12/25/57        3,142        3,158,244  

Series 2017-03, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     01/25/57        3,476        3,529,891  

Series 2017-06, Class A1, 144A

 

3.015%(cc)

     06/25/57        1,682        1,623,584  

Series 2017-08, Class A1, 144A

 

3.000%(cc)

     12/25/65        3,300        3,245,478  

CSMC Trust,

 

Series 2018-RPL09, Class A, 144A

 

3.850%(cc)

     09/25/57        2,631        2,662,633  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

 

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150%

 

4.656%(c)

     09/25/28        78        78,277  

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.450%

 

3.956%(c)

     01/25/29        588        590,106  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,

 

Series 2016-DNA04, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.806%(c)

     03/25/29        1,300        1,301,435  

Series 2016-HQA02, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

 

4.756%(c)

     11/25/28        787        800,069  

Series 2016-HQA04, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.806%(c)

     04/25/29        2,050        2,065,372  

Series 2017-DNA01, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.706%(c)

     07/25/29        2,321        2,331,096  

Series 2017-DNA03, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     03/25/30        4,244        4,231,087  

Gosforth Funding PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.450%

 

3.139%(c)

     08/25/60        2,333        2,325,021  

Holmes Master Issuer PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.360%

 

2.796%(c)

     10/15/54        2,200        2,191,268  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2007-A01, Class 4A1

 

     

4.570%(cc)

     07/25/35        147        148,968  

Lanark Master Issuer PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Series 2018-01A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.420%

 

3.097%(c)

     12/22/69        1,640        1,632,638  

Lehman XS Trust,

 

Series 2006-GP04, Class 1A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.205%

 

2.711%(c)

     08/25/46        1,382        1,355,240  

LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-05, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

 

4.349%(c)

     05/01/22        1,464        1,459,163  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series 2017-08, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

 

4.170%(c)

     11/01/22           983      $ 984,122  

LSTAR Securities Investment Trust,

 

  

Series 2017-06, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

 

4.099%(c)

     09/01/22           1,128        1,130,172  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust,

 

  

Series 2004-04, Class 4A1

 

        

5.000%

     04/25/19           1        744  

MetLife Securitization Trust,

 

  

Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A

 

3.750%(cc)

     03/25/57           961        969,881  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

  

Series 2018-04A, Class A1S, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     01/25/48           1,003        997,580  

Oaktown Re II Ltd. (Bermuda),

 

  

Series 2018-01A, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550%

 

4.056%(c)

     07/25/28           400        400,485  

STACR Trust,

 

  

Series 2018-DNA03, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

 

3.256%(c)

     09/25/48           1,380        1,377,340  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

  

Series 2004-01, Class 4A3

 

        

4.232%(cc)

     02/25/34           151        151,355  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

 

  

Series 2005-01, Class 3A

 

        

5.000%

     03/25/20           17        16,618  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $49,138,465)

 

     49,189,237  
           

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 0.9%

 

  

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond (United Arab Emirates),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

        

3.125%

     10/11/27           3,350        3,199,384  

Colombia Government International Bond (Colombia),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

        

4.000%

     02/26/24           175        173,250  

4.375%

     07/12/21           500        507,500  

7.375%

     09/18/37           625        755,937  

Export-Import Bank of India (India),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

        

3.875%

     02/01/28           1,040        977,418  

Export-Import Bank of Korea (South Korea),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

        

5.125%

     06/29/20           400        411,675  

Finnvera OYJ (Finland),

 

  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

        

2.375%

     06/04/25           400        384,668  

Hungary Government International Bond (Hungary),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

        

6.375%

     03/29/21           2,280        2,406,175  

Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia),

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

        

3.375%

     07/30/25        EUR        1,500        1,828,447  

4.450%

     02/11/24           505        507,620  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

        

5.875%

     01/15/24           950        1,012,797  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount

(000)#
     Value  
SOVEREIGN BONDS (continued)

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

 

2.150%

   07/18/24     EUR        2,100      $ 2,432,123  

4.750%

   01/08/26        540        547,071  

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (Japan),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

2.125%

   04/13/21        800        784,786  

2.125%

   10/25/23        1,400        1,341,223  

2.625%

   04/20/22        2,000        1,975,008  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

 

2.125%

   04/13/21        200        196,196  

Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.000%

   10/02/23        566        563,362  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

 

4.750%

   03/08/44        606        550,854  

Panama Government International Bond (Panama),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

3.750%

   03/16/25        600        594,306  

4.000%

   09/22/24        515        519,383  

4.500%

   04/16/50        475        454,812  

Qatar Government International Bond (Qatar),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

3.875%

   04/23/23        1,105        1,117,520  

5.103%

   04/23/48        1,220        1,281,305  

Saudi Government International Bond (Saudi Arabia),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

 

2.375%

   10/26/21        1,325        1,275,384  

2.875%

   03/04/23        1,785        1,715,824  

4.000%

   04/17/25        1,035        1,025,865  

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

2.500%

   06/08/22        1,800        1,766,185  

3.250%

   06/01/23        800        805,726  

Turkey Government International Bond (Turkey),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

7.000%

   06/05/20        1,710        1,742,911  

Uruguay Government International Bond (Uruguay),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.975%

   04/20/55        770        732,278  

5.100%

   06/18/50        680        667,420  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(cost $34,957,785)

 

     34,254,413  
          

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 8.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

5.500%

   07/15/36(k)        1,080        1,388,637  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

2.000%

   01/01/32        1,099        1,051,203  

2.500%

   03/01/30        590        579,059  

3.000%

   10/01/28        461        462,375  

3.000%

   06/01/29        1,092        1,092,999  

3.000%

   01/01/37        615        607,806  

3.000%

   01/01/43        1,164        1,143,759  

3.000%

   07/01/43        2,288        2,247,552  

3.000%

   01/01/47        8,445        8,233,087  

3.500%

   TBA               3,000        2,998,273  

3.500%

   TBA               16,500        16,480,192  

3.500%

   03/01/42        704        709,088  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

3.500%

   06/01/42      418     $ 421,238  

3.500%

   01/01/47      1,406       1,408,424  

4.000%

   TBA      10,500       10,704,053  

4.000%

   06/01/26      690       708,063  

4.000%

   09/01/26      342       351,330  

4.000%

   10/01/39      908       933,561  

4.000%

   12/01/40      458       471,575  

4.000%

   10/01/41      475       488,611  

4.000%

   01/01/42      177       182,574  

4.000%

   10/01/45      760       775,974  

4.000%

   07/01/48      13,533       13,799,940  

4.000%

   10/01/48      11,549       11,775,656  

4.500%

   02/01/19      (r)      7  

4.500%

   07/01/19      13       13,025  

4.500%

   07/01/20      24       24,619  

4.500%

   09/01/39      336       351,917  

4.500%

   10/01/39      1,942       2,032,830  

4.500%

   12/01/39      582       609,832  

4.500%

   07/01/41      287       299,626  

4.500%

   07/01/41      1,894       1,983,506  

4.500%

   08/01/41      138       142,810  

4.500%

   08/01/41      243       252,656  

4.500%

   08/01/41      584       611,263  

4.500%

   10/01/41      152       157,374  

4.500%

   10/01/46      398       412,328  

4.500%

   12/01/47      2,338       2,422,069  

5.000%

   05/01/34      26       27,800  

5.000%

   05/01/34      267       283,361  

5.000%

   08/01/35      26       27,897  

5.000%

   09/01/35      35       36,827  

5.000%

   10/01/36      41       43,029  

5.000%

   05/01/37      27       28,495  

5.000%

   07/01/37      533       565,102  

5.000%

   09/01/38      64       67,826  

5.000%

   09/01/38      67       70,565  

5.000%

   09/01/38      77       81,892  

5.000%

   02/01/39      25       26,663  

5.000%

   06/01/39      69       73,300  

5.500%

   02/01/34      35       36,931  

5.500%

   04/01/34      322       340,884  

5.500%

   06/01/34      142       153,535  

5.500%

   06/01/34      168       181,269  

5.500%

   05/01/37      57       61,050  

5.500%

   02/01/38      465       498,474  

5.500%

   05/01/38      85       90,781  

5.500%

   07/01/38      413       441,250  

6.000%

   03/01/32      233       252,307  

6.000%

   12/01/33      53       56,937  

6.000%

   07/01/36      4       4,539  

6.000%

   12/01/36      10       10,819  

6.000%

   05/01/37      15       16,539  

6.000%

   12/01/37      36       39,596  

6.000%

   01/01/38      4       4,330  

6.000%

   01/01/38      17       18,891  

6.000%

   01/01/38      379       413,298  

6.000%

   10/01/38      83       90,949  

6.000%

   08/01/39      51       55,585  

6.750%

   03/15/31      500       679,810  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A94


 
   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

7.000%

   01/01/31      27      $ 30,405  

7.000%

   06/01/31      31        33,509  

7.000%

   09/01/31      4        4,603  

7.000%

   10/01/31      51        57,960  

7.000%

   10/01/32      31        32,636  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

 

2.000%

   08/01/31      1,541        1,475,199  

2.500%

   01/01/28      1,308        1,290,372  

2.500%

   10/01/43      1,089        1,032,534  

2.500%

   12/01/46      1,967        1,857,504  

3.000%

   02/01/27      2,018        2,023,961  

3.000%

   08/01/30      1,220        1,218,973  

3.000%

   11/01/36      3,204        3,169,117  

3.000%

   12/01/42      1,392        1,368,635  

3.000%

   12/01/42      2,157        2,121,978  

3.000%

   11/01/46      398        388,046  

3.000%

   03/01/47      1,473        1,436,728  

3.500%

   TBA      3,500        3,542,041  

3.500%

   TBA      7,750        7,742,782  

3.500%

   11/01/32      502        508,889  

3.500%

   02/01/33      1,705        1,726,161  

3.500%

   06/01/39      741        744,929  

3.500%

   01/01/42      7,085        7,140,782  

3.500%

   05/01/42      3,577        3,605,351  

3.500%

   07/01/42      934        941,343  

3.500%

   08/01/42      394        397,020  

3.500%

   08/01/42      1,194        1,202,863  

3.500%

   09/01/42      1,053        1,061,159  

3.500%

   09/01/42      1,869        1,883,872  

3.500%

   11/01/42      685        690,390  

3.500%

   03/01/43      3,539        3,566,874  

3.500%

   04/01/43      658        663,290  

3.500%

   04/01/43      1,676        1,689,485  

3.500%

   07/01/43      309        310,961  

3.500%

   06/01/45      7,938        7,966,778  

4.000%

   TBA      21,500        21,916,562  

4.000%

   12/01/36      1,267        1,306,210  

4.000%

   10/01/41      3,758        3,864,580  

4.000%

   09/01/44      3,305        3,376,173  

4.000%

   06/01/47      1,951        1,989,312  

4.000%

   11/01/47      1,264        1,295,142  

4.500%

   07/01/33      57        59,576  

4.500%

   08/01/33      15        15,191  

4.500%

   09/01/33      50        52,103  

4.500%

   10/01/33      151        156,970  

4.500%

   03/01/34      40        41,979  

4.500%

   01/01/35      3        3,227  

4.500%

   07/01/39      998        1,045,137  

4.500%

   08/01/39      762        798,237  

4.500%

   09/01/39      544        569,878  

4.500%

   12/01/39      6        5,892  

4.500%

   03/01/41      1,833        1,919,665  

4.500%

   07/01/42      158        165,334  

5.000%

   TBA      5,750        6,022,676  

5.000%

   03/01/34      271        288,143  

5.000%

   04/01/35      652        692,005  

5.000%

   06/01/35      159        168,350  

5.000%

   07/01/35      117        122,656  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

5.000%

   07/01/35     158      $ 167,354  

5.000%

   09/01/35     88        93,203  

5.000%

   11/01/35     113        120,340  

5.000%

   02/01/36     90        95,257  

5.500%

   02/01/33     147        156,606  

5.500%

   08/01/33     210        226,498  

5.500%

   10/01/33     58        62,944  

5.500%

   12/01/33     62        67,127  

5.500%

   12/01/34     159        171,096  

5.500%

   10/01/35     653        697,988  

5.500%

   03/01/36     52        55,250  

5.500%

   04/01/36     116        124,359  

5.500%

   01/01/37     79        84,852  

5.500%

   04/01/37     42        45,385  

5.500%

   05/01/37     257        276,948  

5.500%

   08/01/37     309        333,213  

6.000%

   05/01/21     51        52,374  

6.000%

   10/01/33     272        292,574  

6.000%

   11/01/33     31        33,675  

6.000%

   11/01/33     35        37,681  

6.000%

   01/01/34     274        299,232  

6.000%

   02/01/34     122        132,901  

6.000%

   03/01/34     2        2,553  

6.000%

   03/01/34     14        15,238  

6.000%

   03/01/34     44        47,709  

6.000%

   11/01/34     40        42,435  

6.000%

   01/01/35     67        72,605  

6.000%

   01/01/35     180        195,062  

6.000%

   02/01/35     3        3,533  

6.000%

   02/01/35     112        119,794  

6.000%

   02/01/35     240        264,894  

6.000%

   04/01/35     20        22,092  

6.000%

   12/01/35     160        171,260  

6.000%

   05/01/36     42        46,007  

6.000%

   06/01/36     35        37,874  

6.000%

   02/01/37     83        90,700  

6.000%

   06/01/37     40        43,739  

6.000%

   05/01/38     219        237,209  

6.250%

   05/15/29(k)     1,935        2,481,390  

6.500%

   09/01/32     1        1,217  

6.500%

   09/01/32     9        10,118  

6.500%

   09/01/32     14        14,977  

6.500%

   09/01/32     45        48,810  

6.500%

   09/01/32     47        51,525  

6.500%

   10/01/32     49        53,842  

6.500%

   04/01/33     74        83,162  

6.500%

   11/01/33     22        24,343  

6.500%

   01/01/34     45        48,522  

6.500%

   09/01/34     60        64,678  

6.500%

   10/01/34     104        113,310  

6.500%

   09/01/36     139        156,669  

6.500%

   10/01/36     42        47,151  

6.500%

   11/01/36     39        42,144  

6.500%

   01/01/37     41        43,599  

6.500%

   01/01/37     112        121,505  

6.500%

   09/01/37     19        21,705  

6.625%

   11/15/30(k)     550        737,235  

7.000%

   02/01/32     33        35,952  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A95


 
   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

7.000%

     05/01/32       17      $ 18,992  

7.000%

     06/01/32       14        15,889  

7.000%

     07/01/32       59        65,291  

7.125%

     01/15/30 (k)      3,600        4,954,777  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

 

  

2.500%

     12/20/46       1,076        1,030,960  

3.000%

     03/15/45       1,365        1,345,817  

3.000%

     11/20/45       1,527        1,508,090  

3.000%

     03/20/46       10,199        10,068,200  

3.000%

     07/20/46       3,987        3,932,810  

3.000%

     12/20/46       1,467        1,445,748  

3.000%

     02/20/47       2,980        2,937,045  

3.500%

     TBA         15,250        15,344,121  

3.500%

     12/20/42       2,208        2,233,128  

3.500%

     05/20/43       452        457,198  

3.500%

     03/20/45       2,034        2,050,355  

3.500%

     04/20/45       2,867        2,890,682  

3.500%

     07/20/46       10,356        10,429,399  

4.000%

     TBA         6,500        6,650,059  

4.000%

     06/15/40       201        206,960  

4.000%

     05/20/41       357        368,687  

4.000%

     12/20/42       733        756,953  

4.000%

     08/20/44       357        367,024  

4.000%

     11/20/45       2,049        2,113,495  

4.000%

     12/20/45       2,160        2,228,046  

4.000%

     11/20/46       529        545,359  

4.500%

     TBA         9,000        9,312,715  

4.500%

     04/15/40       870        908,353  

4.500%

     01/20/41       1,549        1,625,109  

4.500%

     02/20/41       987        1,035,864  

4.500%

     06/20/44       1,076        1,130,296  

4.500%

     09/20/46       675        707,713  

4.500%

     11/20/46       1,340        1,409,520  

4.500%

     03/20/47       1,406        1,468,560  

5.000%

     10/20/37       137        144,025  

5.000%

     04/20/45       958        1,012,142  

5.500%

     11/15/32       84        90,475  

5.500%

     02/15/33       67        72,850  

5.500%

     08/15/33       123        131,162  

5.500%

     08/15/33       167        177,724  

5.500%

     09/15/33       77        81,217  

5.500%

     09/15/33       86        92,729  

5.500%

     10/15/33       86        93,299  

5.500%

     12/15/33       17        18,048  

5.500%

     04/15/34       380        412,702  

5.500%

     07/15/35       74        79,851  

5.500%

     02/15/36       120        129,255  

6.000%

     02/15/33       3        3,172  

6.000%

     04/15/33       19        20,496  

6.000%

     09/15/33       22        23,409  

6.000%

     12/15/33       41        44,401  

6.000%

     12/15/33       128        137,180  

6.000%

     01/15/34       22        23,868  

6.000%

     01/15/34       36        39,799  

6.000%

     06/20/34       83        89,885  

6.000%

     07/15/34       179        194,093  

6.000%

     10/15/34       201        217,714  

6.500%

     10/15/23       1        1,097  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

6.500%

     12/15/23       4     $ 4,459  

6.500%

     01/15/24       2       1,766  

6.500%

     01/15/24       2       2,023  

6.500%

     01/15/24       5       5,044  

6.500%

     01/15/24       16       17,326  

6.500%

     01/15/24       21       22,643  

6.500%

     01/15/24       59       63,933  

6.500%

     02/15/24       (r)      375  

6.500%

     02/15/24       1       689  

6.500%

     02/15/24       3       3,556  

6.500%

     02/15/24       4       3,951  

6.500%

     02/15/24       4       4,495  

6.500%

     02/15/24       9       9,510  

6.500%

     02/15/24       12       12,704  

6.500%

     02/15/24       13       13,764  

6.500%

     02/15/24       19       19,979  

6.500%

     02/15/24       31       33,189  

6.500%

     03/15/24       9       9,344  

6.500%

     04/15/24       2       2,147  

6.500%

     04/15/24       2       2,295  

6.500%

     04/15/24       2       2,550  

6.500%

     04/15/24       3       2,696  

6.500%

     04/15/24       5       4,902  

6.500%

     04/15/24       5       4,966  

6.500%

     04/15/24       13       14,414  

6.500%

     05/15/24       (r)      75  

6.500%

     05/15/24       14       14,712  

6.500%

     05/15/24       16       17,098  

6.500%

     10/15/24       20       21,798  

6.500%

     12/15/30       8       8,659  

6.500%

     01/15/32       23       25,432  

6.500%

     02/15/32       17       18,597  

6.500%

     07/15/32       47       50,557  

6.500%

     08/15/32       6       6,473  

6.500%

     08/15/32       8       8,933  

6.500%

     08/15/32       29       31,018  

6.500%

     08/15/32       216       246,766  

6.500%

     06/15/35       5       5,771  

6.500%

     06/15/35       42       46,343  

6.500%

     07/15/35       7       7,680  

8.000%

     01/15/24       8       7,928  

8.000%

     04/15/25       6       6,311  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $307,448,753)

 

    306,833,644  
      

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 1.6%

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

   

3.000%

     08/15/48       500       497,637  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

 

 

0.625%

     04/15/23       25,267       24,847,696  

2.375%

     01/15/27       23,317       25,739,964  

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

   

2.625%

     12/15/21       6,860       6,890,816  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

 

   

2.184%(s)

     02/15/28 (k)      615       477,666  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

2.241%(s) 05/15/28(k)

     2,553      $ 1,966,633  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $60,956,915)

 

     60,420,412  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $3,389,011,356)

 

     3,623,047,508  
        

 

 

 
     Shares         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.0%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 8.9%

 

PGIM Core Short-Term Bond
Fund(w)

     8,359,807        76,993,820  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond
Fund(w)

     219,948,136        219,948,136  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $42,949,975; includes $42,882,005 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     42,953,797        42,949,501  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $343,453,901)

 

     339,891,457  
     

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
        
COMMERCIAL PAPER(n) — 0.1%

 

  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 

  

3.201%

     04/09/19        2,310        2,288,745  
        

 

 

 

(cost $2,290,317)

        
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION(n) — 0.0%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

  

2.376%(s) 03/21/19(k)

 

     150        149,239  
        

 

 

 

(cost $149,232)

 

     

OPTIONS PURCHASED*~ — 0.0%
(cost $23,424)

 

     495,656  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $345,916,874)

 

     342,825,097  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.5%
(cost $3,734,928,230)

 

     3,965,872,605  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS(z) — (3.5)%

 

     (132,345,720
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 3,833,526,885  
        

 

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

#

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

 

~

See tables subsequent to the Schedule of Investments for options detail.

 

^

Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $5,825,877 and 0.2% of net assets.

 

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $41,999,105; cash collateral of $42,882,005 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. (c) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2018.

 

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of December 31, 2018. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

 

(d)

Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.

 

(ff)

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(k)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.

 

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date. (r) Principal or notional amount is less than $500 par. (s) Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date.

 

(rr)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund, PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund. (z) Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:

 

 

Options Purchased:

OTC Traded

 

Description

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

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/21/19        0.13            600      $ 3,501  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      11/21/19        0.12            900        5,500  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      07/12/21        0.11            3,379        31,120  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      07/13/21        0.11            3,285        30,277  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      08/16/21        0.15            8,212        72,510  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      08/20/21        0.15            16,302        156,151  

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Options Purchased (continued):

OTC Traded

 

Description

   Call/
Put
    

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Strike     Contracts      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      09/13/21        0.14            16,540      $ 162,601  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      11/09/21        0.21            3,285        33,996  
                   

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(cost $23,424)

              $ 495,656  
                   

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Number of

Contracts

  

Type

   Expiration
Date
     Current
Notional
Amount
     Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions:

        

876

   2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Mar. 2019      $ 185,985,750      $ 1,139,780  

    1,878

   5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Mar. 2019        215,383,125        3,051,558  

109

   10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes      Mar. 2019        14,178,516        104,067  

851

   30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds      Mar. 2019        136,718,469        6,677,479  

8

   Mini MSCI EAFE Index      Mar. 2019        686,400        (16,402
           

 

 

 
              10,956,482  
           

 

 

 

Short Positions:

        

830

   10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Mar. 2019        101,272,969        (1,273,227

456

   20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds      Mar. 2019        66,576,000        (2,915,148
           

 

 

 
              (4,188,375
           

 

 

 
            $ 6,768,107  
           

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Sale Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

              

Euro,

                 

Expiring 01/25/19

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      EUR  3,365      $ 3,833,538      $ 3,864,061      $   —      $ (30,523

Expiring 01/25/19

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      EUR  3,365        3,808,466        3,864,062          —        (55,596
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         $ 7,642,004      $ 7,728,123      $      $ (86,119
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Reference Entity/ Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Value at
Trade Date
     Value at
December 31,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices—Buy Protection(1):

 

        

CDX.NA.IG.31.V1

     12/20/28        1.000 %(Q)       39,000      $ 230,699      $ 1,013,909      $ 783,210  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

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

Forward rate agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    Floating
Rate
    Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid

(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
    

Counterparty

 

OTC Forward Rate Agreements^:

  135,500        01/14/19        —  (3)      —  (3)    $ (56,536   $   —      $ (56,536    JPMorgan Securities LLC
  64,600        01/14/19        —  (4)      —  (4)      (17,587            (17,587    Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
         

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    
          $ (74,123   $   —      $ (74,123   
         

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

(3)

The Portfolio pays or receives payment based on CMM102 minus 7 year CMT minus 1.337% upon termination.

 

(4)

The Portfolio pays or receives payment based on CMM102 minus 7 year CMT minus 1.395% upon termination.

Inflation swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
   

Floating
Rate

   Value at
Trade Date
     Value at
December 31,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement:

        
  10,920        12/19/23        1.900 %(T)    U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA Index(1)(T)    $   —      $ (69,315    $ (69,315
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
    

Fixed
Rate

  

Floating
Rate

   Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
December 31,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

       
  EUR  3,905        05/11/24      0.396%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)

   $ 19,571     $ (48,620    $ (68,191
  65,090        06/30/19      1.486%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (23,719     503,393        527,112  
  14,410        06/30/19      1.502%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (7,440     109,157        116,597  
  23,180        09/30/19      1.707%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     6,555       157,377        150,822  
  37,520        12/31/19      1.840%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     22,844       259,513        236,669  
  17,170        12/31/19      1.950%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     4,725       85,858        81,133  
  7,195        12/31/19      2.040%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     78       24,688        24,610  
  2,555        12/31/19      2.107%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (5     5,814        5,819  
  24,360        03/23/21      2.370%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (94,723      (94,723
  685        05/31/22      2.353%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (2,964      (2,964
  610        05/15/24      1.808%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           15,664        15,664  
  20,135        08/15/24      2.170%(S)   

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     49,779       341,869        292,090  
  14,985        11/15/24      2.334%(S)   

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     46,829       216,421        169,592  
  10,320        02/12/25      2.408%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (108,623      (108,623
  4,710        02/28/25      2.454%(A)   

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (50,060      (50,060
  6,432        05/31/25      2.998%(S)   

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     (4,468     (151,870      (147,402

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
       Fixed
Rate
      

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
December 31,
2018
       Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (continued):

 
  3,575          07/31/25          2.802%(A)       

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     $        $ (106,901      $ (106,901
  4,870          07/31/25          3.105%(S)       

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       3,842          (146,986        (150,828
  16,149          07/31/25          3.109%(S)       

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       1,001          (491,744        (492,745
  36,240          01/08/26          2.210%(S)       

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       294,382          789,414          495,032  
  8,033          02/15/27          1.824%(A)       

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       90,939          324,309          233,370  
  1,575          02/15/27          1.899%(A)       

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       1,998          53,808          51,810  
  1,325          02/15/27          1.965%(A)       

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

                38,013          38,013  
  4,595          02/15/27          2.067%(A)       

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       (2,908        92,512          95,420  
  1,580          05/15/27          1.823%(A)       

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

                67,297          67,297  
  655          05/15/27          2.295%(S)       

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                18,379          18,379  
  6,964          08/15/28          2.579%(A)       

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

       (15,129        (105,026        (89,897
  11,635          08/15/28          2.835%(S)       

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

       (50,614        (131,236        (80,622
  290          11/15/43          2.659%(S)       

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

                9,624          9,624  
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                    $ 438,260        $ 1,674,357        $ 1,236,097  
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Forward Rate Agreements:

 

     Premiums Paid      Premiums Received      Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Forward Rate Agreements

   $   —      $   —      $   —      $ (74,123
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

     Cash and/or Foreign Currency        Securities Market Value  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     $   —        $ 10,345,286  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

                149,239  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $        $ 10,494,525  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

   $ 2,157,859,037      $ 31,516,611      $   —  

Exchange Traded Fund

     122,733                

Preferred Stocks

     581,460        59,377         

Rights

     7,721                

Asset-Backed Securities

        

Automobiles

            60,748,334         

Collateralized Loan Obligations

            100,364,516         

Consumer Loans

            9,482,700         

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

       

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

       

Credit Cards

   $      $ 17,038,755     $  

Equipment

            10,268,879        

Home Equity Loans

            5,140,253        

Other

            2,212,505        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

            25,194,915       1,200,000  

Student Loans

            25,079,166        

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            289,347,942        

Corporate Bonds

            417,114,983        

Municipal Bonds

            19,009,915        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

            44,489,237       4,700,000  

Sovereign Bonds

            34,254,413        

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            306,833,644        

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            60,569,651        

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     339,891,457               

Commercial Paper

            2,288,745        

Options Purchased

            495,656        

Other Financial Instruments*

       

Futures Contracts

     6,768,107               

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (86,119      

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement

            783,210        

OTC Forward Rate Agreements

                  (74,123

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement

            (69,315      

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

            1,236,097        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,505,230,515      $ 1,463,374,070     $ 5,825,877  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (1.1% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     8.9

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     8.0  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     7.5  

Banks

     7.2  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.3  

Software

     4.0  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.0  

Interactive Media & Services

     2.7  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     2.6  

IT Services

     2.4  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.4  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     2.2  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     2.0  

Health Care Providers & Services

     1.8  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1.7  

Biotechnology

     1.7  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1.7  

Automobiles

     1.6  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     1.6  

Insurance

     1.5  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     1.5  

Media

     1.4  

Capital Markets

     1.3  

Aerospace & Defense

     1.2  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.2  

Chemicals

     1.2

Beverages

     1.1  

Communications Equipment

     1.1  

Food Products

     1.1  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.0  

Electric

     1.0  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1.0  

Machinery

     0.9  

Specialty Retail

     0.9  

Road & Rail

     0.9  

Sovereign Bonds

     0.9  

Airlines

     0.9  

Electric Utilities

     0.8  

Entertainment

     0.7  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     0.7  

Multiline Retail

     0.7  

Industrial Conglomerates

     0.7  

Food & Staples Retailing

     0.7  

Student Loans

     0.7  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     0.6  

Consumer Finance

     0.6  

Household Products

     0.6  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.5  

Oil & Gas

     0.5  

Municipal Bonds

     0.5  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry table (cont.)

      

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     0.5

Credit Cards

     0.4  

Real Estate Management & Development

     0.4  

Tobacco

     0.4  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     0.4  

Pipelines

     0.4  

Foods

     0.3  

Equipment

     0.3  

Telecommunications

     0.3  

Metals & Mining

     0.3  

Consumer Loans

     0.2  

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.2  

Distributors

     0.2  

Retail

     0.2  

Professional Services

     0.2  

Multi-Utilities

     0.2  

Gas Utilities

     0.2  

Personal Products

     0.2  

Building Products

     0.2  

Healthcare-Services

     0.2  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     0.1  

Multi-National

     0.1  

Home Equity Loans

     0.1  

Oil & Gas Services

     0.1  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.1  

Transportation Infrastructure

     0.1  

Construction & Engineering

     0.1  

Agriculture

     0.1  

Computers

     0.1  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     0.1  

Commercial Services

     0.1  

Gas

     0.1  

Commercial Paper

     0.1  

Other

     0.1  

Building Materials

     0.1  

 

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.1

Forest Products & Paper

     0.1  

Electrical Equipment

     0.1  

Semiconductors

     0.1  

Transportation

     0.1  

Housewares

     0.1  

Containers & Packaging

     0.0

Lodging

     0.0

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     0.0

Savings & Loans

     0.0

Packaging & Containers

     0.0

Mining

     0.0

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.0

Machinery-Diversified

     0.0

Home Builders

     0.0

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     0.0

Auto Components

     0.0

Leisure Products

     0.0

Electronics

     0.0

Household Durables

     0.0

Options Purchased

     0.0

Healthcare-Products

     0.0

Exchange Traded Fund

     0.0

Construction Materials

     0.0

Paper & Forest Products

     0.0

Commercial Services & Supplies

     0.0

Marine

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     103.5  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (3.5
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/-0.05%

 

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk, equity contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments,
carried at fair value

 

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
 

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  
  Due from/to broker-variation       

Credit contracts

  margin swaps   $ 783,210      $  
      Due from/to broker-variation   

Equity contracts

          margin futures      16,402

Equity contracts

  Unaffiliated investments     7,721           
      Unrealized depreciation on OTC   
      forward foreign currency   

Foreign exchange contracts

          exchange contracts      86,119  
  Due from/to broker-variation     Due from/to broker-variation   

Interest rate contracts

  margin futures     10,972,884   margin futures      4,188,375

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments,
carried at fair value

  

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value    

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  
   Due from/to broker-variation      Due from/to broker-variation   

Interest rate contracts

   margin swaps    $ 2,629,053   margin swaps    $ 1,462,271

Interest rate contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      495,656           
        Unrealized depreciation on OTC   

Interest rate contracts

            forward rate agreements      74,123  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $ 14,888,524        $ 5,827,290  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

   Rights(1)      Options
Purchased(1)
    Options
Written
     Futures     Forward
Currency
Contracts
     Forward
Rate
Agreements
    Swaps  

Credit contracts

   $      $     $      $     $      $     $ (296,252

Equity contracts

     6,097                     (194,862                   

Foreign exchange contracts

                               435,275               

Interest rate contracts

            (425,724     31,232        (11,993,171            (77,423     2,108,239  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,097      $ (425,724   $ 31,232      $ (12,188,033   $ 435,275      $ (77,423   $ 1,811,987  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

     Rights(2)      Options
Purchased(2)
       Futures      Forward
Currency
Contracts
     Forward
Rate
Agreements
     Swaps  

Credit contracts

     $      $        $      $      $      $ 783,210  

Equity contracts

       (183               (28,444                     

Foreign exchange contracts

                              (30,113              

Interest rate contracts

              472,232          7,613,429               (74,123      469,667  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ (183    $ 472,232        $ 7,584,985      $ (30,113    $ (74,123    $ 1,252,877  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Options
Purchased(1)
        Options
Written(2)
          Futures
Contracts—
Long
Positions(2)
          Futures
Contracts—
Short
Positions(2)
 
$74,516     $ 102,400       $ 566,721,911       $ 155,569,000  
Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts—Sold(3)
        Forward Rate
Agreements(2)
          Interest Rate
Swap
Agreements(2)
          Credit Default
Swap Agreements_
Buy Protection(2)
 
$5,833,784     $ 91,340,000       $ 1,221,461,926       $ 15,600,000  

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

    Total Return
Swap
Agreements(2)
  Inflation Swap
Agreements(2)
     
  $696,000   $3,560,000  

 

(1)

Cost.

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 41,999,105        $ (41,999,105    $  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 391,262      $     $ 391,262     $ (331,782   $ 59,480  

Barclays Bank PLC

     100,893              100,893             100,893  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

            (17,587     (17,587           (17,587

JPMorgan Securities LLC

            (56,536     (56,536           (56,536

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     3,501        (86,119     (82,618           (82,618
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 495,656      $ (160,242   $ 335,414     $ (331,782   $ 3,632  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(2)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Portfolio’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   FLEXIBLE MANAGED PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $41,999,105:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $3,391,474,329)

   $ 3,625,981,147  

Affiliated investments (cost $343,453,901)

     339,891,457  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $261,140)

     261,716  

Receivable for investments sold

     44,822,393  

Dividends and interest receivable

     11,728,905  

Tax reclaim receivable

     616,603  

Due from broker-variation margin futures

     584,774  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     208,113  

Receivable from affiliate

     7,150  

Prepaid expenses

     31,179  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     4,024,133,437  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased

     144,047,475  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     42,882,005  

Management fee payable.

     1,988,219  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     465,382  

Due to broker-variation margin swaps

     423,842  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     382,598  

Payable to affiliate

     255,809  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     86,119  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward rate agreements

     74,123  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     190,606,552  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 3,833,526,885  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 3,833,526,885  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $3,833,526,885 / 133,916,432 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 28.63  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income (net) (foreign withholding tax $160,238, of which $22,701 is reimbursable by an affiliate)

   $ 50,181,582  

Interest income (net of $4,885 foreign withholding tax)

     41,147,562  

Affiliated dividend income.

     7,089,136  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $232,409)

     237,191  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     98,655,471  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     24,944,348  

Custodian and accounting fees

     448,448  

Shareholders’ reports

     390,610  

Trustees’ fees.

     52,693  

Audit fee

     46,934  

Legal fees and expenses

     23,192  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,682  

Miscellaneous

     129,133  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses.

     26,046,040  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      72,609,431  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON   
INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(4,610,670))

     245,393,888  

Futures transactions

     (12,188,033

Forward rate agreement transactions

     (77,423

Forward currency contract transactions

     435,275  

Options written transactions

     31,232  

Swap agreements transactions

     1,811,987  

Foreign currency transactions

     303,510  
  

 

 

 
     235,710,436  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $3,968,522)

     (481,310,379

Futures

     7,584,985  

Forward rate agreements

     (74,123

Forward currency contracts

     (30,113

Swap agreements

     1,252,877  

Foreign currencies.

     (5,625
  

 

 

 
     (472,582,378
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (236,871,942
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (164,262,511
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 72,609,431     $ 65,564,001  

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

     235,710,436       297,648,108  

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

     (472,582,378     201,322,947  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (164,262,511     564,535,056  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [233,974 and 218,250 shares, respectively]

     7,057,478       6,080,347  

Portfolio shares repurchased [7,894,348 and 8,310,120 shares, respectively]

     (239,041,615     (230,747,682
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (231,984,137     (224,667,335
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.      72,588    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (396,174,060     339,867,721  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year.

     4,229,700,945       3,889,833,224  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 3,833,526,885     $ 4,229,700,945  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GLOBAL PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 96.7%      Value  
COMMON STOCKS — 96.1%    Shares  

Australia — 2.4%

     

AGL Energy Ltd.

     66,200      $ 958,446  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     110,320        1,693,366  

Ausdrill Ltd.

     123,200        103,384  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

     126,100        956,695  

BHP Group PLC

     157,823        3,346,857  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

     26,000        465,526  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     166,300        958,365  

CSL Ltd.

     29,289        3,830,185  

CSR Ltd.

     334,900        661,185  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     201,900        595,507  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.(a)

     247,700        549,816  

Inghams Group Ltd.*(a)

     268,900        780,453  

LendLease Group

     101,800        831,696  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     49,695        3,795,460  

Metcash Ltd.

     412,500        710,620  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

     64,000        697,836  

Myer Holdings Ltd.*

     567,600        165,318  

Qantas Airways Ltd.

     387,619        1,578,843  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     26,000        1,434,767  
     

 

 

 
        24,114,325  
     

 

 

 

Austria — 0.2%

     

OMV AG

     28,000        1,227,808  

voestalpine AG

     28,800        865,959  
     

 

 

 
        2,093,767  
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.4%

     

AGFA-Gevaert NV*

     49,600        189,245  

Bekaert SA

     13,500        326,664  

KBC Group NV

     45,401        2,958,642  

UCB SA

     8,900        727,400  
     

 

 

 
        4,201,951  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 3.0%

     

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.
(Class A Stock)(a)

     96,758        3,710,669  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     56,046        4,150,902  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     88,050        2,124,647  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     6,559        1,165,010  

Dollarama, Inc.

     73,603        1,750,578  

Magna International, Inc.

     65,850        2,992,882  

Rogers Communications, Inc.
(Class B Stock)

     63,912        3,275,186  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     76,585        2,139,017  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     82,010        4,076,471  

TransCanada Corp.

     134,652        4,807,076  
     

 

 

 
        30,192,438  
     

 

 

 

China — 2.0%

     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*(a)

     70,209        9,623,548  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.
(Class H Stock)

     902,500        3,311,924  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

     1,234,000        1,110,064  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

     11,127        2,618,962  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

China (continued)

     

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     81,100      $ 3,246,121  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

     1,870,000        655,421  
     

 

 

 
        20,566,040  
     

 

 

 

Denmark — 0.9%

     

Coloplast A/S (Class B Stock)

     33,692        3,133,111  

Danske Bank A/S

     61,200        1,215,347  

DFDS A/S

     11,300        455,786  

Orsted A/S, 144A

     57,028        3,821,596  
     

 

 

 
        8,625,840  
     

 

 

 

Finland — 0.2%

     

Nordea Bank Abp(a)

     83,600        704,325  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     57,300        1,461,411  
     

 

 

 
        2,165,736  
     

 

 

 

France — 4.7%

     

Airbus SE

     37,961        3,660,261  

Arkema SA

     23,575        2,028,162  

Atos SE

     4,900        401,349  

AXA SA

     46,300        1,002,395  

BNP Paribas SA

     23,200        1,051,168  

Capgemini SE

     33,231        3,314,018  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     12,000        1,193,255  

CNP Assurances

     46,700        991,970  

Credit Agricole SA

     78,500        850,396  

Engie SA

     50,000        718,208  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     13,775        4,082,857  

Natixis SA

     146,400        691,491  

Orange SA

     101,700        1,653,683  

Renault SA

     12,300        770,303  

Safran SA

     35,945        4,345,950  

Sanofi

     50,200        4,354,101  

SCOR SE

     12,100        546,226  

Societe Generale SA

     28,600        915,545  

TOTAL SA

     114,941        6,082,439  

TOTAL SA, ADR(a)

     159,400        8,317,492  

Valeo SA

     8,300        243,254  
     

 

 

 
        47,214,523  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 2.1%

     

Allianz SE

     8,500        1,712,406  

Aurubis AG

     10,800        537,605  

BASF SE

     25,900        1,817,893  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     14,800        1,203,906  

Covestro AG, 144A

     26,100        1,298,570  

Daimler AG

     27,600        1,456,395  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

     54,200        1,231,441  

Deutsche Post AG

     18,500        508,119  

Evonik Industries AG

     36,500        915,206  

Infineon Technologies AG

     92,428        1,850,642  

METRO AG

     46,000        708,386  

Muenchener
Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

     5,300        1,159,903  

Rational AG

     3,533        2,014,775  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS

(continued)

   Shares      Value  

Germany (continued)

     

Rheinmetall AG

     7,300      $ 648,331  

SAP SE

     32,771        3,280,983  

Volkswagen AG

     7,400        1,182,778  
     

 

 

 
        21,527,339  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 1.1%

     

AIA Group Ltd.

     671,400        5,567,215  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

     216,000        576,092  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

     1,244,000        1,047,849  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

     933,000        337,939  

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

     1,072,000        231,722  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

     1,914,500        1,473,752  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

     67,000        383,220  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     296,500        947,976  
     

 

 

 
        10,565,765  
     

 

 

 

India — 0.3%

     

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     30,654        3,175,448  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 0.4%

     

Kingspan Group PLC

     71,995        3,093,868  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

     35,200        938,874  
     

 

 

 
        4,032,742  
     

 

 

 

Israel — 0.1%

     

Bank Hapoalim BM

     91,200        576,127  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.*

     36,100        563,611  
     

 

 

 
        1,139,738  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 0.6%

     

A2A SpA

     782,400        1,412,364  

Astaldi SpA*(a)

     33,900        20,246  

Enel SpA

     470,000        2,729,287  

Leonardo SpA

     74,400        657,013  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

     87,600        744,038  
     

 

 

 
        5,562,948  
     

 

 

 

Japan — 6.1%

     

AGC, Inc.

     18,100        569,896  

Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.

     68,400        460,076  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

     14,000        481,663  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     24,300        2,579,738  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

     21,700        647,188  

Enplas Corp.

     11,200        276,780  

Fujikura Ltd.

     200,200        791,972  

Hazama Ando Corp.

     85,900        565,761  

Hitachi Capital Corp.

     28,500        599,786  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

     17,300        540,252  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     78,200        1,098,774  

ITOCHU Corp.

     102,900        1,747,630  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

     28,000        992,317  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

     46,000        526,763  

Kaneka Corp.

     14,800        529,936  

KDDI Corp.

     117,600        2,810,519  

Keihin Corp.

     54,300        907,927  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

     76,500        490,649  

Keyence Corp.

     8,900        4,503,909  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

     87,900        792,791  

COMMON STOCKS

(continued)

   Shares      Value  

Japan (continued)

     

Lintec Corp.

     30,000      $ 643,890  

Marubeni Corp.

     173,200        1,213,566  

Mazda Motor Corp.

     56,700        583,175  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     46,900        704,587  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     248,600        1,217,996  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

     165,800        795,388  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

     31,500        710,377  

Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd.

     25,400        643,111  

Mixi, Inc.

     17,800        372,541  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     597,700        927,160  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     69,300        2,823,394  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.

     48,600        419,998  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     161,600        1,293,703  

Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.

     45,400        342,655  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

     20,300        2,538,644  

NTN Corp.

     275,500        790,077  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     24,800        558,379  

ORIX Corp.

     217,500        3,167,697  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     355,300        1,710,467  

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     9,200        439,656  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.(a)

     52,600        3,292,224  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.

     151,000        643,643  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     23,100        782,491  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

     50,100        654,874  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

     30,900        919,180  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     33,900        1,124,535  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     46,700        2,359,688  

Teijin Ltd.

     67,300        1,075,152  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

     53,700        590,845  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

     13,500        330,802  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     7,300        829,898  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     9,400        656,067  

Toyo Tire Corp.

     35,200        438,263  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

     33,200        651,574  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     15,730        913,150  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

     17,000        555,565  

Ube Industries Ltd.

     30,100        609,254  

Ulvac, Inc.

     12,700        366,321  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

     45,000        842,313  
     

 

 

 
        61,446,627  
     

 

 

 

Liechtenstein — 0.0%

     

VP Bank AG

     1,765        254,328  
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 0.1%

     

Tenaris SA

     127,241        1,376,524  
     

 

 

 

Macau — 0.3%

     

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd

     422,000        2,661,048  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 2.5%

     

ABN AMRO Group NV, CVA, 144A

     45,300        1,066,934  

Adyen NV, 144A*

     1,253        686,019  

Aegon NV

     95,000        445,631  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

     21,100        448,334  

ING Groep NV

     75,400        814,871  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     95,900        2,426,893  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     106,904        3,789,893  

NN Group NV

     38,700        1,544,852  

NXP Semiconductors NV(a)

     81,481        5,970,928  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A107


 
   GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS

(continued)

   Shares      Value  

Netherlands (continued)

     

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class A Stock)

     119,044      $ 3,514,992  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class B Stock)

     139,400        4,163,189  

Signify NV, 144A

     30,400        714,549  
     

 

 

 
        25,587,085  
     

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.1%

     

Air New Zealand Ltd.

     485,600        1,010,662  
     

 

 

 

Norway — 0.4%

     

DNB ASA

     68,200        1,095,490  

Equinor ASA

     37,300        791,897  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

     134,500        1,027,801  

Salmar ASA

     15,600        769,812  
     

 

 

 
        3,685,000  
     

 

 

 

Portugal — 0.1%

     

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

     154,000        538,269  
     

 

 

 

Singapore — 0.1%

     

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     62,300        1,081,457  
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 0.2%

     

Bid Corp. Ltd.

     76,684        1,412,355  

Investec PLC

     79,700        449,660  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

     4,316        82,321  

Old Mutual Ltd.

     99,200        148,573  
     

 

 

 
        2,092,909  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 1.1%

     

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

     87,175        3,383,583  

Amadeus IT Group SA

     53,954        3,766,828  

Banco Santander SA

     137,900        632,318  

Distribuidora Internacional de
Alimentacion SA(a)

     175,100        92,555  

Iberdrola SA

     150,200        1,211,417  

Mapfre SA

     219,300        583,870  

Repsol SA

     73,100        1,183,637  
     

 

 

 
        10,854,208  
     

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.0%

     

Atlas Copco AB (Class A Stock)

     84,019        2,004,127  

Boliden AB*

     35,400        770,576  

Electrolux AB (Class B Stock)

     37,400        792,210  

Hexagon AB (Class B Stock)

     59,723        2,762,765  

JM AB

     25,700        503,102  

SKF AB (Class B Stock)

     80,900        1,233,590  

Swedbank AB (Class A Stock)

     18,400        411,969  

Volvo AB (Class B Stock)

     133,200        1,750,217  
     

 

 

 
        10,228,556  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.8%

     

ALSO Holding AG*

     4,300        489,381  

Baloise Holding AG

     9,000        1,243,330  

Credit Suisse Group AG*

     79,900        877,945  

Geberit AG

     5,967        2,328,941  

Helvetia Holding AG

     1,800        1,054,592  

Lonza Group AG*

     14,867        3,880,132  

Partners Group Holding AG

     4,740        2,876,697  

Roche Holding AG

     20,000        4,976,261  

COMMON STOCKS

(continued)

   Shares      Value  

Switzerland (continued)

     

Sika AG

     7,208      $ 917,874  

Swiss Life Holding AG*

     6,500        2,514,246  

Swiss Re AG

     20,100        1,849,630  

Temenos AG*

     23,707        2,861,012  

UBS Group AG*

     83,800        1,045,788  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     4,900        1,466,003  
     

 

 

 
        28,381,832  
     

 

 

 

Taiwan — 0.5%

     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     616,000        4,512,446  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 4.6%

     

3i Group PLC

     97,100        958,625  

Aviva PLC

     164,200        787,362  

Babcock International Group PLC

     13,200        82,488  

BAE Systems PLC

     282,200        1,655,027  

Barratt Developments PLC

     109,300        645,803  

Bellway PLC

     25,400        815,745  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     25,300        1,121,806  

Bovis Homes Group PLC

     66,300        729,257  

BP PLC

     355,000        2,247,761  

BT Group PLC

     365,300        1,112,232  

Centrica PLC

     387,000        666,511  

Compass Group PLC

     178,345        3,754,091  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

     143,814        602,839  

Debenhams PLC(a)

     301,400        19,724  

Experian PLC

     154,329        3,749,575  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     166,000        3,160,790  

Go-Ahead Group PLC (The)

     34,500        674,865  

Imperial Brands PLC

     5,700        172,847  

Inchcape PLC

     66,600        469,042  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

     150,000        1,183,872  

J Sainsbury PLC

     384,900        1,301,267  

Keller Group PLC

     48,200        303,608  

Kingfisher PLC

     255,800        676,960  

Legal & General Group PLC

     494,700        1,460,405  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     1,954,100        1,290,273  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     46,247        2,398,533  

Man Group PLC

     291,300        493,567  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     142,500        449,198  

Meggitt PLC

     72,300        434,858  

National Express Group PLC

     154,700        738,075  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

     105,900        522,175  

Premier Foods PLC*

     357,756        151,303  

QinetiQ Group PLC

     214,000        782,733  

Quilter PLC, 144A

     91,600        138,299  

RELX PLC

     154,808        3,193,223  

Royal Mail PLC

     120,900        419,610  

RPC Group PLC

     42,000        350,412  

Segro PLC, REIT

     314,531        2,363,806  

SSE PLC

     51,500        710,638  

St. James’s Place PLC

     131,839        1,589,720  

Tate & Lyle PLC

     109,000        918,349  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     263,400        457,795  

Vesuvius PLC

     81,100        524,444  
     

 

 

 
        46,279,513  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

United States — 57.8%

     

Adobe, Inc.*

     40,855      $ 9,243,035  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     11,029        11,421,743  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     9,323        14,002,866  

American International Group, Inc.

     98,990        3,901,196  

Amphenol Corp. (Class A Stock)

     109,723        8,889,757  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     78,550        2,571,727  

AT&T, Inc.

     36,750        1,048,845  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     66,026        8,491,604  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     93,800        4,415,166  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     9,844        2,218,050  

Boeing Co. (The)

     16,202        5,225,145  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     5,454        9,394,079  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

     41,675        1,270,254  

Bunge Ltd.

     55,800        2,981,952  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     131,880        5,041,772  

Carnival Corp.

     45,250        2,230,825  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     60,600        2,636,706  

Chubb Ltd.

     48,750        6,297,525  

Cintas Corp.

     52,382        8,799,652  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     171,300        7,422,429  

Citigroup, Inc.

     51,550        2,683,693  

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     109,750        3,736,987  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     45,558        9,280,620  

CVS Health Corp.

     83,358        5,461,616  

Danaher Corp.

     97,463        10,050,385  

DexCom, Inc.*

     80,555        9,650,489  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     89,164        4,768,491  

Duke Energy Corp.

     30,400        2,623,520  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     52,098        7,979,851  

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     114,676        9,049,083  

EQT Corp.

     56,917        1,075,162  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.*

     54,547        1,092,031  

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

     70,740        9,203,274  

Evergy, Inc.

     64,850        3,681,534  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     102,800        7,009,932  

Ferguson PLC

     40,148        2,572,600  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     202,100        4,755,413  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     24,237        4,501,296  

Fortive Corp.

     148,443        10,043,653  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     69,950        2,657,401  

Franklin Resources, Inc.(a)

     89,350        2,650,121  

General Electric Co.

     291,050        2,203,249  

Genpact Ltd.

     269,247        7,266,977  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     46,600        2,914,830  

Hess Corp.

     50,900        2,061,450  

Hologic, Inc.*

     71,150        2,924,265  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     21,950        2,780,845  

International Paper Co.

     102,750        4,146,990  

Intuit, Inc.

     62,383        12,280,094  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     27,011        12,936,108  

Johnson & Johnson

     47,700        6,155,685  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     144,098        4,272,506  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     118,200        11,538,684  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     49,450        5,634,333  

Kohl’s Corp.

     21,950        1,456,163  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     36,836        1,917,314  

Loews Corp.

     77,434        3,524,796  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     50,080        3,993,880  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

United States (continued)

     

Mattel, Inc.*(a)

     61,837      $ 617,752  

Medtronic PLC

     81,421        7,406,054  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     100,050        7,644,820  

MetLife, Inc.

     94,600        3,884,276  

Microsoft Corp.

     197,839        20,094,507  

Morgan Stanley

     144,650        5,735,372  

News Corp. (Class A Stock)

     134,800        1,529,980  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     1,600        278,112  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     92,000        2,146,360  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     69,150        4,244,427  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     148,549        12,491,485  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     32,150        3,551,932  

Perrigo Co. PLC(a)

     49,350        1,912,313  

Pfizer, Inc.

     210,100        9,170,865  

PG&E Corp.*

     84,200        1,999,750  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     62,150        4,149,134  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     96,850        5,511,733  

Raytheon Co.

     14,485        2,221,275  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     42,580        11,348,422  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     84,525        11,577,389  

SBA Communications Corp.*

     69,545        11,258,640  

Sempra Energy(a)

     3,250        351,618  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     26,876        10,574,631  

Signature Bank

     13,050        1,341,671  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     25,600        2,024,448  

Southern Co. (The)

     140,300        6,161,976  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     97,150        4,515,532  

Stericycle, Inc.*

     33,120        1,215,173  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     30,500        2,306,715  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     36,150        3,416,175  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     59,179        13,243,668  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     186,752        8,355,284  

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

     155,100        7,410,678  

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     117,950        6,298,530  

U.S. Bancorp

     119,250        5,449,725  

United Parcel Service, Inc.
(Class B Stock)

     33,700        3,286,761  

United Technologies Corp.

     15,000        1,597,200  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     126,700        7,123,074  

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     107,869        14,232,236  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     7,000        691,600  

Walmart, Inc.

     51,000        4,750,650  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     229,150        10,559,232  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     124,500        2,721,570  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     12,350        1,280,942  

Zoetis, Inc.

     168,568        14,419,307  
     

 

 

 
        582,142,643  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $810,713,140)

 

     967,311,707  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.6%      

United States

     

Becton, Dickinson & Co. 6.125%

     11,615        669,837  

NextEra Energy, Inc. 6.123%(a)

     54,098        3,118,209  

Sempra Energy Series A, CVT, 6.000%

     20,474        1,947,282  

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

PREFERRED STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

United States (continued)

     

Sempra Energy Series B, CVT, 6.750%(a)

     4,673      $ 450,664  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $5,827,669)

 

     6,185,992  
     

 

 

 
     Units         

RIGHTS* — 0.0%

     

Spain

     

Repsol SA, expiring 01/09/19
(cost $34,295)

     73,100        33,502  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $816,575,104)

        973,531,201  
     

 

 

 
     Shares         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.2%

 

  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond
Fund(w)

     29,089,153        29,089,153  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $42,891,789; includes $42,778,066 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     42,895,530        42,891,241  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $71,980,942)

        71,980,394  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.9%
(cost $888,556,046)

        1,045,511,595  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS — (3.9)%

 

     (38,837,430
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 1,006,674,165  
     

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

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 $41,677,213; cash collateral of $42,778,066 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM

Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

              

Common Stocks

              

Australia

     $        $ 24,114,325        $   —  

Austria

                2,093,767           

Belgium

                4,201,951           

Canada

       30,192,438                    

China

       12,242,510          8,323,530           

Denmark

                8,625,840           

Finland

                2,165,736           

France

       8,317,492          38,897,031           

Germany

                21,527,339           

Hong Kong

                10,565,765           

India

       3,175,448                    

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities (continued)

        

Common Stocks (continued)

        

Ireland

   $      $ 4,032,742      $   —  

Israel

            1,139,738         

Italy

            5,562,948         

Japan

            61,446,627         

Liechtenstein

            254,328         

Luxembourg.

            1,376,524         

Macau

            2,661,048         

Netherlands

     5,970,928        19,616,157         

New Zealand

            1,010,662         

Norway

            3,685,000         

Portugal

            538,269         

Singapore

            1,081,457         

South Africa

            2,092,909         

Spain

            10,854,208         

Sweden

            10,228,556         

Switzerland

            28,381,832         

Taiwan

            4,512,446         

United Kingdom

            46,279,513         

United States

     579,570,043        2,572,600         

Preferred Stocks

        

United States

     6,185,992                

Rights

        

Spain

     33,502                

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     71,980,394                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 717,668,747      $ 327,842,848      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (4.2% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     7.2

Banks

     6.8  

Software

     6.7  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     6.2  

Pharmaceuticals

     5.3  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.0  

Insurance

     4.9  

IT Services

     4.5  

Capital Markets

     3.4  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     3.2  

Chemicals

     3.2  

Electric Utilities

     2.8  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.7  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.6  

Machinery

     2.3  

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.0  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1.9  

Entertainment

     1.9  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.8  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1.7  

Building Products

     1.6  

Food Products

     1.6  

Interactive Media & Services

     1.4  

Industrial Conglomerates

     1.4  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1.3

Personal Products

     1.2  

Specialty Retail

     1.1  

Automobiles

     1.0  

Airlines

     1.0  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1.0  

Metals & Mining

     1.0  

Professional Services

     0.9  

Auto Components

     0.7  

Communications Equipment

     0.7  

Biotechnology

     0.7  

Road & Rail

     0.7  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.7  

Household Durables

     0.7  

Media

     0.7  

Multi-Utilities

     0.6  

Household Products

     0.6  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.6  

Health Care Providers & Services

     0.5  

Containers & Packaging

     0.5  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     0.5  

Beverages

     0.5  

Tobacco

     0.4  

Construction & Engineering

     0.4  

Diversified Financial Services

     0.4  

Multiline Retail

     0.3  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry table (cont.)

      

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.3

Construction Materials

     0.3  

Paper & Forest Products

     0.2  

Electrical Equipment

     0.2  

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.1  

Real Estate Management & Development

     0.1  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     0.1  

Leisure Products

     0.1  

Consumer Finance

     0.1  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     0.1  

Marine

     0.1

Distributors

     0.0

Health Care Technology

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     103.9  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (3.9
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

       Asset Derivatives        Liability Derivatives  

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

     Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
     Fair Value        Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
     Fair Value  

Equity contracts

     Unaffiliated investments      $ 33,502             $  
         

 

 

           

 

 

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value                

     Rights(1)  

Equity contracts

     $ 31,836  
    

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value                

     Rights(2)  

Equity contracts

     $ (618
    

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

          $ 41,677,213        $ (41,677,213    $   —  
    

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GLOBAL PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $41,677,213:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $816,575,104)

   $ 973,531,201  

Affiliated investments (cost $71,980,942)

     71,980,394  

Cash

     11,050  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $938,039)

     931,062  

Receivable for investments sold

     2,577,136  

Tax reclaim receivable

     1,854,270  

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,180,334  

Receivable from affiliate

     88,931  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     55,873  

Prepaid expenses

     8,614  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,052,218,865  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     42,778,066  

Payable for investments purchased

     908,066  

Payable to affiliate

     855,867  

Management fee payable.

     627,343  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     289,000  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     85,378  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     45,544,700  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 1,006,674,165  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 1,006,674,165  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $1,006,674,165 / 31,630,188 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 31.83  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

INCOME

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net) (foreign withholding tax $1,528,795, of which $136,734 is reimbursable by an affiliate)

   $ 23,008,306  

Affiliated dividend income

     615,259  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $201,682)

     339,550  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     23,963,115  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     8,548,908  

Custodian and accounting fees

     328,412  

Shareholders’ reports

     110,495  

Audit fee

     28,800  

Trustees’ fees

     21,753  

Legal fees and expenses

     14,062  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,683  

Miscellaneous

     49,626  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     9,112,739  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (280,540
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     8,832,199  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      15,130,916  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON   
INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY   
TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(5,596))

     72,600,685  

Foreign currency transactions

     (74,117
  

 

 

 
     72,526,568  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(943))

     (166,274,627

Foreign currencies

     (117,453
  

 

 

 
     (166,392,080
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (93,865,512
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (78,734,596
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 15,130,916     $ 14,091,738  

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

     72,526,568       40,601,021  

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

     (166,392,080     177,030,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (78,734,596     231,722,759  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [414,359 and 246,184 shares, respectively]

     14,682,656       7,749,375  

Portfolio shares repurchased [1,780,900 and 1,990,951 shares, respectively]

     (62,730,947     (61,897,531
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (48,048,291     (54,148,156
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      520,841        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (126,262,046     177,574,603  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     1,132,936,211       955,361,608  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 1,006,674,165     $ 1,132,936,211  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 98.2%

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 8.1%

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations

 

  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-08A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.736%(c)

     01/16/30        250      $ 249,302  

Battalion CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-07A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.040%

 

3.489%(c)

     07/17/28        500        493,104  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.330%

 

3.766%(c)

     04/13/27        1,750        1,747,230  

Catamaran CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-01A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.260%

 

3.729%(c)

     04/22/30        2,000        1,990,204  

CIFC Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-04A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.737%(c)

     10/24/30        2,000        1,993,927  

Flagship CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-08A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.850%

 

3.286%(c)

     01/16/26        2,500        2,492,863  

ICG US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280%

 

3.757%(c)

     10/23/29        500        496,738  

Limerock CLO LLC (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-03A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

 

3.669%(c)

     10/20/26        1,300        1,300,006  

OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-13A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.260%

 

3.696%(c)

     07/15/30        250        248,830  

OZLM Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-11A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.770%(c)

     10/30/30        2,000        1,989,093  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

 

3.946%(c)

     05/21/29        500        497,914  

Regatta Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.699%(c)

     10/17/30        1,000        994,626  

Sound Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-03RA, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.532%(c)

     10/23/31        1,000        990,614  

Trinitas CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2016-05A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

 

4.190%(c)

     10/25/28        500        499,958  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2017-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

 

3.719%(c)

     10/20/29        2,000        1,994,806  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $18,049,050)

 

     17,979,215  
        

 

 

 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 22.2%

 

BANK,

 

Series 2017-BNK05, Class A3

 

3.020%

     06/15/60        2,800        2,739,379  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2015-GC33, Class A3

 

3.515%

     09/10/58        700        702,955  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

  

Series 2015-CR024, Class A3

 

3.214%

     08/10/48        1,600      $ 1,598,234  

Series 2015-CR025, Class A3

 

3.505%

     08/10/48        1,000        1,000,135  

Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2017-C06, Class A3

 

3.269%

     06/10/50        2,800        2,768,349  

Fannie Mae-Aces,

        

Series 2012-M02, Class A2

 

2.717%

     02/25/22        174        173,854  

Series 2015-M01, Class AB2

 

2.465%

     09/25/24        358        353,552  

Series 2015-M03, Class AB2

 

2.625%

     10/25/24        1,056        1,040,628  

Series 2015-M08, Class AB2

 

2.829%(cc)

     01/25/25        1,098        1,092,217  

Series 2015-M10, Class A2

 

3.092%(cc)

     04/25/27        1,600        1,570,986  

Series 2015-M17, Class A2

 

2.939%(cc)

     11/25/25        1,500        1,482,446  

Series 2016-M11, Class A2

 

2.369%(cc)

     07/25/26        1,200        1,126,342  

Series 2016-M13, Class A2

 

2.479%(cc)

     09/25/26        2,100        1,989,488  

Series 2018-M14, Class A1

 

3.578%(cc)

     08/25/28        949        980,866  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series K008, Class X1, IO

 

1.515%(cc)

     06/25/20        15,122        251,307  

Series K019, Class X1, IO

 

1.627%(cc)

     03/25/22        16,153        710,034  

Series K020, Class X1, IO

 

1.409%(cc)

     05/25/22        8,539        337,143  

Series K021, Class X1, IO

 

1.444%(cc)

     06/25/22        9,048        379,503  

Series K025, Class X1, IO

 

0.853%(cc)

     10/25/22        25,792        707,993  

Series K060, Class AM

 

3.300%(cc)

     10/25/26        1,930        1,927,460  

Series K064, Class A2

 

3.224%

     03/25/27        2,200        2,194,919  

Series K064, Class AM

 

3.327%(cc)

     03/25/27        1,100        1,093,465  

Series K068, Class AM

 

3.315%

     08/25/27        1,700        1,694,169  

Series K073, Class A2

 

3.350%

     01/25/28        2,200        2,202,932  

Series K076, Class A2

 

3.900%

     06/25/51        1,500        1,564,897  

Series K076, Class AM

 

3.900%

     06/25/51        425        440,821  

Series K077, Class A2

 

3.850%(cc)

     05/25/28        900        935,506  

Series K077, Class AM

 

3.850%(cc)

     05/25/28        180        186,141  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series K078, Class AM

 

3.920%(cc)

     06/25/28        525      $ 545,533  

Series K079, Class AM

 

3.930%

     06/25/28        675        702,289  

Series K080, Class AM

 

3.986%(cc)

     07/25/28        1,900        1,985,608  

Series K081, Class AM

 

3.900%(cc)

     08/25/28        1,500        1,553,602  

Series K083, Class A2

 

4.050%(cc)

     09/25/28        625        659,163  

Series K083, Class AM

 

4.030%(cc)

     10/25/28        250        262,053  

Series K084, Class AM

 

3.880%(cc)

     10/25/28        1,300        1,346,735  

Series K085, Class AM

 

4.060%(cc)

     10/25/28        650        681,316  

Series K086, Class A2

 

3.859%(cc)

     11/25/28        1,400        1,454,752  

Series K086, Class AM

 

3.919%(cc)

     11/25/28        200        207,842  

Series K151, Class A3

 

3.511%

     04/25/30        400        397,326  

Series K157, Class A2

 

3.990%(cc)

     05/25/33        1,700        1,757,998  

Series K158, Class A2

 

3.900%(cc)

     12/25/30        700        717,907  

Series K710, Class X1, IO

 

1.734%(cc)

     05/25/19        6,929        16,832  

Series K711, Class X1, IO

 

1.668%(cc)

     07/25/19        6,404        24,014  

Series W5FX, Class AFX

 

3.214%(cc)

     04/25/28        1,100        1,099,755  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2015-C030, Class A3

 

3.322%

     07/15/48        1,600        1,600,613  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

 

Series 2013-LC11, Class A4

 

2.694%

     04/15/46        780        762,235  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $49,069,602)

 

     49,021,294  
        

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 1.4%

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

  

Private Export Funding Corp.,

 

Series BB, U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

 

4.300%

     12/15/21        1,255        1,311,208  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

2.650%

     02/16/21        1,655        1,656,321  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $2,997,998)

 

        2,967,529  
        

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.2%

 

     

California — 0.1%

 

     

California Educational Facilities Authority, Stanford Univ.,

 

Revenue Bonds, Series U-07, BABs

 

5.000%

     06/01/46        125        162,064  
        

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)

 

     

Texas — 0.1%

        

University of Texas System (The),

 

Revenue Bonds, Series F, Rfdg.

 

5.000%

     08/15/47        275      $ 358,091  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(cost $510,337)

 

        520,155  
        

 

 

 
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.1%

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,

 

Series 2003-E, Class A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.620%

 

3.126%(c)

     10/25/28        20        19,450  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2004-01, Class 4A3

 

4.232%(cc)

     02/25/34        87        87,029  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $106,902)

 

        106,479  
        

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 44.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

2.625%

     10/01/20        720        720,937  

3.000%

     10/12/21        900        911,480  

3.250%

     11/16/28        1,025        1,042,292  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

2.000%

     01/01/32        322        307,955  

2.375%

     02/16/21        1,730        1,723,993  

2.500%

     03/01/30        590        579,059  

3.000%

     06/01/29        437        437,200  

3.000%

     01/01/37        852        842,246  

3.000%

     06/01/45        557        545,588  

3.500%

     07/01/42        678        682,731  

3.500%

     10/01/42        1,126        1,133,956  

3.500%

     08/01/43        859        865,316  

3.500%

     10/01/45        626        628,261  

4.000%

     TBA        6,000        6,116,602  

4.000%

     06/01/26        62        63,234  

4.000%

     09/01/26        228        234,220  

4.000%

     09/01/40        421        432,793  

4.000%

     12/01/40        429        441,112  

4.000%

     12/01/40        458        471,575  

4.000%

     10/01/48        990        1,009,745  

4.500%

     09/01/39        1,513        1,583,628  

5.000%

     06/01/33        287        304,434  

5.000%

     05/01/34        297        315,199  

5.500%

     05/01/37        57        61,050  

5.500%

     02/01/38        199        213,632  

5.500%

     05/01/38        85        90,781  

6.000%

     09/01/34        73        78,482  

6.000%

     01/01/37        90        98,393  

6.000%

     09/01/38        57        62,332  

6.000%

     08/01/39        73        79,804  

6.500%

     09/01/32        32        35,288  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., MTN

 

2.750%

     06/19/23        190        191,110  

3.208%(s)

     12/11/25        600        487,489  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

 

1.000%

     10/24/19        2,300     $ 2,269,513  

1.875%

     09/24/26        400       372,180  

2.000%

     08/01/31        308       295,040  

2.375%

     01/19/23        385       382,119  

2.500%

     06/01/28        1,928       1,902,159  

2.500%

     02/01/43        206       195,591  

2.500%

     12/01/46        715       675,456  

2.750%

     06/22/21        640       643,591  

2.875%

     09/12/23        1,345       1,360,836  

3.000%

     08/01/28        982       982,854  

3.000%

     02/01/31        1,207       1,205,264  

3.000%

     11/01/36        801       792,279  

3.000%

     03/01/43        1,023       1,005,281  

3.000%

     07/01/43        916       900,626  

3.000%

     07/01/43        1,166       1,145,748  

3.000%

     11/01/46        461       449,290  

3.500%

     TBA        1,500       1,518,018  

3.500%

     TBA        4,250       4,246,042  

3.500%

     02/01/33        246       249,466  

3.500%

     06/01/39        296       297,972  

3.500%

     04/01/42        507       510,594  

3.500%

     06/01/42        866       872,267  

3.500%

     07/01/42        934       941,343  

3.500%

     06/01/45        2,089       2,096,133  

3.500%

     12/01/46        436       437,401  

4.000%

     TBA        2,500       2,548,437  

4.000%

     09/01/40        1,588       1,633,098  

4.000%

     06/01/42        1,117       1,147,847  

4.000%

     09/01/44        826       844,043  

4.000%

     10/01/46        379       386,797  

4.000%

     06/01/47        624       636,580  

4.000%

     07/01/47        700       713,370  

4.000%

     11/01/47        496       506,147  

4.500%

     05/01/40        2,065       2,163,340  

5.000%

     TBA        500       523,711  

5.000%

     12/01/31        27       28,725  

5.000%

     03/01/34        361       384,190  

5.000%

     06/01/35        159       168,350  

5.000%

     07/01/35        79       83,677  

5.000%

     05/01/36        107       113,719  

5.500%

     02/01/34        223       239,640  

5.500%

     09/01/34        261       280,834  

5.500%

     02/01/35        292       314,074  

5.500%

     06/01/35        70       74,335  

5.500%

     06/01/35        117       123,741  

5.500%

     09/01/35        41       43,486  

5.500%

     09/01/35        105       111,234  

5.500%

     10/01/35        243       261,143  

5.500%

     11/01/35        215       229,147  

5.500%

     11/01/35        375       403,953  

5.500%

     11/01/35        556       598,777  

6.000%

     05/01/21        17       17,458  

6.000%

     12/01/33        11       11,654  

6.000%

     02/01/34        122       132,903  

6.000%

     08/01/34        (r)      434  

6.000%

     11/01/34        1       621  

6.000%

     11/01/34        1       1,096  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

6.000%

     12/01/34        1     $ 1,035  

6.000%

     01/01/35        22       23,821  

6.000%

     01/01/36        87       93,815  

6.000%

     05/01/38        48       51,825  

6.500%

     07/01/32        244       273,154  

6.500%

     08/01/32        79       85,705  

6.500%

     10/01/32        274       309,146  

6.500%

     10/01/37        124       138,365  

6.625%

     11/15/30        280       375,320  

7.000%

     12/01/31        1       547  

7.000%

     12/01/31        85       95,201  

7.000%

     11/01/33        11       10,872  

7.000%

     01/01/36        19       20,742  

8.000%

     10/01/23        (r)      193  

8.000%

     09/01/24        1       1,041  

8.000%

     11/01/24        1       1,174  

8.000%

     01/01/26        (r)      397  

9.000%

     02/01/25        8       9,115  

9.000%

     04/01/25        4       4,803  

Freddie Mac Strips Coupon

 

3.318%(s)

     09/15/23        295       257,882  

3.374%(s)

     09/15/24        280       237,033  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

 

2.500%

     12/20/46        294       281,171  

3.000%

     03/15/45        1,638       1,614,980  

3.000%

     09/20/46        1,632       1,609,853  

3.000%

     10/20/46        408       401,986  

3.000%

     04/20/47        1,699       1,674,052  

3.500%

     TBA        1,500       1,509,258  

3.500%

     01/20/43        1,154       1,167,533  

3.500%

     04/20/43        569       575,502  

3.500%

     03/20/45        1,017       1,025,178  

3.500%

     04/20/45        859       866,048  

3.500%

     04/20/46        1,416       1,427,137  

3.500%

     07/20/46        2,189       2,204,263  

4.000%

     TBA        1,000       1,023,086  

4.000%

     06/15/40        204       210,860  

4.000%

     08/20/46        831       852,600  

4.000%

     11/20/46        529       545,359  

4.500%

     TBA        2,250       2,328,179  

4.500%

     02/20/41        571       598,792  

4.500%

     03/20/41        488       512,353  

4.500%

     06/20/44        372       391,180  

4.500%

     09/20/46        503       526,786  

4.500%

     11/20/46        1,005       1,057,140  

4.500%

     01/20/47        123       129,485  

5.000%

     07/15/33        149       157,711  

5.000%

     09/15/33        221       234,523  

5.000%

     04/15/34        82       85,382  

5.500%

     03/15/34        319       344,548  

5.500%

     03/15/36        64       68,665  

6.500%

     07/15/32        19       20,732  

6.500%

     08/15/32        2       2,670  

6.500%

     08/15/32        3       3,669  

6.500%

     08/15/32        12       12,924  

6.500%

     08/15/32        89       101,505  

7.000%

     05/15/23        5       4,921  

7.000%

     06/15/23        1       864  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
    Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

7.000%

     06/15/23       1     $ 1,125  

7.000%

     06/15/23       4       4,184  

7.000%

     06/15/23       13       13,149  

7.000%

     07/15/23       1       604  

7.000%

     07/15/23       12       11,864  

7.000%

     08/15/23       (r)      417  

7.000%

     08/15/23       4       4,001  

7.000%

     08/15/23       7       7,368  

7.000%

     09/15/23       1       1,253  

7.000%

     10/15/23       3       3,031  

7.000%

     10/15/23       4       4,438  

7.000%

     11/15/23       3       3,058  

7.000%

     11/15/23       9       8,969  

7.000%

     01/15/24       51       53,461  

7.000%

     05/15/24       45       46,572  

7.000%

     08/15/28       44       49,083  

7.500%

     12/15/25       4       4,024  

7.500%

     12/15/25       28       30,300  

7.500%

     02/15/26       5       5,582  

8.500%

     09/15/24       59       62,479  

8.500%

     04/15/25       7       7,217  

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, USAID Bond, U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

 

3.000%

     06/30/25       1,580       1,571,674  

Israel Government, USAID Bond, U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

 

3.141%(s)

     05/15/23       400       354,701  

3.329%(s)

     05/15/25       600       497,774  

5.500%

     09/18/23       1,300       1,461,571  

Residual Funding Corp. Strips Principal, Bonds, PO

 

2.194%(s)

     01/15/21       100       94,781  

3.168%(s)

     04/15/30       2,305       1,611,079  

Resolution Funding Corp. Strips Interest, Bonds, IO

 

 

3.657%(s)

     04/15/30       500       350,125  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Series A, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.875%

     02/01/27       175       173,183  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Series E, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

6.750%

     11/01/25       510       627,031  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

2.250%

     03/15/20       365       363,760  

5.880%

     04/01/36       230       299,445  

7.125%

     05/01/30       530       729,959  
      

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $97,697,651)

 

    97,284,884  
      

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 22.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

   

3.000%

     08/15/48       255       253,795  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

 

 

0.625%

     04/15/23       12,980       12,764,227  

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

   

1.750%

     05/15/23       1,360       1,317,819  

1.875%

     09/30/22       1,000       978,242  

2.125%

     08/15/21       4,210       4,171,682  

2.125%

     09/30/21 (k)      8,035       7,958,730  

2.125%

     06/30/22       2,055       2,030,597  

2.125%

     02/29/24       1,615       1,584,025  

2.125%

     05/15/25 (k)      1,900       1,848,937  

2.250%

     12/31/24       665       653,363  

2.250%

     11/15/25       1,810       1,770,053  

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

2.250%

     11/15/27       1,495      $ 1,444,135  

2.500%

     12/31/20       160        159,994  

2.625%

     12/15/21       1,370        1,376,154  

2.625%

     12/31/23       700        703,664  

2.750%

     11/30/20       855        858,874  

2.875%

     11/15/21       90        91,002  

2.875%

     11/30/23       485        493,450  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

 

2.184%(s)

     02/15/28       550        427,181  

2.384%(s)

     05/15/29       565        421,195  

2.404%(s)

     08/15/21 (k)      1,585        1,484,699  

2.499%(s)

     02/15/22       835        771,841  

2.783%(s)

     08/15/29       500        370,501  

2.878%(s)

     05/15/31       500        350,701  

3.042%(s)

     11/15/35       1,000        610,446  

3.143%(s)

     08/15/27       825        651,343  

3.202%(s)

     08/15/40       1,000        519,507  

4.138%(s)

     02/15/42       3,725        1,829,545  

U.S. Treasury Strips Principal, PO

 

2.351%(s)

     05/15/43       430        204,536  

2.543%(s)

     02/15/45       515        232,193  

2.993%(s)

     11/15/43       165        77,213  

3.005%(s)

     11/15/44       715        325,395  

3.429%(s)

     08/15/43       800        377,343  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $48,737,317)

 

     49,112,382  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $217,168,857)

 

     216,991,938  
       

 

 

 
     Shares         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.3%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 10.2%

 

PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund(w)

     2,459,756        22,597,532  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     2,506        2,506  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $23,547,949)

        22,600,038  
        

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED*~ — 0.1%
(cost $11,679)

 

     186,858  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $23,559,628)

        22,786,896  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—108.5%
(cost $240,728,485)

        239,778,834  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS(Z) — (8.5)%

 

     (18,696,584
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 221,082,250  
        

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

#

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

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

~

See tables subsequent to the Schedule of Investments for options detail.

 

^

Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $(876) and (0.0)% of net assets.

 

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2018.

 

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of December 31, 2018. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

 

(k)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.

 

(r)

Principal or notional amount is less than $500 par.

 

(s)

Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund and PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund.

 

(z)

Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:

 

 

Options Purchased:

OTC Traded

 

Description

   Call/
Put
    

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Strike      Contracts      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/21/19        0.13%               700      $ 4,084  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      11/21/19        0.12%               1,000        6,111  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      07/12/21        0.11%               1,227        11,301  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      07/13/21        0.11%               1,193        10,996  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      08/16/21        0.15%               2,982        26,330  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      08/20/21        0.15%               5,920        56,706  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Bank of America, N.A.      09/13/21        0.14%               6,000        58,984  

2- Year 10 CMS Curve CAP

     Call      Barclays Bank PLC      11/09/21        0.21%               1,193        12,346  
                    

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(cost $11,679)

 

                  $ 186,858  
                    

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
  Type     Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Positions:        
230     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019     $ 48,831,875     $ 309,319  
247     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019       28,327,812       390,661  
65     10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds       Mar. 2019       8,455,078       159,262  
180     30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds       Mar. 2019       28,918,125       1,369,418  
       

 

 

 
          2,228,660  
       

 

 

 

Short Positions:

       
4     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019       488,063       (3,068
220     20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds       Mar. 2019       32,120,000       (1,431,023
       

 

 

 
          (1,434,091
       

 

 

 
        $ 794,569  
       

 

 

 

Forward rate agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    

Floating Rate

   Fair
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Counterparty

 

OTC Forward Rate Agreements^:

  2,100        01/14/19        —(3)     

—(3)

   $ (876    $      $ (876   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

(3)

The Portfolio pays or receives payment based on CMM102 minus 7 year CMT minus 1.3365% upon termination.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Inflation swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    

Floating Rate

   Value at
Trade
Date
     Value at
December 31,
2018
    Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement:

 
  3,360        12/19/23        1.900%(T)     

U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA Index(1)(T)

   $      $ (21,328   $ (21,328
           

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    

Floating Rate

   Value at
Trade
Date
    Value at
December 31,
2018
    Unrealized
Appreciaton
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

 
  21,265        06/30/19        1.486%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

   $ (8,090   $ 164,459     $ 172,549  
  4,730        06/30/19        1.502%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (2,550     35,830       38,380  
  7,870        09/30/19        1.707%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     2,185       53,432       51,247  
  11,945        12/31/19        1.840%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     6,414       82,620       76,206  
  5,295        12/31/19        1.950%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     1,396       26,477       25,081  
  2,750        12/31/19        2.040%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     31       9,436       9,405  
  1,495        12/31/19        2.107%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (3     3,402       3,405  
  5,570        03/23/21        2.370%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (21,659     (21,659
  17,565        08/15/24        2.170%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     (4,680     298,233       302,913  
  4,670        11/15/24        2.334%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     14,367       67,446       53,079  
  3,785        02/12/25        2.408%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (39,839     (39,839
  590        02/28/25        2.454%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           (6,271     (6,271
  1,669        05/31/25        2.998%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     (1,080     (39,408     (38,328
  1,305        07/31/25        3.105%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     1,030       (39,387     (40,417
  4,951        07/31/25        3.109%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     313       (150,760     (151,073
  1,920        01/08/26        2.210%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     70,520       41,823       (28,697
  2,102        02/15/27        1.824%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     29,738       84,863       55,125  
  790        02/15/27        1.899%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     984       26,990       26,006  
  530        02/15/27        1.965%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

           15,205       15,205  
  1,445        02/15/27        2.067%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (911     29,093       30,004  
  260        05/15/27        2.295%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

           7,295       7,295  
  884        08/15/28        2.579%(A)     

1 Day USOIS(1)(A)

     (4,942     (13,332     (8,390
  3,451        08/15/28        2.835%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

     (13,709     (38,925     (25,216
  145        11/15/43        2.659%(S)     

3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)

           4,812       4,812  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ 91,013     $ 601,835     $ 510,822  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Portfolio pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

(2)

The Portfolio pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Forward Rate Agreements:

 

     Premiums
Paid
     Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Forward Rate Agreements

   $      $      $      $ (876
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

   Cash and/or Foreign Currency      Securities Market Value  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $      $ 2,550,984  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

       

Asset-Backed Securities

       

Collateralized Loan Obligations

   $      $ 17,979,215     $  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            49,021,294        

Corporate Bonds

            2,967,529        

Municipal Bonds

            520,155        

Options Purchased

            186,858        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

            106,479        

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            97,284,884        

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            49,112,382        

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     22,600,038               

Other Financial Instruments*

       

Futures Contracts

     794,569               

OTC Forward Rate Agreement

                  (876

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement

            (21,328      

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

            510,822        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 23,394,607      $ 217,668,290     $ (876
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     44.0

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     22.2  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     22.2  

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     10.2  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     8.1  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.4  

Municipal Bonds

     0.2  

Options Purchased

     0.1

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     108.5  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (8.5
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is interest rate contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  
   Due from/to broker-variation      Due from/to broker-variation   

Interest rate contracts

   margin futures    $ 2,228,660   margin futures    $ 1,434,091
   Due from/to broker-variation      Due from/to broker-variation   

Interest rate contracts

   margin swaps      870,712   margin swaps      381,218

Interest rate contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      186,858           

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

     Asset Derivatives     

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

   Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair Value     

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  
         Unrealized depreciation on OTC   

Interest rate contracts

      $      forward rate agreements    $ 876  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
           
      $ 3,286,230         $ 1,816,185  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value                

     Options
Purchased(1)
     Options
Written
       Futures      Swaps  

Interest rate contracts

     $ (133,216    $ 10,858        $ (2,276,192    $ 564,391  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value                

     Options
Purchased(2)
       Futures        Forward
Rate
Agreements
     Swaps  

Interest rate contracts

     $ 175,179        $ 971,622        $ (876    $ 359,598  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Options Purchased(1)

 

Options Written(2)

 

Futures

Contracts—

Long Positions(2)

 

Futures

Contracts—

Short Positions(2)

$27,419   $35,600   $145,049,909   $47,609,725

 

Forward Rate

Agreements(2)

 

Inflation Swap

Agreements(2)

 

Interest Rate

Swap

Agreements(2)

$420,000   $1,104,000   $419,927,800

 

(1)

Cost.

 

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

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

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

 

Counterparty

     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
       Gross
Amounts of
Recognized

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

Bank of America, N.A.

     $ 142,020        $   —        $ 142,020        $   —        $ 142,020  

Barclays Bank PLC

       40,754                   40,754                   40,754  

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

Counterparty

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

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     $        $ (876    $ (876    $   —        $ (876

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       4,084                 4,084                 4,084  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 186,858        $ (876    $ 185,982      $        $ 185,982  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(2)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Portfolio’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $217,180,536)

   $ 217,178,796  

Affiliated investments (cost $23,547,949)

     22,600,038  

Receivable for investments sold

     6,001,228  

Dividends and interest receivable

     793,553  

Due from broker-variation margin futures

     122,221  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     12,842  

Prepaid expenses

     1,883  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     246,710,561  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased

     24,743,901  

Loan payable.

     471,000  

Payable to custodian

     108,386  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     101,285  

Due to broker-variation margin swaps

     98,039  

Management fee payable

     75,220  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     28,624  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward rate agreements

     876  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     25,628,311  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 221,082,250  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 221,082,250  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share $221,082,250 / 17,412,654 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 12.70  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Interest income.

   $ 5,703,489  

Affiliated dividend income

     727,176  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $3,351)

     3,437  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     6,434,102  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     922,054  

Shareholders’ reports

     89,818  

Custodian and accounting fees

     80,704  

Audit fee

     35,300  

Trustees’ fees

     12,022  

Legal fees and expenses

     11,227  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,682  

Miscellaneous.

     17,613  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,179,420  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      5,254,682  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(315,324))

     (3,086,349

Futures transactions

     (2,276,192

Options written transactions

     10,858  

Swap agreements transactions

     564,391  
  

 

 

 
     (4,787,292
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $83,454)

     (859,523

Futures

     971,622  

Forward rate agreements

     (876

Swap agreements

     359,598  
     470,821  
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS      (4,316,471
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ 938,211  
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 5,254,682     $ 4,641,829  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (4,787,292     916,943  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     470,821       1,875,901  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS.

     938,211       7,434,673  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [1,165,919 and 3,422,868 shares, respectively]

     14,482,217       42,250,137  

Portfolio shares repurchased [3,097,890 and 2,543,772 shares, respectively].

     (38,486,314     (31,854,985
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (24,004,097     10,395,152  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      246        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (23,065,640     17,829,825  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     244,147,890       226,318,065  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 221,082,250     $ 244,147,890  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS(m) — 16.4%

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, 3.00%, dated 12/31/18, due 01/02/19 in the amount of $40,006,667

 

     40,000      $ 40,000,000  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc., 2.53%, dated 12/27/18, due 01/03/19 in the amount of $20,009,839

 

     20,000        20,000,000  

Merrill Lynch, 3.00%, dated 12/31/18, due 01/02/19 in the amount of $11,864,977

 

     11,863        11,863,000  

MUFG Securities (USA) LLC, 2.60%, dated 12/26/18, due 01/02/19 in the amount of $16,008,089

 

     16,000        16,000,000  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

 

        87,863,000  
        

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 65.9%

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.100)%

 

2.247%(c)

     04/04/19        17,000        16,999,567  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.135)%

 

2.265%(c)

     04/11/19        10,000        9,997,671  

2.297%(c)

     06/13/19        3,000        2,998,700  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.050)%

 

2.337%(c)

     01/08/20        7,000        7,000,000  

2.472%(c)

     05/29/20        6,000        5,995,743  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.110)%

 

2.345%(c)

     01/15/19        7,000        7,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.065)%

 

2.390%(c)

     12/17/19        7,000        6,999,804  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.070)%

 

2.436%(c)

     01/28/20        9,000        9,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.045)%

 

2.461%(c)

     02/25/20        6,000        6,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.160%

 

2.509%(c)

     01/02/19        7,000        7,000,055  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.180%

 

2.580%(c)

     10/11/19        8,000        8,013,110  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 3 Month LIBOR + (0.280)%

 

2.261%(c)

     02/01/19        2,000        2,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.080)%

 

2.267%(c)

     02/04/19        7,000        7,000,000  

2.352%(c)

     11/13/19        3,000        2,998,616  

Federal Home Loan Bank

        

2.310%(n)

     01/04/19        6,000        5,998,865  

2.351%(n)

     01/25/19        9,000        8,986,170  

2.356%(n)

     01/09/19        23,000        22,988,142  

2.385%(n)

     01/18/19        24,000        23,973,421  

2.386%(n)

     01/23/19        16,000        15,977,071  

2.392%(n)

     01/16/19        8,000        7,992,150  

2.423%(n)

     02/22/19        7,000        6,975,986  

2.426%(n)

     02/13/19        14,000        13,960,184  

2.448%(n)

     02/20/19        8,000        7,973,278  

2.448%(n)

     03/06/19        7,000        6,970,133  

2.448%(n)

     03/20/19        8,000        7,958,400  

2.450%(n)

     03/13/19        17,000        16,919,464  

2.451%(n)

     03/15/19        6,000        5,970,764  

2.456%(n)

     03/22/19        29,000        28,844,867  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

2.468%(n)

     01/30/19        9,000      $ 8,982,990  

2.469%(n)

     02/01/19        4,000        3,991,900  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.130)%

 

2.374%(c)

     03/22/19        9,000        8,998,632  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.115)%

 

2.391%(c)

     02/25/19        8,000        8,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1 Month LIBOR + (0.060)%

 

2.446%(c)

     03/28/19        7,000        7,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 3 Month LIBOR + (0.220)%

 

2.457%(c)

     08/23/19        7,000        7,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 3 Month LIBOR + (0.230)%

 

2.508%(c)

     12/03/19        8,000        7,998,250  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

0.950%

     01/30/19        6,000        5,993,951  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1 Month LIBOR + (0.100)%

 

2.287%(c)

     08/08/19        6,000        6,000,000  

2.355%(c)

     03/18/19        4,000        4,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3 Month LIBOR + (0.225)%

 

2.466%(c)

     08/27/19        5,000        5,000,000  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

 

     353,457,884  
        

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 25.1%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

        

2.147%(n)

     01/10/19        7,000        6,996,334  

2.227%(n)

     02/07/19        6,000        5,986,606  

2.364%(n)

     01/08/19        16,000        15,992,755  

2.366%(n)

     01/31/19        7,000        6,986,437  

2.367%(n)

     01/15/19        18,000        17,983,691  

2.379%(n)

     01/22/19        16,000        15,978,160  

2.423%(n)

     01/29/19        27,000        26,951,009  

2.428%(n)

     02/05/19        16,000        15,962,884  

2.440%(n)

     03/21/19        7,000        6,963,256  

2.515%(n)

     04/04/19        8,000        7,950,152  

2.558%(n)

     06/27/19        7,000        6,914,268  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

 

        134,665,552  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—107.4%
(amortized cost $575,986,436)

 

     575,986,436  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS — (7.4)%

 

     (39,602,248
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 536,384,188  
        

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

#

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

 

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2018.

 

(m)

Repurchase agreements are collateralized by FHLMC (coupon rate 3.060%, maturity date 06/01/44), FNMA (coupon rate 4.500%, maturity date 08/01/48), GNMA (coupon rates 3.500%-6.000%, maturity dates 09/15/36-10/20/48), and U.S. Treasury Securities (coupon rates 0.625%-2.875%, maturity dates 04/15/23-02/15/46), with the aggregate value, including accrued interest, of $89,638,557.

 

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date.

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2—

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

 

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

              

Repurchase Agreements

     $   —        $ 87,863,000        $   —  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

                353,457,884           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                134,665,552           
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $        $ 575,986,436        $  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     65.9

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     25.1  

Repurchase Agreements

     16.4  
  

 

 

 
     107.4  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (7.4
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  

Counterparty

     Gross Market Value of
Recognized

Assets/(Liabilities)
       Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(1)
     Net
Amount
 

Repurchase Agreements

   Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank      $ 40,000,000        $ (40,000,000    $  —  

Repurchase Agreements

   HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.        20,000,000          (20,000,000       

Repurchase Agreements

   Merrill Lynch        11,863,000          (11,863,000       

Repurchase Agreements

   MUFG Securities (USA) LLC        16,000,000          (16,000,000       
       

 

 

         
        $ 87,863,000          
       

 

 

         

 

(1)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments, at amortized cost which approximates fair value:

   $ 488,123,436  

Repurchase Agreements (cost $87,863,000)

     87,863,000  

Cash

     44  

Interest receivable

     242,105  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     229,541  

Prepaid expenses

     4,225  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     576,462,351  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased

     36,896,242  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     2,857,257  

Management fee payable

     138,307  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     93,396  

Dividends payable

     91,981  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     40,078,163  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 536,384,188  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 536,384,188  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share $536,384,188 / 53,636,400 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 10.00  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   

Interest income

   $ 10,432,103  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     1,681,228  

Shareholders’ reports

     98,665  

Custodian and accounting fees

     78,017  

Audit fee

     25,100  

Trustees’ fees

     15,348  

Legal fees and expenses.

     11,976  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,683  

Miscellaneous

     16,558  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,937,575  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      8,494,528  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     2,882  
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ 8,497,410  
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 8,494,528     $ 3,628,268  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     2,882       8,014  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     8,497,410       3,636,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
DISTRIBUTIONS      (8,508,150     (3,635,165
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [40,499,240 and 39,436,094 shares, respectively]

     404,992,401       394,360,938  

Portfolio shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [850,815 and 363,517 shares, respectively]

     8,508,150       3,635,165  

Portfolio shares repurchased [43,674,368 and 56,260,374 shares, respectively]

     (436,743,676     (562,603,761
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (23,243,125     (164,607,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (23,253,865     (164,606,541
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year.

     559,638,053       724,244,594  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 536,384,188     $ 559,638,053  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 96.3%

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 2.2%

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations

 

Adams Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100%

 

3.536%(c)

     07/15/26        1,661      $ 1,660,054  

Flatiron CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.890%

 

3.326%(c)

     04/15/27        1,625        1,614,325  

Ocean Trails CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2013-04A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.900%

 

3.518%(c)

     08/13/25        1,264        1,264,513  

OZLM Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2015-13A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.080%

 

3.600%(c)

     07/30/27        2,000        1,989,491  

Silvermore CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.170%

 

3.786%(c)

     05/15/26        2,021        2,021,006  

West CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

 

Series 2014-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.920%

 

3.365%(c)

     07/18/26        1,784        1,782,447  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $10,355,463)

 

     10,331,836  
        

 

 

 
BANK LOANS — 3.9%

 

Chemicals — 0.4%

 

Solenis International, LP,
Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 8.500%,

 

11.210%(c)

     06/18/24        1,781        1,674,375  
        

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.5%

 

Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.,
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%,

 

6.270%(c)

     10/01/25        2,650        2,469,800  
        

 

 

 

Computers — 1.2%

 

McAfee, LLC,
Second Lien Initial Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 8.500%,

 

11.010%(c)

     09/29/25        2,931        2,901,938  

Term B USD Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%,

 

  

6.270%(c)

     09/30/24        3,026        2,940,731  
        

 

 

 
     5,842,669  
        

 

 

 

Electric — 0.2%

 

Calpine Corp.,

 

Term Loan,

        

—%(p)

     01/15/24        948        897,799  

Vistra Operations Co., LLC,

 

Term Loan,

        

—%(p)

     08/04/23        199        191,212  
        

 

 

 
     1,089,011  
        

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.1%

 

Asurion, LLC,

 

Term Loan,

        

—%(p)

     11/03/23        594        566,998  
        

 

 

 

Media — 0.5%

 

Numericable U.S., LLC (France),
USD TLB-13 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%,

 

6.460%(c)

     08/14/26        2,225        2,085,937  
        

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
BANK LOANS (continued)

 

Mining — 0.3%

 

  

Aleris International, Inc.,
Initial Term Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 4.750%,

 

  

7.250%(c)

     02/27/23       1,569      $ 1,551,121  
       

 

 

 

Retail — 0.2%

 

  

EG America, LLC (United Kingdom),

 

  

Second Lien Facility (USD), 3 Month LIBOR + 8.000%,

 

  

10.810%(c)

     04/20/26^       875        857,500  
       

 

 

 

Software — 0.5%

 

  

Almonde, Inc.,

 

  

Dollar Term Loan (Second Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 7.250%,

 

  

10.050%(c)

     06/13/25       725        662,922  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.,

 

  

Initial Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%,

 

  

7.050%(c)

     10/02/25       1,230        1,177,110  

Kronos, Inc.,

 

  

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 8.250%,

 

  

10.790%(c)

     11/01/24       525        516,469  
       

 

 

 
          2,356,501  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $18,987,974)

 

     18,493,912  
       

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 89.9%

 

Advertising — 0.1%

 

  

Clear Channel International BV,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

  

8.750%

     12/15/20       250        251,875  

Mood Media Borrower LLC/Mood Media Co-Issuer, Inc.,

 

  

Sec’d. Notes, Cash pays ((6 Month LIBOR + 14.000%)/(1 - Statutory Reserves)) or PIK 8.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.000%)

 

  

16.501%

     07/01/24 (c)      271        266,513  
       

 

 

 
     518,388  
       

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%

 

    

Arconic, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       

5.125%

     10/01/24 (a)      375        360,004  

Bombardier, Inc. (Canada),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.750%

     03/15/22       225        209,813  

6.125%

     01/15/23       250        234,375  

7.450%

     05/01/34       75        66,938  

7.500%

     12/01/24       5,175        4,877,437  

7.500%

     03/15/25       975        918,937  

8.750%

     12/01/21       2,600        2,678,000  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       

6.875%

     05/15/26       600        571,500  

TransDigm, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

       

6.375%

     06/15/26       650        604,500  

6.500%

     07/15/24       625        607,812  

6.500%

     05/15/25       175        167,125  
       

 

 

 
     11,296,441  
       

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Agriculture — 0.2%

 

Vector Group Ltd.,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

6.125%

     02/01/25          1,075      $ 913,750  
          

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 1.6%

 

Allison Transmission, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

4.750%

     10/01/27          350        311,500  

Ford Motor Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

4.750%

     01/15/43          700        539,830  

5.291%

     12/08/46          2,525        2,072,977  

General Motors Co.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

5.000%

     10/01/28          1,425        1,350,230  

5.200%

     04/01/45          150        124,313  

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

7.125%

     04/15/26          525        490,875  

Mclaren Finance PLC (United Kingdom),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

5.750%

     08/01/22          125        113,100  

Navistar International Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.625%

     11/01/25 (a)         2,575        2,484,875  
          

 

 

 
             7,487,700  
          

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%

 

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

4.875%

     08/15/26 (a)         1,900        1,453,500  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.250%

     04/01/25 (a)         725        659,750  

6.250%

     03/15/26 (a)         2,323        2,084,892  

6.500%

     04/01/27          100        89,500  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.625%

     11/15/26          1,575        1,386,000  

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

6.500%

     06/01/26          1,725        1,653,844  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (Germany),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 4.750% or PIK 5.500%

 

4.750%

     09/15/26          200        173,500  

Meritor, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

6.250%

     02/15/24          150        143,250  

Titan International, Inc.,

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

          

6.500%

     11/30/23          1,000        895,000  
          

 

 

 
             8,539,236  
          

 

 

 

Banks — 0.4%

 

CIT Group, Inc.,

 

Sub. Notes

 

6.125%

     03/09/28 (a)         1,675        1,666,625  
          

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
           Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

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

 

  

5.500%

     04/01/25          1,175      $   1,107,438  
          

 

 

 

Building Materials — 1.8%

 

Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico),

 

  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

          

5.700%

     01/11/25          320        306,803  

Griffon Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

5.250%

     03/01/22          2,625        2,375,625  

Masonite International Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

5.750%

     09/15/26          625        589,063  

NCI Building Systems, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

8.000%

     04/15/26          1,275        1,166,625  

Standard Industries, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

4.750%

     01/15/28          1,000        840,000  

5.375%

     11/15/24          275        258,156  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

6.125%

     07/15/23          500        495,000  

8.500%

     04/15/22          650        679,250  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

5.125%

     06/01/25 (a)         475        432,250  

U.S. Concrete, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

6.375%

     06/01/24          1,725        1,587,000  
          

 

 

 
             8,729,772  
          

 

 

 

Chemicals — 4.0%

 

Alpha 2 BV (Germany),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 8.750% or PIK 9.500%

 

  

8.750%

     06/01/23 (a)         1,325        1,268,687  

Alpha 3 BV/Alpha US Bidco, Inc. (United Kingdom),

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

6.250%

     02/01/25          450        423,000  

Ashland LLC,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

6.875%

     05/15/43          2,005        1,974,925  

Chemours Co. (The),

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

5.375%

     05/15/27          720        648,000  

7.000%

     05/15/25          900        906,750  

Cornerstone Chemical Co.,

 

  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.750%

     08/15/24          1,110        974,025  

Hexion, Inc.,

 

  

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

13.750%

     02/01/22          1,225        588,000  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

10.375%

     02/01/22          650        518,375  

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Canada),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

  

4.875%

     06/01/24          225        203,063  

5.000%

     05/01/25          200        180,000  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
           Principal
Amount

(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Chemicals (continued)

 

5.250%

     06/01/27          2,615      $ 2,314,275  

Olin Corp.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

  

5.000%

     02/01/30          175        153,344  

Platform Specialty Products Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

5.875%

     12/01/25 (a)         1,370        1,280,950  

PQ Corp.,

 

  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.750%

     11/15/22          400        412,000  

Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp.,

 

  

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

          

7.250%

     04/01/25          1,755        1,588,275  

Starfruit Finco BV/Starfruit US Holdco LLC (Netherlands),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

8.000%

     10/01/26 (a)         675        624,375  

TPC Group, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

8.750%

     12/15/20          1,435        1,363,250  

Tronox Finance PLC,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

5.750%

     10/01/25 (a)         1,650        1,336,500  

Tronox, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

6.500%

     04/15/26 (a)         1,480        1,228,400  

Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

5.750%

     07/15/25 (a)         1,460        1,168,000  
          

 

 

 
             19,154,194  
          

 

 

 

Coal — 0.2%

 

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

8.000%

     11/01/24          875        868,438  
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 3.4%

 

Laureate Education, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

8.250%

     05/01/25          3,790        3,894,225  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

5.000%

     04/15/22          985        940,675  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

8.250%

     11/15/26          3,595        3,284,931  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

4.875%

     01/15/28          4,600        4,036,500  

5.500%

     05/15/27          1,075        997,063  

5.875%

     09/15/26          1,400        1,319,500  

6.500%

     12/15/26          950        935,750  

Verscend Escrow Corp.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

9.750%

     08/15/26          800        752,000  
          

 

 

 
             16,160,644  
          

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
           Principal
Amount

(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Computers — 1.7%

 

Banff Merger Sub, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

9.750%

     09/01/26          2,855      $ 2,612,325  

Everi Payments, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

7.500%

     12/15/25          1,200        1,135,500  

Exela Intermediate LLC/Exela Finance, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

10.000%

     07/15/23          160        152,800  

NCR Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

5.000%

     07/15/22          755        711,587  

6.375%

     12/15/23          220        213,180  

West Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

8.500%

     10/15/25 (a)         2,785        2,186,225  

Western Digital Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

4.750%

     02/15/26 (a)         1,350        1,171,125  
          

 

 

 
             8,182,742  
          

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.5%

 

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

6.250%

     07/15/22          550        519,750  

7.000%

     06/15/23          1,300        1,235,000  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

5.625%

     09/01/25          750        688,125  
          

 

 

 
             2,442,875  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.5%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

5.375%

     08/01/22          420        409,500  

Ally Financial, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

8.000%

     03/15/20          300        310,500  

LPL Holdings, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

5.750%

     09/15/25          1,375        1,289,062  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

          

9.125%

     07/15/26          4,650        4,522,125  

Navient Corp.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

          

7.250%

     09/25/23          375        344,063  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

          

8.000%

     03/25/20          700        711,270  

Springleaf Finance Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

          

6.000%

     06/01/20          900        902,250  

6.875%

     03/15/25          1,100        984,500  

7.125%

     03/15/26          1,050        937,125  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.750%

     06/01/25          1,050        971,250  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A129


 
   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

  

VFH Parent LLC/Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc.,

 

  

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.750%

     06/15/22       425      $ 413,087  
       

 

 

 
          11,794,732  
       

 

 

 

Electric — 4.3%

       

Calpine Corp.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

5.375%

     01/15/23       1,000        937,500  

5.500%

     02/01/24       1,800        1,647,000  

5.750%

     01/15/25 (a)      5,300        4,849,500  

GenOn Energy Inc/NRG Americas, Inc.,

 

Sec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 6.500%

 

  

9.392%

     12/01/23 (a)(d)      947        927,996  

GenOn Energy, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

7.875%

     12/31/49^ (d)(kk)      1,900        712,500  

9.500%

     12/31/49^ (d)(kk)      150        56,250  

9.875%

     10/15/20^ (a)(d)(kk)      2,275        853,125  

Keystone & Conemaugh Pass Through Certificates,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

9.000%

     12/01/23       400        400,000  

Mirant Corp.,

       

Bonds, 144A

       

7.400%

     07/15/49^ (d)      250        250  

NRG Energy, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.750%

     01/15/28       950        912,000  

6.625%

     01/15/27       375        377,813  

7.250%

     05/15/26       525        544,688  

NRG REMA LLC,

 

    

Sec’d. Notes

       

9.681%

     07/02/26       2,150        1,021,912  

Red Oak Power LLC,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Series B

 

    

9.200%

     11/30/29       100        125,000  

Vistra Energy Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

7.375%

     11/01/22       3,100        3,200,750  

7.625%

     11/01/24       1,741        1,836,755  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.500%

     09/01/26       2,075        1,997,187  
       

 

 

 
          20,400,226  
       

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.2%

 

    

Itron, Inc.,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.000%

     01/15/26       450        411,750  

Sensata Technologies BV,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.875%

     10/15/23       375        364,688  
       

 

 

 
          776,438  
       

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Engineering & Construction — 0.9%

 

    

AECOM,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

5.125%

     03/15/27       925      $ 790,875  

5.875%

     10/15/24       700        689,500  

StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

10.000%

     07/15/23       875        931,875  

TopBuild Corp.,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       

5.625%

     05/01/26       1,800        1,647,000  
       

 

 

 
          4,059,250  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 3.8%

 

    

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.750%

     06/15/25 (a)      1,175        1,034,000  

5.875%

     11/15/26 (a)      1,950        1,672,125  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

  

5.250%

     10/15/25       3,450        2,967,000  

Churchill Downs, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.750%

     01/15/28       825        746,378  

International Game Technology PLC,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.250%

     01/15/27       450        432,000  

6.500%

     02/15/25       1,400        1,379,000  

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.,

 

    

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.875%

     02/01/24       1,025        1,055,750  

National CineMedia LLC,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

    

6.000%

     04/15/22       325        325,406  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       

5.750%

     08/15/26       1,625        1,458,892  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.625%

     01/15/27 (a)      1,375        1,230,625  

Scientific Games International, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

6.250%

     09/01/20       275        264,000  

6.625%

     05/15/21       3,725        3,529,437  

10.000%

     12/01/22       1,200        1,218,000  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

       

5.000%

     10/15/25       625        557,813  
       

 

 

 
          17,870,426  
       

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.2%

 

    

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.625%

     11/15/24       1,000        977,500  
       

 

 

 

Foods — 1.8%

       

Albertsons Cos LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

5.750%

     03/15/25       1,150        1,006,250  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Foods (continued)

 

    

B&G Foods, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

4.625%

     06/01/21 (a)      150      $ 146,250  

5.250%

     04/01/25 (a)      525        488,250  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.750%

     06/15/25       1,625        1,551,875  

5.875%

     07/15/24       1,050        1,034,250  

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC/Matterhorn Finance Sub, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

8.500%

     06/01/26       750        596,250  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.750%

     03/15/25       325        304,688  

5.875%

     09/30/27       2,275        2,064,562  

Post Holdings, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.625%

     01/15/28       1,350        1,242,000  
       

 

 

 
          8,434,375  
       

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%

 

    

Mercer International, Inc. (Canada),

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.500%

     02/01/24       125        122,188  
       

 

 

 

Gas — 0.8%

       

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

5.500%

     05/20/25       1,325        1,212,375  

5.625%

     05/20/24       400        378,000  

5.750%

     05/20/27       575        508,875  

5.875%

     08/20/26       650        593,125  

Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc. (Canada),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.000%

     07/15/26       1,075        1,037,375  
       

 

 

 
          3,729,750  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.3%

 

    

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

4.750%

     04/15/23       850        569,500  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.500%

     04/15/25 (a)      1,250        862,500  
       

 

 

 
          1,432,000  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 4.8%

 

    

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

6.125%

     03/15/21       235        233,238  

6.500%

     03/01/24       600        579,000  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

6.875%

     02/01/22       3,743        1,703,065  

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

8.125%

     06/30/24 (a)      2,242        1,636,660  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

    

6.250%

     03/31/23       925        840,640  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Healthcare-Services (continued)

 

    

DaVita, Inc.,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

5.000%

     05/01/25       325      $ 294,938  

5.125%

     07/15/24       450        421,875  

Encompass Health Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.125%

     03/15/23       200        196,000  

Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

8.500%

     05/01/26 (a)      900        810,000  

HCA, Inc.,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

5.375%

     02/01/25       4,550        4,436,250  

MEDNAX, Inc.,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.250%

     01/15/27 (a)      950        916,750  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

9.750%

     12/01/26 (a)      1,500        1,421,250  

Select Medical Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

6.375%

     06/01/21       830        827,925  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.750%

     07/01/25 (a)      625        531,250  

8.875%

     04/15/21       475        473,812  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

    

4.750%

     06/01/20       450        448,920  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.750%

     02/01/20       700        699,125  

6.750%

     06/15/23 (a)      1,125        1,056,094  

7.000%

     08/01/25 (a)      1,800        1,665,000  

8.125%

     04/01/22       3,425        3,433,562  
       

 

 

 
          22,625,354  
       

 

 

 

Home Builders — 3.8%

 

    

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.750%

     08/01/25       1,375        1,196,250  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.875%

     10/15/27 (a)      650        513,500  

6.750%

     03/15/25       850        731,000  

7.250%

     02/01/23       25        23,250  

8.750%

     03/15/22       350        350,000  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. (Canada),

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.375%

     05/15/25       1,450        1,323,125  

KB Home,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

7.500%

     09/15/22       75        77,063  

7.625%

     05/15/23       825        835,312  

Lennar Corp.,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

4.750%

     05/30/25       400        375,000  

4.875%

     12/15/23       325        312,000  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Home Builders (continued)

 

    

5.250%

     06/01/26       375      $ 353,437  

5.375%

     10/01/22       400        399,000  

M/I Homes, Inc.,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

5.625%

     08/01/25       375        343,125  

6.750%

     01/15/21       475        472,625  

Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada),

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.500%

     10/01/25       650        581,750  

6.875%

     12/15/23       900        840,375  

Meritage Homes Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.125%

     06/06/27       1,300        1,105,000  

6.000%

     06/01/25       1,275        1,201,687  

New Home Co., Inc. (The),

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

7.250%

     04/01/22       625        567,187  

PulteGroup, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.000%

     01/15/27       950        859,750  

5.500%

     03/01/26       800        770,000  

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

  

5.875%

     04/01/23       175        157,938  

6.125%

     04/01/25       175        154,875  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

6.625%

     05/15/22       350        350,438  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

5.625%

     03/01/24       275        261,250  

5.875%

     04/15/23       1,400        1,351,000  

William Lyon Homes, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.875%

     01/31/25       1,425        1,211,250  

7.000%

     08/15/22       1,300        1,287,000  
       

 

 

 
          18,004,187  
       

 

 

 

Home Furnishings — 0.5%

 

    

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.500%

     06/15/26 (a)      2,375        2,167,188  
       

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares — 0.2%

 

    

Spectrum Brands, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.750%

     07/15/25       1,050        997,185  
       

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.1%

 

    

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The),

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.250%

     12/15/26       785        714,350  
       

 

 

 

Internet — 0.6%

 

    

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

6.000%

     04/01/23       295        279,545  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Internet (continued)

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.750%

     01/15/27       3,065      $ 2,735,512  
       

 

 

 
          3,015,057  
       

 

 

 

Iron/Steel — 0.8%

 

    

AK Steel Corp.,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

6.375%

     10/15/25 (a)      690        531,300  

7.000%

     03/15/27 (a)      550        429,000  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.750%

     03/01/25 (a)      2,195        1,975,500  

United States Steel Corp.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.250%

     03/15/26       800        700,000  
       

 

 

 
          3,635,800  
       

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.7%

 

    

Boyd Gaming Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

6.000%

     08/15/26       575        537,625  

Interval Acquisition Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.625%

     04/15/23       350        349,125  

Jack Ohio Finance LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp.,

 

  

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

10.250%

     11/15/22       775        821,500  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.750%

     11/15/21       700        707,000  

MGM Resorts International,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.750%

     06/15/25 (a)      1,000        965,000  
       

 

 

 
          3,380,250  
       

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified — 0.6%

 

    

ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. (Canada),

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.500%

     06/15/23       600        604,500  

Cloud Crane LLC,

 

    

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

10.125%

     08/01/24       1,725        1,772,438  

RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.875%

     12/15/25       500        453,750  
       

 

 

 
          2,830,688  
       

 

 

 

Media — 9.7%

       

Altice France SA (France),

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.375%

     05/01/26       2,010        1,844,175  

8.125%

     02/01/27       2,050        1,932,125  

AMC Networks, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

4.750%

     08/01/25       900        816,750  

Cablevision Systems Corp.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

8.000%

     04/15/20       330        334,125  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Media (continued)

 

    

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.000%

     02/01/28       1,905      $ 1,752,600  

5.125%

     05/01/23       300        291,750  

5.750%

     02/15/26       200        196,000  

5.875%

     05/01/27       3,275        3,176,750  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, Series A

 

    

6.500%

     11/15/22       1,980        1,960,200  

7.625%

     03/15/20 (a)      1,575        1,539,563  

Gtd. Notes, Series B

 

    

7.625%

     03/15/20       5,050        4,923,750  

CSC Holdings LLC,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.375%

     02/01/28       1,275        1,172,592  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.125%

     12/15/21       2,315        2,268,700  

5.125%

     12/15/21       2,100        2,058,000  

7.500%

     04/01/28       2,985        2,977,537  

DISH DBS Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.875%

     07/15/22       300        276,000  

5.875%

     11/15/24       755        607,775  

7.750%

     07/01/26 (a)      8,315        6,880,662  

Gray Escrow, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.000%

     05/15/27       1,000        973,170  

Gray Television, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.875%

     07/15/26       1,335        1,244,621  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.875%

     08/15/23       675        691,875  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.625%

     08/01/24 (a)      1,015        949,025  

Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada),

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

5.750%

     01/15/23       1,075        1,080,375  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.625%

     02/15/25 (a)      375        324,375  

6.875%

     02/15/23       1,735        1,574,512  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.125%

     02/15/27 (a)      250        220,625  

5.625%

     08/01/24 (a)      380        356,250  

5.875%

     03/15/26 (a)      275        256,438  

Univision Communications, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.125%

     05/15/23       1,240        1,112,900  

5.125%

     02/15/25 (a)      1,260        1,105,650  

6.750%

     09/15/22       200        199,000  

UPCB Finance IV Ltd. (Netherlands),

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.375%

     01/15/25       475        444,182  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Media (continued)

 

    

Ziggo Bond Co. BV (Netherlands),

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.000%

     01/15/27       475      $ 415,625  
       

 

 

 
          45,957,677  
       

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate/Hardware — 0.7%

 

    

Novelis Corp.,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.875%

     09/30/26       1,660        1,469,100  

6.250%

     08/15/24       100        94,000  

TriMas Corp.,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.875%

     10/15/25       337        310,883  

Zekelman Industries, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

9.875%

     06/15/23       1,185        1,247,212  
       

 

 

 
          3,121,195  
       

 

 

 

Mining — 2.1%

       

Constellium NV,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.875%

     02/15/26 (a)      1,175        1,045,750  

6.625%

     03/01/25 (a)      1,310        1,215,025  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia),

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.500%

     03/01/24       1,320        1,095,600  

7.250%

     04/01/23       200        176,000  

7.500%

     04/01/25       1,525        1,258,125  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

3.875%

     03/15/23       2,500        2,312,500  

4.550%

     11/14/24       285        262,912  

IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada),

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.000%

     04/15/25       1,340        1,259,600  

International Wire Group, Inc.,

 

    

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

10.750%

     08/01/21       575        511,750  

New Gold, Inc. (Canada),

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.250%

     11/15/22       955        802,200  
       

 

 

 
          9,939,462  
       

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.2%

 

FXI Holdings, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.875%

     11/01/24 (a)      925        793,188  
       

 

 

 

Office/Business Equipment — 0.1%

 

    

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.500%

     12/01/24       620        612,250  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 9.3%

 

    

Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

       

7.875%

     12/15/24 (a)      2,250        1,395,000  
 

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Oil & Gas (continued)

 

    

Antero Resources Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.000%

     03/01/25 (a)      1,300      $ 1,176,500  

5.375%

     11/01/21       650        627,250  

5.625%

     06/01/23       525        498,750  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.000%

     11/01/26       1,600        1,448,000  

10.000%

     04/01/22 (a)      1,675        1,713,190  

Centennial Resource Production LLC,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.375%

     01/15/26       850        790,500  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

8.000%

     06/15/27 (a)      4,225        3,549,000  

Citgo Holding, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

10.750%

     02/15/20       3,950        4,029,000  

CNX Resources Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.875%

     04/15/22       3,025        2,904,000  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.625%

     10/15/25       1,175        1,057,500  

Denbury Resources, Inc.,

 

    

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

9.000%

     05/15/21       350        325,500  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

7.875%

     08/15/25 (a)      425        352,750  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.375%

     05/31/25       375        365,625  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.750%

     01/30/28       825        841,665  

Ensco PLC,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

7.750%

     02/01/26       900        666,000  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.625%

     02/01/26       1,600        1,168,000  

7.375%

     05/15/24       950        783,750  

Halcon Resources Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

6.750%

     02/15/25 (a)      275        200,750  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.000%

     12/01/24       75        66,375  

5.750%

     10/01/25       1,275        1,134,750  

6.250%

     11/01/28       900        792,000  

MEG Energy Corp. (Canada),

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.375%

     01/30/23       3,000        2,835,000  

7.000%

     03/31/24       875        835,625  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Oil & Gas (continued)

 

    

Nabors Industries, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.750%

     02/01/25 (a)      1,050      $ 794,923  

Newfield Exploration Co.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

5.375%

     01/01/26       750        735,000  

5.750%

     01/30/22       250        252,500  

Petrobras Global Finance BV (Brazil),

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.299%

     01/27/25       250        238,750  

6.125%

     01/17/22       34        34,893  

7.375%

     01/17/27       350        359,625  

8.750%

     05/23/26       425        476,000  

Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada),

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

7.750%

     12/15/23       525        483,656  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.125%

     01/15/26 (a)      750        645,000  

QEP Resources, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

5.250%

     05/01/23       400        354,000  

5.375%

     10/01/22       325        295,750  

Range Resources Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

4.875%

     05/15/25 (a)      525        430,500  

5.000%

     03/15/23 (a)      200        176,000  

5.875%

     07/01/22       2,125        1,965,625  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd. (Canada),

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.375%

     09/30/25       650        581,750  

Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.500%

     07/15/22 ^(d)      275        3  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

4.875%

     01/15/23       825        804,375  

5.500%

     02/15/26       850        805,375  

5.875%

     03/15/28       100        93,538  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.125%

     08/01/25       400        386,000  

Transocean, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.250%

     11/01/25       1,700        1,483,250  

7.500%

     01/15/26       575        504,563  

WPX Energy, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

5.250%

     09/15/24       400        362,000  

5.750%

     06/01/26       400        362,000  

6.000%

     01/15/22       675        656,437  

8.250%

     08/01/23       950        992,750  
       

 

 

 
          43,830,743  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%

 

    

Nine Energy Service, Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

8.750%

     11/01/23       400        380,000  
       

 

 

 
 

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Packaging & Containers — 1.3%

 

    

ARD Finance SA (Luxembourg),

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%

 

7.125%

     09/15/23       2,250      $ 2,019,375  

ARD Securities Finance SARL (Luxembourg),

 

  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 8.750% or PIK 8.750%

 

8.750%

     01/31/23       775        654,986  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland),

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.250%

     05/15/24       1,725        1,720,687  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.625%

     05/15/23       400        382,000  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.375%

     08/15/25 (a)      350        346,500  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.000%

     07/15/24 (a)      900        857,250  
       

 

 

 
          5,980,798  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

    

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.500%

     03/01/23       950        869,250  

6.125%

     04/15/25 (a)      375        327,187  

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

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.000%

     07/15/23       225        171,563  

6.000%

     02/01/25       1,200        861,000  

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.375%

     01/15/23       1,100        836,000  

NVA Holdings, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.875%

     04/01/26       1,825        1,633,375  
       

 

 

 
          4,698,375  
       

 

 

 

Pipelines — 2.5%

 

    

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.375%

     09/15/24       375        349,688  

CNX Midstream Partners LP/CNX Midstream Finance Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.500%

     03/15/26       675        641,250  

DCP Midstream Operating LP,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.600%

     04/01/44       550        475,750  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.450%

     11/03/36       825        800,250  

Energy Transfer LP,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

 

    

7.500%

     10/15/20       900        936,000  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

 

    

6.000%

     05/15/23       250        231,250  

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Pipelines (continued)

 

    

NGPL PipeCo LLC,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.875%

     08/15/27       700      $ 659,750  

7.768%

     12/15/37       925        1,054,500  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.875%

     04/15/40       2,619        2,736,855  

7.500%

     07/15/38       450        508,500  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.,

 

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.500%

     09/15/24       875        859,687  

5.500%

     01/15/28       1,725        1,656,000  

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

 

Gtd. Notes

 

    

4.250%

     11/15/23       475        439,969  

6.750%

     03/15/24       675        685,125  
       

 

 

 
          12,034,574  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.0%

 

    

Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.875%

     11/15/25       1,175        1,133,875  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.750%

     12/01/25       1,525        1,490,687  

Hunt Cos., Inc.,

 

    

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.250%

     02/15/26       1,700        1,452,480  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.875%

     06/01/23 (a)      600        522,000  

WeWork Cos., Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.875%

     05/01/25 (a)      275        244,063  
       

 

 

 
          4,843,105  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%

 

  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.375%

     04/15/26       1,150        1,137,361  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.,

 

Gtd. Notes

 

    

4.500%

     09/01/26       775        701,375  

4.500%

     01/15/28       1,175        1,028,125  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.,

 

  

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.000%

     10/15/27       1,075        982,953  

5.250%

     08/01/26       575        541,938  

6.375%

     03/01/24       550        563,750  

Sabra Health Care LP,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

 

    

5.125%

     08/15/26       400        370,708  

Senior Housing Properties Trust,

 

    

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.750%

     12/15/21       800        838,275  
       

 

 

 
          6,164,485  
       

 

 

 
 

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

Retail — 5.0%

       

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

6.375%

     10/01/23       500      $ 495,000  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

4.875%

     11/01/25 (a)      1,350        1,186,312  

Brinker International, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.000%

     10/01/24       475        446,500  

Caleres, Inc.,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

6.250%

     08/15/23       725        725,000  

CEC Entertainment, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

8.000%

     02/15/22       2,000        1,750,000  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

6.750%

     06/15/23 (a)      850        684,250  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

6.500%

     05/01/21 (a)      275        225,500  

6.750%

     01/15/22 (a)      875        713,125  

Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp.,

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

8.625%

     06/15/20 (a)      1,450        1,036,750  

8.625%

     06/15/20 (a)      1,350        965,250  

Golden Nugget, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

8.750%

     10/01/25       2,275        2,184,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.750%

     10/15/24       1,225        1,154,562  

Hot Topic, Inc.,

       

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

9.250%

     06/15/21       546        535,080  

L Brands, Inc.,

       

Gtd. Notes

       

5.250%

     02/01/28       650        555,750  

6.750%

     07/01/36       1,775        1,446,625  

6.875%

     11/01/35       1,450        1,211,040  

PetSmart, Inc.,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

7.125%

     03/15/23       1,275        742,688  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

    

5.875%

     06/01/25 (a)      2,500        1,806,250  

PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

10.250%

     06/30/20 (a)      825        754,875  

Rite Aid Corp.,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

    

6.125%

     04/01/23       2,875        2,271,250  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.,

 

    

Gtd. Notes

       

5.625%

     12/01/25 (a)      1,550        1,426,000  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

    

5.500%

     06/01/24       1,350        1,255,500  
       

 

 

 
          23,571,307  
       

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

  

Maturity
Date

   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

 

  

Semiconductors — 0.3%

     

Micron Technology, Inc.,

     

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     

5.500%

   02/01/25      820      $ 802,575  

Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC,

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     

6.250%

   02/15/26      650        653,250  
        

 

 

 
           1,455,825  
        

 

 

 

Software — 2.2%

     

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     

5.750%

   03/01/25      600        559,500  

Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc.,

 

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%, 144A

 

7.125%

   05/01/21(a)      3,280        3,189,800  

Infor US, Inc.,

        

Gtd. Notes

        

6.500%

   05/15/22      4,060        3,926,629  

Informatica LLC,

        

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     

7.125%

   07/15/23      320        311,645  

RP Crown Parent LLC,

     

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     

7.375%

   10/15/24      2,305        2,322,287  
        

 

 

 
           10,309,861  
        

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 6.6%

     

Anixter, Inc.,

        

Gtd. Notes

        

5.500%

   03/01/23      250        249,375  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     

6.000%

   12/01/25      750        744,375  

C&W Senior Financing DAC (Ireland),

 

  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     

6.875%

   09/15/27      1,125        1,032,187  

CommScope Technologies LLC,

     

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     

5.000%

   03/15/27      570        461,700  

6.000%

   06/15/25      1,285        1,169,350  

Digicel Group Ltd. (Jamaica),

     

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     

7.125%

   04/01/22      200        93,000  

8.250%

   09/30/20      1,350        911,250  

Digicel Ltd. (Jamaica),

     

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     

6.750%

   03/01/23      1,700        1,345,125  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     

6.000%

   04/15/21(a)      315        282,713  

GTT Communications, Inc.,

     

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     

7.875%

   12/31/24(a)      2,440        2,110,600  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg),

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     

9.750%

   07/15/25      1,920        1,925,376  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

     

Gtd. Notes

        

5.250%

   03/15/26      335        306,525  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)  

Telecommunications (continued)

 

Northwestern Bell Telephone,

 

     

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

 

     

7.750%

     05/01/30        100      $ 105,752  

ORBCOMM, Inc.,

 

     

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

8.000%

     04/01/24        1,700        1,734,000  

Sprint Capital Corp.,

 

     

Gtd. Notes

 

     

6.875%

     11/15/28        3,625        3,425,625  

8.750%

     03/15/32        2,960        3,122,800  

Sprint Corp.,

        

Gtd. Notes

        

7.125%

     06/15/24        795        787,320  

7.625%

     02/15/25        2,125        2,125,000  

ViaSat, Inc.,

        

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

5.625%

     09/15/25        1,045        961,400  

Wind Tre SpA (Italy),

 

     

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

     

5.000%

     01/20/26        7,165        5,891,063  

Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada),

 

  

Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 9.625% or PIK 10.625%

 

9.625%

     06/01/22        2,773        2,704,732  
        

 

 

 
           31,489,268  
        

 

 

 

Textiles — 0.1%

 

     

Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV/Ruyi US Finance LLC (China),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

7.500%

     05/01/25        750        701,625  
        

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.3%

 

     

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II US, Inc. (Greece),

 

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

 

7.375%

     01/15/22        600        378,000  

XPO Logistics, Inc.,

 

     

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

6.125%

     09/01/23        200        192,900  

6.500%

     06/15/22        1,105        1,095,331  
        

 

 

 
           1,666,231  
        

 

 

 

Trucking & Leasing — 0.9%

 

     

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland),

 

     

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

5.500%

     01/15/23        1,850        1,794,500  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Ireland),

 

     

Gtd. Notes, 144A

 

     

4.500%

     03/15/23        950        888,250  

5.250%

     08/15/22        400        387,000  

5.500%

     02/15/24        1,225        1,182,125  
        

 

 

 
           4,251,875  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $451,415,231)

 

     425,837,031  
        

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.0%

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,

 

     

Series 2005-07, Class 1A1

 

     

3.948%(cc)

     10/25/35        6      $ 4,677  

Alternative Loan Trust,

 

     

Series 2005-43, Class 4A3

 

     

3.863%(cc)

     10/25/35        3        2,624  

Series 2006-HY13, Class 4A1

 

3.888%(cc)

     02/25/37        4        3,591  

Series 2006-OA09, Class 2A1A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.210%

 

2.680%(c)

     07/20/46        4        3,198  

American Home Mortgage Assets Trust,

 

     

Series 2006-04, Class 1A12, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.210%

 

2.716%(c)

     10/25/46        25        18,082  

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust,

 

  

Series 2005-02, Class 4A1, 6 Month LIBOR + 1.500%

 

4.385%(c)

     09/25/45        1        1,285  

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust,

 

     

Series 2005-04, Class CB6, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.400%

 

2.906%(c)

     05/25/35        2        1,779  

Banc of America Funding Trust,

 

     

Series 2006-B, Class 2A1

 

     

3.767%(cc)

     03/20/36        7        6,354  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,

 

     

Series 2005-02, Class 2A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.640%

 

3.146%(c)

     03/25/35        5        5,238  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

     

Series 2007-10, Class 22AA

 

     

4.238%(cc)

     09/25/37        17        16,064  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

     

Series 2006-05, Class 2A1A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.180%

 

2.650%(c)

     07/19/46        7        5,093  

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

     

Series 2006-AR12, Class A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.190%

 

2.696%(c)

     09/25/46        6        4,973  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust,

 

     

Series 2007-S03, Class 1A96

 

     

6.000%

     08/25/37        16        12,651  

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust,

 

  

Series 2006-OA01, Class 1A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.210%

 

2.716%(c)

     04/25/46        4        3,579  

RALI Series Trust,

 

     

Series 2006-QA02, Class 3A1

 

     

5.708%(cc)

     02/25/36        17        14,848  

Series 2007-QS04, Class 2A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.330%

 

2.836%(c)

     03/25/37        13        3,974  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust,

 

     

Series 2007-A05, Class 2A3

 

6.000%

     05/25/37        4        3,265  

SunTrust Alternative Loan Trust,

 

     

Series 2006-01F, Class 3A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.350%

 

2.856%(c)

     04/25/36        16        4,619  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series Trust,

 

Series 2007-HY01, Class 2A3

 

  

3.474%(cc)

     02/25/37        4        3,605  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

Series 2007-HY01, Class 4A1

 

3.600%(cc)

     02/25/37        5      $ 4,531  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $116,578)

 

     124,030  
        

 

 

 
            Shares         
COMMON STOCKS — 0.2%

 

     

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%

 

Vistra Energy Corp.*(a)

 

     44,042        1,008,121  
        

 

 

 

Media — 0.0%

        

Mood Media Corp.*^

 

     88,166        17,633  

Mood Media Corp.^

 

     71,972        14,395  
        

 

 

 
           32,028  
        

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

  

Ascent Resources - Marcellus LLC (Class A Stock)^

 

     4,593        12,860  

Frontera Energy Corp. (Colombia)*

 

     7,600        74,038  
        

 

 

 
           86,898  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $1,226,943)

 

        1,127,047  
        

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%

 

  

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
Series K, 6.375%

 

     11,850        300,990  
        

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.0%

 

     

New Millennium Homes LLC^

 

     408        10,621  
        

 

 

 

Media — 0.0%

        

Adelphia Communications Corp.^

 

     700        0  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $296,917)

 

        311,611  
        

 

 

 
            Units         
WARRANTS* — 0.0%

 

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

     

Ascent Resources - Marcellus LLC^, expiring 03/30/23

 

     30,044        3,305  

Ascent Resources - Marcellus LLC^, expiring 03/30/23

 

     23,368        1,168  
        

 

 

 
           4,473  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(cost $6,843)

 

        4,473  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $482,405,949)

 

        456,229,940  
        

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 18.7%

 

  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     11,299,269      $ 11,299,269  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $77,048,390; includes $76,887,842 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     77,051,864        77,044,159  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $88,347,659)

        88,343,428  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—115.0%
(cost $570,753,608)

        544,573,368  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS(z) — (15.0)%

 

     (70,882,488
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 473,690,880  
     

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

#

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

 

^

Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $2,539,610 and 0.5% of net assets.

 

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $74,119,952; cash collateral of $76,887,842 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2018.

 

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of December 31, 2018. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

 

(d)

Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.

 

(kk)

Represents an escrow position to be exchanged for an equity security as part of a bond restructuring.

 

(p)

Interest rate not available as of December 31, 2018.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(z)

Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
  Type     Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Positions:        
82     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019     $ 17,409,625     $ 118,754  
56     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019       6,422,500       108,954  
136     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Mar. 2019       16,594,125       245,312  
6     30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds       Mar. 2019       963,938       50,780  
       

 

 

 
          523,800  
       

 

 

 
Short Position:        
5     20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds       Mar. 2019       730,000       (31,258
       

 

 

 
        $ 492,542  
       

 

 

 

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

   Cash and/or Foreign Currency      Securities Market Value  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 390,000      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Asset-Backed Securities

        

Collateralized Loan Obligations

   $      $ 10,331,836      $  

Bank Loans

            17,636,412        857,500  

Corporate Bonds.

            424,214,903        1,622,128  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities.

            124,030         

Common Stocks

     1,082,159               44,888  

Preferred Stocks

     300,990               10,621  

Warrants.

                   4,473  

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     88,343,428                

Other Financial Instruments*

        

Futures Contracts

     492,542                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 90,219,119      $ 452,307,181      $ 2,539,610  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (16.2% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     18.7

Media

     10.2  

Oil & Gas

     9.3

Telecommunications

     6.6  

Retail

     5.2  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry table (cont.)

  

  

 

Healthcare-Services

     4.8

Electric

     4.5  

Chemicals

     4.4  

Commercial Services

     3.9  

Home Builders

     3.8  

Entertainment

     3.8  

Computers

     2.9  

Software

     2.7  

Pipelines

     2.5  

Diversified Financial Services

     2.5  

Mining

     2.4  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.4  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     2.2  

Building Materials

     1.8  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     1.8  

Foods

     1.8  

Auto Manufacturers

     1.6  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.3  

Packaging & Containers

     1.3  

Real Estate

     1.0  

Pharmaceuticals

     1.0  

Trucking & Leasing

     0.9  

Engineering & Construction

     0.9  

Gas

     0.8  

Iron/Steel

     0.8  

Lodging

     0.7  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

     0.7  

Internet

     0.6  

Machinery-Diversified

     0.6  

Distribution/Wholesale

     0.5  

Home Furnishings

     0.5  

Banks

     0.4

Transportation

     0.3  

Semiconductors

     0.3  

Healthcare-Products

     0.3  

Beverages

     0.2  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     0.2  

Household Products/Wares

     0.2  

Environmental Control

     0.2  

Agriculture

     0.2  

Coal

     0.2  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     0.2  

Electronics

     0.2  

Housewares

     0.1  

Textiles

     0.1  

Office/Business Equipment

     0.1  

Insurance

     0.1  

Advertising

     0.1  

Oil & Gas Services

     0.1  

Capital Markets

     0.1  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0.0

Forest Products & Paper

     0.0

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     0.0

Construction Materials

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     115.0  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (15.0
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are equity contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

  

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value    

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  

Equity contracts

   Unaffiliated investments    $ 4,473        $  
   Due from/to broker-variation      Due from/to broker-variation   

Interest rate contracts

   margin futures      523,800   margin futures      31,258
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $ 528,273        $ 31,258  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value                

     Futures  

Interest rate contracts

     $ (1,348,118
    

 

 

 

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value                

     Warrants(1)      Futures  

Equity contracts

     $ (2,370    $  

Interest rate contracts

              495,649  

Total.

     $ (2,370    $ 495,649  

 

(1)

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

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

    Futures
Contracts—
Long
Positions(1)
  Futures
Contracts—
Short
Positions(1)
     
  $38,951,369   $146,000  

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 74,119,952        $ (74,119,952    $  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $74,119,952:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $482,405,949)

   $ 456,229,940  

Affiliated investments (cost $88,347,659)

     88,343,428  

Cash

     46,999  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $43,688)

     43,078  

Dividends and interest receivable

     8,085,986  

Deposits with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

     390,000  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     158,249  

Due from broker-variation margin futures

     79,875  

Receivable for investments sold

     14,651  

Tax reclaim receivable

     3,350  

Prepaid expenses

     5,565  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     553,401,121  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     76,887,842  

Payable for investments purchased

     2,167,067  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     255,431  

Management fee payable

     232,759  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     162,891  

Payable to affiliate

     3,271  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     79,710,241  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 473,690,880  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of: Partners Equity

   $ 473,690,880  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share $473,690,880 / 95,544,007 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 4.96  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Interest income

   $ 34,484,632  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $431,941)

     528,680  

Affiliated dividend income

     277,780  

Unaffiliated dividend income

     18,886  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     35,309,978  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     2,745,363  

Custodian and accounting fees

     109,079  

Shareholders’ reports

     99,368  

Audit fee

     46,800  

Trustees’ fees

     14,559  

Legal fees and expenses

     12,761  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,683  

Miscellaneous

     46,832  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,085,445  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (240,236
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,845,209  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      32,464,769  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(3,791))

     5,495,403  

Futures transactions

     (1,348,118

Foreign currency transactions

     (147
  

 

 

 
     4,147,138  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(4,576))

     (43,243,040

Futures

     495,649  

Foreign currencies

     (862
  

 

 

 
     (42,748,253
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (38,601,115
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (6,136,346
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 32,464,769     $ 218,925,385  

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

     4,147,138       42,224,447  

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

     (42,748,253     6,859,888  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (6,136,346     268,009,720  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
DISTRIBUTIONS      (14,221,775     (225,581,137
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [4,306,490 and 1,655,022 shares, respectively]

     21,980,492       8,653,185  

Portfolio shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [2,833,023 and 43,655,242 shares, respectively]

     14,221,775       225,581,137  

Portfolio shares repurchased [9,834,319 and 646,795,760 shares, respectively]

     (50,202,169     (3,336,173,785
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (13,999,902     (3,101,939,463
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      2,830        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (34,355,193     (3,059,510,880
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     508,046,073       3,567,556,953  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 473,690,880     $ 508,046,073  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   JENNISON PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 99.9%         
COMMON STOCKS    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%

     

Boeing Co. (The)

     193,279      $ 62,332,477  

Safran SA (France)

     162,095        19,598,184  
     

 

 

 
        81,930,661  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles — 2.4%

     

Tesla, Inc.*(a)

     136,856        45,545,677  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 1.6%

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     312,484        30,504,688  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 4.2%

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     216,021        21,031,804  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     236,901        20,172,120  

Celgene Corp.*

     154,919        9,928,759  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     162,611        26,946,269  
     

 

 

 
        78,078,952  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 2.3%

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     125,274        20,927,022  

S&P Global, Inc.

     124,836        21,214,630  
     

 

 

 
        42,141,652  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.9%

     

Albemarle Corp.(a)

     215,141        16,580,917  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 4.5%

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     381,565        17,769,482  

Netflix, Inc.*

     243,630        65,210,006  
     

 

 

 
        82,979,488  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.5%

     

American Tower Corp.

     59,402        9,396,802  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     172,192        18,705,217  
     

 

 

 
        28,102,019  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.9%

     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     177,501        36,158,729  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.6%

 

  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     68,334        10,466,719  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     39,294        18,818,682  
     

 

 

 
        29,285,401  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.9%

 

  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     141,695        35,299,058  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.5%

     

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     31,139        13,445,509  

Marriott International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     273,092        29,646,868  

McDonald’s Corp.

     128,150        22,755,595  
     

 

 

 
        65,847,972  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 11.8%

     

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     49,071        51,277,232  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     49,727        51,497,779  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     396,303        51,951,360  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     1,640,131        65,648,134  
     

 

 

 
        220,374,505  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 9.8%

 

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China), ADR*(a)

     380,462      $ 52,149,926  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     72,274        108,553,380  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     10,687        18,407,503  

Farfetch Ltd. (United Kingdom) (Class A Stock)*(a)

     158,361        2,804,573  
     

 

 

 
        181,915,382  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 11.1%

 

  

Adyen NV (Netherlands), 144A*(a)

     25,765        14,106,378  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     131,024        24,333,777  

Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     382,489        72,156,550  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     229,242        19,276,960  

Square, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     228,200        12,799,738  

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     491,852        64,894,953  
     

 

 

 
        207,568,356  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.9%

 

  

Illumina, Inc.*

     119,521        35,847,934  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%

 

  

Concho Resources, Inc.*

     84,531        8,688,941  
     

 

 

 

Personal Products — 1.4%

 

  

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

     202,335        26,323,784  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 4.2%

 

  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom), ADR(a)

     1,056,119        40,111,400  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     291,225        15,137,875  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     297,566        22,737,018  
     

 

 

 
        77,986,293  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 1.0%

 

  

Union Pacific Corp.

     136,703        18,896,456  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9%

 

Broadcom, Inc.

     103,342        26,277,804  

NVIDIA Corp.

     211,683        28,259,680  
     

 

 

 
        54,537,484  
     

 

 

 

Software — 16.1%

 

  

Adobe, Inc.*

     226,756        51,301,277  

Microsoft Corp.

     938,192        95,292,162  

Red Hat, Inc.*

     118,393        20,794,547  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     522,899        71,621,476  

ServiceNow, Inc.*(a)

     68,172        12,138,025  

Splunk, Inc.*

     200,905        21,064,889  

Workday, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     174,130        27,805,078  
     

 

 

 
        300,017,454  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 1.6%

 

  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     170,773        29,342,217  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.3%

 

Apple, Inc.

     383,584        60,506,540  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.6%

 

  

Kering SA (France)

     51,047        24,071,209  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   JENNISON PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)

 

  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

     80,310      $ 9,766,499  

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     453,274        33,605,735  
     

 

 

 
        67,443,443  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,016,861,074)

 

     1,861,904,003  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.7%

 

  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

 

  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     3,388,912        3,388,912  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $121,502,360; includes $121,189,497 of cash collateral for securities on
loan)(b)(w)

     121,514,856        121,502,704  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $124,891,272)

 

     124,891,616  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—106.6%
(cost $1,141,752,346)

 

     1,986,795,619  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS — (6.6)%

 

     (122,426,232
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 1,864,369,387  
     

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

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 $118,265,751; cash collateral of $121,189,497 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

        

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 62,332,477      $ 19,598,184      $  

Automobiles

     45,545,677                

Banks

     30,504,688                

Biotechnology

     78,078,952                

Capital Markets

     42,141,652                

Chemicals

     16,580,917                

Entertainment

     82,979,488                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     28,102,019                

Food & Staples Retailing

     36,158,729                

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     29,285,401                

Health Care Providers & Services

     35,299,058                

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     65,847,972                

Interactive Media & Services

     154,726,371        65,648,134         

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     181,915,382                

IT Services

     193,461,978        14,106,378         

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     35,847,934                

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8,688,941                

Personal Products

     26,323,784                

Pharmaceuticals

     77,986,293                

Road & Rail

     18,896,456                

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     54,537,484                

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   JENNISON PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities (continued)

        

Common Stocks (continued)

        

Software

   $ 300,017,454      $      $  

Specialty Retail

     29,342,217                

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     60,506,540                

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     43,372,234        24,071,209         

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     124,891,616                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,863,371,714      $ 123,423,905      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Software

     16.1

Interactive Media & Services

     11.8  

IT Services

     11.1  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     9.8  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (6.5% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     6.7  

Entertainment

     4.5  

Aerospace & Defense

     4.4  

Biotechnology

     4.2  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.2  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     3.6  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3.5  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     3.3  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.9  

Automobiles

     2.4  

Capital Markets

     2.3  

Food & Staples Retailing

     1.9

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1.9  

Health Care Providers & Services

     1.9  

Banks

     1.6  

Specialty Retail

     1.6  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     1.6  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.5  

Personal Products

     1.4  

Road & Rail

     1.0  

Chemicals

     0.9  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     0.5  
  

 

 

 
     106.6  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (6.6
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 118,265,751        $ (118,265,751    $  

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   JENNISON PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $118,265,751:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $1,016,861,074)

   $ 1,861,904,003  

Affiliated investments (cost $124,891,272)

     124,891,616  

Dividends and interest receivable

     386,112  

Tax reclaim receivable

     211,505  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     109,370  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     27,318  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,987,529,924  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     121,189,497  

Management fee payable

     972,127  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     487,853  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     445,617  

Payable to affiliate

     42,695  

Distribution fee payable

     13,541  

Administration fee payable

     8,227  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     123,160,537  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 1,864,369,387  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 1,864,369,387  
  

 

 

 
Class I:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $1,803,249,805 / 29,461,019 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 61.21  
  

 

 

 
Class II:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $61,119,582 / 1,041,543 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 58.68  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $517,838 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 15,999,534  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $692,794)

     894,831  

Affiliated dividend income

     280,543  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     17,174,908  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     12,729,964  

Distribution fee—Class II

     173,795  

Administration fee—Class II

     104,278  

Custodian and accounting fees

     185,453  

Shareholders’ reports

     151,856  

Trustees’ fees

     32,315  

Audit fee

     28,600  

Legal fees and expenses

     16,995  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,683  

Miscellaneous

     42,059  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     13,475,998  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      3,698,910  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $5,478)

     149,827,371  

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,116
  

 

 

 
     149,826,255  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(931))

     (158,047,554

Foreign currencies

     273  
  

 

 

 
     (158,047,281
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (8,221,026
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (4,522,116
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,698,910     $ 4,276,768  

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

     149,826,255       170,316,090  

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

     (158,047,281     380,372,655  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (4,522,116     554,965,513  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold

     46,087,602       28,508,126  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (174,423,180     (147,895,679
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (128,335,578     (119,387,553
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      142,910        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (132,714,784     435,577,960  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     1,997,084,171       1,561,506,211  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 1,864,369,387     $ 1,997,084,171  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   NATURAL RESOURCES PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 95.4%      Value  
COMMON STOCKS — 93.7%    Shares  

Construction Materials — 1.0%

     

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     62,060      $ 3,814,229  

Diversified Chemicals — 5.1%

     

DowDuPont, Inc.

     139,320        7,450,834  

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

     73,590        11,482,983  
     

 

 

 
        18,933,817  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Metals & Mining — 9.8%

     

BHP Group Ltd. (Australia)

     709,497        17,042,498  

Rio Tinto PLC (Australia)

     281,681        13,454,522  

South32 Ltd. (Australia)

     1,864,957        4,396,127  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada)
(Class B Stock)

     87,032        1,873,623  
     

 

 

 
        36,766,770  
     

 

 

 

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 4.2%

 

  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     70,315        3,059,406  

FMC Corp.

     60,675        4,487,523  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     86,650        2,531,047  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)(a)

     115,971        5,446,865  
     

 

 

 
        15,524,841  
     

 

 

 

Heavy Electrical Equipment — 0.8%

     

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark)

     40,049        3,034,118  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Gases — 4.4%

     

Air Liquide SA (France)

     65,565        8,159,951  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     52,120        8,341,806  
     

 

 

 
        16,501,757  
     

 

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas — 32.1%

     

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,276,031        14,411,192  

Chevron Corp.

     210,130        22,860,043  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     349,820        23,854,226  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     168,230        10,325,957  

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

     515,425        15,181,164  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands)
(Class B Stock)

     395,328        11,806,495  

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     276,779        7,730,430  

TOTAL SA (France)

     256,936        13,596,520  
     

 

 

 
        119,766,027  
     

 

 

 

Metal & Glass Containers — 1.6%

     

Berry Global Group, Inc.*

     126,455        6,010,406  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 15.4%

 

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     53,085        2,327,246  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     142,560        3,186,216  

Concho Resources, Inc.*

     52,802        5,427,518  

ConocoPhillips

     191,815        11,959,665  

Continental Resources, Inc.*

     88,595        3,560,633  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.(a)

     52,735        4,888,535  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     117,606        10,256,419  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     452,275        6,485,623  

Parsley Energy, Inc.
(Class A Stock)*

     82,715        1,321,786  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     34,646        4,556,642  
COMMON STOCKS         
(continued)    Shares      Value  

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (continued)

 

SM Energy Co.

     102,905      $ 1,592,969  

WPX Energy, Inc.*

     150,585        1,709,140  
     

 

 

 
        57,272,392  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing — 4.7%

 

  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     34,415        1,759,295  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     105,515        6,226,440  

Phillips 66

     58,730        5,059,589  

Valero Energy Corp.

     60,467        4,533,211  
     

 

 

 
        17,578,535  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 5.9%

 

  

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

     242,110        7,521,158  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     476,460        7,327,955  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     317,760        7,006,608  
     

 

 

 
        21,855,721  
     

 

 

 

Precious Metals & Minerals — 0.0%

 

  

Sedibelo Platinum Mines Ltd. (South Africa), Private Placement (original cost $1,102,975; purchased 11/27/07)*^(f)

     129,100         

Railroads — 3.2%

 

  

Kansas City Southern

     51,650        4,929,992  

Union Pacific Corp.

     49,885        6,895,604  
     

 

 

 
        11,825,596  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals — 5.5%

 

  

Albemarle Corp.(a)

     36,230        2,792,246  

Ecolab, Inc.(a)

     60,288        8,883,437  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     15,455        6,080,924  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     37,100        2,870,180  
     

 

 

 
        20,626,787  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $329,475,142)

 

     349,510,996  
     

 

 

 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 1.7%

 

  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF(a)
(cost $5,903,742)

     297,125        6,266,366  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $335,378,884)

        355,777,362  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.3%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

 

  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     16,380,536        16,380,536  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $21,775,080; includes $21,710,445 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     21,777,409        21,775,231  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $38,155,615)

 

     38,155,767  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—105.7%
(cost $373,534,499)

 

     393,933,129  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS — (5.7)%

 

     (21,124,200
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 372,808,929  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A147


 
   NATURAL RESOURCES PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

^

Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $0 and 0.0% of net assets.

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $21,319,968; cash collateral of $21,710,445 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(f)

Indicates a restricted security; the original cost of such security is $1,102,975. The value of $0 is 0.0% of net assets.

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

        

Construction Materials

   $      $ 3,814,229      $  

Diversified Chemicals

     18,933,817                

Diversified Metals & Mining

     1,873,623        34,893,147         

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

     15,524,841                

Heavy Electrical Equipment

            3,034,118         

Industrial Gases

     8,341,806        8,159,951         

Integrated Oil & Gas

     64,770,656        54,995,371         

Metal & Glass Containers

     6,010,406                

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

     57,272,392                

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

     17,578,535                

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

     21,855,721                

Precious Metals & Minerals

                    

Railroads

     11,825,596                

Specialty Chemicals

     17,756,607        2,870,180         

Exchange Traded Fund

     6,266,366                

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     38,155,767                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 286,166,133      $ 107,766,996      $   —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Integrated Oil & Gas

     32.1

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

     15.4  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (5.8% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     10.3  

Diversified Metals & Mining

     9.8  

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

     5.9  

Specialty Chemicals

     5.5  

Diversified Chemicals

     5.1  

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

     4.7  

Industrial Gases

     4.4  

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

     4.2  

Railroads

     3.2  

Exchange Traded Fund

     1.7

Metal & Glass Containers

     1.6  

Construction Materials

     1.0  

Heavy Electrical Equipment

     0.8  

Precious Metals & Minerals

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     105.7  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (5.7
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A148


 
   NATURAL RESOURCES PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

The Portfolio did not hold any derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018, accordingly, no derivative positions were presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value

     Options
Written
 

Equity contracts

     $ 28,996  
    

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, there was no change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Options

Written(1)

$145,020

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

       Gross Market                  
       Value of                  
       Recognized        Collateral      Net  

Description

     Assets/(Liabilities)        Pledged/(Received)(1)      Amount  

Securities on Loan

     $ 21,319,968        $ (21,319,968    $   —  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A149


 
   NATURAL RESOURCES PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $21,319,968:

  

Unaffiliated investments
(cost $335,378,884)

   $ 355,777,362  

Affiliated investments
(cost $38,155,615)

     38,155,767  

Foreign currency, at value
(cost $6,540)

     5,257  

Tax reclaim receivable

     738,023  

Dividends and interest receivable

     545,414  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     272,980  

Receivable from affiliate

     50,408  

Prepaid expenses

     3,498  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     395,548,709  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     21,710,445  

Payable to affiliate

     608,312  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     162,847  

Management fee payable

     143,299  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     89,762  

Distribution fee payable

     10,425  

Payable for investments purchased

     7,452  

Administration fee payable

     6,258  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     22,739,780  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 372,808,929  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 372,808,929  
  

 

 

 
Class I:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $324,360,646 / 14,751,050 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 21.99  
  

 

 

 
Class II:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $48,448,283 / 2,278,983 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 21.26  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income (net) (foreign withholding tax $502,853, of which $4,862 is reimbursable by an affiliate)

   $ 12,125,091  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $177,513)

     274,396  

Affiliated dividend income

     268,026  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     12,667,513  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     2,025,512  

Distribution fee—Class II

     129,983  

Administration fee—Class II

     77,990  

Shareholders’ reports

     138,322  

Custodian and accounting fees

     92,111  

Audit fee

     32,010  

Trustees’ fees

     14,422  

Legal fees and expenses

     11,905  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,683  

Miscellaneous

     18,415  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,551,353  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     (36,009
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,515,344  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      10,152,169  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(1,972))

     12,450,460  

Options written transactions

     28,996  

Foreign currency transactions

     (104,873
  

 

 

 
     12,374,583  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $152)

     (105,091,759

Foreign currencies.

     (10,773
  

 

 

 
     (105,102,532
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (92,727,949
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (82,575,780
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 10,152,169     $ 7,168,213  

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

     12,374,583       10,288,468  

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

     (105,102,532     (19,370,201
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (82,575,780     (1,913,520
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold

     32,236,320       39,878,340  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (54,963,059     (58,041,112
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (22,726,739     (18,162,772
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      91,663        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (105,210,856     (20,076,292
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     478,019,785       498,096,077  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 372,808,929     $ 478,019,785  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A150


 
   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 99.6%         
COMMON STOCKS — 99.3%    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%

     

AAR Corp.

     35,521      $ 1,326,354  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*(a)

     78,515        2,766,083  

Aerovironment, Inc.*

     23,234        1,578,750  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*(a)

     63,700        2,786,875  

Cubic Corp.

     31,143        1,673,625  

Engility Holdings, Inc.*

     19,780        562,939  

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

     52,748        2,494,453  

Moog, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     35,424        2,744,652  

National Presto Industries, Inc.(a)

     5,469        639,435  

Triumph Group, Inc.(a)

     54,100        622,150  
     

 

 

 
        17,195,316  
     

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%

     

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     27,890        1,176,679  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     31,180        633,889  

Forward Air Corp.

     31,836        1,746,205  

Hub Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     36,630        1,357,874  
     

 

 

 
        4,914,647  
     

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.7%

     

Allegiant Travel Co.

     13,954        1,398,470  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

     53,830        1,421,650  

SkyWest, Inc.

     56,580        2,516,113  
     

 

 

 
        5,336,233  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components — 2.1%

     

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     121,300        1,346,430  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     54,500        1,761,985  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*

     18,080        1,123,130  

Dorman Products, Inc.*

     31,700        2,853,634  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.*

     41,400        2,437,218  

Garrett Motion, Inc. (Switzerland)*(a)

     80,550        993,987  

Gentherm, Inc.*

     38,050        1,521,239  

LCI Industries

     27,479        1,835,597  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*(a)

     20,500        341,120  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     21,999        1,065,411  

Superior Industries International, Inc.

     24,968        120,096  
     

 

 

 
        15,399,847  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.1%

     

Winnebago Industries, Inc.(a)

     31,631        765,787  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 9.4%

     

Ameris Bancorp

     43,470        1,376,695  

Banc of California, Inc.

     46,420        617,850  

Banner Corp.

     34,330        1,835,968  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     44,100        1,189,377  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     91,812        970,453  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     87,432        1,208,310  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     31,770        773,600  

City Holding Co.(a)

     18,174        1,228,381  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     79,898        2,899,498  

Community Bank System, Inc.(a)

     55,806        3,253,490  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     31,600        575,120  

CVB Financial Corp.(a)

     111,550        2,256,657  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*

     34,500        1,680,495  

Fidelity Southern Corp.

     24,050        625,781  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
             
   Shares      Value  

Banks (continued)

     

First Bancorp (Puerto Rico)

     236,272      $ 2,031,939  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     107,860        1,302,949  

First Financial Bancorp

     106,653        2,529,809  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.(a)

     73,758        4,255,099  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.(a)

     115,970        2,297,366  

Franklin Financial Network, Inc.*

     13,300        350,721  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.(a)

     92,083        3,648,329  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     62,880        1,965,000  

Green Bancorp, Inc.

     28,760        492,946  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     34,636        682,329  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     36,150        1,074,378  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     132,854        1,575,649  

Independent Bank Corp.

     30,636        2,154,017  

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

     49,210        1,579,149  

National Bank Holdings Corp.
(Class A Stock)

     28,190        870,225  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

     47,610        1,646,830  

OFG Bancorp (Puerto Rico)

     47,370        779,710  

Old National Bancorp

     163,877        2,523,706  

Opus Bank

     23,450        459,386  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*(a)

     49,000        1,250,480  

Preferred Bank

     15,200        658,920  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     38,173        1,444,466  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida*(a)

     55,800        1,451,916  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.(a)

     49,900        1,590,313  

Simmons First National Corp.
(Class A Stock)

     100,846        2,433,414  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

     35,936        1,140,968  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

     13,534        1,015,185  

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.*

     26,400        784,080  

United Community Banks, Inc.

     86,277        1,851,504  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.*

     26,300        562,294  

Westamerica Bancorporation(a)

     29,150        1,623,072  
     

 

 

 
        68,517,824  
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.2%

     

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

     5,050        895,769  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.(a)

     13,800        787,290  
     

 

 

 
        1,683,059  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 2.2%

     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*

     42,950        669,161  

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

     37,450        568,865  

Cytokinetics, Inc.*

     59,250        374,460  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

     11,940        481,063  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

     48,857        2,896,243  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

     17,170        1,216,151  

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     104,140        1,149,706  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

     81,400        2,366,298  

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     91,050        382,410  

REGENXBIO, Inc.*

     32,800        1,375,960  

Repligen Corp.*(a)

     42,550        2,244,087  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     110,050        962,937  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     57,100        1,492,023  
     

 

 

 
        16,179,364  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 2.2%

     

AAON, Inc.(a)

     44,219        1,550,318  
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Building Products (continued)

     

American Woodmark Corp.*

     16,780      $ 934,310  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.(a)

     30,658        915,141  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*(a)

     34,908        1,242,376  

Griffon Corp.

     36,479        381,206  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     19,800        480,744  

Patrick Industries, Inc.*

     24,850        735,809  

PGT Innovations, Inc.*

     62,950        997,758  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     38,228        519,519  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     45,103        2,441,425  

Trex Co., Inc.*

     64,020        3,800,227  

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     67,192        1,744,304  
     

 

 

 
        15,743,137  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.1%

     

Blucora, Inc.*

     52,312        1,393,592  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     37,037        519,629  

Greenhill & Co., Inc.(a)

     19,100        466,040  

INTL. FCStone, Inc.*

     17,400        636,492  

Investment Technology Group, Inc.

     35,986        1,088,217  

Piper Jaffray Cos

     16,165        1,064,304  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

     7,810        620,348  

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
(Class A Stock)(a)

     85,350        1,543,128  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

     126,250        839,562  
     

 

 

 
        8,171,312  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.7%

     

A Shulman CVR^

     32,486        3  

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     32,480        790,563  

American Vanguard Corp.

     28,998        440,480  

Balchem Corp.

     35,163        2,755,021  

FutureFuel Corp.

     27,900        442,494  

Hawkins, Inc.

     10,600        434,070  

HB Fuller Co.

     55,288        2,359,139  

Ingevity Corp.*

     45,800        3,833,002  

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

     21,380        524,451  

Innospec, Inc.

     26,620        1,644,051  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     22,330        380,503  

Kraton Corp.*

     34,740        758,722  

LSB Industries, Inc.*(a)

     21,800        120,336  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     14,598        2,594,211  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.(a)

     55,570        591,821  

Stepan Co.

     22,140        1,638,360  

Tredegar Corp.

     27,835        441,463  
     

 

 

 
        19,748,690  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.6%

 

  

ABM Industries, Inc.

     71,783        2,304,952  

Brady Corp.
(Class A Stock)

     53,362        2,319,113  

Essendant, Inc.

     35,602        447,873  

Interface, Inc.

     64,862        924,283  

LSC Communications, Inc.

     35,867        251,069  

Matthews International Corp.
(Class A Stock)

     35,020        1,422,512  

Mobile Mini, Inc.

     48,707        1,546,447  

Multi-Color Corp.

     15,250        535,123  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

     75,933        300,695  

Team, Inc.*(a)

     32,710        479,202  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

 

  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     60,318      $ 3,122,663  

UniFirst Corp.

     16,860        2,412,160  

US Ecology, Inc.

     24,000        1,511,520  

Viad Corp.

     22,127        1,108,341  
     

 

 

 
        18,685,953  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 1.4%

     

ADTRAN, Inc.

     51,810        556,439  

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*(a)

     20,300        313,229  

CalAmp Corp.*

     37,650        489,827  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     26,059        634,276  

Digi International, Inc.*

     29,464        297,292  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

     128,400        783,240  

Finisar Corp.*(a)

     127,950        2,763,720  

Harmonic, Inc.*

     93,524        441,433  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     34,366        1,788,063  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

     248,390        2,496,320  
     

 

 

 
        10,563,839  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.6%

     

Aegion Corp.*

     35,057        572,130  

Arcosa, Inc.*

     53,150        1,471,724  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     40,484        1,768,341  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     18,120        510,440  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

     30,900        132,561  
     

 

 

 
        4,455,196  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.1%

     

U.S. Concrete, Inc.*(a)

     17,400        613,872  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 1.6%

     

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*(a)

     27,790        653,065  

Enova International, Inc.*

     37,239        724,671  

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

     55,671        430,337  

FirstCash, Inc.

     47,781        3,456,955  

Green Dot Corp.
(Class A Stock)*

     51,750        4,115,160  

PRA Group, Inc.*(a)

     49,307        1,201,612  

World Acceptance Corp.*

     7,332        749,770  
     

 

 

 
        11,331,570  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

     

Myers Industries, Inc.

     38,320        579,015  
     

 

 

 

Distributors — 0.2%

     

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

     49,690        1,155,293  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.6%

     

American Public Education, Inc.*

     17,933        510,373  

Career Education Corp.*

     75,630        863,695  

Regis Corp.*

     36,050        611,048  

Strategic Education, Inc.

     23,701        2,688,167  
     

 

 

 
        4,673,283  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

  

ATN International, Inc.

     11,900        851,207  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*

     54,280        422,298  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

     45,570        2,060,220  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(a)

     77,290        763,625  

Frontier Communications Corp.(a)

     114,800        273,224  
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Iridium Communications, Inc.*(a)

     105,590      $ 1,948,136  

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

     239,550        2,091,271  
     

 

 

 
        8,409,981  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.3%

     

El Paso Electric Co.

     44,318        2,221,661  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%

     

AZZ, Inc.

     28,442        1,147,919  

Encore Wire Corp.

     22,741        1,141,143  

Powell Industries, Inc.

     9,572        239,396  

Vicor Corp.*(a)

     17,681        668,165  
     

 

 

 
        3,196,623  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.1%

 

Anixter International, Inc.*

     31,394        1,705,008  

Badger Meter, Inc.(a)

     31,714        1,560,646  

Bel Fuse, Inc.
(Class B Stock)

     10,722        197,499  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     47,520        1,006,474  

Control4 Corp.*

     29,100        512,160  

CTS Corp.

     36,054        933,438  

Daktronics, Inc.

     42,558        314,929  

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.*

     37,341        1,118,736  

ePlus, Inc.*

     15,010        1,068,262  

Fabrinet (Thailand)*

     40,180        2,061,636  

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

     18,834        765,414  

II-VI, Inc.*(a)

     65,162        2,115,159  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

     38,735        1,578,451  

Itron, Inc.*

     36,580        1,729,868  

KEMET Corp.

     62,550        1,097,127  

Knowles Corp.*(a)

     98,000        1,304,380  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     40,296        938,494  

MTS Systems Corp.(a)

     19,485        781,933  

OSI Systems, Inc.*(a)

     18,400        1,348,720  

Park Electrochemical Corp.

     20,994        379,362  

Plexus Corp.*

     34,330        1,753,576  

Rogers Corp.*

     20,081        1,989,224  

Sanmina Corp.*

     74,390        1,789,823  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     27,953        961,024  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     100,149        974,450  
     

 

 

 
        29,985,793  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.7%

     

Archrock, Inc.

     140,600        1,053,094  

Bristow Group, Inc.*(a)

     38,805        94,296  

C&J Energy Services, Inc.*

     67,850        915,975  

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.*(a)

     23,150        80,562  

Era Group, Inc.*

     21,921        191,589  

Exterran Corp.*

     34,300        607,110  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     14,660        151,145  

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.*

     14,827        107,051  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     151,160        817,776  

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.*

     24,400        572,180  

Matrix Service Co.*

     29,363        526,772  

McDermott International, Inc.*(a)

             

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

     354,000        708,000  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     98,300        675,321  

Noble Corp. PLC*(a)

     268,000        702,160  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     65,300        932,484  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

 

  

Pioneer Energy Services Corp.*

     84,047      $ 103,378  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     79,850        983,752  

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*

     18,641        689,717  

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*

     167,900        562,465  

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

     135,891        228,297  

Unit Corp.*

     58,620        837,093  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)

     84,100        856,138  
     

 

 

 
        12,396,355  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.1%

     

Marcus Corp. (The)

     21,808        861,416  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 6.2%

 

Acadia Realty Trust(a)

     88,815        2,110,244  

Agree Realty Corp.(a)

     37,600        2,222,912  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     41,180        1,654,201  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     54,100        760,646  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

     91,405        1,687,336  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.(a)

     187,100        359,232  

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

     95,716        300,548  

Chatham Lodging Trust

     50,700        896,376  

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     65,750        1,601,012  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

     19,200        553,536  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     226,140        2,053,351  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.(a)

     66,000        1,034,880  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.(a)

     39,283        3,603,430  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     73,859        1,935,106  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

     116,252        724,250  

Getty Realty Corp.

     36,614        1,076,818  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

     82,900        1,460,698  

Government Properties Income Trust(a)

     204,000        1,401,480  

Hersha Hospitality Trust(a)

     39,400        691,076  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     96,350        884,493  

iStar, Inc.(a)

     73,650        675,371  

Kite Realty Group Trust

     90,972        1,281,795  

Lexington Realty Trust

     228,536        1,876,281  

LTC Properties, Inc.

     43,196        1,800,409  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     61,650        1,631,259  

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust(a)

     69,572        413,258  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     21,782        2,853,442  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     124,210        1,972,455  

RPT Realty(a)

     87,000        1,039,650  

Saul Centers, Inc.

     12,520        591,194  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.(a)

     113,750        1,106,787  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     13,830        848,747  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     32,440        623,497  

Washington Prime Group, Inc.(a)

     202,100        982,206  

Whitestone REIT

     43,300        530,858  
     

 

 

 
        45,238,834  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%

     

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     28,724        858,560  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)*

     25,150        804,297  
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Food & Staples Retailing (continued)

     

SpartanNash Co.

     39,026      $ 670,467  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     54,900        581,391  
     

 

 

 
        2,914,715  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.6%

     

B&G Foods, Inc.(a)

     71,780        2,075,160  

Calavo Growers, Inc.(a)

     17,080        1,246,157  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)

     32,960        1,394,208  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     179,380        3,451,271  

Dean Foods Co.(a)

     98,750        376,238  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

     16,358        2,365,203  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     9,570        532,666  

Seneca Foods Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     7,420        209,392  
     

 

 

 
        11,650,295  
     

 

 

 

Gas Utilities — 1.2%

     

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

     31,405        1,898,746  

South Jersey Industries, Inc.(a)

     93,234        2,591,905  

Spire, Inc.

     55,224        4,090,994  
     

 

 

 
        8,581,645  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%

 

AngioDynamics, Inc.*

     40,300        811,239  

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)

     15,500        520,955  

CONMED Corp.

     28,229        1,812,302  

CryoLife, Inc.*

     37,003        1,050,145  

Cutera, Inc.*

     14,950        254,449  

Heska Corp.*

     7,500        645,750  

Integer Holdings Corp.*

     32,494        2,477,992  

Invacare Corp.(a)

     35,902        154,379  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

     41,650        651,823  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

     17,250        407,790  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.(a)

     46,225        802,466  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     59,708        3,332,303  

Natus Medical, Inc.*

     36,815        1,252,814  

Neogen Corp.*

     56,673        3,230,361  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

     66,300        774,384  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.*

     20,650        1,083,919  

Surmodics, Inc.*

     14,592        689,618  

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*(a)

     18,400        838,120  

Varex Imaging Corp.*

     41,450        981,536  
     

 

 

 
        21,772,345  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.3%

 

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

     11,000        746,680  

Amedisys, Inc.*

     31,659        3,707,585  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*(a)

     51,119        2,896,403  

BioTelemetry, Inc.*

     36,300        2,167,836  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*(a)

     125,510        353,938  

CorVel Corp.*

     10,060        620,903  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     39,163        287,065  

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.*(a)

     61,640        829,674  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     53,530        2,076,429  

LHC Group, Inc.*

     31,828        2,988,013  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     26,461        1,505,366  

Owens & Minor, Inc.(a)

     67,650        428,225  

Providence Service Corp. (The)*

     12,050        723,241  

Quorum Health Corp.*

     27,150        78,464  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

     117,860      $ 1,809,151  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

     44,626        1,107,171  

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

     13,890        1,421,641  
     

 

 

 
        23,747,785  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology — 1.1%

     

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

     12,986        325,949  

HealthStream, Inc.

     27,900        673,785  

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     91,450        2,572,488  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*

     51,934        786,800  

Omnicell, Inc.*(a)

     43,222        2,646,915  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*

     18,550        1,182,748  
     

 

 

 
        8,188,685  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%

     

Belmond Ltd. (United Kingdom)
(Class A Stock)*

     97,700        2,445,431  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

     23,222        1,174,337  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*(a)

     18,500        328,190  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(a)

     42,320        1,885,779  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.(a)

     19,315        1,300,672  

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*

     24,000        364,080  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     25,450        394,730  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*

     12,831        489,374  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

     14,113        377,099  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

     31,148        707,994  

Shake Shack, Inc.
(Class A Stock)*(a)

     28,190        1,280,390  

Wingstop, Inc.(a)

     31,950        2,050,870  
     

 

 

 
        12,798,946  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables — 1.8%

     

Cavco Industries, Inc.*

     9,350        1,219,053  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     26,789        471,219  

Installed Building Products, Inc.*(a)

     23,850        803,506  

iRobot Corp.*(a)

     30,200        2,528,948  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     50,921        1,411,021  

LGI Homes, Inc.*(a)

     20,280        917,062  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     30,420        639,428  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

     49,335        1,386,807  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

     40,937        1,503,207  

TopBuild Corp.*

     38,600        1,737,000  

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     14,994        379,048  

William Lyon Homes (Class A Stock)*

     35,450        378,960  
     

 

 

 
        13,375,259  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 0.6%

     

Central Garden & Pet Co.*(a)

     11,300        389,285  

Central Garden & Pet Co.
(Class A Stock)*

     44,508        1,390,875  

WD-40 Co.(a)

     15,159        2,778,038  
     

 

 

 
        4,558,198  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%

     

Raven Industries, Inc.

     39,130        1,416,115  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.8%

     

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.*

     49,450        852,518  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     98,390        2,749,016  
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Insurance (continued)

     

AMERISAFE, Inc.

     21,014      $ 1,191,284  

eHealth, Inc.*

     17,791        683,530  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     35,715        1,498,958  

HCI Group, Inc.(a)

     7,880        400,383  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     44,620        1,671,019  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

     32,650        1,193,031  

Maiden Holdings Ltd.

     74,350        122,677  

Navigators Group, Inc. (The)

     25,336        1,760,599  

ProAssurance Corp.

     58,436        2,370,164  

RLI Corp.(a)

     42,720        2,947,253  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     15,860        1,297,507  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     64,137        3,908,509  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     25,952        1,074,413  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     80,500        776,020  

United Fire Group, Inc.

     23,201        1,286,495  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

     23,200        385,584  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     34,990        1,326,821  
     

 

 

 
        27,495,781  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%

     

QuinStreet, Inc.*

     41,900        680,037  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.0%

 

  

Liquidity Services, Inc.*

     28,800        177,696  

Nutrisystem, Inc.

     32,128        1,409,777  

PetMed Express, Inc.(a)

     22,581        525,234  

Shutterfly, Inc.*

     36,600        1,473,516  

Shutterstock, Inc.(a)

     20,200        727,402  

Stamps.com, Inc.*(a)

     18,560        2,888,678  
     

 

 

 
        7,202,303  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 2.0%

     

Cardtronics PLC (Class A Stock)*

     40,710        1,058,460  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     36,324        1,154,013  

EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico)

     65,800        1,888,460  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

     37,350        1,965,357  

ManTech International Corp.
(Class A Stock)

     28,950        1,513,940  

NIC, Inc.

     72,200        901,056  

Perficient, Inc.*

     36,164        805,011  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     43,410        1,073,529  

Travelport Worldwide Ltd.

     143,000        2,233,660  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

     15,047        429,893  

Unisys Corp.*(a)

     55,300        643,139  

Virtusa Corp.*

     30,000        1,277,700  
     

 

 

 
        14,944,218  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 0.5%

     

Callaway Golf Co.

     96,590        1,477,827  

Nautilus, Inc.*

     31,900        347,710  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.(a)

     19,067        1,014,746  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*(a)

     62,300        707,105  
     

 

 

 
        3,547,388  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%

     

Cambrex Corp.*(a)

     36,582        1,381,337  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)

 

  

Luminex Corp.

     45,220      $ 1,045,034  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

     27,000        1,429,110  
     

 

 

 
        3,855,481  
     

 

 

 

Machinery — 5.4%

     

Actuant Corp. (Class A Stock)

     66,434        1,394,450  

Alamo Group, Inc.

     10,510        812,633  

Albany International Corp.
(Class A Stock)

     31,614        1,973,662  

Astec Industries, Inc.

     24,840        749,920  

Barnes Group, Inc.

     51,416        2,756,926  

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

     45,976        601,366  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     34,050        2,214,272  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

     21,678        461,741  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     22,608        1,358,741  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     28,231        1,861,834  

Federal Signal Corp.

     65,650        1,306,435  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

     42,330        1,815,110  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)(a)

     35,330        1,396,948  

Harsco Corp.*

     87,550        1,738,743  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     67,918        2,576,130  

John Bean Technologies Corp.(a)

     34,467        2,475,075  

Lindsay Corp.

     11,779        1,133,729  

Lydall, Inc.*

     19,006        386,012  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     62,818        1,467,428  

Proto Labs, Inc.*

     29,550        3,332,944  

SPX Corp.*

     47,320        1,325,433  

SPX FLOW, Inc.*

     46,310        1,408,750  

Standex International Corp.

     14,020        941,864  

Tennant Co.

     19,750        1,029,173  

Titan International, Inc.

     54,400        253,504  

Wabash National Corp.

     61,040        798,403  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     30,311        1,955,969  
     

 

 

 
        39,527,195  
     

 

 

 

Marine — 0.2%

     

Matson, Inc.

     46,500        1,488,930  
     

 

 

 

Media — 0.6%

     

EW Scripps Co. (The) (Class A Stock)(a)

     61,411        965,995  

Gannett Co., Inc.(a)

     122,690        1,046,546  

New Media Investment Group, Inc.

     58,870        681,126  

Scholastic Corp.

     30,220        1,216,657  

TechTarget, Inc.*

     23,750        289,987  
     

 

 

 
        4,200,311  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.7%

     

AK Steel Holding Corp.*(a)

     342,690        771,053  

Century Aluminum Co.*

     53,213        388,987  

Haynes International, Inc.

     13,710        361,944  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     18,010        1,608,113  

Materion Corp.

     22,078        993,289  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     9,988        142,529  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.*

     70,100        599,355  

TimkenSteel Corp.*(a)

     42,660        372,848  
     

 

 

 
        5,238,118  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO (continued)  
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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4%

 

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.(a)

     122,550      $ 2,041,683  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.(a)

     46,150        946,075  

Capstead Mortgage Corp.

     98,960        660,063  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.

     47,250        851,917  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

     121,450        1,758,596  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.(a)

     168,700        993,643  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

     66,430        1,236,927  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

     90,200        1,359,314  
     

 

 

 
        9,848,218  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.0%

     

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.*(a)

     342,300        355,992  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.4%

     

Avista Corp.

     71,583        3,040,846  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.7%

     

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.*

     20,300        419,601  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*

     92,720        1,046,809  

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*(a)

     81,900        30,000  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     30,250        959,227  

Denbury Resources, Inc.*(a)

     500,600        856,026  

Green Plains, Inc.

     42,350        555,209  

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

     171,100        1,120,705  

HighPoint Resources Corp.*

     119,880        298,501  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*(a)

     164,000        593,680  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     30,350        430,363  

PDC Energy, Inc.*

     72,026        2,143,494  

Penn Virginia Corp.*

     14,650        791,979  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*(a)

     40,650        1,044,705  

REX American Resources Corp.*(a)

     6,280        427,731  

Ring Energy, Inc.*

     61,600        312,928  

SRC Energy, Inc.*

     263,770        1,239,719  
     

 

 

 
        12,270,677  
     

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

     

Boise Cascade Co.

     42,390        1,011,001  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     17,850        435,005  

Neenah, Inc.

     18,388        1,083,421  

P.H. Glatfelter Co.

     47,510        463,698  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

     33,546        840,327  
     

 

 

 
        3,833,452  
     

 

 

 

Personal Products — 0.5%

     

Avon Products, Inc. (United Kingdom)*

     480,100        729,752  

Inter Parfums, Inc.

     18,800        1,232,716  

Medifast, Inc.

     13,040        1,630,261  
     

 

 

 
        3,592,729  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%

     

Akorn, Inc.*

     101,850        345,272  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     37,650        749,235  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     9,040        406,981  

Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)

     69,220        249,884  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)

     114,200        1,525,712  

Endo International PLC*

     217,050        1,584,465  

Innoviva, Inc.*(a)

     73,550        1,283,447  

Lannett Co., Inc.*(a)

     36,700        182,032  

Medicines Co. (The)*(a)

     71,590        1,370,233  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

     

Phibro Animal Health Corp.
(Class A Stock)

     21,950      $ 705,912  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     56,910        1,890,550  
     

 

 

 
        10,293,723  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services — 1.9%

     

Exponent, Inc.

     56,680        2,874,243  

Forrester Research, Inc.

     11,232        502,070  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

     41,850        2,788,884  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     20,664        644,510  

Kelly Services, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     33,939        695,071  

Korn/Ferry International

     61,800        2,443,572  

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

     46,350        1,114,717  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     32,000        454,400  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     44,048        980,068  

WageWorks, Inc.*(a)

     43,160        1,172,226  
     

 

 

 
        13,669,761  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%

 

  

HFF, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     42,600        1,412,616  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*

     23,250        798,173  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
(Class A Stock) .

     19,400        596,550  
     

 

 

 
        2,807,339  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.6%

     

ArcBest Corp.

     27,995        959,109  

Heartland Express, Inc.(a)

     51,848        948,818  

Marten Transport Ltd.

     41,950        679,171  

Saia, Inc.*(a)

     28,000        1,562,960  
     

 

 

 
        4,150,058  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.7%

 

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*

     41,957        1,801,214  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

     35,300        628,340  

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     78,235        2,048,192  

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

     31,271        2,981,690  

CEVA, Inc.*

     23,900        527,951  

Cohu, Inc.

     44,147        709,442  

Diodes, Inc.*

     43,170        1,392,664  

DSP Group, Inc.*

     20,578        230,474  

FormFactor, Inc.*

     80,750        1,137,767  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.*(a)

     24,650        401,795  

Kopin Corp.*(a)

     64,906        64,841  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
(Singapore)

     73,232        1,484,413  

MaxLinear, Inc.*

     68,250        1,201,200  

Nanometrics, Inc.*

     26,350        720,146  

PDF Solutions, Inc.*

     29,900        252,057  

Photronics, Inc.*

     74,200        718,256  

Power Integrations, Inc.

     31,930        1,947,091  

Rambus, Inc.*

     117,550        901,609  

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*

     34,624        708,753  

Semtech Corp.*

     71,720        3,289,796  

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*(a)

     13,550        402,435  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*(a)

     46,900        1,646,190  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     42,250        357,858  
 

 

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   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

     51,683      $ 382,971  

Xperi Corp.

     52,667        968,546  
     

 

 

 
        26,905,691  
     

 

 

 

Software — 2.5%

     

8x8, Inc.*

     103,950        1,875,258  

Agilysys, Inc.*

     19,132        274,353  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*(a)

     38,200        1,981,434  

Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.*

     39,860        1,913,280  

Ebix, Inc.(a)

     24,547        1,044,720  

LivePerson, Inc.*

     63,600        1,199,496  

MicroStrategy, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     10,270        1,311,992  

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.

     45,200        701,504  

OneSpan, Inc.*

     34,050        440,948  

Progress Software Corp.

     48,997        1,738,904  

Qualys, Inc.*

     36,920        2,759,401  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     19,250        1,585,815  

TiVo Corp.

     134,550        1,266,115  
     

 

 

 
        18,093,220  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 4.0%

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A Stock)(a)

     71,750        1,438,587  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     21,360        1,423,858  

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*(a)

     187,600        470,876  

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*

     39,176        157,096  

Barnes & Noble, Inc.(a)

     61,660        437,169  

Buckle, Inc. (The)(a)

     31,009        599,714  

Caleres, Inc.

     47,004        1,308,121  

Cato Corp. (The) (Class A Stock)

     24,853        354,652  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.(a)

     136,400        766,568  

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)(a)

     17,665        1,591,440  

DSW, Inc. (Class A Stock)(a)

     74,250        1,833,975  

Express, Inc.*

     74,880        382,637  

Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*(a)

     38,700        37,570  

GameStop Corp. (Class A Stock)(a)

     110,700        1,397,034  

Genesco, Inc.*

     22,032        976,018  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.(a)

     19,864        1,047,230  

Guess?, Inc.(a)

     61,860        1,284,832  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.(a)

     20,761        389,892  

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*(a)

     19,896        284,513  

Kirkland’s, Inc.*

     16,100        153,433  

Lithia Motors, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     24,590        1,876,955  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*(a)

     30,822        293,425  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     24,992        457,603  

Monro, Inc.(a)

     35,942        2,471,012  

Office Depot, Inc.

     594,250        1,533,165  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.*

     48,200        780,358  

RH*(a)

     20,350        2,438,337  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.(a)

     10,960        367,270  

Sleep Number Corp.*(a)

     36,210        1,148,943  

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     25,647        352,903  

Tailored Brands, Inc.(a)

     54,287        740,475  

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.

     42,300        231,804  

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*

     16,950        80,343  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     20,500        392,985  
     

 

 

 
        29,500,793  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.5%

 

3D Systems Corp.*(a)

     124,000      $ 1,261,080  

Cray, Inc.*

     44,430        959,244  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.(a)

     82,450        205,300  

Electronics For Imaging, Inc.*

     47,870        1,187,176  
     

 

 

 
        3,612,800  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.7%

 

Crocs, Inc.*

     72,793        1,891,162  

Fossil Group, Inc.*(a)

     49,550        779,422  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     45,700        1,274,573  

Movado Group, Inc.

     17,967        568,117  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     18,516        1,315,377  

Steven Madden Ltd.

     86,755        2,625,206  

Unifi, Inc.*

     15,730        359,273  

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     22,800        195,396  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     103,324        3,295,002  
     

 

 

 
        12,303,528  
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.7%

     

Axos Financial, Inc.*(a)

     60,240        1,516,843  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     33,771        573,432  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*

     32,000        844,800  

HomeStreet, Inc.*

     29,300        622,039  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     29,950        580,731  

NMI Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     72,250        1,289,662  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     51,000        691,050  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     112,360        1,903,378  

Oritani Financial Corp.

     42,000        619,500  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     67,010        1,616,951  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

     104,695        718,208  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     31,320        1,354,590  
     

 

 

 
        12,331,184  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.2%

     

Universal Corp.

     27,200        1,472,880  
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.7%

 

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     42,208        2,276,700  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     17,400        484,416  

Kaman Corp.

     30,502        1,710,857  

Veritiv Corp.*

     13,830        345,335  
     

 

 

 
        4,817,308  
     

 

 

 

Water Utilities — 0.7%

     

American States Water Co.

     40,082        2,687,097  

California Water Service Group

     52,460        2,500,244  
     

 

 

 
        5,187,341  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     19,630        260,294  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $552,597,175)

        723,555,484  
     

 

 

 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 0.3%

 

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF(a)
(cost $2,611,781)

     37,800        2,620,296  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $555,208,956)

        726,175,780  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 19.4%         
AFFILIATED MUTUAL
FUNDS — 19.3%
   Shares      Value  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     1,836,274      $ 1,836,274  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $138,996,979; includes $138,686,522 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     139,001,151        138,987,251  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $140,833,253)

 

     140,823,525  
     

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
               Principal
Amount
(000)
        
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION(k)(n) — 0.1%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills 2.367%

     03/21/19           400        397,971  
           

 

 

 

(cost $397,961)

           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $141,231,214)

 

     141,221,496  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 119.0%
(cost $696,440,170)

 

     867,397,276  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS(Z) — (19.0)%

 

     (138,773,666
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 728,623,610  
           

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

^

Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $3 and 0.0% of net assets.

 

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $135,409,473; cash collateral of $138,686,522 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(k)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.

 

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(z)

Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
  Type     Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Position:        
38     Russell 2000 E-Mini Index       Mar. 2019     $ 2,563,100     $ (49,240
       

 

 

 

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

   Cash and/or Foreign Currency      Securities Market Value  

UBS Securities LLC

   $   —      $ 397,971  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

              

Common Stocks

              

Aerospace & Defense

     $ 17,195,316        $   —        $   —  

Air Freight & Logistics

       4,914,647                    

Airlines

       5,336,233                    

Auto Components

       15,399,847                    

Automobiles

       765,787                    

Banks

       68,517,824                    

Beverages

       1,683,059                    

Biotechnology

       16,179,364                    

Building Products

       15,743,137                    

Capital Markets

       8,171,312                    

Chemicals

       19,748,687                   3  

Commercial Services & Supplies

       18,685,953                    

Communications Equipment

       10,563,839                    

Construction & Engineering

       4,455,196                    

Construction Materials

       613,872                    

Consumer Finance

       11,331,570                    

Containers & Packaging

       579,015                    

Distributors

       1,155,293                    

Diversified Consumer Services

       4,673,283                    

Diversified Telecommunication Services

       8,409,981                    

Electric Utilities

       2,221,661                    

Electrical Equipment

       3,196,623                    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

       29,985,793                    

Energy Equipment & Services

       12,396,355                    

Entertainment

       861,416                    

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

       45,238,834                    

Food & Staples Retailing

       2,914,715                    

Food Products

       11,650,295                    

Gas Utilities

       8,581,645                    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

       21,772,345                    

Health Care Providers & Services

       23,747,785                    

Health Care Technology

       8,188,685                    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       12,798,946                    

Household Durables

       13,375,259                    

Household Products

       4,558,198                    

Industrial Conglomerates

       1,416,115                    

Insurance

       27,495,781                    

Interactive Media & Services

       680,037                    

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

       7,202,303                    

IT Services

       14,944,218                    

Leisure Products

       3,547,388                    

Life Sciences Tools & Services

       3,855,481                    

Machinery

       39,527,195                    

Marine

       1,488,930                    

Media

       4,200,311                    

Metals & Mining

       5,238,118                    

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

       9,848,218                    

Multiline Retail

       355,992                    

Multi-Utilities

       3,040,846                    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       12,270,677                    

Paper & Forest Products

       3,833,452                    

Personal Products

       3,592,729                    

Pharmaceuticals

       10,293,723                    

Professional Services

       13,669,761                    

Real Estate Management & Development

       2,807,339                    

Road & Rail

       4,150,058                    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       26,905,691                    

Software

       18,093,220                    

Specialty Retail

       29,500,793                    

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

      

Level 1

    

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities (continued)

            

Common Stocks (continued)

            

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     $ 3,612,800      $        $   —  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

       12,303,528                  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

       12,331,184                  

Tobacco

       1,472,880                  

Trading Companies & Distributors

       4,817,308                  

Water Utilities

       5,187,341                  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

       260,294                  

Exchange Traded Fund

       2,620,296                  

Affiliated Mutual Funds

       140,823,525                  

U.S. Treasury Obligation

              397,971           

Other Financial Instruments*

            

Futures Contracts

       (49,240                
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 866,950,062      $ 397,971        $ 3  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (19.0% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     19.3

Banks

     9.4  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     6.2  

Machinery

     5.4  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     4.1  

Specialty Retail

     4.0  

Insurance

     3.8  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3.7  

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.3  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3.0  

Chemicals

     2.7  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     2.6  

Software

     2.5  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.4  

Biotechnology

     2.2  

Building Products

     2.2  

Auto Components

     2.1  

IT Services

     2.0  

Professional Services

     1.9  

Household Durables

     1.8  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1.8  

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.7  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     1.7  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1.7  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1.7  

Food Products

     1.6  

Consumer Finance

     1.6  

Communications Equipment

     1.4  

Pharmaceuticals

     1.4  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.4  

Gas Utilities

     1.2  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1.2  

Health Care Technology

     1.1  

Capital Markets

     1.1  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     1.0  

Airlines

     0.7

Metals & Mining

     0.7  

Water Utilities

     0.7  

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.7  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.7  

Diversified Consumer Services

     0.6  

Household Products

     0.6  

Construction & Engineering

     0.6  

Media

     0.6  

Road & Rail

     0.6  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     0.5  

Paper & Forest Products

     0.5  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     0.5  

Personal Products

     0.5  

Leisure Products

     0.5  

Electrical Equipment

     0.4  

Multi-Utilities

     0.4  

Food & Staples Retailing

     0.4  

Real Estate Management & Development

     0.4  

Exchange Traded Fund

     0.3  

Electric Utilities

     0.3  

Beverages

     0.2  

Marine

     0.2  

Tobacco

     0.2  

Industrial Conglomerates

     0.2  

Distributors

     0.2  

Entertainment

     0.1  

Automobiles

     0.1  

Interactive Media & Services

     0.1  

Construction Materials

     0.1  

Containers & Packaging

     0.1  

U.S. Treasury Obligation

     0.1  

Multiline Retail

     0.0
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

Industry table (cont.)   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.0 *% 
  

 

 

 
     119.0  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (19.0
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value                

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value
    

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value
 

Equity contracts

      $      Due from/to broker — variation margin futures    $ 49,240
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value

     Futures  

Equity contracts

     $ (892,045
    

 

 

 

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value

     Futures  

Equity contracts

     $ (55,525
    

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Futures

Contracts—

Long

Positions(1)

$3,897,590

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

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

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 135,409,473        $ (135,409,473    $   —  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SMALL CAPITALIZATION STOCK PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $135,409,473:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $555,606,917)

   $ 726,573,751  

Affiliated investments (cost $140,833,253)

     140,823,525  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,953,565  

Dividends and interest receivable

     960,085  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     90,549  

Due from broker-variation margin futures

     17,451  

Tax reclaim receivable

     3,935  

Prepaid expenses

     6,772  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     870,429,633  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     138,686,522  

Payable for investments purchased

     2,321,498  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     406,709  

Management fee payable

     225,841  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     161,850  

Payable to affiliate

     2,623  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     141,806,023  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 728,623,610  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 728,623,610  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share $728,623,610 / 20,729,815 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 35.15  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $1,298 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 10,811,599  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $695,591)

     1,037,238  

Affiliated dividend income

     73,780  

Interest income

     6,371  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     11,928,988  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     3,046,909  

Custodian and accounting fees

     112,318  

Shareholders’ reports

     105,265  

Audit fee

     24,600  

Trustees’ fees

     18,918  

Legal fees and expenses

     13,066  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,682  

Miscellaneous

     24,202  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,355,960  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      8,573,028  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(14,818))

     86,602,991  

Futures transactions

     (892,045
  

 

 

 
     85,710,946  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(4,190))

     (162,160,365

Futures

     (55,525
  

 

 

 
     (162,215,890
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS      (76,504,944
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (67,931,916
  

 

 

 
 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 8,573,028     $ 9,003,216  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     85,710,946       60,349,229  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (162,215,890     30,443,175  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (67,931,916     99,795,620  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [490,945 and 288,518 shares, respectively]

     20,132,914       10,090,765  

Portfolio shares repurchased [1,834,501 and 2,005,809 shares, respectively]

     (73,623,277     (70,704,758
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (53,490,363     (60,613,993
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      57        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (121,422,222     39,181,627  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     850,045,832       810,864,205  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 728,623,610     $ 850,045,832  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 97.6%  
COMMON STOCKS — 97.4%    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%

     

Arconic, Inc.

     71,992      $ 1,213,785  

Boeing Co. (The)

     90,616        29,223,660  

General Dynamics Corp.

     47,000        7,388,870  

Harris Corp.

     20,100        2,706,465  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     7,800        1,484,418  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     13,300        2,309,678  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     42,098        11,022,940  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     29,626        7,255,408  

Raytheon Co.

     48,718        7,470,905  

Textron, Inc.

     43,450        1,998,266  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

     8,400        2,856,504  

United Technologies Corp.

     136,767        14,562,950  
     

 

 

 
        89,493,849  
     

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(a)

     24,100        2,026,569  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     30,100        2,049,509  

FedEx Corp.

     41,340        6,669,382  

United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     116,700        11,381,751  
     

 

 

 
        22,127,211  
     

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.4%

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)

     21,200        1,290,020  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     71,600        2,299,076  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     108,100        5,394,190  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     88,237        4,101,256  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*

     39,800        3,332,454  
     

 

 

 
        16,416,996  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.1%

     

Aptiv PLC

     45,400        2,795,278  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     33,400        1,160,316  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     39,900        814,359  
     

 

 

 
        4,769,953  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.4%

     

Ford Motor Co.

     658,159        5,034,916  

General Motors Co.

     219,200        7,332,240  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     28,400        969,008  
     

 

 

 
        13,336,164  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 5.5%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     1,569,782        38,679,428  

BB&T Corp.

     132,300        5,731,236  

Citigroup, Inc.

     425,522        22,152,675  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     83,300        2,476,509  

Comerica, Inc.

     28,150        1,933,623  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     116,249        2,735,339  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     183,075        2,182,254  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     568,695        55,516,006  

KeyCorp

     179,800        2,657,444  

M&T Bank Corp.

     24,700        3,535,311  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     58,800        848,484  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     79,293        9,270,145  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Banks (continued)

     

Regions Financial Corp.

     182,012      $ 2,435,321  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     79,300        3,999,892  

SVB Financial Group*

     8,700        1,652,304  

U.S. Bancorp

     259,181        11,844,572  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     731,476        33,706,414  

Zions Bancorp NA

     33,400        1,360,716  
     

 

 

 
        202,717,673  
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 1.9%

     

Brown-Forman Corp. (Class B Stock)

     29,825        1,419,074  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     648,450        30,704,107  

Constellation Brands, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     28,500        4,583,370  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. (Class B Stock)

     31,500        1,769,040  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     68,300        3,361,726  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     239,394        26,448,249  
     

 

 

 
        68,285,566  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 2.6%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     257,300        23,720,487  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     37,700        3,670,472  

Amgen, Inc.

     109,584        21,332,717  

Biogen, Inc.*

     34,275        10,314,033  

Celgene Corp.*

     120,100        7,697,209  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     219,700        13,742,235  

Incyte Corp.*

     29,800        1,894,982  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     13,130        4,904,055  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     43,300        7,175,243  
     

 

 

 
        94,451,433  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.3%

     

A.O. Smith Corp.

     24,800        1,058,960  

Allegion PLC

     16,533        1,317,845  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     25,100        953,549  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     157,415        4,667,355  

Masco Corp.

     52,530        1,535,977  
     

 

 

 
        9,533,686  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 2.7%

     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     9,530        928,603  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     24,950        2,604,032  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     156,849        7,382,882  

BlackRock, Inc.

     21,080        8,280,646  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     19,300        1,888,119  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     203,600        8,455,508  

CME Group, Inc.

     59,260        11,147,991  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

     45,510        1,996,979  

Franklin Resources, Inc.(a)

     54,300        1,610,538  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     59,920        10,009,636  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     97,990        7,381,587  

Invesco Ltd.

     68,000        1,138,320  

Moody’s Corp.

     28,420        3,979,937  

Morgan Stanley

     226,310        8,973,191  

MSCI, Inc.

     14,600        2,152,478  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     20,100        1,639,557  

Northern Trust Corp.

     36,900        3,084,471  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     21,900        1,629,579  
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
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   Shares      Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

     

S&P Global, Inc.

     42,680      $ 7,253,039  

State Street Corp.

     62,775        3,959,219  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     41,100        3,794,352  
     

 

 

 
        99,290,664  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.0%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     37,200        5,953,860  

Albemarle Corp.(a)

     19,200        1,479,744  

Celanese Corp.

     19,800        1,781,406  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     39,800        1,731,698  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     391,468        20,935,708  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     24,400        1,783,884  

Ecolab, Inc.

     43,200        6,365,520  

FMC Corp.

     23,150        1,712,174  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     16,340        2,193,972  

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

     92,600        14,449,304  

LyondellBasell Industries NV (Class A Stock)

     55,100        4,582,116  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     59,100        1,726,311  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     41,600        4,252,768  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     14,000        5,508,440  
     

 

 

 
        74,456,905  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

 

  

Cintas Corp.

     14,800        2,486,252  

Copart, Inc.*(a)

     32,400        1,548,072  

Republic Services, Inc.

     38,035        2,741,943  

Rollins, Inc.(a)

     22,050        796,005  

Waste Management, Inc.

     67,630        6,018,394  
     

 

 

 
        13,590,666  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 1.1%

     

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     8,500        1,790,950  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     775,375        33,596,999  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     10,600        1,717,518  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     57,700        1,552,707  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     27,827        3,201,218  
     

 

 

 
        41,859,392  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

     

Fluor Corp.

     23,700        763,140  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     20,900        1,221,814  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     26,200        788,620  
     

 

 

 
        2,773,574  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.1%

     

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(a)

     10,800        1,856,196  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     22,700        2,242,760  
     

 

 

 
        4,098,956  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.7%

     

American Express Co.

     120,300        11,466,996  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     82,069        6,203,595  

Discover Financial Services

     59,205        3,491,911  

Synchrony Financial

     119,530        2,804,174  
     

 

 

 
        23,966,676  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Containers & Packaging — 0.3%

     

Avery Dennison Corp.

     14,900      $ 1,338,467  

Ball Corp.

     59,100        2,717,418  

International Paper Co.

     70,167        2,831,940  

Packaging Corp. of America

     16,100        1,343,706  

Sealed Air Corp.

     28,620        997,121  

Westrock Co.

     43,561        1,644,863  
     

 

 

 
        10,873,515  
     

 

 

 

Distributors — 0.1%

     

Genuine Parts Co.

     25,325        2,431,707  

LKQ Corp.*

     53,200        1,262,436  
     

 

 

 
        3,694,143  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

     

H&R Block, Inc.

     35,900        910,783  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.9%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
(Class B Stock)*

     329,860        67,350,815  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     51,700        897,512  
     

 

 

 
        68,248,327  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.1%

 

  

AT&T, Inc.

     1,230,271        35,111,934  

CenturyLink, Inc.(a)

     163,843        2,482,222  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     700,538        39,384,246  
     

 

 

 
        76,978,402  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.0%

     

Alliant Energy Corp.(a)

     39,700        1,677,325  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     84,040        6,281,150  

Duke Energy Corp.

     119,348        10,299,732  

Edison International

     55,400        3,145,058  

Entergy Corp.

     30,900        2,659,563  

Evergy, Inc.

     44,000        2,497,880  

Eversource Energy

     53,700        3,492,648  

Exelon Corp.

     164,473        7,417,732  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     79,280        2,976,964  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     79,875        13,883,872  

PG&E Corp.*

     87,500        2,078,125  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     19,000        1,618,800  

PPL Corp.

     116,100        3,289,113  

Southern Co. (The)

     171,700        7,541,064  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     86,295        4,251,755  
     

 

 

 
        73,110,781  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.5%

     

AMETEK, Inc.

     39,500        2,674,150  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     74,261        5,098,760  

Emerson Electric Co.

     107,000        6,393,250  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     21,420        3,223,282  
     

 

 

 
        17,389,442  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%

 

Amphenol Corp. (Class A Stock)

     51,200        4,148,224  

Corning, Inc.

     139,500        4,214,295  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     24,100        1,049,314  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     6,200        702,398  
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     30,100      $ 1,868,608  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     59,900        4,530,237  
     

 

 

 
        16,513,076  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

     

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

     80,148        1,723,182  

Halliburton Co.

     148,500        3,947,130  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(a)

     18,900        906,066  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     64,400        1,655,080  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     234,898        8,475,120  

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

     74,200        1,452,836  
     

 

 

 
        18,159,414  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 2.0%

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     129,200        6,016,844  

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     52,200        4,119,102  

Netflix, Inc.*

     73,690        19,723,865  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     18,300        1,883,802  

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

     178,700        8,599,044  

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

     80,800        3,860,624  

Viacom, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     58,743        1,509,695  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     251,876        27,618,204  
     

 

 

 
        73,331,180  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.8%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     17,400        2,005,176  

American Tower Corp.(a)

     74,000        11,706,060  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. (Class A Stock)

     27,374        1,201,171  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     23,418        4,075,903  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     26,500        2,982,575  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     69,300        7,528,059  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.(a)

     34,900        3,718,595  

Duke Realty Corp.

     60,500        1,566,950  

Equinix, Inc.(a)

     13,355        4,708,439  

Equity Residential

     62,500        4,125,625  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     11,370        2,788,038  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.(a)

     21,400        1,936,272  

Federal Realty Investment Trust(a)

     12,400        1,463,696  

HCP, Inc.

     79,600        2,223,228  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     124,626        2,077,515  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(a)

     47,830        1,550,170  

Kimco Realty Corp.(a)

     71,800        1,051,870  

Macerich Co. (The)

     18,400        796,352  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     19,500        1,866,150  

Prologis, Inc.

     105,128        6,173,116  

Public Storage

     25,650        5,191,817  

Realty Income Corp.

     47,900        3,019,616  

Regency Centers Corp.

     27,000        1,584,360  

SBA Communications Corp.*

     19,830        3,210,279  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     52,461        8,812,923  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     15,400        1,217,832  

UDR, Inc.

     45,600        1,806,672  

Ventas, Inc.

     60,704        3,556,647  

Vornado Realty Trust

     29,457        1,827,218  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

Welltower, Inc.

     63,000      $ 4,372,830  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     128,930        2,818,410  
     

 

 

 
        102,963,564  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%

     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     74,522        15,180,877  

Kroger Co. (The)

     137,400        3,778,500  

Sysco Corp.

     81,700        5,119,322  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     142,800        9,757,524  

Walmart, Inc.

     243,000        22,635,450  
     

 

 

 
        56,471,673  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.1%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     95,638        3,918,289  

Campbell Soup Co.(a)

     33,200        1,095,268  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     78,400        1,674,624  

General Mills, Inc.

     100,000        3,894,000  

Hershey Co. (The)

     23,900        2,561,602  

Hormel Foods Corp.(a)

     46,300        1,976,084  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)(a)

     19,600        1,832,404  

Kellogg Co.(a)

     42,800        2,440,028  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     102,537        4,413,193  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     23,800        1,750,728  

McCormick & Co., Inc.(a)

     20,400        2,840,496  

Mondelez International, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     249,411        9,983,922  

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     50,500        2,696,700  
     

 

 

 
        41,077,338  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.3%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     297,425        21,512,750  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     7,300        2,372,792  

Align Technology, Inc.*

     12,300        2,575,989  

Baxter International, Inc.

     84,600        5,568,372  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     45,349        10,218,037  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     233,899        8,265,991  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     8,430        2,145,435  

Danaher Corp.

     104,100        10,734,792  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     39,300        1,462,353  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     35,750        5,475,827  

Hologic, Inc.*

     47,400        1,948,140  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     15,000        2,790,300  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     19,150        9,171,318  

Medtronic PLC

     229,528        20,877,867  

ResMed, Inc.

     24,200        2,755,654  

Stryker Corp.

     52,600        8,245,050  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     15,800        1,790,298  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     34,786        3,608,004  
     

 

 

 
        121,518,969  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     27,800        2,068,320  

Anthem, Inc.

     43,700        11,476,931  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     53,075        2,367,145  

Centene Corp.*

     34,200        3,943,260  

Cigna Corp.(a)

     64,552        12,259,716  

CVS Health Corp.

     218,499        14,316,054  

DaVita, Inc.*

     22,500        1,157,850  
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     46,400      $ 5,774,480  

Henry Schein, Inc.*(a)

     26,500        2,080,780  

Humana, Inc.

     23,470        6,723,686  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     17,400        2,198,664  

McKesson Corp.

     34,607        3,823,035  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     23,300        1,940,191  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     162,900        40,581,648  

Universal Health Services, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     15,100        1,760,056  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

     8,000        1,888,720  
     

 

 

 
        114,360,536  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology — 0.1%

 

Cerner Corp.*

     53,700        2,816,028  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%

 

Carnival Corp.

     68,900        3,396,770  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     4,320        1,865,333  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     21,050        2,102,053  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     48,700        3,496,660  

Marriott International, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     49,323        5,354,505  

McDonald’s Corp.

     131,410        23,334,473  

MGM Resorts International

     86,500        2,098,490  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

     34,800        1,475,172  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     28,700        2,806,573  

Starbucks Corp.

     212,000        13,652,800  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     15,300        1,513,323  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     54,300        4,991,256  
     

 

 

 
        66,087,408  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables — 0.3%

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     58,300        2,020,678  

Garmin Ltd.

     18,800        1,190,416  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.(a)

     22,700        813,568  

Lennar Corp. (Class A Stock)

     46,400        1,816,560  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     10,900        1,274,864  

Newell Brands, Inc.(a)

     76,949        1,430,482  

PulteGroup, Inc.(a)

     45,185        1,174,358  

Whirlpool Corp.

     10,967        1,172,043  
     

 

 

 
        10,892,969  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 1.6%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     41,500        2,729,040  

Clorox Co. (The)

     21,900        3,375,666  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     148,100        8,814,912  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     59,088        6,732,487  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     421,176        38,714,498  
     

 

 

 
        60,366,603  
     

 

 

 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%

 

AES Corp.

     110,400        1,596,384  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     50,700        2,007,720  
     

 

 

 
        3,604,104  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.4%

 

3M Co.

     99,470        18,953,014  

General Electric Co.

     1,473,347        11,153,237  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Industrial Conglomerates (continued)

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     126,300      $ 16,686,756  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     17,500        4,664,100  
     

 

 

 
        51,457,107  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.2%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     131,900        6,009,364  

Allstate Corp. (The)(a)

     58,588        4,841,126  

American International Group, Inc.

     151,529        5,971,758  

Aon PLC

     41,525        6,036,074  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     30,700        2,262,590  

Assurant, Inc.

     9,100        813,904  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

     16,772        511,211  

Chubb Ltd.

     78,830        10,183,259  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     25,528        1,976,378  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     7,000        1,524,320  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     61,200        2,720,340  

Lincoln National Corp.

     36,863        1,891,441  

Loews Corp.

     44,426        2,022,272  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     86,300        6,882,425  

MetLife, Inc.

     171,100        7,025,366  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     45,700        2,018,569  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     98,700        5,954,571  

Torchmark Corp.

     18,375        1,369,489  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     45,898        5,496,285  

Unum Group

     37,456        1,100,457  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     22,500        3,416,850  
     

 

 

 
        80,028,049  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 4.5%

 

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     50,719        52,999,326  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     52,180        54,038,130  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     407,720        53,448,015  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*(a)

     18,200        981,708  

Twitter, Inc.*

     117,900        3,388,446  
     

 

 

 
        164,855,625  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.4%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     69,580        104,507,073  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     8,110        13,968,826  

eBay, Inc.*

     158,200        4,440,674  

Expedia Group, Inc.(a)

     20,800        2,343,120  
     

 

 

 
        125,259,693  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 4.7%

 

Accenture PLC (Class A Stock)

     108,200        15,257,282  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     29,400        1,795,752  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     8,310        1,247,165  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     74,660        9,789,419  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     18,700        1,799,875  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Class A Stock)

     99,800        6,335,304  

DXC Technology Co.

     48,350        2,570,770  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     56,500        5,794,075  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     69,600        5,114,904  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     14,700        2,730,084  

Gartner, Inc.*

     15,300        1,955,952  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

IT Services (continued)

 

Global Payments, Inc.

     27,100      $ 2,794,823  

International Business Machines Corp.

     153,725        17,473,921  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     12,000        1,518,240  

Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     154,500        29,146,425  

Paychex, Inc.

     53,950        3,514,842  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     199,400        16,767,546  

Total System Services, Inc.

     27,993        2,275,551  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     17,800        2,639,562  

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     301,100        39,727,134  

Western Union Co. (The)

     77,404        1,320,512  
     

 

 

 
        171,569,138  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 0.1%

 

Hasbro, Inc.(a)

     19,450        1,580,313  

Mattel, Inc.*(a)

     57,281        572,237  
     

 

 

 
        2,152,550  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.0%

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     54,782        3,695,594  

Illumina, Inc.*

     25,000        7,498,250  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     26,700        3,101,739  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     4,320        2,443,305  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     18,600        1,461,030  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     68,400        15,307,236  

Waters Corp.*

     13,400        2,527,910  
     

 

 

 
        36,035,064  
     

 

 

 

Machinery — 1.5%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     101,100        12,846,777  

Cummins, Inc.

     25,500        3,407,820  

Deere & Co.

     54,750        8,167,058  

Dover Corp.

     25,600        1,816,320  

Flowserve Corp.

     22,500        855,450  

Fortive Corp.

     52,100        3,525,086  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     51,675        6,546,706  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     42,200        3,849,906  

PACCAR, Inc.

     60,128        3,435,714  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     22,787        3,398,453  

Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)

     28,707        1,084,550  

Snap-on, Inc.(a)

     9,900        1,438,371  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     25,935        3,105,457  

Xylem, Inc.

     30,400        2,028,288  
     

 

 

 
        55,505,956  
     

 

 

 

Media — 1.2%

 

CBS Corp. (Class B Stock)

     58,968        2,578,081  

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

     30,280        8,628,892  

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     776,092        26,425,932  

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

     26,300        650,662  

Discovery, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     56,500        1,304,020  

DISH Network Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     38,600        963,842  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     64,462        1,329,851  

News Corp. (Class A Stock)

     63,625        722,144  

News Corp. (Class B Stock)

     19,300        222,915  

Omnicom Group, Inc.(a)

     38,800        2,841,712  
     

 

 

 
        45,668,051  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Metals & Mining — 0.2%

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     233,212      $ 2,404,416  

Newmont Mining Corp.(a)

     90,803        3,146,324  

Nucor Corp.

     54,400        2,818,464  
     

 

 

 
        8,369,204  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     44,100        4,766,328  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     40,647        3,671,237  

Kohl’s Corp.

     28,500        1,890,690  

Macy’s, Inc.

     51,620        1,537,244  

Nordstrom, Inc.(a)

     20,000        932,200  

Target Corp.

     90,068        5,952,594  
     

 

 

 
        18,750,293  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 1.0%

 

Ameren Corp.

     41,500        2,707,045  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     81,510        2,301,027  

CMS Energy Corp.

     47,800        2,373,270  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     52,900        4,044,734  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     109,884        7,852,311  

DTE Energy Co.

     30,600        3,375,180  

NiSource, Inc.

     57,700        1,462,695  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     85,900        4,471,095  

SCANA Corp.

     24,300        1,161,054  

Sempra Energy(a)

     45,454        4,917,668  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     53,876        3,731,452  
     

 

 

 
        38,397,531  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.7%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     87,426        3,832,756  

Apache Corp.(a)

     64,550        1,694,437  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     78,000        1,743,300  

Chevron Corp.

     323,962        35,243,826  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     16,600        1,023,390  

Concho Resources, Inc.*

     32,800        3,371,512  

ConocoPhillips

     197,429        12,309,698  

Devon Energy Corp.

     84,600        1,906,884  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     23,300        2,159,910  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     98,200        8,564,022  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     717,204        48,906,141  

Hess Corp.

     44,075        1,785,037  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     28,300        1,446,696  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     320,643        4,931,489  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     142,994        2,050,534  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)

     114,487        6,755,878  

Newfield Exploration Co.*

     34,400        504,304  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     82,700        1,551,452  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     130,200        7,991,676  

ONEOK, Inc.

     69,940        3,773,263  

Phillips 66

     71,464        6,156,624  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     29,000        3,814,080  

Valero Energy Corp.

     73,300        5,495,301  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     199,200        4,392,360  
     

 

 

 
        171,404,570  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Personal Products — 0.1%

 

Coty, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     77,800      $ 510,368  

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

     38,100        4,956,810  
     

 

 

 
        5,467,178  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 5.1%

 

Allergan PLC

     54,756        7,318,687  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     276,840        14,390,143  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     162,600        18,816,072  

Johnson & Johnson

     454,496        58,652,709  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     450,303        34,407,652  

Mylan NV*

     87,600        2,400,240  

Nektar Therapeutics*

     25,700        844,759  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     21,800        844,750  

Pfizer, Inc.

     993,723        43,376,009  

Zoetis, Inc.

     82,400        7,048,496  
     

 

 

 
        188,099,517  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.3%

 

Equifax, Inc.

     20,500        1,909,165  

IHS Markit Ltd.*

     60,500        2,902,185  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     57,100        1,332,143  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     21,600        1,235,520  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.*

     26,900        2,933,176  
     

 

 

 
        10,312,189  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

 

CBRE Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     51,100        2,046,044  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 1.0%

 

CSX Corp.

     138,072        8,578,413  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     14,600        1,358,384  

Kansas City Southern

     17,500        1,670,375  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     47,700        7,133,058  

Union Pacific Corp.

     125,500        17,347,865  
     

 

 

 
        36,088,095  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.7%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*(a)

     139,200        2,569,632  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     62,823        5,392,098  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     167,700        5,490,498  

Broadcom, Inc.

     72,360        18,399,701  

Intel Corp.

     782,200        36,708,646  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     26,900        2,407,281  

Lam Research Corp.

     27,100        3,690,207  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     44,100        2,242,485  

Microchip Technology, Inc.(a)

     40,000        2,876,800  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     196,000        6,219,080  

NVIDIA Corp.

     103,050        13,757,175  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     21,886        1,329,137  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     207,850        11,828,743  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     31,000        2,077,620  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     164,600        15,554,700  

Xilinx, Inc.

     43,100        3,670,827  
     

 

 

 
        134,214,630  
     

 

 

 

Software — 6.0%

 

Adobe, Inc.*

     82,875        18,749,640  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     14,500        2,072,630  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Software (continued)

 

Autodesk, Inc.*

     37,370      $ 4,806,156  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     48,000        2,087,040  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     22,100        2,264,366  

Fortinet, Inc.*(a)

     22,900        1,612,847  

Intuit, Inc.

     43,600        8,582,660  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,308,700        132,924,659  

Oracle Corp.

     473,395        21,373,784  

Red Hat, Inc.*

     30,300        5,321,892  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     128,100        17,545,857  

Symantec Corp.

     105,211        1,987,962  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     25,600        2,156,544  
     

 

 

 
        221,486,037  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 2.3%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     12,560        1,977,698  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     4,610        3,864,747  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     42,425        2,246,828  

CarMax, Inc.*(a)

     30,800        1,932,084  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     20,900        1,111,880  

Gap, Inc. (The)(a)

     37,187        957,937  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     193,269        33,207,480  

L Brands, Inc.

     39,696        1,018,996  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     138,075        12,752,607  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     13,660        4,703,548  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     64,600        5,374,720  

Tiffany & Co.(a)

     17,300        1,392,823  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     213,800        9,565,412  

Tractor Supply Co.

     21,200        1,768,928  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     10,000        2,448,400  
     

 

 

 
        84,324,088  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.7%

 

Apple, Inc.

     769,715        121,414,844  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     254,966        3,368,101  

HP, Inc.

     271,166        5,548,056  

NetApp, Inc.

     45,200        2,697,084  

Seagate Technology PLC

     45,600        1,759,704  

Western Digital Corp.

     50,868        1,880,590  

Xerox Corp.

     36,002        711,400  
     

 

 

 
        137,379,779  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)

     59,300        743,029  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.*

     25,400        963,168  

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     217,700        16,140,278  

PVH Corp.

     13,300        1,236,235  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     9,500        982,870  

Tapestry, Inc.

     48,800        1,647,000  

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

     31,200        551,304  

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

     30,603        494,850  

VF Corp.(a)

     55,744        3,976,777  
     

 

 

 
        26,735,511  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.9%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     319,900        15,799,861  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     263,600        17,597,936  
     

 

 

 
        33,397,797  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
  Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

 

Fastenal Co.

    48,750     $ 2,549,138  

United Rentals, Inc.*

    14,500       1,486,685  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    7,820       2,208,055  
   

 

 

 
      6,243,878  
   

 

 

 

Water Utilities — 0.1%

   

American Water Works Co., Inc.(a)

    30,800       2,795,716  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $1,227,721,005)

 

    3,578,580,909  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 0.2%

 

 

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
(cost $6,789,709)

    27,000       6,793,470  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,234,510,714)

 

    3,585,374,379  
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.9%

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 4.8%

 

 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

    78,324,947       78,324,947  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $95,422,229; includes $95,191,028 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

    95,430,315       95,420,772  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $173,747,176)

 

    173,745,719  
   

 

 

 

Interest

Rate

   Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
(000)#
        
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION — 0.1%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

  

2.365%(n)

     03/21/19 (k)      4,400        4,377,680  
       

 

 

 

(cost $4,377,589)

 

    

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $178,124,765)

 

     178,123,399  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.5%
(cost $1,412,635,479)

 

     3,763,497,778  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS(Z) — (2.5)%

 

     (91,175,612
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 3,672,322,166  
       

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

#

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

 

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $92,275,392; cash collateral of $95,191,028 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. (k) Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.

 

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(z)

Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
  Type     Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Positions:        
164     S&P 500 E-Mini Index       Mar. 2019     $ 20,542,640     $ (541,921
102     S&P 500 Index       Mar. 2019       63,882,600       (2,332,858
       

 

 

 
        $ (2,874,779
       

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

   Cash and/or Foreign Currency      Securities Market Value  

UBS Securities LLC

   $   —      $ 4,377,680  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

        

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 89,493,849      $      $  

Air Freight & Logistics

     22,127,211                

Airlines

     16,416,996                

Auto Components

     4,769,953                

Automobiles

     13,336,164                

Banks

     202,717,673                

Beverages

     68,285,566                

Biotechnology

     94,451,433                

Building Products

     9,533,686                

Capital Markets

     99,290,664                

Chemicals

     74,456,905                

Commercial Services & Supplies

     13,590,666                

Communications Equipment

     41,859,392                

Construction & Engineering

     2,773,574                

Construction Materials

     4,098,956                

Consumer Finance

     23,966,676                

Containers & Packaging

     10,873,515                

Distributors

     3,694,143                

Diversified Consumer Services

     910,783                

Diversified Financial Services

     68,248,327                

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     76,978,402                

Electric Utilities

     73,110,781                

Electrical Equipment

     17,389,442                

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     16,513,076                

Energy Equipment & Services

     18,159,414                

Entertainment

     73,331,180                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     102,963,564                

Food & Staples Retailing

     56,471,673                

Food Products

     41,077,338                

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     121,518,969                

Health Care Providers & Services

     114,360,536                

Health Care Technology

     2,816,028                

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     66,087,408                

Household Durables

     10,892,969                

Household Products

     60,366,603                

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     3,604,104                

Industrial Conglomerates

     51,457,107                

Insurance

     80,028,049                

Interactive Media & Services

     164,855,625                

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     125,259,693                

IT Services

     171,569,138                

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

       

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Leisure Products

   $ 2,152,550     $      $  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     36,035,064               

Machinery

     55,505,956               

Media

     45,668,051               

Metals & Mining

     8,369,204               

Multiline Retail

     18,750,293               

Multi-Utilities

     38,397,531               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     171,404,570               

Personal Products

     5,467,178               

Pharmaceuticals

     188,099,517               

Professional Services

     10,312,189               

Real Estate Management & Development

     2,046,044               

Road & Rail

     36,088,095               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     134,214,630               

Software

     221,486,037               

Specialty Retail

     84,324,088               

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     137,379,779               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     26,735,511               

Tobacco

     33,397,797               

Trading Companies & Distributors

     6,243,878               

Water Utilities

     2,795,716               

Exchange Traded Fund

     6,793,470               

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     173,745,719               

U.S. Treasury Obligation

           4,377,680         

Other Financial Instruments*

       

Futures Contracts

     (2,874,779             
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,756,245,319     $ 4,377,680      $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Software

     6.0

Banks

     5.5  

Pharmaceuticals

     5.1  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (2.6% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     4.8  

IT Services

     4.7  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     4.7  

Interactive Media & Services

     4.5  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     3.7  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3.7  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     3.4  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3.3  

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.1  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     2.8  

Capital Markets

     2.7  

Biotechnology

     2.6  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.4  

Specialty Retail

     2.3  

Insurance

     2.2  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.1  

Chemicals

     2.0  

Entertainment

     2.0  

Electric Utilities

     2.0  

Beverages

     1.9

Diversified Financial Services

     1.9  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1.8  

Household Products

     1.6  

Food & Staples Retailing

     1.5  

Machinery

     1.5  

Industrial Conglomerates

     1.4  

Media

     1.2  

Communications Equipment

     1.1  

Food Products

     1.1  

Multi-Utilities

     1.0  

Road & Rail

     1.0  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1.0  

Tobacco

     0.9  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     0.7  

Consumer Finance

     0.7  

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.6  

Multiline Retail

     0.5  

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.5  

Electrical Equipment

     0.5  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     0.4  

Airlines

     0.4  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     0.4  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry table (cont.)

      

Automobiles

     0.4

Household Durables

     0.3  

Containers & Packaging

     0.3  

Professional Services

     0.3  

Building Products

     0.3  

Metals & Mining

     0.2  

Exchange Traded Fund

     0.2  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.2  

Personal Products

     0.1  

Auto Components

     0.1  

U.S. Treasury Obligation

     0.1  

Construction Materials

     0.1  

Distributors

     0.1  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     0.1  

 

Health Care Technology

     0.1

Water Utilities

     0.1  

Construction & Engineering

     0.1  

Leisure Products

     0.1  

Real Estate Management & Development

     0.1  

Diversified Consumer Services

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     102.5  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (2.5
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

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

The Portfolio invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  

Equity contracts

      $      Due from/to broker — variation margin futures    $ 2,874,779
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

     Futures  

Equity contracts

     $ (2,902,918
    

 

 

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

     Futures  

Equity contracts

     $ (3,289,607
    

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts—
Long
Positions(1)

$85,521,178

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 92,275,392        $ (92,275,392    $  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   STOCK INDEX PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $92,275,392:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $1,238,888,303)

   $ 3,589,752,059  

Affiliated investments (cost $173,747,176)

     173,745,719  

Cash

     22,366  

Dividends receivable

     4,187,307  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     763,936  

Due from broker-variation margin futures

     647,040  

Prepaid expenses

     30,261  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     3,769,148,688  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     95,191,028  

Management fee payable.

     972,386  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     393,537  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     268,591  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     96,826,522  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 3,672,322,166  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 3,672,322,166  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share $3,672,322,166 / 64,840,775 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 56.64  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $31 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 76,677,918  

Affiliated dividend income

     1,700,280  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $306,224)

     308,880  

Interest income

     77,253  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     78,764,331  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     12,128,447  

Custodian and accounting fees

     245,201  

Shareholders’ reports

     148,081  

Trustees’ fees

     52,388  

Audit fee

     25,100  

Legal fees and expenses

     22,841  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,683  

Miscellaneous

     70,380  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses.

     12,703,121  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      66,061,210  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(20,810))

     103,223,108  

Futures transactions

     (2,902,918
  

 

 

 
     100,320,190  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(1,457))

     (336,184,102

Futures

     (3,289,607
  

 

 

 
     (339,473,709
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS      (239,153,519
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $  (173,092,309
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 66,061,210     $ 61,230,148  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     100,320,190       53,386,531  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

     (339,473,709     589,671,144  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (173,092,309     704,287,823  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
DISTRIBUTIONS            (129,595,196
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [3,148,487 and 2,742,922 shares, respectively]

     190,000,727       149,785,094  

Portfolio shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [0 and 2,421,435 shares, respectively]

           129,595,196  

Portfolio shares repurchased [4,457,788 and 4,202,101 shares, respectively]

     (272,872,840     (230,911,603
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (82,872,113     48,468,687  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (255,964,422     623,161,314  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     3,928,286,588       3,305,125,274  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 3,672,322,166     $ 3,928,286,588  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   VALUE PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 95.9%         
COMMON STOCKS    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 3.6%

     

Boeing Co. (The)

     79,195      $ 25,540,387  

United Technologies Corp.

     172,262        18,342,458  
     

 

 

 
        43,882,845  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 14.6%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     1,411,284        34,774,038  

BB&T Corp.

     437,247        18,941,540  

Citigroup, Inc.

     390,585        20,333,855  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     611,296        59,674,716  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     169,485        19,814,491  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     200,835        10,130,117  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     340,939        15,710,469  
     

 

 

 
        179,379,226  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.7%

     

Celgene Corp.*

     142,031        9,102,767  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.9%

     

Johnson Controls International PLC

     359,733        10,666,083  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.1%

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     81,459        13,607,726  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 3.1%

     

DowDuPont, Inc.

     122,380        6,544,882  

FMC Corp.

     222,189        16,433,098  

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)(a)

     98,888        15,430,484  
     

 

 

 
        38,408,464  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 2.2%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     634,691        27,501,161  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 2.8%

     

Capital One Financial Corp.

     264,488        19,992,648  

SLM Corp.*

     1,727,811        14,358,109  
     

 

 

 
        34,350,757  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2%

 

  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     490,306        27,565,003  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 5.1%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     426,768        31,896,640  

Exelon Corp.

     694,735        31,332,549  
     

 

 

 
        63,229,189  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.0%

     

Emerson Electric Co.

     205,302        12,266,795  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%

     

Schlumberger Ltd.

     139,817        5,044,597  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 1.5%

     

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

     372,454        17,922,487  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.7%

 

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     284,610        11,780,008  

American Tower Corp.

     132,904        21,024,084  
     

 

 

 
        32,804,092  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.3%

     

Walmart, Inc.

     306,505        28,550,941  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  
Food Products — 2.4%      

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     417,604      $ 8,920,021  

Mondelez International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     512,500        20,515,375  
     

 

 

 
        29,435,396  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.6%

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     193,199        20,038,600  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.5%

 

Cigna Corp.(a)

     85,488        16,235,881  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     112,606        14,228,894  
     

 

 

 
        30,464,775  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3%

     

McDonald’s Corp.

     91,370        16,224,571  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 2.1%

     

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     281,448        25,870,700  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.0%

     

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*(a)

     238,431        7,267,377  

Chubb Ltd.

     180,259        23,285,857  

MetLife, Inc.

     460,414        18,904,599  
     

 

 

 
        49,457,833  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 1.4%

     

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     16,011        16,730,855  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.5%

 

eBay, Inc.*

     239,006        6,708,898  
     

 

 

 

Media — 3.0%

     

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     704,041        23,972,596  

Liberty Global PLC (United Kingdom) (Class C Stock)*

     647,323        13,360,747  
     

 

 

 
        37,333,343  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 1.5%

     

Ameren Corp.

     283,577        18,497,728  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.7%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     168,117        7,370,249  

Chevron Corp.

     319,297        34,736,321  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     438,379        8,223,990  

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

     481,672        28,067,028  

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)(a)

     598,657        16,744,436  
     

 

 

 
        95,142,024  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 12.1%

     

Allergan PLC

     93,931        12,554,818  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom), ADR(a)

     556,140        21,122,197  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     243,447        12,654,375  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*(a)

     194,493        6,132,364  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     270,485        31,300,524  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     359,127        27,440,894  

Pfizer, Inc.

     862,380        37,642,887  
     

 

 

 
        148,848,059  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 1.7%

     

Union Pacific Corp.

     153,781        21,257,148  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
  Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.6%

 

Broadcom, Inc.

    75,573     $ 19,216,702  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    140,373       13,265,249  
   

 

 

 
      32,481,951  
   

 

 

 

Software — 2.5%

   

Microsoft Corp.

    168,736       17,138,516  

PTC, Inc.*(a)

    157,760       13,078,304  
   

 

 

 
      30,216,820  
   

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 2.3%

   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    137,819       12,728,963  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    182,708       15,201,305  
   

 

 

 
      27,930,268  
   

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.3%

 

Apple, Inc.

    100,225       15,809,492  
   

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.2%

 

 

Tapestry, Inc.

    453,875       15,318,281  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $916,204,524)

 

    1,182,048,875  
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.2%

 

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

   

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

    50,056,662       50,056,662  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $50,978,549; includes $50,880,924 of cash collateral for securities on
loan)(b)(w)

    50,981,447       50,976,349  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $101,035,211)

 

    101,033,011  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—104.1%
(cost $1,017,239,735)

 

    1,283,081,886  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS — (4.1)%

 

    (50,508,989
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,232,572,897  
   

 

 

 

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the annual report.

 

*

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 $49,925,693; cash collateral of $50,880,924 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:    

 

                                                                          
    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

        

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 43,882,845      $   —      $   —  

Banks

     179,379,226                

Biotechnology

     9,102,767                

Building Products

     10,666,083                

Capital Markets

     13,607,726                

Chemicals

     38,408,464                

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

                                                                          
    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities (continued)

        

Common Stocks (continued)

        

Communications Equipment

   $ 27,501,161      $      $  

Consumer Finance

     34,350,757                

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     27,565,003                

Electric Utilities

     63,229,189                

Electrical Equipment

     12,266,795                

Energy Equipment & Services

     5,044,597                

Entertainment

     17,922,487                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     32,804,092                

Food & Staples Retailing

     28,550,941                

Food Products

     29,435,396                

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     20,038,600                

Health Care Providers & Services

     30,464,775                

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     16,224,571                

Household Products

     25,870,700                

Insurance

     49,457,833                

Interactive Media & Services

     16,730,855                

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     6,708,898                

Media

     37,333,343                

Multi-Utilities

     18,497,728                

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     95,142,024                

Pharmaceuticals

     148,848,059                

Road & Rail

     21,257,148                

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     32,481,951                

Software

     30,216,820                

Specialty Retail

     27,930,268                

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     15,809,492                

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     15,318,281                

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     101,033,011                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,283,081,886      $   —      $   —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Banks

     14.6

Pharmaceuticals

     12.1  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (4.1% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     8.2  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     7.7  

Electric Utilities

     5.1  

Insurance

     4.0  

Aerospace & Defense

     3.6  

Chemicals

     3.1  

Media

     3.0  

Consumer Finance

     2.8  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     2.7  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.6  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.5  

Software

     2.5  

Food Products

     2.4  

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.3  

Specialty Retail

     2.3  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.2  

Communications Equipment

     2.2  

Household Products

     2.1

Road & Rail

     1.7  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     1.6  

Multi-Utilities

     1.5  

Entertainment

     1.5  

Interactive Media & Services

     1.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1.3  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1.3  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1.2  

Capital Markets

     1.1  

Electrical Equipment

     1.0  

Building Products

     0.9  

Biotechnology

     0.7  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     0.5  

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.4  
  

 

 

 
     104.1  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (4.1
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 49,925,693        $ (49,925,693    $  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES    

as of December 31, 2018    

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $49,925,693:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $916,204,524)

   $ 1,182,048,875  

Affiliated investments (cost $101,035,211)

     101,033,011  

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,207,262  

Tax reclaim receivable

     1,021,397  

Receivable for investments sold

     17,116  

Receivable from affiliate

     16,170  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     4,891  

Prepaid expenses

     10,545  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,285,359,267  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     50,880,924  

Payable to affiliate

     805,934  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     438,162  

Management fee payable

     432,036  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     207,039  

Payable to custodian

     19,151  

Distribution fee payable

     1,340  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  

Administration fee payable

     804  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     52,786,370  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 1,232,572,897  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 1,232,572,897  
  

 

 

 
Class I:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $1,226,440,189 / 42,953,865 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 28.55  
  

 

 

 
Class II:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $6,132,708 / 218,448 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 28.07  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS    

Year Ended December 31, 2018    

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
INCOME
  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $98,481 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 30,564,819  

Affiliated dividend income

     507,926  

Affiliated income from securities lending, net

     64,551  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     31,137,296  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     5,694,980  

Distribution fee—Class II

     17,930  

Administration fee—Class II

     10,758  

Shareholders’ reports

     151,722  

Custodian and accounting fees

     108,783  

Audit fee

     28,600  

Trustees’ fees

     24,293  

Legal fees and expenses

     14,825  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,681  

Miscellaneous

     32,939  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     6,095,511  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      25,041,785  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $8,969)

     69,745,889  

Foreign currency transactions

     (9
  

 

 

 
     69,745,880  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(4,504))

     (230,181,632

Foreign currencies

     6,224  
  

 

 

 
     (230,175,408
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (160,429,528
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (135,387,743
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 25,041,785     $ 23,114,259  

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

     69,745,880       57,849,198  

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

     (230,175,408     143,044,945  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (135,387,743     224,008,402  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold

     7,491,489       4,954,620  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (128,220,347     (123,313,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (120,728,858     (118,358,703
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.      937,697        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (255,178,904     105,649,699  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     1,487,751,801       1,382,102,102  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 1,232,572,897     $ 1,487,751,801  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GLOSSARY  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

The following abbreviations are used in the preceding Portfolios’ descriptions:

 

AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
JPY   Japanese Yen
USD   US Dollar
ZAR   South African Rand

 

144A   Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.
A   Annual payment frequency for swaps
ABS   Asset-Backed Security
Aces   Alternative Credit Enhancements Securities
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
AGC   Assured Guaranty Corp.
BABs   Build America Bonds
BROIS   Brazil Overnight Index Swap
CDS   Credit Default Swap
CDX   Credit Derivative Index
CLO   Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMBX   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index
CMS   Constant Maturity Swap
CPI   Consumer Price Index
CVA   Certificate Van Aandelen (Bearer)
CVR   Contingent Value Rights
CVT   Convertible Security
EAFE   Europe, Australasia, Far East
EMTN   Euro Medium Term Note
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
EURIBOR   Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FHLMC   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA   Federal National Mortgage Association
GMAC   General Motors Acceptance Corporation
GMTN   Global Medium Term Note
GNMA   Government National Mortgage Association
GO   General Obligation
IO   Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)
iTraxx   International Credit Derivative Index
JIBAR   Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate
M   Monthly payment frequency for swaps
MSCI   Morgan Stanley Capital International
MTN   Medium Term Note
NSA   Non-Seasonally Adjusted
OTC   Over-the-counter
PIK   Payment-in-Kind

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   GLOSSARY (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

PO   Principal Only
PRFC   Preference Shares
Q   Quarterly payment frequency for swaps
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
REITs   Real Estate Investment Trusts
RSP   Savings Shares
S   Semiannual payment frequency for swaps
S&P   Standard & Poor
SLM   Student Loan Mortgage
STACR   Structured Agency Credit Risk
Strips   Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
T   Swap payment upon termination
TBA   To Be Announced
TIPS   Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
USAID   United States Agency for International Development
USOIS   United States Overnight Index Swap
UTS   Unit Trust Security

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

The Prudential Series Fund (“Series Fund”), organized as a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Series Fund is composed of seventeen Portfolios (each, a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). The information presented in these financial statements pertains to the 13 Portfolios listed below together with their investment objectives. Each Portfolio is a diversified portfolio except Natural Resources Portfolio which is a non-diversified portfolio for purposes of the 1940 Act.

Conservative Balanced Portfolio:    Total investment return consistent with a conservatively managed diversified portfolio.

Diversified Bond Portfolio:    High level of income over a longer term while providing reasonable safety of capital.

Equity Portfolio:    Long-term growth of capital.

Flexible Managed Portfolio:    Total return consistent with an aggressively managed diversified portfolio.

Global Portfolio:    Long-term growth of capital.

Government Income Portfolio:    High level of income over the long-term consistent with the preservation of capital.

Government Money Market Portfolio:    Maximum current income consistent with the stability of capital and maintenance of liquidity.

High Yield Bond Portfolio:    High total return.

Jennison Portfolio:    Long-term growth of capital.

Natural Resources Portfolio:    Long-term growth of capital.

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio:    Long-term growth of capital.

Stock Index Portfolio:    Achieve investment results that generally correspond to the performance of publicly traded common stocks.

Value Portfolio:    Capital appreciation.

 

1.   Accounting Policies

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

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

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

 

B1


Various inputs determine how each Portfolios’ investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

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

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

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

Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Portfolios utilize the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

The Government Money Market Portfolio values all of its securities of sufficient credit quality at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Bank loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Bank loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Bank loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

OTC derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Portfolios utilize the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also include consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing OTC derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated OTC derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain OTC derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market

 

B2


approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

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

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

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

Restricted and Illiquid Securities:    Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, each Portfolio may invest up to 15% of its net assets (the Government Money Market Portfolio may invest up to 5%) in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under federal securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Portfolio may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, may be deemed liquid by the Portfolios’ Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Board. However, the liquidity of a Portfolios’ investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) and Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR):    Certain Portfolios purchased government controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities that transfer most of the cost of defaults to private investors including the Portfolios. These are insurance-like products that are called CAS by Fannie Mae and STACR securities by Freddie Mac. Payments on the securities are based primarily on the performance of a reference pool of underlying mortgages. With such securities, the Portfolios could lose some or all of their principal if the underlying mortgages experience credit defaults.

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

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

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

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

 

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

Forward and Cross Currency Contracts:    A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Certain Portfolios entered into forward currency contracts, as defined in the prospectus, in order to hedge their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on their foreign portfolio holdings or on specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposures to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward and cross currency contracts. Gain (loss) is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and negotiated forward contracts. This gain (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve risks from currency exchange rate and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. A Portfolios’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contract’s life. A cross currency contract is a forward contract where a specified amount of one foreign currency will be exchanged for a specified amount of another foreign currency.

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

Bank Loans:    Certain Portfolios invest in bank loans. Bank loans include fixed and floating rate loans that are privately negotiated between a corporate borrower and one or more financial institutions, including, but not limited to, term loans, revolvers, and other instruments issued in the bank loan market. Each Portfolio may acquire interests in loans directly (by way of assignment from the selling institution) or indirectly (by way of the purchase of a participation interest from the selling institution). Under a bank loan assignment, a Portfolio generally will succeed to all the rights and obligations of an assigning lending institution and becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the relevant borrower in connection with that loan. Under a bank loan participation, the Portfolio generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result, a Portfolio generally will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the relevant borrower. The Portfolio may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, a Portfolio will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Portfolio.

Repurchase Agreements:    In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements with United States financial institutions, it is each Portfolio’s policy that its custodian or designated subcustodians under triparty repurchase agreements, as the case may be, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transactions, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or, if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Portfolio may be delayed or limited.

Forward Rate Agreements:    Forward rate agreements represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount on a fixed future date. Certain Portfolios entered into forward rate agreements to gain yield exposure based on anticipated market conditions at the specified termination date of the agreement.

Swap Agreements:    Certain Portfolios entered into credit default, interest rate, total return and other types of swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with a counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. Any upfront premiums paid and received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule of Investments.

Interest Rate Swaps:    Interest rate swaps represent agreements between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. Certain Portfolios are subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing their investment objective. Certain Portfolios used interest rate swaps to maintain their ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments or to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments. A Portfolios’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value

 

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of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.

Inflation Swaps:    Certain Portfolios entered into inflation swap agreements to protect against fluctuations in inflation rates. Inflation swaps are characterized by one party paying a fixed rate in exchange for a floating rate that is derived from an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index or UK Retail Price Index. Inflation swaps subject the Portfolios to interest rate risk.

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

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

As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Portfolio generally receives an agreed upon payment from the buyer of protection throughout the term of the swap, provided no credit event occurs. As the seller, the Portfolio effectively increases its investment risk because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio may be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

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

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements where the Portfolio is the seller of protection as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and increased market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Currency Swaps:    Certain Portfolios entered into currency swap agreements primarily to gain yield exposure on foreign bonds. Currency swap agreements involve two parties exchanging two different currencies with an agreement to reverse the exchange at a later date at specified exchange rates.

Total Return Swaps:    In a total return swap, one party receives payments based on the market value of the security or the commodity involved, or total return of a specific referenced asset, such as an equity, index or bond, and in return pays a defined amount. Certain Portfolios are subject to risk exposures associated with the referenced asset in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. Certain Portfolios entered into total return swaps to manage their exposure to a security or an index. A Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the change in the value of the security, in favor of the Portfolio, from the point of entering into the contract.

Master Netting Arrangements:    The Series Fund, on behalf of certain Portfolios, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a Subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of a Portfolio. For multi-sleeve Portfolios, different Subadvisers who manage their respective sleeve, may enter into such agreements with the same counterparty and are disclosed separately for each sleeve when presenting information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives. A master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty permits the Portfolio to offset

 

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amounts payable by the Portfolio to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Portfolio to cover the Portfolios’ exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Series Fund, on behalf of certain Portfolios, is a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Portfolio is held in a segregated account by the Portfolio’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, are presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Portfolio is segregated by the Portfolio’s custodian and identified in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Portfolio and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Portfolio’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Portfolio may occur upon a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Portfolio’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Portfolio’s future derivative activity.

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

As of December 31, 2018, none of the Portfolios have met conditions under such agreements which give the counterparty the right to call for an early termination.

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

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

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

Delayed-Delivery Transactions:    Certain Portfolios purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery and forward commitment basis. These transactions involve a commitment by the Portfolio to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the

 

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customary settlement period. When delayed-delivery purchases are outstanding, the Portfolio will set aside and maintain an amount of liquid assets sufficient to meet the purchase price in a segregated account until the settlement date. When purchasing a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Portfolio assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining its net asset value. The Portfolio may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed-delivery transaction subsequent to establishment, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a realized gain (loss). When selling a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Portfolio forfeits its eligibility to realize future gains (losses) with respect to the security.

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

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

Mortgage Dollar Rolls:    Certain Portfolios enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Portfolios sell mortgage securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain (loss), and simultaneously enter into contracts to repurchase somewhat similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Portfolios forgo principal and interest paid on the securities. The Portfolios are compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and by the lower repurchase price at the future date. The difference between the sale proceeds and the lower repurchase price is recorded as a realized gain on investment transactions. The Portfolios maintain a segregated account, the dollar value of which is at least equal to its obligations, with respect to dollar rolls. The Portfolios are subject to the risk that the market value of the securities the Portfolios are obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price.

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

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income:    Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Portfolio becomes aware of such dividends. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. For Portfolios with multiple classes of shares, net investment income or loss (other than administration and distribution fees which are charged directly to the respective class) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

Taxes:    For federal income tax purposes, each Portfolio is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. Each Portfolio is treated as a partnership for tax purposes. No provision has been made in the financial statements for U.S. federal, state, or local taxes, as any tax liability arising from operations of the Portfolios is the responsibility of the Portfolio’s shareholders (participating insurance companies). Each Portfolio is not generally subject to entity-level taxation. Shareholders of each Portfolio are subject to taxes on their distributive share of partnership items. Withholding

 

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taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains are accrued in accordance with each Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations. Such taxes are accrued net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income/gain is recorded taking into account any agreements in place with Prudental as referenced in Note 3. Each Portfolio generally attempts to manage its diversification in a manner that supports the diversification requirements of the underlying separate accounts.

Distributions:    Distributions, if any, from each Portfolio are made in cash and automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Portfolio. The Government Money Market Portfolio declares and reinvests distributions, if any, daily. Distributions are recorded on the ex-date.

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

 

2.   Agreements

The Series Fund has a management agreement with PGIM Investments on behalf of the Portfolios. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment management services and supervises the Subadvisers’ performance of such services. The Manager has entered into subadvisory agreements with PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Portfolios through its PGIM Fixed Income unit (“PFI”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc.), Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc.), Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (“Allianz”), Brown Advisory LLC (“Brown”), LSV Asset Management (“LSV”), Quantitative Management Associates LLC (“QMA”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc.), T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe”) and William Blair & Co. LLC (“William Blair”) (collectively, the “Subadvisers”), under which each provides investment advisory services for certain Portfolios of the Series Fund. The Manager pays for the services of the Subadvisers, cost of compensation of officers of the Portfolio, occupancy and certain clerical and administrative expenses of the Portfolios. The Portfolios bear all other costs and expenses.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, using the value of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets, at the respective annual rates specified below.

 

Portfolio

   Management Fee   Effective
Management Fee,
Net of Waiver,
if Applicable
 

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

      0.55%     0.55

Diversified Bond Portfolio

   0.40     0.40  

Equity Portfolio

   0.45     0.45  

Flexible Managed Portfolio

   0.60     0.60  

Global Portfolio

   0.75     0.73

Government Income Portfolio

   0.40     0.40  

Government Money Market Portfolio

   0.30     0.30  

High Yield Bond Portfolio

   0.55     0.50 ** 

Jennison Portfolio

   0.60     0.60  

Natural Resources Portfolio

   0.45     0.44 *** 

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

   0.35     0.35  
   0.30% up to $4 billion  

Stock Index Portfolio

   0.25% over $4 billion     0.30  

Value Portfolio

   0.40     0.40  

 

  *

Effective December 1, 2018, the Manager has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2020, to waive a portion of its management fee equal to an annual rate of 0.032% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. Prior to December 1, 2018, the Manager had contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee equal to an annual rate of 0.024% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio.

  **

The Manager has contractually agreed through June 30, 2019 to limit the net annual operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, administrative fees, taxes (such as income and foreign withholdings taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage, extraordinary and certain other expenses such as dividend, broker charges and interest expense on short sales) of the Portfolio to 0.57% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager in accordance with this agreement may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.

  ***

The Manager has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2019, to waive a portion of its management fee equal to an annual rate of 0.008% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio.

 

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At December 31, 2018, the Subadvisers that provide investment advisory services to the Portfolios are listed directly below. Where more than one Subadviser is listed, each Subadviser provides services to a segment of the Portfolio:

 

Portfolio

   Subadviser(s)

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

   PFI, QMA

Diversified Bond Portfolio

   PFI

Equity Portfolio

   Jennison

Flexible Managed Portfolio

   PFI, QMA

Global Portfolio

   Brown, LSV, QMA, T. Rowe & William Blair

Government Income Portfolio

   PFI

Government Money Market Portfolio

   PFI

High Yield Bond Portfolio

   PFI

Jennison Portfolio

   Jennison

Natural Resources Portfolio

   Allianz

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

   QMA

Stock Index Portfolio

   QMA

Value Portfolio

   Jennison

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, has a distribution agreement, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class I and Class II shares of the Portfolios. The Portfolios compensate PIMS for distributing and servicing the Portfolios’ Class II shares pursuant to a plan of distribution (the “Class II Plan”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class I shares of the Portfolios. Pursuant to the Class II Plan, the Class II shares of each Portfolio compensate PIMS for distribution-related activities at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

The Series Fund has an administration agreement with the Manager, which acts as the administrator of the Class II shares of the Portfolios. The administration fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, has entered into brokerage commission recapture agreements with certain registered broker-dealers. Under the brokerage commission recapture program, a portion of the commission is returned to the Portfolio on whose behalf the trades were made. Commission recapture is paid solely to those Portfolios generating the applicable trades. Such amounts are included within realized gain (loss) on investment transactions presented in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2018, brokerage commission recaptured under these agreements was as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Amount  

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

   $ 7  

Equity Portfolio

     219,872  

Flexible Managed Portfolio

     6  

Global Portfolio

     31,368  

Jennison Portfolio

     76,970  

Value Portfolio

     51,410  

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

 

3.   Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

The Portfolios may invest their overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (formerly known as Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund) (the “Core Fund”) and their securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM

 

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Institutional Money Market Fund (formerly known as Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund) (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. The Portfolios may also invest in the PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund (formerly known as Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund), pursuant to an exemptive order received from Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 (together with PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund, the “Core Funds”) registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. Through the Portfolios’ investments in the mentioned underlying funds, PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or compensated for providing their services. Earnings from the Core Funds and the Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

In February 2016, Prudential, the parent company of the Manager, self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and certain other regulators that, in some cases, it failed to maximize securities lending income for certain Portfolios of the Series Fund due to a long-standing restriction benefitting Prudential. The Board was not notified of the restriction until after it had been removed. Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the estimated loss associated with the unauthorized restriction. At the Board’s direction, this payment occurred on June 30, 2016. The estimated opportunity loss was calculated by an independent consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the independent trustees of the Portfolios. The per share amount of opportunity loss payment to each of the Portfolios is disclosed in the respective Portfolios’ “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2016.

The SEC Staff and other regulators continue to review the matter.

In March 2018, Prudential further notified the SEC that it failed to timely reimburse certain Portfolios for amounts due under protocols established to ensure that the Portfolios were not harmed as a result of their tax status as partnerships instead of regulated investment companies (RICs). Specifically, as a result of their partnership status, the Portfolios are subject to higher foreign withholding tax rates on dividend and interest income in certain foreign jurisdictions and/or are subject to delays in repayment of taxes withheld by certain foreign jurisdictions (collectively, “excess withholding tax”). Prudential’s protocols were intended to protect the Portfolios from these differences and delays. In consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the excess withholding tax in addition to an amount equal to the applicable Portfolio’s rate of return (“opportunity loss”) applied to these excess withholding tax amounts for periods from the various transaction dates, beginning January 2, 2006 (the date when the Portfolios were converted to partnerships for tax purposes), through February 28, 2018 (the date through which the previously established protocols were not uniformly implemented). The amount due to each Portfolio was calculated by Prudential with the help of a third-party consultant. Those amounts and the methodology used by Prudential to derive them, were evaluated and confirmed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The excess withholding tax analysis considered detriments to the Portfolios due to their tax status as partnerships arising from both timing differences (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is reclaimable) as described above as well as permanent tax detriments (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is not reclaimable). Further, the opportunity loss due to each Portfolio also was calculated by a third-party consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The aggregate previously unreimbursed excess withholding tax and opportunity loss payments for each affected Portfolio are disclosed in the respective Portfolios’ “Statements of Changes in Net Assets” and “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2018.

In addition to the above, Prudential committed to the Portfolios’ independent trustees that it would pay all consulting, legal, audit, and other charges, fees and expenses incurred with the matters described above. Prudential has made and continues to make these payments.

During the reporting period and in consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential instituted a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios for any future excess withholding tax within approximately 30 days of the pay date of the applicable dividend or interest income event regardless of whether the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences or permanent detriments resulting from the Portfolios’ partnership tax status. Working with its third-party consultant and a third-party consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential has since developed a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios in a more timely manner. That process is currently being reviewed and tested by Prudential’s third-party consultant.

 

B11


In cases in which the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences and is reclaimable from the foreign jurisdiction, the affected Portfolios have the ability to recover the excess withholding tax withheld by filing a reclaim with the relevant foreign tax authority. To avoid a Portfolio receiving and retaining a duplicate payment for the same excess withholding tax, payments received by an applicable Portfolio from a foreign tax authority for reclaims for which a Portfolio previously received reimbursement from Prudential will be payable to Prudential. Pending tax reclaim amounts due to Prudential for excess withholding tax which Prudential previously paid to the Portfolios are reported as “Payable to affiliate” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities” and any amounts accrued but not yet reimbursed by Prudential for excess withholding tax is recorded as “Receivable from affiliate” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The full amount of tax reclaims due to a Portfolio, inclusive of timing differences and routine tax reclaims for foreign jurisdictions where the Portfolios do not incur an excess withholding tax is included as “Tax reclaim receivable” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities.” To the extent that there are costs associated with the filing of any reclaim attributable to excess withholding tax, those costs are borne by Prudential.

The following amounts have been accrued or paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolios’ status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      2018 Withholding Tax  

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

   $ 21,531  

Diversified Bond Portfolio

     1,135  

Equity Portfolio

     30,662  

Flexible Managed Portfolio

     22,701  

Global Portfolio

     136,734  

Natural Resources Portfolio

     4,862  

The following amounts have been paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolios’ status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      2018 Payments  

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

   $ 215,021  

Equity Portfolio

     542,976  

Flexible Managed Portfolio

     268,847  

Global Portfolio

     864,837  

Jennison Portfolio

     42,927  

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

     1,312  

Natural Resources Portfolio

     571,169  

Value Portfolio

     834,512  

The following amounts have been paid in 2018 by Prudential for previously unreimbursed excess withholding taxes and for the opportunity loss associated with excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments and timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolios’ status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      Opportunity Loss      Unreimbursed Excess
Withholding Taxes
 

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

   $ 55,261      $  

Diversified Bond Portfolio

     333,858        402,819  

Equity Portfolio

     2,149,284        1,355,875  

Flexible Managed Portfolio

     65,481        7,107  

Global Portfolio

     357,830        163,011  

Government Income Portfolio

            246  

High Yield Bond Portfolio

     1,312        1,518  

Jennison Portfolio

     113,792        29,118  

Natural Resources Portfolio

            91,663  

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

     57         

Value Portfolio

     577,617        360,080  

 

B12


Certain Portfolios may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that, subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2018, no such transactions were entered into by the Portfolios.

 

4.   Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended December 31, 2018, were as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Cost of
Purchases
     Proceeds
from Sales
 

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

   $ 2,010,561,008      $ 2,192,555,590  

Diversified Bond Portfolio

     378,375,221        346,864,790  

Equity Portfolio

     1,589,637,001        1,890,290,006  

Flexible Managed Portfolio

     5,094,319,447        5,296,111,446  

Global Portfolio

     313,182,698        350,104,269  

Government Income Portfolio

     530,010,024        543,035,973  

High Yield Bond Portfolio

     243,691,796        226,505,758  

Jennison Portfolio

     801,202,607        915,160,535  

Natural Resources Portfolio

     468,480,047        494,448,323  

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

     157,090,944        200,303,459  

Stock Index Portfolio

     165,031,350        205,975,496  

Value Portfolio

     315,521,132        440,715,368  

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2018, is presented as follows:

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund*

           
$ 102,386,530     $ 2,210,871     $ 44,000,000     $ 2,965,771     $ (3,464,941   $ 60,098,231       6,525,324     $ 2,042,068  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
  255,703,495       591,359,702       526,034,218                   321,028,979       321,028,979       5,638,077  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  45,333,840       321,067,203       331,327,330       (1,027     (6,900     35,065,786       35,069,293       135,802 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 403,423,865     $ 914,637,776     $ 901,361,548     $ 2,964,744     $ (3,471,841   $ 416,192,996       $ 7,815,947  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

B13


Diversified Bond Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund*

           
$ 54,598,691     $ 1,160,875     $ 19,300,000     $ 907,543     $ (1,200,366   $ 36,166,743       3,926,899     $ 1,160,876  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
  45,727,273       338,007,102       380,421,870                   3,312,505       3,312,505       336,042  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  11,557,301       113,846,229       120,106,362       409       (2,637     5,294,940       5,295,469       55,611 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 111,883,265     $ 453,014,206     $ 519,828,232     $ 907,952     $ (1,203,003   $ 44,774,188       $ 1,552,529  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Equity Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
$ 93,453,847     $ 870,527,056     $ 841,902,946     $     $     $ 122,077,957       122,077,957     $ 2,671,102  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  281,455,354       1,987,913,324       2,035,395,608       1,779       (12,714     233,962,135       233,985,533       954,151 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 374,909,201     $ 2,858,440,380     $ 2,877,298,554     $ 1,779     $ (12,714   $ 356,040,092       $ 3,625,253  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Flexible Managed Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund*

           
$ 133,262,040     $ 2,873,540     $ 58,500,000     $ 3,965,036     $ (4,606,796   $ 76,993,820       8,359,807     $ 2,873,541  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
  173,027,546       938,502,307       891,581,717                   219,948,136       219,948,136       4,215,595  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  78,205,811       590,951,072       626,206,994       3,486       (3,874     42,949,501       42,953,797       232,409 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 384,495,397     $ 1,532,326,919     $ 1,576,288,711     $ 3,968,522     $ (4,610,670   $ 339,891,457       $ 7,321,545  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Global Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
$ 22,911,237     $ 241,579,737     $ 235,401,821     $     $     $ 29,089,153       29,089,153     $ 615,259  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  49,761,429       392,143,131       399,006,780       (943     (5,596     42,891,241       42,895,530       201,682 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 72,672,666     $ 633,722,868     $ 634,408,601     $ (943   $ (5,596   $ 71,980,394       $ 816,941  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

B14


Government Income Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund*

           
$ 26,643,269     $ 686,343     $ 4,500,000     $ 83,454     $ (315,534   $ 22,597,532       2,459,756     $ 686,343  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
  2,764,602       80,444,364       83,206,460                   2,506       2,506       40,833  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  958,151       21,612,210       22,570,571             210                   3,351 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 30,366,022     $ 102,742,917     $ 110,277,031     $ 83,454     $ (315,324   $ 22,600,038       $ 730,527  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
$ 23,473,373     $ 117,020,235     $ 129,194,339     $     $     $ 11,299,269       11,299,269     $ 277,780  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  28,126,890       228,842,476       179,916,840       (4,576     (3,791     77,044,159       77,051,864       431,941 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 51,600,263     $ 345,862,711     $ 309,111,179     $ (4,576   $ (3,791   $ 88,343,428       $ 709,721  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Jennison Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
$ 7,129,708     $ 396,979,409     $ 400,720,205     $     $     $ 3,388,912       3,388,912     $ 280,543  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  202,129,444       1,042,432,302       1,123,063,589       (931     5,478       121,502,704       121,514,856       692,794 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 209,259,152     $ 1,439,411,711     $ 1,523,783,794     $ (931   $ 5,478     $ 124,891,616       $ 973,337  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Natural Resources Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
$ 459,194     $ 223,773,126     $ 207,851,784     $     $     $ 16,380,536       16,380,536     $ 268,026  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  54,423,445       328,591,166       361,237,560       152       (1,972     21,775,231       21,777,409       177,513 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 54,882,639     $ 552,364,292     $ 569,089,344     $ 152     $ (1,972   $ 38,155,767       $ 445,539  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

B15


Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
$     $ 85,030,686     $ 83,194,412     $     $     $ 1,836,274       1,836,274     $ 73,780  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  209,790,456       360,267,030       431,051,227       (4,190     (14,818     138,987,251       139,001,151       695,591 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 209,790,456     $ 445,297,716     $ 514,245,639     $ (4,190   $ (14,818   $ 140,823,525       $ 769,371  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Stock Index Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
$ 59,834,393     $ 282,216,113     $ 263,725,559     $     $     $ 78,324,947       78,324,947     $ 1,700,280  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  119,913,547       628,431,624       652,902,132       (1,457     (20,810     95,420,772       95,430,315       306,224 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 179,747,940     $ 910,647,737     $ 916,627,691     $ (1,457   $ (20,810   $ 173,745,719       $ 2,006,504  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Value Portfolio

 

Value,
Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

           
$ 17,832,841     $ 260,319,057     $ 228,095,236     $     $     $ 50,056,662       50,056,662     $ 507,926  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

         
  23,095,428       458,874,864       430,998,408       (4,504     8,969       50,976,349       50,981,447       64,551 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 40,928,269     $ 719,193,921     $ 659,093,644     $ (4,504   $ 8,969     $ 101,033,011       $ 572,477  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  *

The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period.

  **

This amount is included in “Income from securities lending, net” on the Statement of Operations.

 

5.   Tax Information

All Portfolios are treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. The character of the cash distributions, if any, made by the partnerships is generally classified as nontaxable return of capital distributions. After each fiscal year each shareholder of record will receive information regarding their distributive allocable share of the partnership’s income, gains, losses and deductions.

With respect to the Portfolios, book cost of assets differs from tax cost of assets as a result of each Portfolio’s adoption of a mark to market method of accounting for tax purposes. Under this method, tax cost of assets will approximate fair market value.

The Manager has analyzed the Portfolios’ tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolios’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Portfolios’ federal, state and local income 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.

 

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6.   Borrowings

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, (excluding the Government Money Market Portfolio), along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 4, 2018 through October 3, 2019. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. Each Portfolios’ portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 4, 2018, the Portfolios had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Portfolios paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCAs is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

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

The following Portfolios utilized the SCA during the year ended December 31, 2018. The average balance outstanding is for the number of days the Portfolios had utilized the credit facility.

 

Portfolio

  Average
Balance
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Interest Rates
    Number
of Days
Outstanding
  Maximum
Balance
Outstanding
    Balance
Outstanding at
December 31, 2018
 

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

  $ 15,613,000       3.25   3   $ 15,613,000     $  

Diversified Bond Portfolio

    2,294,000       3.70     3     2,294,000        

Flexible Managed Portfolio

    7,550,706       3.17     17     24,984,000        

Government Income Portfolio

    1,235,750       3.27     16     8,587,000       471,000  

Jennison Portfolio

    614,571       3.37     14     1,306,000        

Natural Resources Portfolio

    359,000       2.81     1     359,000        

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

    724,786       3.03     14     1,404,000        

 

7.   Capital and Ownership

The Portfolios offer Class I shares and certain Portfolios offer Class II shares. Neither Class I nor Class II shares of a Portfolio are subject to any sales charge or redemption charge and are sold at the net asset value of the Portfolio. Class I shares are sold only to certain separate accounts of Prudential to fund benefits under certain variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (“contracts”). Class II shares are sold only to separate accounts of non-Prudential insurance companies as investment options under certain contracts. Class I shares are also offered to separate accounts of non-affiliated insurers for which Prudential or its affiliates administer and/or reinsure the variable life insurance or variable annuity contracts issued in connection with the separate accounts. As of December 31, 2018, the Equity, Jennison, Natural Resources and Value Portfolios have Class II shares outstanding.The separate accounts invest in shares of the Portfolios through subaccounts that correspond to the Portfolios. The separate accounts will redeem shares of the Portfolios to the extent necessary to provide benefits under the contracts or for such other purposes as may be consistent with the contracts.

As of December 31, 2018, all of Class I shares of record of each Portfolio were owned by the following affiliates of the Manager: Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (“PALAC”), Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“PLNJ”), Pruco Life Insurance Company (“PLAZ”) and Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) on behalf of owners of the variable insurance products issued by each of these entities; and by other Portfolios as part of their investments.

 

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In addition, the following number of shareholders held the following percentage of outstanding shares of a Portfolio, each holding greater than 5% of outstanding shares, on behalf of multiple beneficial owners.

 

     Number of
Shareholders
   % of Outstanding
Shares
   % held by an
Affiliate

of Prudential

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

   4    96    96

Diversified Bond Portfolio

   5    94    94

Equity Portfolio

   4    92    92

Flexible Managed Portfolio

   4    97    97

Global Portfolio

   3    90    90

Government Income Portfolio

   4    96    96

Government Money Market Portfolio

   3    86    86

High Yield Bond Portfolio

   4    92    92

Jennison Portfolio

   4    91    91

Natural Resources Portfolio

   4    93    83

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

   4    96    96

Stock Index Portfolio

   5    93    93

Value Portfolio

   4    95    95

In addition, one unaffiliated shareholder of record of Natural Resources Portfolio, Class II shares, held 10% of the Portfolio’s aggregate outstanding shares.

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest of the Equity, Jennison, Natural Resources and Value Portfolios were as follows:

Equity Portfolio

 

Class I:

   Shares     Amount  

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     288,901     $ 15,724,745  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (6,033,417     (328,510,611

Capital contributions

           3,503,826  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (5,744,516   $ (309,282,040
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     167,133     $ 7,721,540  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (5,811,087     (268,966,449
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (5,643,954   $ (261,244,909
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class II:

            

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     9,548     $ 526,666  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (12,293     (673,039

Capital contributions

           1,333  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (2,745   $ (145,040
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     85     $ 3,938  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (8,919     (427,848
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (8,834   $ (423,910
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Jennison Portfolio

 

Class I:

   Shares     Amount  

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     286,745     $ 19,297,456  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (2,220,756     (149,829,068

Capital contributions

           138,296  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,934,011   $ (130,393,316
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     244,721     $ 13,325,109  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (2,533,786     (137,181,562
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (2,289,065   $ (123,856,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class II:

            

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     408,588     $ 26,790,146  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (383,201     (24,594,112

Capital contributions

           4,614  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     25,387     $ 2,200,648  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     278,966     $ 15,183,017  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (207,439     (10,714,117
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     71,527     $ 4,468,900  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Natural Resources Portfolio

 

Class I:

   Shares     Amount  

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     302,691     $ 7,763,447  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,369,097     (35,904,874

Capital contributions

           79,822  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,066,406   $ (28,061,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     289,641     $ 7,137,045  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,436,771     (35,872,748
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,147,130   $ (28,735,703
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class II:

            

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     974,088     $ 24,472,873  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (745,534     (19,058,185

Capital contributions

           11,841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     228,554     $ 5,426,529  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     1,357,286     $ 32,741,295  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (908,087     (22,168,364
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     449,199     $ 10,572,931  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Value Portfolio

 

Class I:

   Shares     Amount  

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     234,464     $ 7,379,990  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (4,008,985     (127,480,952

Capital contributions

           933,024  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (3,774,521   $ (119,167,938
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     167,360     $ 4,852,001  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (4,226,596     (122,573,899
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (4,059,236   $ (117,721,898
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class II:

            

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     3,613     $ 111,499  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (23,499     (739,395

Capital contributions

           4,673  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (19,886   $ (623,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     3,609     $ 102,619  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (25,940     (739,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (22,331   $ (636,805
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8.   Risks of Investing in the Portfolios

The Portfolios’ risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below:

Bond Obligations Risk:    The Portfolios’ holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed-income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Portfolios for redemption before it matures and the Portfolios may not be able to reinvest at the same level and therefore would earn less income.

Derivatives Risk:    Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Portfolios. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Portfolios will depend on the Subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivative transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Portfolios. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Portfolios’ derivatives positions. In fact, many OTC derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. OTC derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Portfolios.

Emerging Markets Risk:    The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks:    The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Portfolio invests could go down. The Portfolios’ holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Portfolios can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

 

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Foreign Securities Risk:    The Portfolios’ investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which each Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of each Portfolios’ investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability.

Geographic Concentration Risk:    The Portfolio’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Portfolio invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.

Interest Rate Risk:    The value of an investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Portfolios may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Portfolios’ holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk. The Portfolios may face a heightened level of interest rate risk as a result of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s policies. The Portfolios’ investments may lose value if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the Subadviser.

Liquidity Risk:    The Portfolios may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Portfolios are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk includes the risk that the Portfolios may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. If the Portfolios are forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Portfolios may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment, the Portfolios may incur higher transaction costs when executing trade orders of a given size. The reduction in dealer market-making capacity in the fixed-income markets that has occurred in recent years also has the potential to reduce liquidity. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Portfolios’ value or prevent the Portfolios from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Market and Credit Risk:    Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Portfolios’ securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Portfolios fall, the value of an investment in the Portfolios will decline. Additionally, the Portfolios may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolios has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Non-diversification Risk:    A non-diversified Portfolio may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or industry than a diversified portfolio. Investing in a non-diversified portfolio involves greater risk than investing in a diversified portfolio because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified portfolio.

Risks of Investing in equity REITs:    Real estate securities are subject to similar risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests. The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of payments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “subprime” mortgages. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties.

In addition, investing in equity REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the equity REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Equity REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by property/mortgage asset type, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and self-liquidation. Since equity REITs are relatively smaller in size when compared to the broader market, and smaller companies tend to be more volatile than larger companies, they may be more volatile and/or more illiquid

 

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than other types of equity securities. Equity REITs are subject to interest rate risks. Equity REITs may incur significant amounts of leverage. The Portfolio will indirectly bear a portion of the expenses, including management fees, paid by each equity REIT in which it invests, in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio.

Risks of Investing in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS):    The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable. Although the principal value of TIPS declines in periods of deflation, holders at maturity receive no less than the par value of the bond. However, if a Portfolios purchases TIPS in the secondary market, where principal values have been adjusted upward due to inflation since issuance, it may experience a loss if there is a subsequent period of deflation. If inflation is lower than expected during the period a Portfolio holds TIPS, the Portfolios may earn less on the security than on a conventional bond.

U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk:    U.S. Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Not all U.S. Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.

 

9.   Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Reporting Updates

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The new ASU, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the Portfolios’ policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Manager has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and has determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures under the ASU effective immediately. At this time, the Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of the ASU related to new disclosure requirements and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 27.17     $ 24.18      $ 22.54     $ 22.45      $ 20.63  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.53       0.45        0.42       0.39        0.36  

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

       (1.20     2.54        1.20       (0.30      1.46  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (0.67     2.99        1.62       0.09        1.82  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions.

       (b)(c)             0.02 (d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 26.50     $ 27.17      $ 24.18     $ 22.54      $ 22.45  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       (2.47 )%(f)      12.37      7.28 %(g)      0.40      8.82

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 2,369.8     $ 2,594.7      $ 2,473.2     $ 2,554.3      $ 2,574.4  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.59     0.58      0.58     0.58      0.58

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.59     0.58      0.58     0.58      0.58

Net investment income (loss)

       1.94     1.75      1.79     1.70      1.66

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       101     136      185     208      134

Diversified Bond Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 13.14     $ 12.28      $ 11.64     $ 11.66      $ 11.01  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.45       0.42        0.43       0.41        0.43  

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

       (0.48     0.44        0.21       (0.43      0.34  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (0.03     0.86        0.64       (0.02      0.77  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

                                 (0.12

Capital Contributions

       0.01 (b)             (c)(d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 13.12     $ 13.14      $ 12.28     $ 11.64      $ 11.66  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       (0.15 )%(j)      7.00      5.50 %(f)      (0.17 )%       7.09

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 1,122.9     $ 1,145.1      $ 1,104.6     $ 1,084.9      $ 1,067.9  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.44     0.44      0.44     0.46      0.44

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.44     0.44      0.44     0.46      0.44

Net investment income (loss)

       3.44     3.28      3.52     3.48      3.73

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       51     71      49     81      50

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return.

 

(g)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 7.19%

 

(h)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(i)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

(j)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (0.23)%.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Equity Portfolio—Class I

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 51.52     $ 40.96      $ 39.47     $ 38.56      $ 35.81  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.53       0.41        0.38       0.34        0.19  

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

       (3.07     10.15        1.07       0.57        2.56  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (2.54     10.56        1.45       0.91        2.75  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.04 (b)             0.04 (c)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year.

     $ 49.02     $ 51.52      $ 40.96     $ 39.47      $ 38.56  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       (4.85 )%(e)      25.78      3.78 %(f)      2.36      7.68

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 3,919.6     $ 4,415.6      $ 3,741.7     $ 3,846.2      $ 4,017.6  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.47     0.47      0.47     0.47      0.47

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.47     0.47      0.47     0.47      0.47

Net investment income (loss)

       0.98     0.89      1.01     0.86      0.52

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       37     55      39     37      51

Equity Portfolio—Class II

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year.

     $ 51.04     $ 40.74      $ 39.42     $ 38.66      $ 36.05  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.32       0.23        0.23       0.18        0.04  

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

       (3.03     10.07        1.05       0.58        2.57  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (2.71     10.30        1.28       0.76        2.61  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions.

       0.04 (b)             0.04 (c)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 48.37     $ 51.04      $ 40.74     $ 39.42      $ 38.66  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       (5.23 )%(e)      25.28      3.35 %(f)      1.97      7.24

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 1.5     $ 1.7      $ 1.7     $ 2.0      $ 2.2  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.87     0.87      0.87     0.87      0.87

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.87     0.87      0.87     0.87      0.87

Net investment income (loss)

       0.59     0.50      0.61     0.46      0.11

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       37     55      39     37      51

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(e)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (4.93)% and (5.31)% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 3.68% and 3.25% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(g)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(h)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

C2


Financial Highlights

 

Flexible Managed Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 29.88     $ 25.99      $ 23.95     $ 23.71      $ 21.35  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.53       0.45        0.44       0.42        0.37  

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

       (1.78     3.44        1.58       (0.18      1.99  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (1.25     3.89        2.02       0.24        2.36  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions.

       (b)(c)             0.02 (d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 28.63     $ 29.88      $ 25.99     $ 23.95      $ 23.71  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       (4.18 )%(f)      14.97      8.52 %(g)      1.01      11.05

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 3,833.5     $ 4,229.7      $ 3,889.8     $ 3,768.8      $ 3,943.8  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.63     0.62      0.63     0.63      0.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.63     0.62      0.63     0.63      0.63

Net investment income (loss)

       1.75     1.62      1.78     1.74      1.66

Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j)

       139     175      203     213      161

Global Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 34.33     $ 27.50      $ 26.33     $ 25.72      $ 24.91  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.47       0.42        0.34       0.34        0.37  

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

       (2.99     6.41        0.81       0.27        0.44  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (2.52     6.83        1.15       0.61        0.81  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.02 (b)             0.02 (d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year.

     $ 31.83     $ 34.33      $ 27.50     $ 26.33      $ 25.72  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       (7.28 )%(k)      24.84      4.44 %(l)      2.37      3.25

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 1,006.7     $ 1,132.9      $ 955.4     $ 965.3      $ 719.2  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.77     0.79      0.80     0.81      0.81

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.80     0.81      0.81     0.82      0.82

Net investment income (loss)

       1.33     1.34      1.29     1.28      1.45

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       28     33      40     33      37

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return.

 

(g)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 8.44%.

 

(h)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(i)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

(j)

The Portfolio accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

 

(k)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (7.34)%. (l) Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 4.36%.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

C3


Financial Highlights

 

Government Income Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018(a)     2017(a)      2016(a)     2015(a)      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance:

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 12.62     $ 12.26      $ 12.00     $ 11.92      $ 11.30  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.28       0.23        0.20       0.18        0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       (0.20     0.13        0.06       (0.10      0.45  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.08       0.36        0.26       0.08        0.66  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less Distributions:.

                                 (0.04

Capital Contributions

       (b)(c)             (c)(d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year.

     $ 12.70     $ 12.62      $ 12.26     $ 12.00      $ 11.92  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       0.63 %(f)      2.94      2.17 %(f)      0.67      5.86

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 221.1     $ 244.1      $ 226.3     $ 231.8      $ 339.2  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.51     0.53      0.51     0.48      0.47

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement.

       0.51     0.53      0.51     0.48      0.47

Net investment income (loss)

       2.28     1.84      1.60     1.48      1.73

Portfolio turnover rate(h)(i)

       284     495      705     746      830

Government Money Market Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018(a)      2017(a)      2016(a)      2015(a)     2014  

Per Share Operating Performance:

               

Net Asset Value, beginning of year.

     $ 10.00      $ 10.00      $ 10.00      $ 10.00     $ 10.00  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss) and realized gains (losses)

       0.15        0.06        0.01        (c)      (c) 

Less Distributions:

       (0.15      (0.06      (0.01      (c)      (c) 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 10.00      $ 10.00      $ 10.00      $ 10.00     $ 10.00  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       1.53      0.56      0.10      %(j)      %(j) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

               

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 536.4      $ 559.6      $ 724.2      $ 650.8     $ 823.6  

Ratios to average net assets:

               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.35      0.35      0.35      0.19     0.16

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.35      0.35      0.35      0.44     0.44

Net investment income (loss)

       1.52      0.55      0.09      0.00 %(j)      0.00 %(j) 

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership. (c) Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return.

 

(g)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(h)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

(i)

The Portfolio accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate. (j) Less than 0.005%.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

C4


Financial Highlights

 

High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018(a)     2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance:

             

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 5.17     $ 5.10     $ 4.68     $ 5.11      $ 5.29  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (loss)

       0.33       0.32       0.32       0.31        0.32  

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

       (0.39     0.07       0.42       (0.42      (0.18
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (0.06     0.39       0.74       (0.11      0.14  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

       (0.15     (0.32     (0.32     (0.32      (0.32

Capital Contributions

       (b)(c)            (c)(d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 4.96     $ 5.17     $ 5.10     $ 4.68      $ 5.11  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       (1.26 )%(f)      7.80     16.24 %(f)      (2.45 )%       2.71

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

             

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 473.7     $ 508.0     $ 3,567.6     $ 3,159.5      $ 3,245.9  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

             

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.57     0.57     0.57     0.57      0.57

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.62     0.57     0.57     0.57      0.57

Net investment income (loss)

       6.50     6.17     6.61     6.21      5.95

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       47     54 %(i)      39     46      48

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return.

 

(g)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(h)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

(i)

The Portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

C5


Financial Highlights

 

Jennison Portfolio—Class I

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018(a)     2017(a)      2016(a)     2015(a)      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance:

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 61.69     $ 45.13      $ 45.54     $ 40.85      $ 37.15  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.13       0.13        0.10       0.06        0.06  

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

       (0.61     16.43        (0.55     4.63        3.64  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (0.48     16.56        (0.45     4.69        3.70  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       (b)(c)             0.04 (d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year.

     $ 61.21     $ 61.69      $ 45.13     $ 45.54      $ 40.85  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       (0.78 )%(f)      36.69      (0.90 )%(g)      11.48      9.96

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 1,803.2     $ 1,936.7      $ 1,520.3     $ 1,654.7      $ 1,580.0  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.62     0.63      0.63     0.63      0.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.62     0.63      0.63     0.63      0.63

Net investment income (loss)

       0.19     0.25      0.23     0.14      0.15

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       38     51      35     31      34

Jennison Portfolio—Class II

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018(a)     2017(a)      2016(a)      2015(a)      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance:

               

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 59.38     $ 43.62      $ 44.19      $ 39.80      $ 36.33  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

       (0.14     (0.08      (0.07      (0.11      (0.10

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

       (0.56     15.84        (0.54      4.50        3.57  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (0.70     15.76        (0.61      4.39        3.47  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       (b)(c)             0.04 (d)               
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year.

     $ 58.68     $ 59.38      $ 43.62      $ 44.19      $ 39.80  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       (1.18 )%(f)      36.13      (1.29)%(g) 11.03%        9.55

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

               

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 61.1     $ 60.3      $ 41.2      $ 60.4      $ 43.7  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.02     1.03      1.03      1.03      1.03

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement.

       1.02     1.03      1.03      1.03      1.03

Net investment income (loss)

       (0.22 )%      (0.16 )%       (0.17 )%       (0.26 )%       (0.25 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       38     51      35      31      34

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return.

 

(g)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (0.99)% and (1.38)% for Class I and Class II, respectively

 

(h)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(i)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

C6


Financial Highlights

 

Natural Resources Portfolio—Class I

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year.

     $ 26.84     $ 26.89      $ 21.45     $ 29.87      $ 37.29  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.60       0.40        0.26       0.29        0.23  

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

       (5.46     (0.45      5.15       (8.71      (7.65
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (4.86     (0.05      5.41       (8.42      (7.42
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.01 (b)             0.03 (c)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 21.99     $ 26.84      $ 26.89     $ 21.45      $ 29.87  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       (18.07 )%(e)      (0.19 )%       25.36 %(f)      (28.19 )%       (19.90 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 324.4     $ 424.6      $ 456.1     $ 386.3      $ 589.0  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement.

       0.51     0.52      0.56     0.48      0.45

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.52     0.53      0.57     0.51      0.50

Net investment income (loss)

       2.30     1.60      1.08     1.06      0.59

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       108     114      140     29      24

Natural Resources Portfolio—Class II

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year.

     $ 26.06     $ 26.20      $ 20.99     $ 29.35      $ 36.78  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.49       0.29        0.15       0.18        0.07  

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

       (5.30     (0.43      5.03       (8.54      (7.50
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (4.81     (0.14      5.18       (8.36      (7.43
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.01 (b)             0.03 (c)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 21.26     $ 26.06      $ 26.20     $ 20.99      $ 29.35  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       (18.42 )%(e)      (0.53 )%       24.82 %(f)      (28.48 )%       (20.20 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 48.4     $ 53.4      $ 42.0     $ 30.1      $ 43.5  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement.

       0.91     0.92      0.96     0.88      0.85

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.92     0.93      0.97     0.91      0.90

Net investment income (loss)

       1.93     1.21      0.64     0.66      0.19

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       108     114      140     29      24

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(e)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (18.11)% and (18.46)% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 25.22% and 24.68% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(g)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(h)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

C7


Financial Highlights

 

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 38.51     $ 34.08      $ 26.94     $ 27.57      $ 26.16  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.40       0.39        0.35       0.30        0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       (3.76     4.04        6.72       (0.93      1.16  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (3.36     4.43        7.07       (0.63      1.41  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       (b)(c)             0.07 (d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 35.15     $ 38.51      $ 34.08     $ 26.94      $ 27.57  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       (8.73 )%(f)      13.00      26.50 %(g)      (2.29 )%       5.39

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 728.6     $ 850.0      $ 810.9     $ 682.4      $ 750.9  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.39     0.40      0.40     0.40      0.40

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement.

       0.39     0.40      0.42     0.45      0.45

Net investment income (loss)

       0.98     1.11      1.21     1.06      0.96

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       18     17      20     16      15

Stock Index Portfolio

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018      2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

               

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 59.38      $ 50.70      $ 48.59     $ 49.33      $ 47.02  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

       1.00        0.92        0.89       0.86        0.79  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       (3.74      9.75        4.52       (0.26      5.20  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (2.74      10.67        5.41       0.60        5.99  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

              (1.99      (3.37     (1.34      (3.68

Capital Contributions.

                     0.07 (d)              
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 56.64      $ 59.38      $ 50.70     $ 48.59      $ 49.33  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

       (4.61 )%       21.46      11.83 %(j)      1.18      13.31

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

               

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 3,672.3      $ 3,928.3      $ 3,305.1     $ 3,010.1      $ 3,312.7  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.31      0.32      0.32     0.32      0.32

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.31      0.32      0.34     0.37      0.37

Net investment income (loss)

       1.63      1.69      1.84     1.74      1.67

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       4      4      5     9      5

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return.

 

(g)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 26.24%. (h) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(i)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

(j)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 11.69%.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

C8


Financial Highlights

 

Value Portfolio—Class I

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 31.68     $ 27.08      $ 24.31     $ 26.48      $ 24.05  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.56       0.47        0.46       0.39        0.29  

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

       (3.71     4.13        2.28       (2.56      2.14  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (3.15     4.60        2.74       (2.17      2.43  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.02 (b)             0.03 (c)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year.

     $ 28.55     $ 31.68      $ 27.08     $ 24.31      $ 26.48  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       (9.88 )%(e)      16.99      11.39 %(f)      (8.19 )%       10.10

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 1,226.4     $ 1,480.3      $ 1,375.1     $ 1,355.1      $ 1,592.6  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.43     0.43      0.42     0.43      0.40

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.43     0.43      0.42     0.43      0.42

Net investment income (loss)

       1.76     1.63      1.90     1.52      1.13

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       23     16      24     32      37

Value Portfolio—Class II

 

       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 31.27     $ 26.84      $ 24.19     $ 26.45      $ 24.12  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.42       0.35        0.37       0.29        0.18  

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

       (3.64     4.08        2.25       (2.55      2.15  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations.

       (3.22     4.43        2.62       (2.26      2.33  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.02 (b)             0.03 (c)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 28.07     $ 31.27      $ 26.84     $ 24.19      $ 26.45  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       (10.23 )%(e)      16.51      10.95 %(f)      (8.54 )%       9.66

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 6.1     $ 7.5      $ 7.0     $ 9.7      $ 10.6  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.83     0.83      0.82     0.83      0.80

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.83     0.83      0.82     0.83      0.82

Net investment income (loss)

       1.36     1.23      1.53     1.12      0.73

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       23     16      24     32      37

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(e)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (9.94)% and (10.29)% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 11.27% and 10.83% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(g)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(h)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

C9


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PORTFOLIOS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the portfolios listed in the Appendix (the Portfolios), each a portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund, including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2018, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Portfolios as of December 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolios in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents, or brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more PGIM and/or Prudential Insurance investment companies since 2003.

New York, New York

February 19, 2019

 

D1


Appendix A

Conservative Balanced Portfolio

Diversified Bond Portfolio

Equity Portfolio

Flexible Managed Portfolio

Global Portfolio

Government Income Portfolio

Government Money Market Portfolio

High Yield Bond Portfolio

Jennison Portfolio

Natural Resources Portfolio

Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

Stock Index Portfolio

Value Portfolio

 

D2


INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

Information about the Trustees and the Officers of the Prudential Series Fund (the Trust) is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Trustees who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Interested Trustees.” The Trustees are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Trust and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

       
Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Susan Davenport Austin*

Age: 51

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital (Since 2014); formerly Vice Chairman (2013-2017), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2007-2012) and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Treasurer (2002-2007) of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation; formerly President of Sheridan Gospel Network (2004-2014); formerly Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (2000-2001); formerly Associate Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (1997-2000); formerly Vice President, Salomon Brothers Inc. (1993-1997); Member of the Board of Directors, The MacDowell Colony (Since 2010); Director (Since 2017); formerly Presiding Director (2014-2017) and Chairman (2011-2014) of the Board of Directors, Broadcast Music, Inc.; Member of the Board of Directors, Hubbard Radio, LLC (Since 2011); President, Candide Business Advisors, Inc. (Since 2011); formerly Member of the Board of Directors, National Association of Broadcasters (2004-2010).   Director of NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) (Since February 2015).   Since February 2011

Sherry S. Barrat*

Age: 69

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Vice Chairman of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services and banking institution) (2011-June 2012); formerly President, Personal Financial Services, Northern Trust Corporation (2006-2010); formerly Chairman & CEO, Western US Region, Northern Trust Corporation (1999-2005); formerly President & CEO, Palm Beach/Martin County Region, Northern Trust.   Director of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) (1998-Present); Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (Since July 2013).   Since January 2013

Jessica M. Bibliowicz*

Age: 59

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Adviser (Since 2013) of Bridge Growth Partners (private equity firm); formerly Director (2013-2016) of Realogy Holdings Corp. (residential real estate services); formerly Chief Executive Officer (1999-2013) of National Financial Partners (independent distributor of financial services products).   Director (since 2006) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.; Sotheby’s (since 2014) (auction house and art-related finance).   Since September 2014

Kay Ryan Booth*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Partner, Trinity Private Equity Group (Since September 2014); formerly, Managing Director of Cappello Waterfield & Co. LLC (2011-2014); formerly Vice Chair, Global Research, J.P. Morgan (financial services and investment banking institution) (June 2008-January 2009); formerly Global Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (financial services and investment banking institution) (1995-2008); formerly Associate Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (1987-1995).   None.  

Since January 2013

 

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Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Stephen M. Chipman*

Age: 57

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Group Managing Director International Expansion and Regional Managing Director, Americas of Vistra (Since June 2018); formerly Chief Executive Officer and Director of Radius (2016-2018); formerly Vice Chairman (January 2015-October 2015) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2010-December 2014) of Grant Thornton LLP.   None.   Since January 2018

Robert F. Gunia*

Age: 72

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Director ICI Mutual Insurance Company (June 2016-present; June 2012-June 2015); formerly Chief Administrative Officer (September 1999-September 2009) and Executive Vice President (December 1996-September 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly Executive Vice President (March 1999-September 2009) and Treasurer (May 2000-September 2009) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly President (April 1999-December 2008) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (December 2008-December 2009) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; formerly Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and Director (May 2003-September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Director (Since May 1989) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.   Since July 2003

Thomas T. Mooney*

Age: 77

Independent Chair Since July 2003

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Chief Executive Officer, Excell Partners, Inc. (2005-2007); founding partner of High Technology of Rochester and the Lennox Technology Center; formerly President of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce (1976-2004); formerly Rochester City Manager (1973); formerly Deputy Monroe County Executive (1974-1976).   None.   Since July 2003

Thomas M. O’Brien*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Vice Chairman of Emigrant Bank and President of its Naples Commercial Finance Division (Since October 2018); formerly Director, President and CEO Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Consultant, Valley National Bancorp, Inc. and Valley National Bank (January 2012-June 2012); formerly President and COO (November 2006-April 2017) and CEO (April 2007-December 2011) of State Bancorp, Inc. and State Bank; formerly Vice Chairman (January 1997-April 2000) of North Fork Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (December 1984-December 1996) of North Side Savings Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (May 2000-June 2006) Atlantic Bank of New York.   Formerly Director, Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Director, BankUnited, Inc. and BankUnited N.A. (NYSE: BKU) (May 2012-April 2014); formerly Director (April 2008-January 2012) of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York; formerly Director (December 1996-May 2000) of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.; formerly Director (May 2000-April 2006) of Atlantic Bank of New York; Director (November 2006-January 2012) of State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC) and State Bank of Long Island.   Since July 2003
   
Interested Trustee             

Timothy S. Cronin*

Age: 53

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  President of Prudential Annuities (Since June 2015); Chief Investment Officer and Strategist of Prudential Annuities (Since January 2004); Director of Investment & Research Strategy (Since February 1998); President of AST Investment Services, Inc. (Since June 2005).   None.  

Since October 2009

* The address of each Trustee is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

** Includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

† The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PGIM Investments LLC. The Funds for which PGIM Investments LLC serves as manager include the PGIM Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2 and 10, PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM ETF Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Advanced Series Trust, and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Edward C. Merrill, IV, CFA*

Age: 34

Vice President

  Vice President of Prudential Annuities (since December 2014); formerly Director of Prudential Annuities (December 2010-December 2014); formerly Manager of Prudential Annuities (August 2009-December 2010); formerly Senior Analyst of Prudential Annuities (October 2008-August 2009).   Since June 2017

Raymond A. O’Hara*

Age: 63

Chief Legal Officer

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of PGIM Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988-August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).  

Since June 2012

Chad A. Earnst*

Age: 43

Chief Compliance Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the PGIM Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.   Since September 2014

Dino Capasso*

Age: 43

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

  Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (June 2017-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly, Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel (January 2016-June 2017), and Vice President and Counsel (February 2012-December 2015) of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.   Since March 2018

Andrew R. French*

Age: 56

Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.   Since October 2006

Jonathan D. Shain*

Age: 60

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Since May 2005

Claudia DiGiacomo*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown Wood LLP (1999-2004).  

Since December 2005

Kathleen DeNicholas*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since May 2013) of Prudential; Managing Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (2011-2013); formerly Senior Counsel (2007-2011) and Assistant General Counsel (2001-2007) of The Dreyfus Corporation; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of MBSC Securities Corporation (2011-2013); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of The Dreyfus Family of Funds (2010-2012).  

Since May 2013

Christian J. Kelly*

Age: 43

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

  Vice President, Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); formerly, Director of Fund Administration of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2009-2018), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds (2017-2018); Director of Accounting, Avenue Capital Group (2008-2009); Senior Manager, Investment Management Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP (1998-2007).  

Since January 2019

Peter Parrella*

Age: 60

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).  

Since June 2007

Lana Lomuti*

Age: 51

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2005-2007), within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.  

Since April 2014

Linda McMullin*

Age: 57

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.  

Since April 2014

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Alina Srodecka, CPA*

Age: 52

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President of Tax at Prudential Financial, Inc. (Since August 2007); formerly Director of Tax at MetLife (January 2003-May 2006); formerly Tax Manager at Deloitte & Touche (October 1997-January 2003); formerly Staff Accountant at Marsh & McLennan (May 1994-May 1997).   Since June 2017

Charles H. Smith*

Age: 46

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2015) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2016); formerly Global Head of Economic Sanctions Compliance at AIG Property Casualty (February 2007-December 2014); Assistant Attorney General at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Division of Public Advocacy. (August 1998-January 2007).   Since January 2017

* The address for each officer is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

1 Excludes Mr. Cronin, an Interested Trustee who serves as President. Biographical and other information with respect to Mr. Cronin appears under “Interested Trustee,” above.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT    December 31, 2018

 

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Table of Contents

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

LETTER TO CONTRACT OWNERS

 

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

 

 

REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER

 

 

BENCHMARK GLOSSARY

 

 

PRESENTATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

FEES AND EXPENSES

 

 

FINANCIAL REPORTS

 

Section A   Schedule of Investments and Financial Statements
Section B   Notes to Financial Statements   
Section C   Financial Highlights   
Section D   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   
Section E   Information about Trustees and Officers   

 

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Letter to Contract Owners

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

DEAR CONTRACT OWNER

At Prudential, our primary objective is to help investors achieve and maintain long-term financial success. This Prudential Series Fund annual report outlines our efforts to achieve this goal. We hope you find it informative and useful.

Prudential has been building on a heritage of success for more than 135 years. We believe the array of our products provides a highly attractive value proposition to clients like you who are focused on financial security.

Your financial professional is the best resource to help you make the most informed investment decisions. Together, you can build a diversified investment portfolio that aligns with your long-term financial goals. Please keep in mind that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Thank you for selecting Prudential as one of your financial partners. We value your trust and appreciate the opportunity to help you achieve financial security.

Sincerely,

 

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Timothy S. Cronin

President,

The Prudential Series Fund

January 31, 2019


Market Overview — unaudited   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Equity Market Overview

Stock markets worldwide retreated in 2018 and volatility spiked late in the year, triggered by uncertainties regarding interest rates, a potential trade war, slowing global economic growth, geopolitical issues, and other challenges.

In the US, the broad-based Russell 3000® Index and the S&P 500® Index returned -5.24% and -4.38%, respectively, for the year but held up better than international stocks in general. Equities trading in developed markets outside the US and Canada, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, fell 13.79%. Stocks in emerging markets reversed course. After posting strong gains in 2017, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index finished down 14.58%. (Returns are in US dollars, excluding dividends.)

Global economy and interest rates

In contrast to 2017’s global synchronized growth, 2018 saw global divergence characterized by strength in the US and weakness in many other parts of the world. In the US, economic growth remained healthy but decelerated slightly in the third quarter. Corporate earnings were generally solid, companies continued to hire at a strong pace, and inflation remained benign. The US dollar strengthened against most other currencies, and oil prices declined.

Several emerging markets economies, such as Argentina and Turkey, faced severe challenges in 2018, and the performance of other countries ran somewhere in between. In China, economic activity weakened and imports slowed, which had a negative impact on other economies, particularly in Europe. In the United Kingdom, wage growth improved, but uncertainty regarding negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit) created a drag on stock prices. The European political backdrop became a bit more volatile late in the period, spurred by concerns over cohesion in the eurozone after the election of an anti-establishment coalition government in Italy that is skeptical of the European Union and widespread protests over stagnant wage growth in France.

Against this backdrop of decelerating economic activity and rising global tensions, many central banks continued to tighten monetary policy. In December, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised its target range for the short-term federal funds rate to 2.25%-2.50%, following three rate hikes earlier in the year. The Fed also moderated its median projection for additional hikes going forward. A number of other central banks raised rates or took other measures to reduce stimulus during the period. For example, the European Central Bank ended its quantitative-easing bond-purchase program. China, however, moved to stimulate its economy, but these efforts did not gain much traction.

Equity markets fluctuated sharply

Volatility picked up significantly in 2018. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) average annual level rose sharply in 2018 from 2017.

After kicking off the new year with a rally, stocks declined in early February in reaction to reports of a sharp rise in average hourly earnings, which triggered concerns about inflation and that the Fed might raise rates more quickly than expected. Stocks recovered but sold off again in March, driven by the prospects of a tariff trade war between the US and China. US companies continued to report strong earnings, fueled in part by tax cuts, and stocks advanced throughout the spring and summer.

In the fall, sentiment shifted again in reaction to Fed comments perceived by many as hawkish, weaker growth in China, and rising trade tensions. The price of a 42-gallon barrel of Current West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, which had risen to $76.41 per barrel in October, plunged to $45.41 at the end of the period. The year closed with a US government shutdown due to a stalemate over border wall funding. Many of these factors exerted pressure on European, Japanese, and US stock markets.

Strong earnings growth, combined with the market decline, brought US equity valuations down from elevated levels to multiples more in line with long-term averages. For the fourth quarter, the Russell 3000 returned -14.30% and the MSCI EAFE Index returned -12.54%, although the MSCI Emerging Markets Index held up better, declining 7.47%.

Investors’ desire for less-risky assets prompted a rally in US Treasuries in December. The yield on the 10-year note, which moves opposite to its price, ended the year up 28 basis points (0.28%) at approximately 2.68%.

S&P 500: leaders and laggards

Three of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors finished higher during the period. They were Health Care (+6.5%) and Utilities (+4.1%), which include defensive stocks less correlated to the economy, and Consumer Discretionary (+0.8%). Five sectors posted double-digit losses. Energy performed worst (-18.1%), hurt by the sharp drop in oil prices. The next worst-performing sectors were Materials (-14.7%), Industrials (-13.3%), Financials (-13.0%), Communication Services (-12.5%), Consumer Staples (-8.4%), Real Estate (-2.2%), and Information Technology (-0.3%).


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Growth and larger-cap stocks outperformed their counterparts

During the period, the Russell 3000 Growth Index fell 2.1%, while the Russell 3000 Value Index dropped 8.6%. Stocks with large market capitalizations, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, held up best, finishing down 4.8%. The Russell Midcap® Index fell 9.1%, and the Russell 2000® Index, which reflects the performance of small-cap stocks, dropped 11.0%. Smaller-capitalized companies often have more debt, making them more susceptible to rising rates.

International equity markets: best and worst performers

For the 12 months, the best-performing countries making up the MSCI Emerging Markets Index were Russia (+0.2%), Brazil (-0.1%), and Malaysia (-6.0%). The worst performers were South Africa (-24.3%), South Korea (-20.5%), and China (-18.7%). For the fourth quarter, Brazil’s market outperformed, returning 13.6%.

For the 12 months, the best-performing developed markets making up the MSCI EAFE Index were Switzerland (-8.2%), Australia (-11.8%), and France (-11.9%). The worst performers were Germany (-21.6%), Italy (-17.0%), and Spain (-15.7%).

Fixed Income Market Overview

Financial markets experienced a volatile year in 2018, particularly riskier assets. The total returns and excess returns on bonds relative to US Treasuries were generally low or negative.

Over the 12-month period, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the US investment-grade bond market, finished virtually flat with a return of 0.01%. Among key sectors, US agency mortgage-backed securities returned 0.99%, US Treasuries advanced 0.86%, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rose 0.78%, Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) dropped 1.26%, and investment-grade corporate bonds declined 2.51%.

Municipal bonds rose 1.28%. High yield municipal issues (rated below investment grade) rose 4.76% for the year. However, high yield corporate bonds fell 2.08%.

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), which reflects performance of investment-grade bonds in developing and emerging markets, declined 0.03%. Emerging markets bonds, as measured by the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), finished down 4.26% for the year.

Bond market highlights

Early in the reporting period, hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve (the Fed), anticipated fiscal stimulus from tax cuts, an increased supply of US Treasuries (particularly shorter-dated issues), and concerns about inflation exerted pressure on the prices of US bonds. These factors sent bond yields, which move in the opposite direction, higher. Later in the first quarter, concerns about trade friction between the US and China put pressure on riskier assets.

In the second quarter, rates diverged. Signs that the US economy was growing at a strong pace sparked concerns that inflation could pick up. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose above 3%. Meanwhile, growth in many other economies weakened. Rising rates in the US and a strong dollar, coupled with trade uncertainty and geopolitical concerns, helped expose structural weaknesses in several emerging markets, and prices of emerging market bonds fell sharply. Yields on Italian bonds rose significantly in reaction to political concerns in Italy.

Although the US economy grew at a healthy pace during the year, growth decelerated in the third quarter and economic activity in the eurozone slowed.

Risk aversion rose late in the period

In the fourth quarter, following a sharp spike in US Treasury bond yields in November, demand for higher-quality US bonds rose — driving their prices higher and yields down — as a result of a flight to quality, whereas riskier US assets such as high yield bonds sold off. The shift in sentiment was triggered by uncertainties regarding the economy amid growing concerns about a potential trade war, Great Britain’s negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit), and perceptions of a hawkish Fed.

In December, the Fed raised its federal funds rate target for the fourth time in 2018 but moderated its median projection for future additional rate hikes. The European Central Bank (ECB) halted its quantitative-easing asset purchases and issued guidance that it does not anticipate raising interest rates at least until after the summer of 2019. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell during the quarter to close the period at 2.68%.

For the fourth quarter, based on returns of the Bloomberg Barclays indexes, US Treasuries returned 2.6%. Agency mortgage-backed securities returned 2.1%, as their spreads widened amid the broad risk-off sentiment and higher net supply. CMBS advanced 1.7%.


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

US corporate bonds — excluding energy — remained supported by robust earnings, strong cash flows, positive economic growth, and tailwinds from tax reform, but underperformed US government securities. For the quarter, US investment-grade corporates returned -0.2%. High yield bonds declined 4.53%, as they were hurt by a drop in oil prices. The municipal bonds sector rose 1.20%. Yields on debt carrying a triple-A rating ended lower on the heels of the rally in US Treasuries.

Emerging markets closed the year at varying stages of economic and political cycles. For the fourth quarter, emerging markets bonds declined 1.26%, based on the return of the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), benefiting in part from a weakening US dollar following its strong rise during the year. Yields on China’s government bonds dropped significantly in November in anticipation of further monetary stimulus. Global investment-grade bonds, based on the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), gained 1.55% in the fourth quarter.


The Prudential Series Fund, SP International Growth Portfolio

 

  December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio: Class I

     -12.81     2.16     7.97

Portfolio: Class II

     -13.21       1.74       7.55  

MSCI EAFE® Index (GD)

     -13.36       1.00       6.81  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018 the SP International Growth Portfolio Class I shares returned -12.81% and the Class II shares returned -13.21%. The Portfolio’s Class I & II shares outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index (GD).

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

For 2018, the MSCI EAFE Index was down more than 13%, as a strong US dollar, trade war tensions, Brexit impasse, and economic/political problems in Italy all weighed on international equity market returns. (Brexit refers to the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union.) The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates four times and liquidity contracted, explaining at least part of the US dollar’s rise versus foreign currencies for the year. Meanwhile, global corporate earnings revisions turned negative, and geopolitical concerns increased. Given the softening of global economic growth, defensive, dividend-paying sectors such as utilities and health care protected on the downside, while interest-rate-sensitive sectors such as financials, materials, and consumer discretionary lagged. The international equity market tended to favor larger capitalization stocks with lower valuations that were also less volatile. Investors became more comfortable with household names given the choppier economic environment in 2018.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the reporting period, the Portfolio performed in line with the MSCI EAFE Index. Stock selection overall was additive to relative performance, as all three subadvisers (Jennison Associates, Neuberger Berman, and William Blair) tended to avoid highly volatile financials such as Italian banks. Furthermore, they tended to avoid the more speculative industrial and energy names as well, the latter of which was beneficial as the price of oil dropped. Stocks in these areas tend to have slower earnings growth rates. Instead, given their growth mandate, William Blair and Jennison favored companies in the faster-growing Internet software and services industry. Investments in this industry’s stocks were rewarded for the period, despite a tough fourth quarter.

In addition, price momentum and profit margins were key to positive Portfolio returns in 2018. William Blair incorporates momentum as part of its process. Each subadviser’s exposure to companies with a high percentage of earnings compared to sales further enhanced relative returns.

On the other hand, overweighted exposures to companies with higher volatility had a negative impact on Portfolio performance. Given that William Blair and Jennison especially focused on faster-growing companies, these names inherently became more volatile in a perceived global economic slowdown (which occurred in 2018), in the subadvisers’ view. In addition, given that the investments were in highly profitable companies, which generally reinvest profits into the company rather than pay dividends, the subadvisers were generally underexposed to dividend-paying companies, which was detrimental to performance for the period as investors were seeking income. Furthermore, an overexposure to smaller-cap stocks, especially by Neuberger Berman and William Blair, detracted. While these stocks are normally faster growing than their larger-cap counterparts, investors were seeking safety during the period, and so this positioning detracted from the Portfolio’s results.

Finally, both William Blair and Jennison had out-of-benchmark allocations to China, which had higher economic growth rates compared to the rest of the developed world. Following a very strong 2017, China’s economy slowed in the wake of trade war tensions with the US, and the subadvisers’ exposure to its equity market dampened the Portfolio’s results.

 

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The graph is based on the performance of Class I shares. Performance of Class II shares will be lower due to differences in the fee structure. Class II shares have associated 12b-1 and administrative fees at an annual rate of 0.25% and 0.15% respectively of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Benchmark Glossary — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

The indexes are unmanaged and include reinvestment of any income or distributions. They do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in a market index.

MSCI EAFE (Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index (GD) is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index generally accepted as a benchmark for major overseas markets. The GD version does not reflect the impact of withholding taxes on reinvested dividends.


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

 

SP International Growth Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.     2.8%  
Tencent Holdings Ltd.     2.7%  
Keyence Corp.     2.6%  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     2.1%  
Safran SA     2.0%  

 

For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments. Holdings/Issues/Industries/Sectors are subject to change.


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Fees and Expenses — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

As a contract owner investing in the Portfolio through a variable annuity or variable life contract, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Portfolio expenses. 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 investment options. This example does not reflect fees and charges under your variable annuity or variable life contract. If contract charges were included, the costs shown below would be higher. Please consult the prospectus for your contract for more information about contract fees and charges.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the Portfolio expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the Portfolio expenses you paid on your account during this period. As noted above, the table does not reflect variable contract fees and charges.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Portfolio costs only and do not reflect any contract fees and charges, such as sales charges (loads), insurance charges or administrative charges. Therefore the second line of the table is useful to compare ongoing investment option costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different contracts. In addition, if these contract fee and charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

The Prudential Series Fund Portfolio      Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2018
       Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2018
       Annualized Expense
Ratio based on the
Six-Month period
     Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month period*
 

SP International Growth

(Class I)

   Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 854.90          1.01    $ 4.72  
   Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.11          1.01    $ 5.14  

SP International Growth

(Class II)

   Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 852.60          1.41    $ 6.58  
   Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,018.10          1.41    $ 7.17  

* Portfolio 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 184 days in the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Portfolio’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Portfolio may invest.


 
   SP INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 97.1%         
COMMON STOCKS — 95.8%    Shares      Value  

Argentina — 0.4%

     

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

     1,084      $ 317,449  
     

 

 

 

Australia — 3.4%

     

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     14,990        230,090  

BHP Group PLC

     21,477        455,450  

Cochlear Ltd.

     4,321        528,234  

CSL Ltd.

     3,980        520,473  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     34,834        171,781  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     6,752        515,685  
     

 

 

 
        2,421,713  
     

 

 

 

Austria — 0.6%

     

BAWAG Group AG, 144A

     9,617        395,881  
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 1.1%

     

KBC Group NV

     11,506        749,810  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 5.4%

     

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     6,158        306,321  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Class A Stock)(a)

     13,137        503,804  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     7,615        563,985  

Dollarama, Inc.

     9,986        237,508  

Rogers Communications, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     8,761        448,960  

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

     4,539        628,425  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     20,444        571,000  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     11,129        553,189  
     

 

 

 
        3,813,192  
     

 

 

 

China — 7.4%

     

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*(a)

     14,605        2,001,907  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

     1,084        171,922  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     122,500        449,541  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     4,444        382,270  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

     1,507        354,703  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     46,778        1,872,343  
     

 

 

 
        5,232,686  
     

 

 

 

Denmark — 2.1%

     

Coloplast A/S (Class B Stock)

     4,578        425,721  

Novozymes A/S (Class B Stock)

     11,229        502,943  

Orsted A/S, 144A

     7,749        519,281  
     

 

 

 
        1,447,945  
     

 

 

 

France — 13.6%

     

Air Liquide SA

     1,602        199,378  

Airbus SE

     5,166        498,114  

Arkema SA

     4,016        345,497  

Capgemini SE

     4,515        450,266  

Dassault Systemes SE

     6,639        790,212  

Kering SA

     798        376,297  

L’Oreal SA

     5,069        1,171,114  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     4,877        1,445,524  

Pernod Ricard SA

     6,378        1,047,646  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

France (continued)

     

Remy Cointreau SA

     4,043      $ 458,440  

Safran SA

     11,383        1,376,268  

Schneider Electric SE

     3,344        229,759  

SPIE SA

     11,330        150,632  

TOTAL SA

     16,699        883,676  

Valeo SA

     3,989        116,908  
     

 

 

 
        9,539,731  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 6.1%

     

Brenntag AG

     5,073        220,155  

Continental AG

     1,617        225,227  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

     7,878        294,770  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     1,417        170,933  

Gerresheimer AG

     4,198        276,523  

Infineon Technologies AG

     42,140        843,749  

Rational AG

     480        273,731  

SAP SE

     4,480        448,531  

SAP SE, ADR(a)

     2,668        265,600  

Scout24 AG, 144A

     5,698        263,216  

Wirecard AG

     6,648        1,021,889  
     

 

 

 
        4,304,324  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 2.6%

     

AIA Group Ltd.

     132,200        1,096,196  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     133,404        710,677  
     

 

 

 
        1,806,873  
     

 

 

 

India — 2.5%

     

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     11,837        1,226,195  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

     5,088        544,415  
     

 

 

 
        1,770,610  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.8%

     

AerCap Holdings NV*

     9,833        389,387  

CRH PLC

     8,113        214,720  

Kerry Group PLC (Class A Stock)

     2,356        233,850  

Kingspan Group PLC

     9,782        420,366  
     

 

 

 
        1,258,323  
     

 

 

 

Israel — 0.8%

     

Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd.*(a)

     4,261        437,392  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*

     8,300        122,342  
     

 

 

 
        559,734  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 2.4%

     

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

     19,454        671,922  

Ferrari NV

     6,077        606,655  

PRADA SpA

     117,196        386,572  
     

 

 

 
        1,665,149  
     

 

 

 

Japan — 9.7%

     

Bridgestone Corp.

     8,500        327,226  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     7,400        785,599  

Hoya Corp.

     2,400        144,484  

Kao Corp.

     5,100        378,556  

Keyence Corp.

     3,660        1,852,169  

Kose Corp.

     2,500        391,507  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Japan (continued)

     

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2,800      $ 350,158  

Omron Corp.

     4,100        148,818  

ORIX Corp.

     29,600        431,098  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

     21,100        239,608  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

     6,600        377,484  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.(a)

     7,100        444,388  

SMC Corp.

     1,250        377,271  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     6,300        318,331  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     4,700        272,842  
     

 

 

 
        6,839,539  
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 0.3%

     

Tenaris SA

     17,289        187,037  
     

 

 

 

Macau — 0.5%

     

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     58,000        365,737  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 4.8%

     

Adyen NV, 144A*

     1,381        756,100  

ASML Holding NV

     6,434        1,015,240  

Heineken NV

     4,458        394,886  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     14,526        514,967  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     2,919        213,904  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class A Stock)

     16,175        477,596  
     

 

 

 
        3,372,693  
     

 

 

 

Portugal — 0.3%

     

Galp Energia SGPS SA

     13,100        207,440  
     

 

 

 

Singapore — 0.5%

     

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     21,400        371,479  
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 0.3%

     

Bid Corp. Ltd.

     10,419        191,896  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 1.4%

     

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

     11,845        459,748  

Amadeus IT Group SA

     7,331        511,818  
     

 

 

 
        971,566  
     

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.9%

     

Atlas Copco AB (Class A Stock)

     11,420        272,404  

Hexagon AB (Class B Stock)

     15,861        733,724  

Swedbank AB (Class A Stock)

     14,337        321,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,327,128  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 10.3%

     

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     3,194        206,643  

Geberit AG

     811        316,536  

Givaudan SA

     486        1,127,553  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.*

     6,629        237,085  

Lonza Group AG*

     2,454        640,468  

Novartis AG

     13,798        1,183,954  

Partners Group Holding AG

     1,094        663,947  

Roche Holding AG

     1,875        466,525  

SGS SA

     129        291,284  

SIG Combibloc Group AG*

     17,614        188,221  

Sika AG

     981        124,922  

Sonova Holding AG

     2,284        376,012  

Straumann Holding AG

     1,202        760,982  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Switzerland (continued)

     

Temenos AG*

     3,221      $ 388,717  

UBS Group AG*

     20,834        259,999  
     

 

 

 
        7,232,848  
     

 

 

 

Taiwan — 0.9%

     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     84,000        615,334  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 10.7%

     

Ashtead Group PLC

     19,063        398,664  

AstraZeneca PLC

     9,755        731,729  

Bunzl PLC

     17,209        520,314  

Compass Group PLC

     44,296        932,413  

DCC PLC

     2,760        210,932  

Experian PLC

     20,969        509,462  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

     5,477        153,872  

IMI PLC

     13,013        156,813  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     11,279        584,969  

Prudential PLC

     16,325        292,396  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     4,321        331,571  

RELX PLC

     44,997        928,153  

Rentokil Initial PLC

     44,452        191,410  

Segro PLC, REIT

     42,737        321,183  

Spectris PLC

     6,033        175,701  

St. James’s Place PLC

     90,847        1,095,437  
     

 

 

 
        7,535,019  
     

 

 

 

United States — 4.0%

     

Albemarle Corp.(a)

     2,427        187,049  

Aon PLC

     2,272        330,258  

Core Laboratories NV

     2,183        130,238  

Ferguson PLC

     9,985        639,818  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

     6,495        789,857  

Samsonite International SA, 144A*

     121,092        345,037  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*

     9,314        417,640  
     

 

 

 
        2,839,897  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $58,346,679)

 

     67,341,033  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.3%      

Germany

     

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (PRFC)

     2,639        289,015  

Sartorius AG (PRFC)

     4,914        616,292  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $642,888)

 

     905,307  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $58,989,567)

 

     68,246,340  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.2%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 7.3%

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     940,237        940,237  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $4,201,403; includes $4,193,135 of cash collateral for securities on
loan)(b)(w)

     4,201,802        4,201,382  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $5,141,640)

 

     5,141,619  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

     Shares      Value  

UNAFFILIATED FUND — 0.9%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds FedFund Portfolio
(cost $582,870)

     582,870      $ 582,870  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $5,724,510)

 

     5,724,489  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 105.3%
(cost $64,714,077)

 

     73,970,829  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS — (5.3)%

 

     (3,718,361
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 70,252,468  
     

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

 

144A   Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate
OTC   Over-the-counter
PRFC   Preference Shares
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

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 $4,091,580; cash collateral of $4,193,135 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

        

Argentina

   $ 317,449      $      $  

Australia

            2,421,713         

Austria

            395,881         

Belgium

            749,810         

Canada

     3,813,192                

China

     2,528,532        2,704,154         

Denmark

            1,447,945         

France

            9,539,731         

Germany

     265,600        4,038,724         

Hong Kong

            1,806,873         

India

     1,226,195        544,415         

Ireland

     389,387        868,936         

Israel

     559,734                

Italy

            1,665,149         

Japan

            6,839,539         

Luxembourg

            187,037         

Macau

            365,737         

Netherlands

     213,904        3,158,789         

Portugal

            207,440         

Singapore

            371,479         

South Africa

            191,896         

Spain

            971,566         

Sweden

            1,327,128         

Switzerland

            7,232,848         

Taiwan

            615,334         

United Kingdom

            7,535,019         

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

      

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities (continued)

              

Common Stocks (continued)

              

United States

     $ 1,855,042        $ 984,855        $  

Preferred Stocks

              

Germany

                905,307           

Affiliated Mutual Funds

       5,141,619                    

Unaffiliated Fund

       582,870                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 16,893,524        $ 57,077,305        $   —  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (6.0% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     7.3

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     6.0  

Banks

     5.8  

Capital Markets

     5.6  

IT Services

     4.8  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     4.8  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     4.1  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4.0  

Pharmaceuticals

     3.9  

Chemicals

     3.5  

Beverages

     3.4  

Personal Products

     3.4  

Software

     3.3  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     3.3  

Interactive Media & Services

     3.3  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     3.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.1  

Insurance

     2.7  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.7  

Automobiles

     2.6  

Building Products

     2.5  

Professional Services

     2.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.1  

Machinery

     1.5  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1.3  

Household Durables

     1.0  

Auto Components

     1.0

Entertainment

     0.9  

Electrical Equipment

     0.9  

Household Products

     0.9  

Unaffiliated Fund

     0.9  

Road & Rail

     0.8  

Electric Utilities

     0.8  

Biotechnology

     0.7  

Food & Staples Retailing

     0.7  

Construction & Engineering

     0.7  

Metals & Mining

     0.7  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.7  

Diversified Financial Services

     0.6  

Specialty Retail

     0.5  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     0.5  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     0.5  

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.5  

Multiline Retail

     0.3  

Food Products

     0.3  

Construction Materials

     0.3  

Industrial Conglomerates

     0.3  

Containers & Packaging

     0.3  
  

 

 

 
     105.3  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (5.3
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 4,091,580        $ (4,091,580    $   —  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $4,091,580:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $59,572,437)

   $ 68,829,210  

Affiliated investments (cost $5,141,640)

     5,141,619  

Cash

     1,478  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $23,193)

     23,391  

Tax reclaim receivable

     455,344  

Receivable for investments sold

     344,771  

Dividends and interest receivable

     26,516  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     14,124  

Receivable from affiliate

     7,848  

Prepaid expenses

     1,030  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     74,845,331  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     4,193,135  

Payable to affiliate

     175,000  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     116,108  

Payable for investments purchased

     58,571  

Management fee payable

     37,714  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     11,313  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  

Distribution fee payable

     26  

Administration fee payable

     16  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     4,592,863  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 70,252,468  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 70,252,468  
  

 

 

 
Class I:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $70,133,996 / 10,011,326 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 7.01  
  

 

 

 
Class II:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $118,472 / 17,500 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 6.77  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income (net) (foreign withholding tax $165,203, of which $12,225 is reimbursable by an affiliate)

   $ 1,463,554  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $14,010)

     25,158  

Affiliated dividend income.

     23,495  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     1,512,207  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     696,828  

Distribution fee—Class II

     360  

Administration fee—Class II

     216  

Custodian and accounting fees

     152,766  

Shareholders’ reports

     37,342  

Audit fee

     30,300  

Legal fees and expenses

     10,826  

Trustees’ fees

     10,706  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,681  

Miscellaneous

     34,991  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     985,016  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     (156,443
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     828,573  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      683,634  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(268))

     3,660,595  

Foreign currency transactions

     5,161  
  

 

 

 
     3,665,756  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $379) (net of change in foreign capital gains taxes $34,291)

     (14,942,732

Foreign currencies.

     1,350  
  

 

 

 
     (14,941,382
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (11,275,626
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (10,591,992
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 683,634     $ 506,261  

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

     3,665,756       4,282,697  

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

     (14,941,382     17,945,911  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (10,591,992     22,734,869  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold

     5,226,397       5,559,010  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (8,903,625     (8,075,448
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (3,677,228     (2,516,438
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      87,325        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (14,181,895     20,218,431  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     84,434,363       64,215,932  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 70,252,468     $ 84,434,363  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

The Prudential Series Fund (“Series Fund”), organized as a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Series Fund is composed of seventeen Portfolios (“Portfolios”), each with separate series shares. The information presented in these financial statements pertains to the SP International Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). The Portfolio is a diversified portfolio. For purposes of the 1940 Act a non-diversified Portfolio may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer than a diversified portfolio. Investing in a non-diversified portfolio involves greater risk than investing in a diversified portfolio because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified portfolio.

The investment objective of the Portfolio is long-term growth of capital.

 

1.   Accounting Policies

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

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

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

Various inputs determine how the Portfolio’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

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

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

 

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accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

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

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

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

Restricted and Illiquid Securities:    Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Portfolio may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under federal securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Portfolio may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, may be deemed liquid by the Portfolio’s Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Board. However, the liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

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

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

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

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

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

Master Netting Arrangements:    The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a Subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of the Portfolio. For multi-sleeve Portfolios, different Subadvisers who manage their respective sleeve, may enter into such agreements with the same counterparty and are disclosed separately for each sleeve when presenting information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC

 

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derivatives.Amaster netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty permits the Portfolio to offset amounts payable by the Portfolio to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Portfolio to cover the Portfolio’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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

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

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

Taxes:    For federal income tax purposes, the Portfolio is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for tax purposes. No provision has been made in the financial statements for U.S. federal, state, or local taxes, as any tax liability arising from operations of the Portfolio is the responsibility of the Portfolio’s shareholders (participating insurance companies). The Portfolio is not generally subject to entity-level taxation. Shareholders of the Portfolio are subject to taxes on their distributive share of partnership items. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains are accrued in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations. Such taxes are accrued net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income/gain is recorded taking into account any agreements in place with Prudental as referenced in Note 3. The Portfolio generally attempts to manage its diversification in a manner that supports the diversification requirements of the underlying separate accounts.

Distributions:    Distributions, if any, from the Portfolio are made in cash and automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Portfolio. Distributions are recorded on the ex-date.

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

 

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2.   Agreements

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment management services and supervises the Subadviser’s performance of such services. The Manager has entered into separate subadvisory agreements with each of Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”), Neuberger Berman Investment Advisors, LLC and William Blair & Company LLC (collectively, the “Subadvisers”), under which the Subadvisers provide investment advisory services for the Portfolio. The Manager pays for the services of the Subadvisers, the cost of compensation of officers of the Portfolio, occupancy and certain clerical and administrative expenses of the Portfolio. The Portfolio bears all other costs and expenses.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. PGIM Investments has contractually agreed through June 30, 2019 to waive a portion of its management fee equal to an annual rate of 0.011% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. All amounts paid or payable by the Portfolio to the Manager, under the agreement, are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

PGIM Investments has contractually agreed through June 30, 2019 to limit the net annual operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, administrative fees, taxes (such as income and foreign withholdings taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), interest, underlying funds, brokerage, extraordinary and certain other expenses such as dividend, broker charges and interest expense on short sales) of each class of shares of the Portfolio to 1.01% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager in accordance with this agreement may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The effective management fee rate net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.66% for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has a distribution agreement, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class I and Class II shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Portfolio’s Class II shares pursuant to a plan of distribution (the “Class II Plan”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class I shares of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the Class II Plan, the Class II shares of the Portfolio compensate PIMS for distribution-related activities at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

The Series Fund has an administration agreement with the Manager, which acts as the administrator of the Class II shares of the Portfolio. The administration fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has entered into brokerage commission recapture agreements with certain registered broker-dealers. Under the brokerage commission recapture program, a portion of the commission is returned to the Portfolio on whose behalf the trades were made. Commission recapture is paid solely to those portfolios generating the applicable trades. Such amounts are included within realized gain (loss) on investment transactions presented in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2018, brokerage commission recaptured under these agreements was $4,222.

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

 

3.   Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

The Portfolio may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (formerly known as Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund) (the “Core Fund”) and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (formerly known as Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund) (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. Through the Portfolio’s investments in the mentioned underlying funds,PGIM Investments

 

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and/or its affiliates are paid fees or compensated for providing their services. Earnings from the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

In February 2016, Prudential, the parent company of the Manager, self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and certain other regulators that, in some cases, it failed to maximize securities lending income for certain Portfolios of the Series Fund due to a long-standing restriction benefitting Prudential. The Board was not notified of the restriction until after it had been removed. Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the estimated loss associated with the unauthorized restriction. At the Board’s direction, this payment occurred on June 30, 2016. The estimated opportunity loss was calculated by an independent consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the independent trustees of the Portfolios. The per share amount of opportunity loss payment to each of the Portfolios is disclosed in the respective Portfolio’s “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2016.

The SEC Staff and other regulators continue to review the matter.

In March 2018, Prudential further notified the SEC that it failed to timely reimburse certain Portfolios for amounts due under protocols established to ensure that the Portfolios were not harmed as a result of their tax status as partnerships instead of regulated investment companies (RICs). Specifically, as a result of their partnership status, the Portfolios are subject to higher foreign withholding tax rates on dividend and interest income in certain foreign jurisdictions and/or are subject to delays in repayment of taxes withheld by certain foreign jurisdictions (collectively, “excess withholding tax”). Prudential’s protocols were intended to protect the Portfolios from these differences and delays. In consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the excess withholding tax in addition to an amount equal to the applicable Portfolio’s rate of return (“opportunity loss”) applied to these excess withholding tax amounts for periods from the various transaction dates, beginning January 2, 2006 (the date when the Portfolios were converted to partnerships for tax purposes), through February 28, 2018 (the date through which the previously established protocols were not uniformly implemented). The amount due to each Portfolio was calculated by Prudential with the help of a third-party consultant. Those amounts and the methodology used by Prudential to derive them, were evaluated and confirmed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The excess withholding tax analysis considered detriments to the Portfolios due to their tax status as partnerships arising from both timing differences (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is reclaimable) as described above as well as permanent tax detriments (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is not reclaimable). Further, the opportunity loss due to each Portfolio also was calculated by a third-party consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The aggregate previously unreimbursed excess withholding tax and opportunity loss payments for each affected Portfolio are disclosed in the respective Portfolio’s “Statements of Changes in Net Assets” and “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2018.

In addition to the above, Prudential committed to the Portfolios’ independent trustees that it would pay all consulting, legal, audit, and other charges, fees and expenses incurred with the matters described above. Prudential has made and continues to make these payments.

During the reporting period and in consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential instituted a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios for any future excess withholding tax within approximately 30 days of the pay date of the applicable dividend or interest income event regardless of whether the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences or permanent detriments resulting from the Portfolios’ partnership tax status. Working with its third-party consultant and a third-party consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential has since developed a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios in a more timely manner. That process is currently being reviewed and tested by Prudential’s third-party consultant.

In cases in which the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences and is reclaimable from the foreign jurisdiction, the affected Portfolios have the ability to recover the excess withholding tax withheld by filing a reclaim with the relevant foreign tax authority. To avoid a Portfolio receiving and retaining a duplicate payment for the same excess withholding tax, payments received by an applicable Portfolio from a foreign tax authority for reclaims for which a Portfolio previously received reimbursement from Prudential will be payable to Prudential. Pending tax reclaim amounts due to Prudential for excess withholding tax which Prudential previously paid to the Portfolios are reported as “Payable to affiliate” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities” and any amounts accrued but not yet

 

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reimbursed by Prudential for excess withholding tax is recorded as “Receivable from affiliate” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The full amount of tax reclaims due to a Portfolio, inclusive of timing differences and routine tax reclaims for foreign jurisdictions where the Portfolios do not incur an excess withholding tax is included as “Tax reclaim receivable” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities.” To the extent that there are costs associated with the filing of any reclaim attributable to excess withholding tax, those costs are borne by Prudential.

The following amounts have been accrued or paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      2018 Withholding Tax  

SP International Growth Portfolio

   $ 12,225  

The following amount has been paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      2018 Payments  

SP International Growth Portfolio

   $ 182,560  

The following amounts have been paid in 2018 by Prudential for previously unreimbursed excess withholding taxes and for the opportunity loss associated with excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments and timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      Opportunity Loss      Unreimbursed Excess
Withholding Taxes
 

SP International Growth Portfolio

   $ 41,949      $ 45,376  

The Portfolio may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that, subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2018, no such transactions were entered into by the Portfolio.

 

4.   Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended December 31, 2018, were $29,536,730 and $32,822,033, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2018, is presented as follows:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

     Cost of
Purchases
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
     Shares,
End
of Year
     Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

 
$  784,496      $  15,124,430      $  14,968,689      $      $     $ 940,237        940,237      $  23,495  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

 
  7,771,541        35,823,332        39,393,602        379        (268     4,201,382        4,201,802        14,010 ** 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 
$ 8,556,037      $ 50,947,762      $ 54,362,291      $  379      $ (268   $  5,141,619         $ 37,505  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period.

 

**

This amount is included in “Income from securities lending, net” on the Statement of Operations.

 

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5.   Tax Information

The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. The character of the cash distributions, if any, made by the partnership is generally classified as nontaxable return of capital distributions. After each fiscal year each shareholder of record will receive information regarding their distributive allocable share of the partnership’s income, gains, losses and deductions.

With respect to the Portfolio, book cost of assets differs from tax cost of assets as a result of the Portfolio’s adoption of a mark to market method of accounting for tax purposes. Under this method, tax cost of assets will approximate fair market value.

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

 

6.   Borrowings

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 4, 2018 through October 3, 2019. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Portfolio’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 4, 2018, the Portfolio had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Portfolio paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCAs is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

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

The Portfolio did not utilize the SCA during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

7.   Capital and Ownership

The Portfolio offers Class I and Class II shares. Neither Class I nor Class II shares of the Portfolio are subject to any sales charge or redemption charge and are sold at the net asset value of the Portfolio. Class I shares are sold only to certain separate accounts of Prudential to fund benefits under certain variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (“contracts”). Class II shares are sold only to separate accounts of non-Prudential insurance companies as investment options under certain contracts. Class I shares are also offered to separate accounts of non-affiliated insurers for which Prudential or its affiliates administer and/or reinsure the variable life insurance or variable annuity contracts issued in connection with the separate accounts. As of December 31, 2018, the Portfolio has Class II shares outstanding. The separate accounts invest in shares of the Portfolio through subaccounts that correspond to the Portfolio. The separate accounts will redeem shares of the Portfolio to the extent necessary to provide benefits under the contracts or for such other purposes as may be consistent with the contracts.

 

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As of December 31, 2018, all shares of the Portfolio were owned of record by the following affiliates of the Manager: Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (“PALAC”), Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“PLNJ”), Pruco Life Insurance Company (“PLAZ”) and Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) on behalf of the owners of the variable insurance products issued by each of these entities.

 

      Number of
Shareholders
     % of Outstanding
Shares
     % held by an
Affiliate
of Prudential
 

SP International Growth Portfolio

     5        97        97  

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

Class I:

   Shares     Amount  

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     650,361     $ 5,226,397  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,104,289     (8,893,515

Capital contributions

           87,174  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (453,928   (3,579,944
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     766,642     $ 5,559,009  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,106,799     (7,861,924
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (340,157   (2,302,915
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class II:

            

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,392   $ (10,110

Capital contributions

           151  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,392   $ (9,959
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

         $ 1  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (29,041     (213,524
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (29,041   $ (213,523
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8.   Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

The Portfolio’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below:

Emerging Markets and Foreign Securities Risk:    The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. The Portfolio’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks:    The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Portfolio invests could go down. The Portfolio’ holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Portfolio can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

Geographic Concentration Risk:    The Portfolio’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Portfolio invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.

 

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Liquidity Risk:    The Portfolio may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk includes the risk that the Portfolio may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. If the Portfolio is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Portfolio may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment, the Portfolio may incur higher transaction costs when executing trade orders of a given size. The reduction in dealer market-making capacity in the fixed-income markets that has occurred in recent years also has the potential to reduce liquidity. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Portfolio’s value or prevent the Portfolio from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Market and Credit Risk:    Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Portfolio’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Portfolio fall, the value of an investment in the Portfolio will decline. Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

 

9.   Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Reporting Updates

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The new ASU, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the Portfolio’s policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Manager has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and has determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures under the ASU effective immediately. At this time, the Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of the ASU related to new disclosure requirements and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

       SP International Growth Portfolio  
       Class I  
       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 8.05     $ 5.92      $ 6.14     $ 5.94      $ 6.30  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.07       0.05        0.05       0.03        0.03  

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

       (1.12     2.08        (0.28     0.17        (0.39
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (1.05     2.13        (0.23     0.20        (0.36
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.01 (b)             0.01 (c)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 7.01     $ 8.05      $ 5.92     $ 6.14      $ 5.94  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       (12.92 )%(e)      35.98      (3.58 )%(f)      3.37      (5.71 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 70.1     $ 84.3      $ 63.9     $ 71.5      $ 74.5  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.01     1.01      1.03     1.22      1.23

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.20     1.34      1.25     1.23      1.24

Net investment income (loss)

       0.83     0.67      0.80     0.51      0.55

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       37     45      57     48      55
       SP International Growth Portfolio  
       Class II  
       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 7.81     $ 5.76      $ 6.01     $ 5.83      $ 6.21  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.03       0.03        0.04       0.01        0.01  

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

       (1.08     2.02        (0.30     0.17        (0.39
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (1.05     2.05        (0.26     0.18        (0.38
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.01 (b)             0.01 (c)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 6.77     $ 7.81      $ 5.76     $ 6.01      $ 5.83  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       (13.32 )%(e)      35.59      (4.16 )%(f)      3.09      (6.12 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 0.1     $ 0.1      $ 0.3     $ 6.1      $ 6.9  

Ratios to average net assets(g):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.41     1.41      1.43     1.62      1.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.60     1.72      1.65     1.63      1.64

Net investment income (loss)

       0.44     0.39      0.61     0.13      0.17

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

       37     45      57     48      55

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(e)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (13.04)% and (13.45)% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (3.74)% and (4.33)% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(g)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(h)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SP INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO

AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of SP International Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2018, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents, or brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more PGIM and/or Prudential Insurance investment companies since 2003.

New York, New York

February 14, 2019

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

Information about the Trustees and the Officers of the Prudential Series Fund (the Trust) is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Trustees who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Interested Trustees.” The Trustees are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Trust and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

       
Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Susan Davenport Austin*

Age: 51

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital (Since 2014); formerly Vice Chairman (2013-2017), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2007-2012) and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Treasurer (2002-2007) of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation; formerly President of Sheridan Gospel Network (2004-2014); formerly Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (2000-2001); formerly Associate Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (1997-2000); formerly Vice President, Salomon Brothers Inc. (1993-1997); Member of the Board of Directors, The MacDowell Colony (Since 2010); Director (Since 2017); formerly Presiding Director (2014-2017) and Chairman (2011-2014) of the Board of Directors, Broadcast Music, Inc.; Member of the Board of Directors, Hubbard Radio, LLC (Since 2011); President, Candide Business Advisors, Inc. (Since 2011); formerly Member of the Board of Directors, National Association of Broadcasters (2004-2010).   Director of NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) (Since February 2015).   Since February 2011

Sherry S. Barrat*

Age: 69

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Vice Chairman of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services and banking institution) (2011-June 2012); formerly President, Personal Financial Services, Northern Trust Corporation (2006-2010); formerly Chairman & CEO, Western US Region, Northern Trust Corporation (1999-2005); formerly President & CEO, Palm Beach/Martin County Region, Northern Trust.   Director of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) (1998-Present); Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (Since July 2013).   Since January 2013

Jessica M. Bibliowicz*

Age: 59

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Adviser (Since 2013) of Bridge Growth Partners (private equity firm); formerly Director (2013-2016) of Realogy Holdings Corp. (residential real estate services); formerly Chief Executive Officer (1999-2013) of National Financial Partners (independent distributor of financial services products).   Director (since 2006) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.; Sotheby’s (since 2014) (auction house and art-related finance).   Since September 2014

Kay Ryan Booth*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Partner, Trinity Private Equity Group (Since September 2014); formerly, Managing Director of Cappello Waterfield & Co. LLC (2011-2014); formerly Vice Chair, Global Research, J.P. Morgan (financial services and investment banking institution) (June 2008-January 2009); formerly Global Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (financial services and investment banking institution) (1995-2008); formerly Associate Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (1987-1995).   None.  

Since January 2013

 

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Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Stephen M. Chipman*

Age: 57

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Group Managing Director International Expansion and Regional Managing Director, Americas of Vistra (Since June 2018); formerly Chief Executive Officer and Director of Radius (2016-2018); formerly Vice Chairman (January 2015-October 2015) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2010-December 2014) of Grant Thornton LLP.   None.   Since January 2018

Robert F. Gunia*

Age: 72

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Director ICI Mutual Insurance Company (June 2016-present; June 2012-June 2015); formerly Chief Administrative Officer (September 1999-September 2009) and Executive Vice President (December 1996-September 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly Executive Vice President (March 1999-September 2009) and Treasurer (May 2000-September 2009) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly President (April 1999-December 2008) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (December 2008-December 2009) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; formerly Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and Director (May 2003-September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Director (Since May 1989) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.   Since July 2003

Thomas T. Mooney*

Age: 77

Independent Chair Since July 2003

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Chief Executive Officer, Excell Partners, Inc. (2005-2007); founding partner of High Technology of Rochester and the Lennox Technology Center; formerly President of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce (1976-2004); formerly Rochester City Manager (1973); formerly Deputy Monroe County Executive (1974-1976).   None.   Since July 2003

Thomas M. O’Brien*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Vice Chairman of Emigrant Bank and President of its Naples Commercial Finance Division (Since October 2018); formerly Director, President and CEO Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Consultant, Valley National Bancorp, Inc. and Valley National Bank (January 2012-June 2012); formerly President and COO (November 2006-April 2017) and CEO (April 2007-December 2011) of State Bancorp, Inc. and State Bank; formerly Vice Chairman (January 1997-April 2000) of North Fork Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (December 1984-December 1996) of North Side Savings Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (May 2000-June 2006) Atlantic Bank of New York.   Formerly Director, Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Director, BankUnited, Inc. and BankUnited N.A. (NYSE: BKU) (May 2012-April 2014); formerly Director (April 2008-January 2012) of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York; formerly Director (December 1996-May 2000) of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.; formerly Director (May 2000-April 2006) of Atlantic Bank of New York; Director (November 2006-January 2012) of State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC) and State Bank of Long Island.   Since July 2003
   
Interested Trustee             

Timothy S. Cronin*

Age: 53

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  President of Prudential Annuities (Since June 2015); Chief Investment Officer and Strategist of Prudential Annuities (Since January 2004); Director of Investment & Research Strategy (Since February 1998); President of AST Investment Services, Inc. (Since June 2005).   None.  

Since October 2009

* The address of each Trustee is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

** Includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

† The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PGIM Investments LLC. The Funds for which PGIM Investments LLC serves as manager include the PGIM Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2 and 10, PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM ETF Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Advanced Series Trust, and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Edward C. Merrill, IV, CFA*

Age: 34

Vice President

  Vice President of Prudential Annuities (since December 2014); formerly Director of Prudential Annuities (December 2010-December 2014); formerly Manager of Prudential Annuities (August 2009-December 2010); formerly Senior Analyst of Prudential Annuities (October 2008-August 2009).   Since June 2017

Raymond A. O’Hara*

Age: 63

Chief Legal Officer

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of PGIM Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988-August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).  

Since June 2012

Chad A. Earnst*

Age: 43

Chief Compliance Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the PGIM Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.   Since September 2014

Dino Capasso*

Age: 43

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

  Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (June 2017-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly, Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel (January 2016-June 2017), and Vice President and Counsel (February 2012-December 2015) of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.   Since March 2018

Andrew R. French*

Age: 56

Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.   Since October 2006

Jonathan D. Shain*

Age: 60

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Since May 2005

Claudia DiGiacomo*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown Wood LLP (1999-2004).  

Since December 2005

Kathleen DeNicholas*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since May 2013) of Prudential; Managing Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (2011-2013); formerly Senior Counsel (2007-2011) and Assistant General Counsel (2001-2007) of The Dreyfus Corporation; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of MBSC Securities Corporation (2011-2013); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of The Dreyfus Family of Funds (2010-2012).  

Since May 2013

Christian J. Kelly*

Age: 43

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

  Vice President, Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); formerly, Director of Fund Administration of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2009-2018), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds (2017-2018); Director of Accounting, Avenue Capital Group (2008-2009); Senior Manager, Investment Management Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP (1998-2007).  

Since January 2019

Peter Parrella*

Age: 60

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).  

Since June 2007

Lana Lomuti*

Age: 51

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2005-2007), within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.  

Since April 2014

Linda McMullin*

Age: 57

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.  

Since April 2014

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Alina Srodecka, CPA*

Age: 52

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President of Tax at Prudential Financial, Inc. (Since August 2007); formerly Director of Tax at MetLife (January 2003-May 2006); formerly Tax Manager at Deloitte & Touche (October 1997-January 2003); formerly Staff Accountant at Marsh & McLennan (May 1994-May 1997).   Since June 2017

Charles H. Smith*

Age: 46

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2015) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2016); formerly Global Head of Economic Sanctions Compliance at AIG Property Casualty (February 2007-December 2014); Assistant Attorney General at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Division of Public Advocacy. (August 1998-January 2007).   Since January 2017

* The address for each officer is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

1 Excludes Mr. Cronin, an Interested Trustee who serves as President. Biographical and other information with respect to Mr. Cronin appears under “Interested Trustee,” above.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT    December 31, 2018

 

 

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Table of Contents

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

LETTER TO CONTRACT OWNERS

 

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

 

 

REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER

 

 

BENCHMARK GLOSSARY

 

 

PRESENTATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

FEES AND EXPENSES

 

 

FINANCIAL REPORTS

 

Section A   Schedule of Investments and Financial Statements
Section B   Notes to Financial Statements   
Section C   Financial Highlights   
Section D   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   
Section E   Information about Trustees and Officers   

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Letter to Contract Owners

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

DEAR CONTRACT OWNER

At Prudential, our primary objective is to help investors achieve and maintain long-term financial success. This Prudential Series Fund annual report outlines our efforts to achieve this goal. We hope you find it informative and useful.

Prudential has been building on a heritage of success for more than 135 years. We believe the array of our products provides a highly attractive value proposition to clients like you who are focused on financial security.

Your financial professional is the best resource to help you make the most informed investment decisions. Together, you can build a diversified investment portfolio that aligns with your long-term financial goals. Please keep in mind that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Thank you for selecting Prudential as one of your financial partners. We value your trust and appreciate the opportunity to help you achieve financial security.

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Timothy S. Cronin

President,

The Prudential Series Fund

January 31, 2019


Market Overview — unaudited   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Equity Market Overview

Stock markets worldwide retreated in 2018 and volatility spiked late in the year, triggered by uncertainties regarding interest rates, a potential trade war, slowing global economic growth, geopolitical issues, and other challenges.

In the US, the broad-based Russell 3000® Index and the S&P 500® Index returned -5.24% and -4.38%, respectively, for the year but held up better than international stocks in general. Equities trading in developed markets outside the US and Canada, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, fell 13.79%. Stocks in emerging markets reversed course. After posting strong gains in 2017, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index finished down 14.58%. (Returns are in US dollars, excluding dividends.)

Global economy and interest rates

In contrast to 2017’s global synchronized growth, 2018 saw global divergence characterized by strength in the US and weakness in many other parts of the world. In the US, economic growth remained healthy but decelerated slightly in the third quarter. Corporate earnings were generally solid, companies continued to hire at a strong pace, and inflation remained benign. The US dollar strengthened against most other currencies, and oil prices declined.

Several emerging markets economies, such as Argentina and Turkey, faced severe challenges in 2018, and the performance of other countries ran somewhere in between. In China, economic activity weakened and imports slowed, which had a negative impact on other economies, particularly in Europe. In the United Kingdom, wage growth improved, but uncertainty regarding negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit) created a drag on stock prices. The European political backdrop became a bit more volatile late in the period, spurred by concerns over cohesion in the eurozone after the election of an anti-establishment coalition government in Italy that is skeptical of the European Union and widespread protests over stagnant wage growth in France.

Against this backdrop of decelerating economic activity and rising global tensions, many central banks continued to tighten monetary policy. In December, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised its target range for the short-term federal funds rate to 2.25%-2.50%, following three rate hikes earlier in the year. The Fed also moderated its median projection for additional hikes going forward. A number of other central banks raised rates or took other measures to reduce stimulus during the period. For example, the European Central Bank ended its quantitative-easing bond-purchase program. China, however, moved to stimulate its economy, but these efforts did not gain much traction.

Equity markets fluctuated sharply

Volatility picked up significantly in 2018. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) average annual level rose sharply in 2018 from 2017.

After kicking off the new year with a rally, stocks declined in early February in reaction to reports of a sharp rise in average hourly earnings, which triggered concerns about inflation and that the Fed might raise rates more quickly than expected. Stocks recovered but sold off again in March, driven by the prospects of a tariff trade war between the US and China. US companies continued to report strong earnings, fueled in part by tax cuts, and stocks advanced throughout the spring and summer.

In the fall, sentiment shifted again in reaction to Fed comments perceived by many as hawkish, weaker growth in China, and rising trade tensions. The price of a 42-gallon barrel of Current West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, which had risen to $76.41 per barrel in October, plunged to $45.41 at the end of the period. The year closed with a US government shutdown due to a stalemate over border wall funding. Many of these factors exerted pressure on European, Japanese, and US stock markets.

Strong earnings growth, combined with the market decline, brought US equity valuations down from elevated levels to multiples more in line with long-term averages. For the fourth quarter, the Russell 3000 returned -14.30% and the MSCI EAFE Index returned -12.54%, although the MSCI Emerging Markets Index held up better, declining 7.47%.

Investors’ desire for less-risky assets prompted a rally in US Treasuries in December. The yield on the 10-year note, which moves opposite to its price, ended the year up 28 basis points (0.28%) at approximately 2.68%.

S&P 500: leaders and laggards

Three of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors finished higher during the period. They were Health Care (+6.5%) and Utilities (+4.1%), which include defensive stocks less correlated to the economy, and Consumer Discretionary (+0.8%). Five sectors posted double-digit losses. Energy performed worst (-18.1%), hurt by the sharp drop in oil prices. The next worst-performing sectors were Materials (-14.7%), Industrials (-13.3%), Financials (-13.0%), Communication Services (-12.5%), Consumer Staples (-8.4%), Real Estate (-2.2%), and Information Technology (-0.3%).


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Growth and larger-cap stocks outperformed their counterparts

During the period, the Russell 3000 Growth Index fell 2.1%, while the Russell 3000 Value Index dropped 8.6%. Stocks with large market capitalizations, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, held up best, finishing down 4.8%. The Russell Midcap® Index fell 9.1%, and the Russell 2000® Index, which reflects the performance of small-cap stocks, dropped 11.0%. Smaller-capitalized companies often have more debt, making them more susceptible to rising rates.

International equity markets: best and worst performers

For the 12 months, the best-performing countries making up the MSCI Emerging Markets Index were Russia (+0.2%), Brazil (-0.1%), and Malaysia (-6.0%). The worst performers were South Africa (-24.3%), South Korea (-20.5%), and China (-18.7%). For the fourth quarter, Brazil’s market outperformed, returning 13.6%.

For the 12 months, the best-performing developed markets making up the MSCI EAFE Index were Switzerland (-8.2%), Australia (-11.8%), and France (-11.9%). The worst performers were Germany (-21.6%), Italy (-17.0%), and Spain (-15.7%).

Fixed Income Market Overview

Financial markets experienced a volatile year in 2018, particularly riskier assets. The total returns and excess returns on bonds relative to US Treasuries were generally low or negative.

Over the 12-month period, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the US investment-grade bond market, finished virtually flat with a return of 0.01%. Among key sectors, US agency mortgage-backed securities returned 0.99%, US Treasuries advanced 0.86%, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rose 0.78%, Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) dropped 1.26%, and investment-grade corporate bonds declined 2.51%.

Municipal bonds rose 1.28%. High yield municipal issues (rated below investment grade) rose 4.76% for the year. However, high yield corporate bonds fell 2.08%.

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), which reflects performance of investment-grade bonds in developing and emerging markets, declined 0.03%. Emerging markets bonds, as measured by the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), finished down 4.26% for the year.

Bond market highlights

Early in the reporting period, hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve (the Fed), anticipated fiscal stimulus from tax cuts, an increased supply of US Treasuries (particularly shorter-dated issues), and concerns about inflation exerted pressure on the prices of US bonds. These factors sent bond yields, which move in the opposite direction, higher. Later in the first quarter, concerns about trade friction between the US and China put pressure on riskier assets.

In the second quarter, rates diverged. Signs that the US economy was growing at a strong pace sparked concerns that inflation could pick up. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose above 3%. Meanwhile, growth in many other economies weakened. Rising rates in the US and a strong dollar, coupled with trade uncertainty and geopolitical concerns, helped expose structural weaknesses in several emerging markets, and prices of emerging market bonds fell sharply. Yields on Italian bonds rose significantly in reaction to political concerns in Italy.

Although the US economy grew at a healthy pace during the year, growth decelerated in the third quarter and economic activity in the eurozone slowed.

Risk aversion rose late in the period

In the fourth quarter, following a sharp spike in US Treasury bond yields in November, demand for higher-quality US bonds rose — driving their prices higher and yields down — as a result of a flight to quality, whereas riskier US assets such as high yield bonds sold off. The shift in sentiment was triggered by uncertainties regarding the economy amid growing concerns about a potential trade war, Great Britain’s negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit), and perceptions of a hawkish Fed.

In December, the Fed raised its federal funds rate target for the fourth time in 2018 but moderated its median projection for future additional rate hikes. The European Central Bank (ECB) halted its quantitative-easing asset purchases and issued guidance that it does not anticipate raising interest rates at least until after the summer of 2019. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell during the quarter to close the period at 2.68%.

For the fourth quarter, based on returns of the Bloomberg Barclays indexes, US Treasuries returned 2.6%. Agency mortgage-backed securities returned 2.1%, as their spreads widened amid the broad risk-off sentiment and higher net supply. CMBS advanced 1.7%.


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

US corporate bonds — excluding energy — remained supported by robust earnings, strong cash flows, positive economic growth, and tailwinds from tax reform, but underperformed US government securities. For the quarter, US investment-grade corporates returned -0.2%. High yield bonds declined 4.53%, as they were hurt by a drop in oil prices. The municipal bonds sector rose 1.20%. Yields on debt carrying a triple-A rating ended lower on the heels of the rally in US Treasuries.

Emerging markets closed the year at varying stages of economic and political cycles. For the fourth quarter, emerging markets bonds declined 1.26%, based on the return of the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), benefiting in part from a weakening US dollar following its strong rise during the year. Yields on China’s government bonds dropped significantly in November in anticipation of further monetary stimulus. Global investment-grade bonds, based on the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), gained 1.55% in the fourth quarter.


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  December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Managers - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio: Class I

     -7.84     4.71     12.68

Portfolio: Class II

     -8.17       4.30       12.21  

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

     -4.75       7.42       15.12  

S&P Midcap 400 Index

     -11.08       6.03       13.68  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio Class I shares returned -7.84% and Class II shares returned -8.17%. The Portfolio’s Class I & II shares underperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index and outperformed the S&P Midcap 400 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

As 2018 began, global gross domestic product growth was accelerating, the labor market was continuing to strengthen, and lower US corporate tax rates were taking effect, helping to boost wages and capital spending. A sell-off in the fourth quarter reflected mounting investor concerns about a range of issues. These worries included the pace of US interest rate increases and the effect on US economic growth, decelerating expansion among non-US economies, the state of US trade alliances with major trading partners — most notably the rising risk of a trade war with China — and discord and uncertainties about domestic policy, which culminated in a partial US government shutdown as the year drew to a close.

The Russell Midcap Growth Index (the Index) finished the year with a -4.75% return. The materials, energy, and financials sectors lost the most ground, while utilities, consumer staples, information technology (IT), and health care posted gains.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

The financials sector was the largest source of relative weakness in 2018, as positions in capital markets, consumer finance, and banks underperformed the Index. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. was the largest detractor from performance during the year. It reported mixed financial results during the period, with good earnings but a surprisingly large amount of outflows. While Jennison Associates is disappointed in the lack of growth, it still thinks the company can accelerate earnings given healthy markets and return of capital to shareholders.

Energy also detracted from relative results during the period. Shares of Noble Energy, Inc. declined along with its broader peer group after fears of declining demand (due to a potential global economic slowdown) drove West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices down 38% in the fourth quarter. With prospects for growth in the Middle East, efficient use of capital and prudent cost management, Jennison believes Noble Energy could benefit over the medium- to long-term given its inexpensive valuation relative to peers. Jennison also likes its highly visible stream of production growth due to a combination of strong international and US assets, along with a clean balance sheet.

In the IT sector, two software positions contributed to performance. Red Hat, Inc., the market-leading vendor of Linux, an open-source computer operating system, benefited from several secular trends during the period, including a shift from UNIX to Linux, open-source virtualization and middleware, and cloud computing. The stock advanced sharply in October after IBM announced plans to buy Red Hat.

ServiceNow, Inc. is a leader in software as a service (SaaS)-based IT service management. The company reported strong results during the period, driven by growth in revenue, subscriptions, and billings. Jennison still believes there is tremendous growth potential, as the company executed exceptionally well in penetrating new customers, upselling existing customers, and in driving new product innovation and penetration during the period. These gains weren’t enough to overcome losses in other holdings, and ultimately the IT sector detracted from relative performance over the course of the year.

 

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The graph is based on the performance of Class I shares. Performance of Class II shares will be lower due to differences in the fee structure. Class II shares have associated 12b-1 and administrative fees at an annual rate of 0.25% and 0.15% respectively of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Managers - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Flex Ltd. was a notable detractor during the year. It delivers design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain insight and logistics to manufacturers. Earnings were disappointing during the period, as its relationship with Nike did not turn profitable as expected. Flex was eliminated from the Portfolio during the period.

Health care was the largest contributor to relative gains, led by Illumina, Inc. and Zoetis, Inc. In Jennison’s view, Illumina’s business goal is to build demand for its next-generation gene-sequencing technology, new product cycles, and untapped end markets beyond academic research, including noninvasive prenatal testing, oncology, and reproductive and genetic health. A dramatic rise in the company’s genotyping services during the period reflected increased consumer interest in family genetics. Additional growth is expected from nascent large-scale national population sequencing projects. The stock’s advance during the period reflected demand for its proprietary Novaseq gene-sequencer.

Zoetis is a pharmaceutical company for animal health medicines and vaccines for livestock and companion animals. Earnings were strong during the period, with US livestock a key driver of upside growth. Sales outside the US were also impressive, reflecting secular tailwinds for both the protein market and companion animals.

Consumer staples was another sector that contributed to relative performance, driven primarily by gains in Church and Dwight, which develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. The company reported strong organic revenue growth and accelerating sales for a fifth straight quarter. Jennison continues to like its leading position in niche categories, which enables it to raise prices without losing market share.

In terms of positioning, Jennison is generally more bullish on health care, technology, and consumer stocks, and cautious on cyclical sectors like industrials, materials, and financial stocks. Jennison will continue to carefully evaluate the fundamental outlooks of the holdings and make adjustments as necessary and as the overall market environment evolves.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Benchmark Glossary — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

 

SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
ServiceNow, Inc.     2.5%  
SBA Communications Corp.     2.4%  
Roper Technologies, Inc.     2.2%  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     2.0%  
Worldpay, Inc. (Class A Stock)     2.0%  

 

For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments. Holdings/Issues/Industries/Sectors are subject to change.


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Fees and Expenses — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

As a contract owner investing in the Portfolio through a variable annuity or variable life contract, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Portfolio expenses. 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 investment options. This example does not reflect fees and charges under your variable annuity or variable life contract. If contract charges were included, the costs shown below would be higher. Please consult the prospectus for your contract for more information about contract fees and charges.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the Portfolio expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the Portfolio expenses you paid on your account during this period. As noted above, the table does not reflect variable contract fees and charges.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Portfolio costs only and do not reflect any contract fees and charges, such as sales charges (loads), insurance charges or administrative charges. Therefore the second line of the table is useful to compare ongoing investment option costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different contracts. In addition, if these contract fee and charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

The Prudential Series Fund Portfolio      Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2018
       Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2018
       Annualized Expense
Ratio based on the
Six-Month period
     Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month period*
 
SP Prudential US Emerging Growth (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 893.20          0.68    $ 3.24  
   Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.78          0.68    $ 3.47  
SP Prudential US Emerging Growth (Class II)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 891.40          1.08    $ 5.15  
   Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,019.76          1.08    $ 5.50  

* Portfolio 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 184 days in the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Portfolio’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Portfolio may invest.


 
   SP PRUDENTIAL U.S. EMERGING GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 95.3%  
COMMON STOCKS    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

 

Hexcel Corp.

     41,407      $ 2,374,277  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.7%

 

Aptiv PLC

     25,149        1,548,424  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 2.1%

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     20,928        2,037,550  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     28,617        2,436,738  
     

 

 

 
        4,474,288  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 3.6%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     20,775        2,024,316  

Moody’s Corp.(a)

     18,368        2,572,255  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     66,590        3,260,246  
     

 

 

 
        7,856,817  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.3%

 

Albemarle Corp.(a)

     28,099        2,165,590  

FMC Corp.

     38,228        2,827,343  
     

 

 

 
        4,992,933  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%

 

Cintas Corp.

     14,371        2,414,184  

Stericycle, Inc.*

     36,214        1,328,692  
     

 

 

 
        3,742,876  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 1.8%

 

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     19,993        3,765,682  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.1%

 

Quanta Services, Inc.

     81,509        2,453,421  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 1.0%

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     22,381        2,211,243  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 1.3%

 

SLM Corp.*

     337,284        2,802,830  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.1%

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

     20,964        2,336,438  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.8%

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     58,735        3,976,359  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.2%

 

Amphenol Corp. (Class A Stock)

     41,348        3,350,015  

CDW Corp.

     42,350        3,432,467  
     

 

 

 
        6,782,482  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 1.0%

 

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     21,708        2,234,622  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.5%

 

Equinix, Inc.

     7,030        2,478,497  

SBA Communications Corp.*

     31,648        5,123,495  
     

 

 

 
        7,601,992  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.5%

 

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     25,767        1,895,421  

McCormick & Co., Inc.(a)

     9,075        1,263,603  
     

 

 

 
        3,159,024  
     

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.7%

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     27,253      $ 4,174,342  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

     34,444        3,050,016  

Teleflex, Inc.

     10,822        2,797,271  
     

 

 

 
        10,021,629  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%

 

Centene Corp.*

     34,377        3,963,668  

Premier, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     30,413        1,135,926  
     

 

 

 
        5,099,594  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.4%

 

Aramark

     76,754        2,223,563  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.(a)

     26,044        1,669,941  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     50,246        3,607,663  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

     40,597        1,720,907  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     11,546        2,434,128  
     

 

 

 
        11,656,202  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 2.1%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     42,843        2,817,355  

Clorox Co. (The)

     10,963        1,689,837  
     

 

 

 
        4,507,192  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.2%

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     17,951        4,784,301  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.7%

 

GrubHub, Inc.*(a)

     19,667        1,510,622  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 7.9%

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     43,099        4,419,802  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     17,046        3,165,783  

Global Payments, Inc.

     39,414        4,064,766  

Shopify, Inc. (Canada)
(Class A Stock)*(a)

     8,123        1,124,629  

Worldpay, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     56,455        4,314,856  
     

 

 

 
        17,089,836  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.3%

 

Illumina, Inc.*

     6,654        1,995,734  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     21,045        2,444,798  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     1,888        1,067,815  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     16,778        1,542,905  
     

 

 

 
        7,051,252  
     

 

 

 

Machinery — 1.9%

 

Fortive Corp.

     37,450        2,533,867  

IDEX Corp.

     11,744        1,482,797  
     

 

 

 
        4,016,664  
     

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

     126,425        2,491,837  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 1.7%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     33,397        3,609,548  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP PRUDENTIAL U.S. EMERGING GROWTH PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.6%

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

     110,483      $ 2,072,661  

Targa Resources Corp.

     39,588        1,425,960  
     

 

 

 
        3,498,621  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%

 

Catalent, Inc.*

     45,074        1,405,407  

Zoetis, Inc.

     21,035        1,799,334  
     

 

 

 
        3,204,741  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services — 3.7%

 

CoStar Group, Inc.*

     7,926        2,673,757  

IHS Markit Ltd.*

     73,674        3,534,141  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.*

     16,496        1,798,724  
     

 

 

 
        8,006,622  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.6%

 

CBRE Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     87,895        3,519,316  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*

     21,296        2,078,915  
     

 

 

 
        5,598,231  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.7%

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     16,799        1,562,979  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.3%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     44,002        3,776,692  

Lam Research Corp.

     7,928        1,079,556  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     255,102        4,130,101  

Microchip Technology, Inc.(a)

     34,484        2,480,089  

Universal Display Corp.(a)

     22,137        2,071,359  
     

 

 

 
        13,537,797  
     

 

 

 

Software — 9.5%

 

Coupa Software, Inc.*

     15,754        990,296  

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

     31,805        2,551,715  

HubSpot, Inc.*(a)

     11,232        1,412,199  

Paycom Software, Inc.*(a)

     9,493        1,162,418  

Proofpoint, Inc.*

     20,118        1,686,090  

Red Hat, Inc.*

     18,904        3,320,299  

ServiceNow, Inc.*(a)

     29,950        5,332,597  

Splunk, Inc.*

     38,542        4,041,129  
     

 

 

 
        20,496,743  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 6.4%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     25,543        4,022,001  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

     

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

     19,654      $ 3,197,116  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     39,141        3,256,531  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     13,504        3,306,319  
     

 

 

 
        13,781,967  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

  

PVH Corp.

     15,128        1,406,148  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $165,270,910)

        205,246,234  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 14.3%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     11,121,333        11,121,333  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $19,740,575; includes $19,703,086 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     19,742,849        19,740,874  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $30,861,908)

 

     30,862,207  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 109.6%
(cost $196,132,818)

 

     236,108,441  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS — (9.6)%

 

     (20,775,193
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 215,333,248  
     

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

 

LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate
REITs   Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

*

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 $19,398,604; cash collateral of $19,703,086 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP PRUDENTIAL U.S. EMERGING GROWTH PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

              

Common Stocks

              

Aerospace & Defense

     $ 2,374,277        $        $  

Auto Components

       1,548,424                    

Biotechnology

       4,474,288                    

Capital Markets

       7,856,817                    

Chemicals

       4,992,933                    

Commercial Services & Supplies

       3,742,876                    

Communications Equipment

       3,765,682                    

Construction & Engineering

       2,453,421                    

Construction Materials

       2,211,243                    

Consumer Finance

       2,802,830                    

Diversified Consumer Services

       2,336,438                    

Electrical Equipment

       3,976,359                    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

       6,782,482                    

Entertainment

       2,234,622                    

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

       7,601,992                    

Food Products

       3,159,024                    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

       10,021,629                    

Health Care Providers & Services

       5,099,594                    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       11,656,202                    

Household Products

       4,507,192                    

Industrial Conglomerates

       4,784,301                    

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

       1,510,622                    

IT Services

       17,089,836                    

Life Sciences Tools & Services

       7,051,252                    

Machinery

       4,016,664                    

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

       2,491,837                    

Multiline Retail

       3,609,548                    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       3,498,621                    

Pharmaceuticals

       3,204,741                    

Professional Services

       8,006,622                    

Real Estate Management & Development

       5,598,231                    

Road & Rail

       1,562,979                    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       13,537,797                    

Software

       20,496,743                    

Specialty Retail

       13,781,967                    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

       1,406,148                    

Affiliated Mutual Funds

       30,862,207                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 236,108,441        $   —        $   —  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (9.2% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     14.3

Software

     9.5  

IT Services

     7.9  

Specialty Retail

     6.4  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6.3  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     5.4  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     4.7  

Professional Services

     3.7  

Capital Markets

     3.6  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     3.5  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     3.3  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     3.2  

Real Estate Management & Development

     2.6  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.4

Chemicals

     2.3  

Industrial Conglomerates

     2.2  

Household Products

     2.1  

Biotechnology

     2.1  

Machinery

     1.9  

Electrical Equipment

     1.8  

Communications Equipment

     1.8  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1.7  

Multiline Retail

     1.7  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1.6  

Pharmaceuticals

     1.5  

Food Products

     1.5  

Consumer Finance

     1.3  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP PRUDENTIAL U.S. EMERGING GROWTH PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry Classification (continued):

      

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.2

Construction & Engineering

     1.1  

Aerospace & Defense

     1.1  

Diversified Consumer Services

     1.1  

Entertainment

     1.0  

Construction Materials

     1.0  

Road & Rail

     0.7  

Auto Components

     0.7  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     0.7

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     0.7  
  

 

 

 
     109.6  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (9.6
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 19,398,604        $ (19,398,604    $   —  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP PRUDENTIAL U.S. EMERGING GROWTH PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS  

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $19,398,604:

 

Unaffiliated investments (cost $165,270,910)

  $ 205,246,234  

Affiliated investments (cost $30,861,908)

    30,862,207  

Dividends receivable

    140,368  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

    21,449  

Tax reclaim receivable

    4,398  

Prepaid expenses

    2,008  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    236,276,664  
 

 

 

 
LIABILITIES  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

    19,703,086  

Payable for investments purchased

    994,350  

Management fee payable

    112,702  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    108,105  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

    19,609  

Payable to affiliate

    4,398  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

    980  

Distribution fee payable

    116  

Administration fee payable

    70  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    20,943,416  
 

 

 

 
NET ASSETS   $ 215,333,248  
 

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Partners Equity

  $ 215,333,248  
 

 

 

 
Class I:  

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $214,806,932 / 15,764,996 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

  $ 13.63  
 

 

 

 
Class II:  

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $526,316 / 41,097 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

  $ 12.81  
 

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)  
INCOME  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $9 foreign withholding tax)

  $ 1,872,158  

Affiliated dividend income

    139,739  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $46,188)

    56,584  
 

 

 

 

Total income

    2,068,481  
 

 

 

 
EXPENSES  

Management fee

    1,492,631  

Distribution fee—Class II

    1,467  

Administration fee—Class II

    880  

Shareholders’ reports

    63,859  

Custodian and accounting fees

    53,145  

Audit fee

    27,700  

Trustees’ fees

    12,021  

Legal fees and expenses

    11,227  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

    10,680  

Miscellaneous

    15,261  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,688,871  
 

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)     379,610  
 

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions (including affiliated of $(1,813))

    16,268,452  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments (including affiliated of $1,029)

    (34,364,908
 

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS     (18,096,456
 

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (17,716,846
 

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 379,610     $ 428,873  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     16,268,452       22,605,268  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (34,364,908     24,449,624  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (17,716,846     47,483,765  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold

     8,022,446       6,208,440  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (25,384,122     (21,736,799
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (17,361,676     (15,528,359
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      11,284        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (35,067,238     31,955,406  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     250,400,486       218,445,080  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 215,333,248     $ 250,400,486  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

The Prudential Series Fund (“Series Fund”), organized as a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Series Fund is composed of seventeen Portfolios (“Portfolios”), each with separate series shares. The information presented in these financial statements pertains to the SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). The Portfolio is a diversified portfolio. For purposes of the 1940 Act a non-diversified Portfolio may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer than a diversified portfolio. Investing in a non-diversified portfolio involves greater risk than investing in a diversified portfolio because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified portfolio.

The investment objective of the Portfolio is long-term capital appreciation.

 

1.   Accounting Policies

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

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

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

Various inputs determine how the Portfolio’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

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

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

 

 

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accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

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

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

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

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Portfolio may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under federal securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Portfolio may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, may be deemed liquid by the Portfolio’s Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Board. However, the liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

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

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

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

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

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

Master Netting Arrangements: The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a Subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of the Portfolio. A master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty permits the Portfolio to offset amounts payable by the Portfolio to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Portfolio to cover the

 

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Portfolio’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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

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

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

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, the Portfolio is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for tax purposes. No provision has been made in the financial statements for U.S. federal, state, or local taxes, as any tax liability arising from operations of the Portfolio is the responsibility of the Portfolio’s shareholders (participating insurance companies). The Portfolio is not generally subject to entity-level taxation. Shareholders of the Portfolio are subject to taxes on their distributive share of partnership items. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains are accrued in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations. Such taxes are accrued net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income/gain is recorded taking into account any agreements in place with Prudental as referenced in Note 3. The Portfolio generally attempts to manage its diversification in a manner that supports the diversification requirements of the underlying separate accounts.

Distributions: Distributions, if any, from the Portfolio are made in cash and automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Portfolio. Distributions are recorded on the ex-date.

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

 

2.   Agreements

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment management services and supervises the Subadviser’s performance of such services. The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”) (the “Subadviser”), under which Jennison provides investment advisory

 

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services for the Portfolio. The Manager pays for the services of the Subadviser, the cost of compensation of officers of the Portfolio, occupancy and certain clerical and administrative expenses of the Portfolio. The Portfolio bears all other costs and expenses.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.60% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. All amounts paid or payable by the Portfolio to the Manager, under the agreement, are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has a distribution agreement, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class I and Class II shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Portfolio’s Class II shares pursuant to a plan of distribution (the “Class II Plan”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class I shares of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the Class II Plan, the Class II shares of the Portfolio compensate PIMS for distribution-related activities at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

The Series Fund has an administration agreement with the Manager, which acts as the administrator of the Class II shares of the Portfolio. The administration fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has entered into brokerage commission recapture agreements with certain registered broker-dealers. Under the brokerage commission recapture program, a portion of the commission is returned to the Portfolio on whose behalf the trades were made. Commission recapture is paid solely to those portfolios generating the applicable trades. Such amounts are included within realized gain (loss) on investment transactions presented in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2018, brokerage commission recaptured under these agreements was $10,752.

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

 

3.   Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

The Portfolio may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (formerly known as Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund) (the “Core Fund”) and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (formerly known as Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund) (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. Through the Portfolio’s investments in the mentioned underlying funds, PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or compensated for providing their services. Earnings from the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

In February 2016, Prudential, the parent company of the Manager, self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and certain other regulators that, in some cases, it failed to maximize securities lending income for certain Portfolios of the Series Fund due to a long-standing restriction benefitting Prudential. The Board was not notified of the restriction until after it had been removed. Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the estimated loss associated with the unauthorized restriction. At the Board’s direction, this payment occurred on June 30, 2016. The estimated opportunity loss was calculated by an independent consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the independent trustees of the Portfolios. The per share amount of opportunity loss payment to each of the Portfolios is disclosed in the respective Portfolio’s “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2016.

The SEC Staff and other regulators continue to review the matter.

In March 2018, Prudential further notified the SEC that it failed to timely reimburse certain Portfolios for amounts due under protocols established to ensure that the Portfolios were not harmed as a result of their tax status as partnerships instead of regulated investment companies (RICs). Specifically, as a result of their partnership status,

 

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the Portfolios are subject to higher foreign withholding tax rates on dividend and interest income in certain foreign jurisdictions and/or are subject to delays in repayment of taxes withheld by certain foreign jurisdictions (collectively, “excess withholding tax”). Prudential’s protocols were intended to protect the Portfolios from these differences and delays. In consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the excess withholding tax in addition to an amount equal to the applicable Portfolio’s rate of return (“opportunity loss”) applied to these excess withholding tax amounts for periods from the various transaction dates, beginning January 2, 2006 (the date when the Portfolios were converted to partnerships for tax purposes), through February 28, 2018 (the date through which the previously established protocols were not uniformly implemented). The amount due to each Portfolio was calculated by Prudential with the help of a third-party consultant. Those amounts and the methodology used by Prudential to derive them, were evaluated and confirmed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The excess withholding tax analysis considered detriments to the Portfolios due to their tax status as partnerships arising from both timing differences (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is reclaimable) as described above as well as permanent tax detriments (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is not reclaimable). Further, the opportunity loss due to each Portfolio also was calculated by a third-party consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The aggregate previously unreimbursed excess withholding tax and opportunity loss payments for each affected Portfolio are disclosed in the respective Portfolio’s “Statements of Changes in Net Assets” and “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2018.

In addition to the above, Prudential committed to the Portfolios’ independent trustees that it would pay all consulting, legal, audit, and other charges, fees and expenses incurred with the matters described above. Prudential has made and continues to make these payments.

During the reporting period and in consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential instituted a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios for any future excess withholding tax within approximately 30 days of the pay date of the applicable dividend or interest income event regardless of whether the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences or permanent detriments resulting from the Portfolios’ partnership tax status. Working with its third-party consultant and a third-party consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential has since developed a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios in a more timely manner. That process is currently being reviewed and tested by Prudential’s third-party consultant.

In cases in which the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences and is reclaimable from the foreign jurisdiction, the affected Portfolios have the ability to recover the excess withholding tax withheld by filing a reclaim with the relevant foreign tax authority. To avoid a Portfolio receiving and retaining a duplicate payment for the same excess withholding tax, payments received by an applicable Portfolio from a foreign tax authority for reclaims for which a Portfolio previously received reimbursement from Prudential will be payable to Prudential. Pending tax reclaim amounts due to Prudential for excess withholding tax which Prudential previously paid to the Portfolios are reported as “Payable to affiliate” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities” and any amounts accrued but not yet reimbursed by Prudential for excess withholding tax is recorded as “Receivable from affiliate” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The full amount of tax reclaims due to a Portfolio, inclusive of timing differences and routine tax reclaims for foreign jurisdictions where the Portfolios do not incur an excess withholding tax is included as “Tax reclaim receivable” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities.” To the extent that there are costs associated with the filing of any reclaim attributable to excess withholding tax, those costs are borne by Prudential.

The following amount has been paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      2018 Payments

SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio

       $4,398

 

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The following amounts have been paid in 2018 by Prudential for previously unreimbursed excess withholding taxes and for the opportunity loss associated with excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments and timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      Opportunity Loss    Unreimbursed
Excess
Withholding
Taxes

SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio

       $2,128        $9,156

The Portfolio may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that, subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2018, no such transactions were entered into by the Portfolio.

 

4.   Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended December 31, 2018, were $104,125,551 and $122,837,133, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2018, is presented as follows:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

   Cost of
Purchases
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
     Shares,
End
of Year
     Income  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

 

$7,804,851

   $ 58,488,622      $ 55,172,140      $      $     $ 11,121,333        11,121,333      $ 139,739  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

 

23,453,443

     137,134,303        140,846,088        1,029        (1,813     19,740,874        19,742,849        46,188 ** 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

$31,258,294

   $ 195,622,925      $ 196,018,228      $ 1,029      $ (1,813   $ 30,862,207         $ 185,927  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

  *

The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period.

 

  **

This amount is included in “Income from securities lending, net” on the Statement of Operations.

 

5.   Tax Information

The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. The character of the cash distributions, if any, made by the partnership is generally classified as nontaxable return of capital distributions. After each fiscal year each shareholder of record will receive information regarding their distributive allocable share of the partnership’s income, gains, losses and deductions.

With respect to the Portfolio, book cost of assets differs from tax cost of assets as a result of the Portfolio’s adoption of a mark to market method of accounting for tax purposes. Under this method, tax cost of assets will approximate fair market value.

The Manager has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements for the current reporting period. The Portfolio’s federal, state and local income 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.

 

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6.   Borrowings

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 4, 2018 through October 3, 2019. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Portfolio’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 4, 2018, the Portfolio had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Portfolio paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCAs is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

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

The Portfolio did not utilize the SCA during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

7.   Capital and Ownership

The Portfolio offers Class I and Class II shares. Neither Class I nor Class II shares of the Portfolio are subject to any sales charge or redemption charge and are sold at the net asset value of the Portfolio. Class I shares are sold only to certain separate accounts of Prudential to fund benefits under certain variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (“contracts”). Class II shares are sold only to separate accounts of non-Prudential insurance companies as investment options under certain contracts. Class I shares are also offered to separate accounts of non-affiliated insurers for which Prudential or its affiliates administer and/or reinsure the variable life insurance or variable annuity contracts issued in connection with the separate accounts. As of December 31, 2018, the Portfolio has Class II shares outstanding. The separate accounts invest in shares of the Portfolio through subaccounts that correspond to the Portfolio. The separate accounts will redeem shares of the Portfolio to the extent necessary to provide benefits under the contracts or for such other purposes as may be consistent with the contracts.

As of December 31, 2018, all of Class I shares of the Portfolio were owned of record by the following affiliates of the Manager: Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“PLNJ”) and Pruco Life Insurance Company (“PLAZ”) on behalf of the owners of the variable insurance products issued by each of these entities.

In addition, the following number of shareholders held the following percentage of outstanding shares of a Portfolio, each holding greater than 5% of outstanding shares, on behalf of multiple beneficial owners.

 

      Number of
Shareholders
   % of Outstanding
Shares
   % held by an
Affiliate
of Prudential

SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio

       3        97        97

 

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Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

Class I:

   Shares     Amount  

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     526,326     $ 7,945,032  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,659,004     (25,324,498

Capital contributions

           11,256  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,132,678   $ (17,368,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     455,822     $ 6,194,368  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,580,585     (21,354,271
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,124,763   $ (15,159,903
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class II:

            

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     5,372     $ 77,414  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (4,223     (59,624

Capital contributions

           28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,149     $ 17,818  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     1,096     $ 14,072  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (28,884     (382,528
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (27,788   $ (368,456
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8.   Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

The Portfolio’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below:

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks: The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Portfolio invests could go down. The Portfolio’ holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Portfolio can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

Foreign Securities Risk: The Portfolio’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability.

Market and Credit Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Portfolio’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Portfolio fall, the value of an investment in the Portfolio will decline. Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

 

9.   Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Reporting Updates

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The new ASU, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair

 

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value hierarchy, and the Portfolio’s policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Manager has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and has determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures under the ASU effective immediately. At this time, the Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of the ASU related to new disclosure requirements and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

 

10.   Subsequent Event

On September 12-13, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the replacement of Jennison Associates LLC. as the Subadviser to the SP U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio with J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. This change became effective on January 28, 2019.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

     SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth
Portfolio—Class I
 
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

          

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 14.79     $ 12.08     $ 11.58     $ 11.86     $ 10.83  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.02       0.02       0.01       (b)      0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (1.18     2.69       0.47       (0.28     1.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.16     2.71       0.48       (0.28     1.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

     (b)(c)            0.02 (d)             
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 13.63     $ 14.79     $ 12.08     $ 11.58     $ 11.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

     (7.84 )%(f)      22.43     4.32 %(g)      (2.36 )%      9.51

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (millions)

   $ 214.8     $ 249.8     $ 217.7     $ 223.3     $ 249.1  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

          

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.68     0.71     0.69     0.67     0.68

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.68     0.71     0.69     0.67     0.68

Net investment income (loss)

     0.15     0.18     0.10     (0.01 )%      0.22

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

     43     39     35     34     45
     SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth
Portfolio—Class II
 
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

          

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 13.95     $ 11.44     $ 11.02     $ 11.33     $ 10.38  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.03     (0.03     (0.03     (0.05     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (1.11     2.54       0.43       (0.26     0.97  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.14     2.51       0.40       (0.31     0.95  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

     (b)(c)            0.02 (d)             
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 12.81     $ 13.95     $ 11.44     $ 11.02     $ 11.33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

     (8.17 )%(f)      21.94     3.81 %(g)      (2.74 )%      9.15

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (millions)

   $ 0.5     $ 0.6     $ 0.8     $ 0.8     $ 1.0  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

          

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.08     1.10     1.09     1.07     1.08

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.08     1.10     1.09     1.07     1.08

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.24 )%      (0.22 )%      (0.30 )%      (0.40 )%      (0.19 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

     43     39     35     34     45

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(c)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return.

 

(g)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 4.15% and 3.63% for Class I and Class II, respectively.

 

(h)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(i)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SP PRUDENTIAL U.S. EMERGING GROWTH PORTFOLIO

AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2018, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents, or brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more PGIM and/or Prudential Insurance investment companies since 2003.

New York, New York

February 14, 2019

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

Information about the Trustees and the Officers of the Prudential Series Fund (the Trust) is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Trustees who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Interested Trustees.” The Trustees are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Trust and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

       
Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Susan Davenport Austin*

Age: 51

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital (Since 2014); formerly Vice Chairman (2013-2017), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2007-2012) and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Treasurer (2002-2007) of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation; formerly President of Sheridan Gospel Network (2004-2014); formerly Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (2000-2001); formerly Associate Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (1997-2000); formerly Vice President, Salomon Brothers Inc. (1993-1997); Member of the Board of Directors, The MacDowell Colony (Since 2010); Director (Since 2017); formerly Presiding Director (2014-2017) and Chairman (2011-2014) of the Board of Directors, Broadcast Music, Inc.; Member of the Board of Directors, Hubbard Radio, LLC (Since 2011); President, Candide Business Advisors, Inc. (Since 2011); formerly Member of the Board of Directors, National Association of Broadcasters (2004-2010).   Director of NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) (Since February 2015).   Since February 2011

Sherry S. Barrat*

Age: 69

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Vice Chairman of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services and banking institution) (2011-June 2012); formerly President, Personal Financial Services, Northern Trust Corporation (2006-2010); formerly Chairman & CEO, Western US Region, Northern Trust Corporation (1999-2005); formerly President & CEO, Palm Beach/Martin County Region, Northern Trust.   Director of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) (1998-Present); Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (Since July 2013).   Since January 2013

Jessica M. Bibliowicz*

Age: 59

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Adviser (Since 2013) of Bridge Growth Partners (private equity firm); formerly Director (2013-2016) of Realogy Holdings Corp. (residential real estate services); formerly Chief Executive Officer (1999-2013) of National Financial Partners (independent distributor of financial services products).   Director (since 2006) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.; Sotheby’s (since 2014) (auction house and art-related finance).   Since September 2014

Kay Ryan Booth*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Partner, Trinity Private Equity Group (Since September 2014); formerly, Managing Director of Cappello Waterfield & Co. LLC (2011-2014); formerly Vice Chair, Global Research, J.P. Morgan (financial services and investment banking institution) (June 2008-January 2009); formerly Global Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (financial services and investment banking institution) (1995-2008); formerly Associate Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (1987-1995).   None.  

Since January 2013

 

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Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Stephen M. Chipman*

Age: 57

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Group Managing Director International Expansion and Regional Managing Director, Americas of Vistra (Since June 2018); formerly Chief Executive Officer and Director of Radius (2016-2018); formerly Vice Chairman (January 2015-October 2015) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2010-December 2014) of Grant Thornton LLP.   None.   Since January 2018

Robert F. Gunia*

Age: 72

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Director ICI Mutual Insurance Company (June 2016-present; June 2012-June 2015); formerly Chief Administrative Officer (September 1999-September 2009) and Executive Vice President (December 1996-September 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly Executive Vice President (March 1999-September 2009) and Treasurer (May 2000-September 2009) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly President (April 1999-December 2008) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (December 2008-December 2009) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; formerly Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and Director (May 2003-September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Director (Since May 1989) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.   Since July 2003

Thomas T. Mooney*

Age: 77

Independent Chair Since July 2003

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Chief Executive Officer, Excell Partners, Inc. (2005-2007); founding partner of High Technology of Rochester and the Lennox Technology Center; formerly President of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce (1976-2004); formerly Rochester City Manager (1973); formerly Deputy Monroe County Executive (1974-1976).   None.   Since July 2003

Thomas M. O’Brien*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Vice Chairman of Emigrant Bank and President of its Naples Commercial Finance Division (Since October 2018); formerly Director, President and CEO Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Consultant, Valley National Bancorp, Inc. and Valley National Bank (January 2012-June 2012); formerly President and COO (November 2006-April 2017) and CEO (April 2007-December 2011) of State Bancorp, Inc. and State Bank; formerly Vice Chairman (January 1997-April 2000) of North Fork Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (December 1984-December 1996) of North Side Savings Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (May 2000-June 2006) Atlantic Bank of New York.   Formerly Director, Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Director, BankUnited, Inc. and BankUnited N.A. (NYSE: BKU) (May 2012-April 2014); formerly Director (April 2008-January 2012) of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York; formerly Director (December 1996-May 2000) of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.; formerly Director (May 2000-April 2006) of Atlantic Bank of New York; Director (November 2006-January 2012) of State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC) and State Bank of Long Island.   Since July 2003
   
Interested Trustee             

Timothy S. Cronin*

Age: 53

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  President of Prudential Annuities (Since June 2015); Chief Investment Officer and Strategist of Prudential Annuities (Since January 2004); Director of Investment & Research Strategy (Since February 1998); President of AST Investment Services, Inc. (Since June 2005).   None.  

Since October 2009

* The address of each Trustee is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

** Includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

† The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PGIM Investments LLC. The Funds for which PGIM Investments LLC serves as manager include the PGIM Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2 and 10, PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM ETF Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Advanced Series Trust, and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Edward C. Merrill, IV, CFA*

Age: 34

Vice President

  Vice President of Prudential Annuities (since December 2014); formerly Director of Prudential Annuities (December 2010-December 2014); formerly Manager of Prudential Annuities (August 2009-December 2010); formerly Senior Analyst of Prudential Annuities (October 2008-August 2009).   Since June 2017

Raymond A. O’Hara*

Age: 63

Chief Legal Officer

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of PGIM Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988-August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).  

Since June 2012

Chad A. Earnst*

Age: 43

Chief Compliance Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the PGIM Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.   Since September 2014

Dino Capasso*

Age: 43

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

  Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (June 2017-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly, Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel (January 2016-June 2017), and Vice President and Counsel (February 2012-December 2015) of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.   Since March 2018

Andrew R. French*

Age: 56

Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.   Since October 2006

Jonathan D. Shain*

Age: 60

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Since May 2005

Claudia DiGiacomo*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown Wood LLP (1999-2004).  

Since December 2005

Kathleen DeNicholas*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since May 2013) of Prudential; Managing Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (2011-2013); formerly Senior Counsel (2007-2011) and Assistant General Counsel (2001-2007) of The Dreyfus Corporation; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of MBSC Securities Corporation (2011-2013); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of The Dreyfus Family of Funds (2010-2012).  

Since May 2013

Christian J. Kelly*

Age: 43

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

  Vice President, Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); formerly, Director of Fund Administration of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2009-2018), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds (2017-2018); Director of Accounting, Avenue Capital Group (2008-2009); Senior Manager, Investment Management Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP (1998-2007).  

Since January 2019

Peter Parrella*

Age: 60

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).  

Since June 2007

Lana Lomuti*

Age: 51

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2005-2007), within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.  

Since April 2014

Linda McMullin*

Age: 57

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.  

Since April 2014

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Alina Srodecka, CPA*

Age: 52

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President of Tax at Prudential Financial, Inc. (Since August 2007); formerly Director of Tax at MetLife (January 2003-May 2006); formerly Tax Manager at Deloitte & Touche (October 1997-January 2003); formerly Staff Accountant at Marsh & McLennan (May 1994-May 1997).   Since June 2017

Charles H. Smith*

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Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

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Table of Contents

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

LETTER TO CONTRACT OWNERS

 

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

 

 

REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER

 

 

BENCHMARK GLOSSARY

 

 

PRESENTATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

FEES AND EXPENSES

 

 

FINANCIAL REPORTS

 

Section A   Schedule of Investments and Financial Statements
Section B   Notes to Financial Statements   
Section C   Financial Highlights   
Section D   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   
Section E   Information about Trustees and Officers   

 

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Letter to Contract Owners

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

DEAR CONTRACT OWNER

At Prudential, our primary objective is to help investors achieve and maintain long-term financial success. This Prudential Series Fund annual report outlines our efforts to achieve this goal. We hope you find it informative and useful.

Prudential has been building on a heritage of success for more than 135 years. We believe the array of our products provides a highly attractive value proposition to clients like you who are focused on financial security.

Your financial professional is the best resource to help you make the most informed investment decisions. Together, you can build a diversified investment portfolio that aligns with your long-term financial goals. Please keep in mind that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Thank you for selecting Prudential as one of your financial partners. We value your trust and appreciate the opportunity to help you achieve financial security.

Sincerely,

 

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Timothy S. Cronin

President,

The Prudential Series Fund

January 31, 2019


Market Overview — unaudited   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Equity Market Overview

Stock markets worldwide retreated in 2018 and volatility spiked late in the year, triggered by uncertainties regarding interest rates, a potential trade war, slowing global economic growth, geopolitical issues, and other challenges.

In the US, the broad-based Russell 3000® Index and the S&P 500® Index returned -5.24% and -4.38%, respectively, for the year but held up better than international stocks in general. Equities trading in developed markets outside the US and Canada, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, fell 13.79%. Stocks in emerging markets reversed course. After posting strong gains in 2017, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index finished down 14.58%. (Returns are in US dollars, excluding dividends.)

Global economy and interest rates

In contrast to 2017’s global synchronized growth, 2018 saw global divergence characterized by strength in the US and weakness in many other parts of the world. In the US, economic growth remained healthy but decelerated slightly in the third quarter. Corporate earnings were generally solid, companies continued to hire at a strong pace, and inflation remained benign. The US dollar strengthened against most other currencies, and oil prices declined.

Several emerging markets economies, such as Argentina and Turkey, faced severe challenges in 2018, and the performance of other countries ran somewhere in between. In China, economic activity weakened and imports slowed, which had a negative impact on other economies, particularly in Europe. In the United Kingdom, wage growth improved, but uncertainty regarding negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit) created a drag on stock prices. The European political backdrop became a bit more volatile late in the period, spurred by concerns over cohesion in the eurozone after the election of an anti-establishment coalition government in Italy that is skeptical of the European Union and widespread protests over stagnant wage growth in France.

Against this backdrop of decelerating economic activity and rising global tensions, many central banks continued to tighten monetary policy. In December, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised its target range for the short-term federal funds rate to 2.25%-2.50%, following three rate hikes earlier in the year. The Fed also moderated its median projection for additional hikes going forward. A number of other central banks raised rates or took other measures to reduce stimulus during the period. For example, the European Central Bank ended its quantitative-easing bond-purchase program. China, however, moved to stimulate its economy, but these efforts did not gain much traction.

Equity markets fluctuated sharply

Volatility picked up significantly in 2018. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) average annual level rose sharply in 2018 from 2017.

After kicking off the new year with a rally, stocks declined in early February in reaction to reports of a sharp rise in average hourly earnings, which triggered concerns about inflation and that the Fed might raise rates more quickly than expected. Stocks recovered but sold off again in March, driven by the prospects of a tariff trade war between the US and China. US companies continued to report strong earnings, fueled in part by tax cuts, and stocks advanced throughout the spring and summer.

In the fall, sentiment shifted again in reaction to Fed comments perceived by many as hawkish, weaker growth in China, and rising trade tensions. The price of a 42-gallon barrel of Current West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, which had risen to $76.41 per barrel in October, plunged to $45.41 at the end of the period. The year closed with a US government shutdown due to a stalemate over border wall funding. Many of these factors exerted pressure on European, Japanese, and US stock markets.

Strong earnings growth, combined with the market decline, brought US equity valuations down from elevated levels to multiples more in line with long-term averages. For the fourth quarter, the Russell 3000 returned -14.30% and the MSCI EAFE Index returned -12.54%, although the MSCI Emerging Markets Index held up better, declining 7.47%.

Investors’ desire for less-risky assets prompted a rally in US Treasuries in December. The yield on the 10-year note, which moves opposite to its price, ended the year up 28 basis points (0.28%) at approximately 2.68%.

S&P 500: leaders and laggards

Three of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors finished higher during the period. They were Health Care (+6.5%) and Utilities (+4.1%), which include defensive stocks less correlated to the economy, and Consumer Discretionary (+0.8%). Five sectors posted double-digit losses. Energy performed worst (-18.1%), hurt by the sharp drop in oil prices. The next worst-performing sectors were Materials (-14.7%), Industrials (-13.3%), Financials (-13.0%), Communication Services (-12.5%), Consumer Staples (-8.4%), Real Estate (-2.2%), and Information Technology (-0.3%).


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Growth and larger-cap stocks outperformed their counterparts

During the period, the Russell 3000 Growth Index fell 2.1%, while the Russell 3000 Value Index dropped 8.6%. Stocks with large market capitalizations, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, held up best, finishing down 4.8%. The Russell Midcap® Index fell 9.1%, and the Russell 2000® Index, which reflects the performance of small-cap stocks, dropped 11.0%. Smaller-capitalized companies often have more debt, making them more susceptible to rising rates.

International equity markets: best and worst performers

For the 12 months, the best-performing countries making up the MSCI Emerging Markets Index were Russia (+0.2%), Brazil (-0.1%), and Malaysia (-6.0%). The worst performers were South Africa (-24.3%), South Korea (-20.5%), and China (-18.7%). For the fourth quarter, Brazil’s market outperformed, returning 13.6%.

For the 12 months, the best-performing developed markets making up the MSCI EAFE Index were Switzerland (-8.2%), Australia (-11.8%), and France (-11.9%). The worst performers were Germany (-21.6%), Italy (-17.0%), and Spain (-15.7%).

Fixed Income Market Overview

Financial markets experienced a volatile year in 2018, particularly riskier assets. The total returns and excess returns on bonds relative to US Treasuries were generally low or negative.

Over the 12-month period, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the US investment-grade bond market, finished virtually flat with a return of 0.01%. Among key sectors, US agency mortgage-backed securities returned 0.99%, US Treasuries advanced 0.86%, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rose 0.78%, Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) dropped 1.26%, and investment-grade corporate bonds declined 2.51%.

Municipal bonds rose 1.28%. High yield municipal issues (rated below investment grade) rose 4.76% for the year. However, high yield corporate bonds fell 2.08%.

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), which reflects performance of investment-grade bonds in developing and emerging markets, declined 0.03%. Emerging markets bonds, as measured by the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), finished down 4.26% for the year.

Bond market highlights

Early in the reporting period, hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve (the Fed), anticipated fiscal stimulus from tax cuts, an increased supply of US Treasuries (particularly shorter-dated issues), and concerns about inflation exerted pressure on the prices of US bonds. These factors sent bond yields, which move in the opposite direction, higher. Later in the first quarter, concerns about trade friction between the US and China put pressure on riskier assets.

In the second quarter, rates diverged. Signs that the US economy was growing at a strong pace sparked concerns that inflation could pick up. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose above 3%. Meanwhile, growth in many other economies weakened. Rising rates in the US and a strong dollar, coupled with trade uncertainty and geopolitical concerns, helped expose structural weaknesses in several emerging markets, and prices of emerging market bonds fell sharply. Yields on Italian bonds rose significantly in reaction to political concerns in Italy.

Although the US economy grew at a healthy pace during the year, growth decelerated in the third quarter and economic activity in the eurozone slowed.

Risk aversion rose late in the period

In the fourth quarter, following a sharp spike in US Treasury bond yields in November, demand for higher-quality US bonds rose — driving their prices higher and yields down — as a result of a flight to quality, whereas riskier US assets such as high yield bonds sold off. The shift in sentiment was triggered by uncertainties regarding the economy amid growing concerns about a potential trade war, Great Britain’s negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit), and perceptions of a hawkish Fed.

In December, the Fed raised its federal funds rate target for the fourth time in 2018 but moderated its median projection for future additional rate hikes. The European Central Bank (ECB) halted its quantitative-easing asset purchases and issued guidance that it does not anticipate raising interest rates at least until after the summer of 2019. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell during the quarter to close the period at 2.68%.

For the fourth quarter, based on returns of the Bloomberg Barclays indexes, US Treasuries returned 2.6%. Agency mortgage-backed securities returned 2.1%, as their spreads widened amid the broad risk-off sentiment and higher net supply. CMBS advanced 1.7%.


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

US corporate bonds — excluding energy — remained supported by robust earnings, strong cash flows, positive economic growth, and tailwinds from tax reform, but underperformed US government securities. For the quarter, US investment-grade corporates returned -0.2%. High yield bonds declined 4.53%, as they were hurt by a drop in oil prices. The municipal bonds sector rose 1.20%. Yields on debt carrying a triple-A rating ended lower on the heels of the rally in US Treasuries.

Emerging markets closed the year at varying stages of economic and political cycles. For the fourth quarter, emerging markets bonds declined 1.26%, based on the return of the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), benefiting in part from a weakening US dollar following its strong rise during the year. Yields on China’s government bonds dropped significantly in November in anticipation of further monetary stimulus. Global investment-grade bonds, based on the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), gained 1.55% in the fourth quarter.


The Prudential Series Fund, SP Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

  December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio

     -13.79     3.80     11.93

Russell 2000® Value Index

     -12.86       3.61       10.40  

Russell 2500 Index

     -10.00       5.15       13.15  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

 

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the SP Small Cap Value Portfolio returned -13.79%. The Portfolio underperformed both the Russell 2000 Value Index and the Russell 2500 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

Despite a strong start to the year amid solid economic data, a $1.5 trillion tax reform plan, and a favorable earnings season, US equities endured a challenging and volatile year. The Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised interest rates four times in 2018 and communicated an upbeat view of the economic outlook, spurred by strong US labor and inflation data. Despite the strong fundamentals, escalating trade tensions, fears of a global economic slowdown, and populist politics weighed on investor sentiment throughout the year. US equities fell sharply in the fourth quarter, as investor sentiment rapidly deteriorated in the wake of escalating trade and political uncertainty and a delayed response to an earlier sell-off in global rates. The correction created tighter US financial conditions, which had been resilient to earlier Fed rate hikes. US equities saw a temporary reprieve in November due to more accommodative comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and encouraging progress toward China-US trade talks. However, the recovery was short-lived. US equities plunged in December over renewed investor fears sparked by the arrest of a Chinese technology executive, a partial US federal government shutdown, and President Trump’s criticism of Powell. The year’s best-performing sectors were health care, utilities, and information technology, while the worst-performing sectors were energy, materials, and industrials. Overall, small-cap equities underperformed the broader market, with the Russell 2000® Index declining 11.01% and the S&P 500® Index falling 4.38%.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During 2018, the Portfolio underperformed the Russell 2000® Value Index. For the year, investment in the industrials sector detracted from returns, while stock selection in information technology contributed to performance.

Burlington Stores, Inc. (0.9% of the Portfolio), a major off-price clothing retailer in the US, was a top contributor to the Portfolio’s returns for the year. The company reported solid earnings and exhibited substantial store productivity, with an increase in same-store sales. Burlington Stores also upgraded and opened stores in high-traffic centers due to real estate availability, which translated into high-mid-digit sales growth and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) margin expansion. Despite the many headwinds facing retailers, including higher wage and freight costs, Burlington Stores improved gross margins, due in part to tax cuts, as well as a lower markdown rate. Goldman Sachs believes the company will continue to widen margins in 2019, aided by strong top-line sales fueled by its continued enhancement of underpenetrated categories such as home, beauty, toy, and baby products.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (0.6% of the Portfolio), which distributes roofing and building materials in the US and Canada, was a major detractor for the year. During the first and second quarters, its gross margins came under pressure as input costs increased, leading to a shortfall in earnings. While the company was able to overcome cost headwinds in the third quarter, it still missed consensus expectations due to mild weather and a decline in organic sales in its residential roofing business. Going into 2019, Goldman Sachs believes the company will have a more favorable backdrop, with better relative weather comparisons and potential cost synergies from its 2018 acquisition of Allied Building Products Corp. Goldman Sachs also has confidence in the company’s experienced management team, which has been able to execute its strategy over multiple cycles and return value to shareholders.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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Benchmark Glossary — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

The indexes are unmanaged and include reinvestment of any income or distributions. They do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in a market index.

For Russell Indexes: Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.

Russell 2500 Index is an unmanaged market cap-weighted index that measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 17% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower forecasted growth values.


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Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

SP Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF     1.5%  
ALLETE, Inc.     1.2%  
IDACORP, Inc.     1.1%  
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust     1.1%  
Chesapeake Lodging Trust     1.0%  

 

For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments. Holdings/Issues/Industries/Sectors are subject to change.


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Fees and Expenses — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

As a contract owner investing in the Portfolio through a variable annuity or variable life contract, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Portfolio expenses. 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 investment options. This example does not reflect fees and charges under your variable annuity or variable life contract. If contract charges were included, the costs shown below would be higher. Please consult the prospectus for your contract for more information about contract fees and charges.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the Portfolio expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the Portfolio expenses you paid on your account during this period. As noted above, the table does not reflect variable contract fees and charges.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Portfolio costs only and do not reflect any contract fees and charges, such as sales charges (loads), insurance charges or administrative charges. Therefore the second line of the table is useful to compare ongoing investment option costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different contracts. In addition, if these contract fee and charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

The Prudential Series Fund Portfolio      Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2018
       Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2018
       Annualized Expense
Ratio based on the
Six-Month period
     Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month period*
 
SP Small Cap Value (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 847.90          0.99    $ 4.61  
   Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.21          0.99    $ 5.04  

* Portfolio expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Portfolio’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Portfolio may invest.


 
   SP SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 97.5%         
COMMON STOCKS — 96.1%    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%

     

AAR Corp.

     8,641      $ 322,655  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*

     9,679        340,991  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     8,638        882,113  

Esterline Technologies Corp.*

     7,185        872,618  

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

     3,836        181,404  

Moog, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     9,248        716,535  
     

 

 

 
        3,316,316  
     

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 1.1%

     

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

     49,959        1,139,565  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     2,222        93,746  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     15,003        305,011  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

     6,758        385,476  
     

 

 

 
        1,923,798  
     

 

 

 

Airlines — 1.3%

     

SkyWest, Inc.

     24,493        1,089,204  

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

     22,035        1,276,267  
     

 

 

 
        2,365,471  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.3%

     

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     34,468        382,595  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     4,226        204,665  
     

 

 

 
        587,260  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 17.1%

     

Amalgamated Bank (Class A Stock)(a)

     22,507        438,887  

Ameris Bancorp

     20,158        638,404  

BancorpSouth Bank

     27,024        706,407  

Banner Corp.

     30,155        1,612,689  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     42,233        446,403  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     42,770        591,081  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     11,644        400,554  

CenterState Bank Corp.

     48,208        1,014,296  

Chemical Financial Corp.

     31,166        1,140,987  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     40,498        1,469,672  

Community Bank System, Inc.(a)

     22,074        1,286,914  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     29,931        552,826  

CVB Financial Corp.

     69,944        1,414,967  

FB Financial Corp.

     10,794        378,006  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.(a)

     21,123        1,218,586  

First Merchants Corp.

     31,999        1,096,606  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     40,056        793,509  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

     14,275        284,786  

Flushing Financial Corp.

     22,360        481,411  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.(a)

     38,755        1,535,473  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     42,148        1,317,125  

Guaranty Bancorp

     14,971        310,648  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     20,516        609,736  

Home BancShares, Inc.

     35,390        578,273  

Independent Bank Corp.(a)

     18,788        1,320,984  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     16,563        758,089  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

     21,155        849,585  

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

     41,381        1,327,916  

National Commerce Corp.*

     10,999        395,964  

Old Line Bancshares, Inc.

     7,463        196,426  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Banks (continued)

     

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*

     8,793      $ 224,397  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     21,531        992,579  

Renasant Corp.

     35,652        1,075,977  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

     14,023        439,481  

South State Corp.

     17,461        1,046,787  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     5,060        258,515  

Towne Bank

     22,207        531,858  

TriCo Bancshares

     14,631        494,382  

Union Bankshares Corp.

     21,091        595,399  
     

 

 

 
        30,826,585  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.3%

     

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

     7,581        449,402  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.2%

     

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     12,374        321,229  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.5%

     

BrightSphere Investment Group PLC

     50,287        537,065  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     17,328        637,670  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     25,805        1,068,843  

Virtu Financial, Inc. (Class A Stock)(a)

     15,672        403,711  
     

 

 

 
        2,647,289  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.8%

     

HB Fuller Co.

     22,335        953,035  

Ingevity Corp.*

     10,281        860,417  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     4,152        737,852  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     12,159        679,080  

Tronox Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     5,280        41,078  
     

 

 

 
        3,271,462  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%

 

ABM Industries, Inc.

     19,583        628,810  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.*

     30,564        731,702  

Brady Corp. (Class A Stock)

     15,863        689,406  

Mobile Mini, Inc.

     15,351        487,394  

US Ecology, Inc.

     6,731        423,919  
     

 

 

 
        2,961,231  
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 2.6%

 

Ciena Corp.*

     49,997        1,695,398  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*(a)

     47,939        1,132,799  

Plantronics, Inc.

     9,822        325,108  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

     147,152        1,478,878  
     

 

 

 
        4,632,183  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.2%

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     12,235        730,307  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     11,218        451,861  

KBR, Inc.

     61,877        939,293  
     

 

 

 
        2,121,461  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.1%

 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     29,580        1,399,726  

Chegg, Inc.*

     21,496        610,916  
     

 

 

 
        2,010,642  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 4.7%

     

ALLETE, Inc.

     28,553        2,176,310  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

     

El Paso Electric Co.

     19,726      $ 988,864  

IDACORP, Inc.

     21,816        2,030,197  

PNM Resources, Inc.

     34,451        1,415,592  

Portland General Electric Co.

     39,277        1,800,850  
     

 

 

 
        8,411,813  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.7%

 

CTS Corp.

     26,048        674,383  

II-VI, Inc.*

     15,316        497,157  

Knowles Corp.*

     31,535        419,731  

Rogers Corp.*

     3,999        396,141  

SYNNEX Corp.

     12,732        1,029,255  
     

 

 

 
        3,016,667  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.1%

 

Apergy Corp.*

     40,558        1,098,311  

Cactus, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     30,323        831,153  

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.*

     17,867        90,943  
     

 

 

 
        2,020,407  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.7%

     

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*(a)

     25,118        1,237,062  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 10.1%

 

Acadia Realty Trust

     68,552        1,628,795  

Chatham Lodging Trust

     21,842        386,167  

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     75,469        1,837,670  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

     89,156        1,725,169  

CyrusOne, Inc.

     30,428        1,609,033  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     62,408        1,774,883  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

     27,949        812,198  

Life Storage, Inc.

     12,125        1,127,504  

National Health Investors, Inc.

     23,282        1,758,722  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(a)

     66,847        1,892,439  

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     28,299        397,884  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     13,024        1,706,144  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     89,253        1,463,749  
     

 

 

 
        18,120,357  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%

     

Performance Food Group Co.*

     17,351        559,917  

SpartanNash Co.

     3,240        55,663  
     

 

 

 
        615,580  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 2.1%

     

B&G Foods, Inc.(a)

     27,711        801,125  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     56,623        1,089,427  

Hostess Brands, Inc.*(a)

     10,726        117,342  

Nomad Foods Ltd. (United Kingdom)*

     31,516        526,948  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.(a)

     2,253        223,700  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)*

     53,911        1,018,918  
     

 

 

 
        3,777,460  
     

 

 

 

Gas Utilities — 2.1%

     

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     13,096        1,064,705  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Gas Utilities (continued)

     

New Jersey Resources Corp.

     32,321      $ 1,476,100  

South Jersey Industries, Inc.(a)

     43,200        1,200,960  
     

 

 

 
        3,741,765  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.9%

 

Avanos Medical, Inc.*

     25,449        1,139,861  

CONMED Corp.

     14,378        923,068  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.*

     11,670        612,558  

Wright Medical Group NV*

     25,575        696,151  
     

 

 

 
        3,371,638  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5%

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*(a)

     13,712        352,535  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

     7,968        451,467  
     

 

 

 
        804,002  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Technology — 0.9%

     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

     126,172        1,216,298  

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     13,787        387,828  
     

 

 

 
        1,604,126  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%

 

Belmond Ltd. (United Kingdom)
(Class A Stock)*

     10,262        256,858  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     2,498        51,908  

Brinker International, Inc.

     4,074        179,175  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.(a)

     10,159        684,107  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.*(a)

     30,968        1,121,351  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     6,558        509,098  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     749        52,812  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     28,948        451,878  
     

 

 

 
        3,307,187  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables — 1.4%

     

Helen of Troy Ltd.*

     5,099        668,887  

KB Home

     15,062        287,684  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

     17,481        641,903  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.
(Class A Stock)*

     22,678        360,580  

TopBuild Corp.*

     10,635        478,575  
     

 

 

 
        2,437,629  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 0.4%

     

Central Garden & Pet Co. (Class A Stock)*

     24,332        760,375  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 5.1%

     

AMERISAFE, Inc.

     9,996        566,673  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     59,812        890,003  

Enstar Group Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     4,442        744,346  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

     23,758        868,117  

Kemper Corp.

     13,931        924,740  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

     18,819        1,045,584  

Primerica, Inc.

     8,685        848,611  

ProAssurance Corp.

     17,000        689,520  

RLI Corp.(a)

     14,262        983,935  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     27,689        1,687,368  
     

 

 

 
        9,248,897  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A2


 
   SP SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS       as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

Interactive Media & Services — 0.4%

     

Cars.com, Inc.*(a)

     35,724      $ 768,066  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%

 

  

Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc.
(Class A Stock)*

     2,513        98,283  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 1.2%

     

CACI International, Inc.
(Class A Stock)*

     10,510        1,513,755  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*(a)

     14,860        574,042  
     

 

 

 
        2,087,797  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 0.0%

     

Callaway Golf Co.

     1,696        25,949  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.8%

 

Cambrex Corp.*(a)

     11,646        439,753  

Syneos Health, Inc.*

     26,519        1,043,523  
     

 

 

 
        1,483,276  
     

 

 

 

Machinery — 3.5%

     

CIRCOR International, Inc.*(a)

     17,436        371,387  

Federal Signal Corp.

     34,815        692,818  

ITT, Inc.

     15,702        757,935  

Navistar International Corp.*

     11,975        310,751  

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

     5,726        750,679  

Rexnord Corp.*

     60,423        1,386,708  

Tennant Co.

     5,901        307,501  

TriMas Corp.*

     39,023        1,064,938  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     11,320        730,480  
     

 

 

 
        6,373,197  
     

 

 

 

Media — 1.3%

     

Liberty Latin America Ltd. (Chile)
(Class C Stock)*

     37,361        544,350  

MSG Networks, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     19,471        458,737  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
(Class A Stock)(a)

     7,182        564,792  

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
(Class A Stock)

     3,300        86,922  

TEGNA, Inc.

     68,724        747,030  
     

 

 

 
        2,401,831  
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 1.7%

     

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*(a)

     59,732        1,300,365  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     5,052        179,902  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*(a)

     36,713        282,323  

Commercial Metals Co.

     34,707        556,006  

Constellium NV (Class A Stock)*

     58,379        408,069  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     4,615        395,275  
     

 

 

 
        3,121,940  
     

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.3%

 

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
(Class A Stock)(a)

     19,250        613,305  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.

     34,950        630,148  

MFA Financial, Inc.

     182,222        1,217,243  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

     36,002      $ 670,357  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

     83,989        1,078,419  
     

 

 

 
        4,209,472  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.1%

     

Big Lots, Inc.

     8,344        241,308  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.2%

 

Callon Petroleum Co.*(a)

     141,000        915,090  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc.
(Class A Stock)*(a)

     40,218        443,202  

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

     16,408        533,424  

Falcon Minerals Corp.*(a)

     60,708        516,018  

Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)(a)

     57,511        1,251,439  

Matador Resources Co.*

     18,473        286,886  

PBF Energy, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     8,802        287,561  

PDC Energy, Inc.*

     22,018        655,256  

SM Energy Co.

     21,646        335,080  

Viper Energy Partners LP

     37,497        976,422  

WPX Energy, Inc.*

     112,659        1,278,680  
     

 

 

 
        7,479,058  
     

 

 

 

Personal Products — 0.1%

     

Edgewell Personal Care Co.*

     4,559        170,279  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%

     

Mallinckrodt PLC*(a)

     26,977        426,237  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.4%

     

ASGN, Inc.*

     11,885        647,733  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%

 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

     53,131        965,390  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.4%

     

Saia, Inc.*

     11,429        637,967  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.7%

 

Cree, Inc.*(a)

     34,835        1,490,067  

Entegris, Inc.(a)

     34,795        970,607  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

     111,407        770,936  

Semtech Corp.*

     16,861        773,414  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

     4,776        376,397  

Synaptics, Inc.*(a)

     12,131        451,394  
     

 

 

 
        4,832,815  
     

 

 

 

Software — 2.1%

     

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     21,568        1,274,453  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*

     23,404        1,180,264  

Verint Systems, Inc.*

     31,888        1,349,181  
     

 

 

 
        3,803,898  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 2.6%

     

Aaron’s, Inc.

     20,304        853,783  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     7,208        480,485  

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

     12,549        31,498  

At Home Group, Inc.*(a)

     10,788        201,304  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a)

     6,045        68,429  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

     9,599        1,561,469  

Caleres, Inc.

     5,055        140,681  

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)(a)

     4,008        361,081  

DSW, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     9,434        233,020  

GameStop Corp.
(Class A Stock)(a)

     7,860        99,193  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

A3


 
   SP SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

  

as of December 31, 2018

 

COMMON STOCKS

(continued)

   Shares      Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

     

Guess?, Inc.

     10,891      $ 226,206  

Hudson Ltd. (Class A Stock)*

     20,759        356,017  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     2,884        91,625  
     

 

 

 
        4,704,791  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     6,800        571,812  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     3,614        100,794  

Movado Group, Inc.

     3,164        100,046  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     16,138        514,641  
     

 

 

 
        1,287,293  
     

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.3%

 

MGIC Investment Corp.*

     136,694        1,429,819  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     42,642        959,872  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     34,241        826,235  

Washington Federal, Inc.

     37,361        997,912  
     

 

 

 
        4,213,838  
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.7%

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

     31,858        1,010,536  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.*

     31,601        262,604  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     22,553        460,532  

Kaman Corp.

     11,950        670,275  

Univar, Inc.*

     36,598        649,249  
     

 

 

 
        3,053,196  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $159,211,214)

 

     172,942,908  
     

 

 

 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 1.4%

 

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF(a) (cost $3,118,173)

     24,540        2,639,032  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $162,329,387)

 

     175,581,940  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS — 15.7%
   Shares      Value  

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     4,136,174      $ 4,136,174  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $24,087,162; includes $24,041,843 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     24,088,581        24,086,172  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $28,223,336)

 

     28,222,346  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 113.2%
(cost $190,552,723)

 

     203,804,286  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS — (13.2)%

 

     (23,801,477
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 180,002,809  
     

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

 

ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate
REITs   Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

*

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 $23,643,803; cash collateral of $24,041,843 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

        

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 3,316,316      $      $  

Air Freight & Logistics

     1,923,798                

Airlines

     2,365,471                

Auto Components

     587,260                

Banks

     30,826,585                

Biotechnology

     449,402                

Building Products

     321,229                

Capital Markets

     2,647,289                

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

        

Common Stocks (continued)

        

Chemicals

   $ 3,271,462      $      $  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     2,961,231                

Communications Equipment

     4,632,183                

Construction & Engineering

     2,121,461                

Diversified Consumer Services

     2,010,642                

Electric Utilities

     8,411,813                

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     3,016,667                

Energy Equipment & Services

     2,020,407                

Entertainment

     1,237,062                

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     18,120,357                

Food & Staples Retailing

     615,580                

Food Products

     3,777,460                

Gas Utilities

     3,741,765                

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3,371,638                

Health Care Providers & Services

     804,002                

Health Care Technology

     1,604,126                

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3,307,187                

Household Durables

     2,437,629                

Household Products

     760,375                

Insurance

     9,248,897                

Interactive Media & Services

     768,066                

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     98,283                

IT Services

     2,087,797                

Leisure Products

     25,949                

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1,483,276                

Machinery

     6,373,197                

Media

     2,401,831                

Metals & Mining

     3,121,940                

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     4,209,472                

Multiline Retail

     241,308                

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     7,479,058                

Personal Products

     170,279                

Pharmaceuticals

     426,237                

Professional Services

     647,733                

Real Estate Management & Development

     965,390                

Road & Rail

     637,967                

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4,832,815                

Software

     3,803,898                

Specialty Retail

     4,704,791                

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1,287,293                

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     4,213,838                

Trading Companies & Distributors

     3,053,196                

Exchange Traded Fund

     2,639,032                

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     28,222,346                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 203,804,286      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Banks

     17.1

Affiliated Mutual Funds (13.4% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     15.7  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     10.1  

Insurance

     5.1  

Electric Utilities

     4.7  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     4.2  

Machinery

     3.5  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.7

Specialty Retail

     2.6  

Communications Equipment

     2.6  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     2.3  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     2.3  

Software

     2.1  

Food Products

     2.1  

Gas Utilities

     2.1  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry Classification (continued):

      

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     1.9

Aerospace & Defense

     1.8  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1.8  

Chemicals

     1.8  

Metals & Mining

     1.7  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     1.7  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1.7  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1.7  

Capital Markets

     1.5  

Household Durables

     1.4  

Exchange Traded Fund

     1.4  

Media

     1.3  

Airlines

     1.3  

Construction & Engineering

     1.2  

IT Services

     1.2  

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.1  

Diversified Consumer Services

     1.1  

Air Freight & Logistics

     1.1  

Health Care Technology

     0.9  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     0.8  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     0.7  

Entertainment

     0.7

Real Estate Management & Development

     0.5  

Health Care Providers & Services

     0.5  

Interactive Media & Services

     0.4  

Household Products

     0.4  

Professional Services

     0.4  

Road & Rail

     0.4  

Food & Staples Retailing

     0.3  

Auto Components

     0.3  

Biotechnology

     0.3  

Pharmaceuticals

     0.2  

Building Products

     0.2  

Multiline Retail

     0.1  

Personal Products

     0.1  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     0.1  

Leisure Products

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     113.2  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (13.2
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 23,643,803        $ (23,643,803    $   —  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   SP SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $23,643,803:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $162,329,387)

   $ 175,581,940  

Affiliated investments (cost $28,223,336)

     28,222,346  

Dividends and interest receivable

     445,694  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     114,625  

Receivable for investments sold

     22,837  

Tax reclaim receivable

     5,636  

Prepaid expenses

     1,764  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     204,394,842  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     24,041,843  

Management fee payable

     141,390  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     116,441  

Payable for investments purchased

     67,629  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     18,114  

Payable to affiliate

     5,636  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     24,392,033  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 180,002,809  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 180,002,809  
  

 

 

 
Class I:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $180,002,809 / 7,934,751 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 22.69  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income

   $ 2,906,343  

Affiliated dividend income

     103,482  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $86,184)

     91,784  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     3,101,609  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     1,897,926  

Custodian and accounting fees

     78,407  

Shareholders’ reports

     52,736  

Audit fee

     29,300  

Trustees’ fees

     12,190  

Legal fees and expenses

     11,229  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,683  

Miscellaneous

     14,873  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,107,344  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (16,871
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,090,473  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      1,011,136  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions (including affiliated of $(2,079))

     13,544,446  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(574))

     (43,215,307

Foreign currencies

     (89
  

 

 

 
     (43,215,396
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (29,670,950
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (28,659,814
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,011,136     $ 1,051,429  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     13,544,446       21,906,540  

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

     (43,215,396     880,581  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (28,659,814     23,838,550  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold [391,841 and 267,902 shares, respectively]

     10,182,721       6,532,656  

Portfolio shares repurchased [603,195 and 1,117,191 shares, respectively]

     (15,962,030     (26,981,266
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (5,779,309     (20,448,610
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      8,507        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (34,430,616     3,389,940  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     214,433,425       211,043,485  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 180,002,809     $ 214,433,425  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

The Prudential Series Fund (“Series Fund”), organized as a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Series Fund is composed of seventeen Portfolios (“Portfolios”), each with separate series shares. The information presented in these financial statements pertains to the SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). The Portfolio is a diversified portfolio. For purposes of the 1940 Act a non-diversified Portfolio may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer than a diversified portfolio. Investing in a non-diversified portfolio involves greater risk than investing in a diversified portfolio because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified portfolio.

The investment objective of the Portfolio is long-term growth of capital.

 

1.   Accounting Policies

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

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

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

Various inputs determine how the Portfolio’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

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

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

 

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accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

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

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

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

Restricted and Illiquid Securities:    Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Portfolio may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under federal securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Portfolio may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, may be deemed liquid by the Portfolio’s Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Board. However, the liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

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

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

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

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

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

Master Netting Arrangements:    The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a Subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of the Portfolio. A master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty permits the Portfolio to offset amounts payable by the Portfolio to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Portfolio to cover the

 

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Portfolio’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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

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

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income:    Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Portfolio becomes aware of such dividends. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

Taxes:    For federal income tax purposes, the Portfolio is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for tax purposes. No provision has been made in the financial statements for U.S. federal, state, or local taxes, as any tax liability arising from operations of the Portfolio is the responsibility of the Portfolio’s shareholders (participating insurance companies). The Portfolio is not generally subject to entity-level taxation. Shareholders of the Portfolio are subject to taxes on their distributive share of partnership items. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains are accrued in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations. Such taxes are accrued net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income/gain is recorded taking into account any agreements in place with Prudental as referenced in Note 3. The Portfolio generally attempts to manage its diversification in a manner that supports the diversification requirements of the underlying separate accounts.

Distributions:    Distributions, if any, from the Portfolio are made in cash and automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Portfolio. Distributions are recorded on the ex-date.

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

 

2.   Agreements

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment management services and supervises the Subadviser’s performance of such services. The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”) (the “Subadviser”), under which GSAM provides investment advisory services for the Portfolio. The Manager pays for the services of the Subadviser, the cost of compensation of officers of the Portfolio, occupancy and certain clerical and administrative expenses of the Portfolio. The Portfolio bears all other costs and expenses.

 

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The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.90% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. PGIM Investments has contractually agreed through June 30, 2019 to waive a portion of its management fee equal to an annual rate of 0.008% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The effective management fee rate net of waiver was 0.89% for the year ended December 31, 2018. All amounts paid or payable by the Portfolio to the Manager, under the agreement, are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has entered into brokerage commission recapture agreements with certain registered broker-dealers. Under the brokerage commission recapture program, a portion of the commission is returned to the Portfolio on whose behalf the trades were made. Commission recapture is paid solely to those portfolios generating the applicable trades. Such amounts are included within realized gain (loss) on investment transactions presented in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2018, brokerage commission recaptured under these agreements was $870.

PGIM Investments is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

3.   Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

The Portfolio may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (formerly known as Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund) (the “Core Fund”) and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (formerly known as Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund) (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. Through the Portfolio’s investments in the mentioned underlying funds, PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or compensated for providing their services. Earnings from the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

In February 2016, Prudential, the parent company of the Manager, self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and certain other regulators that, in some cases, it failed to maximize securities lending income for certain Portfolios of the Series Fund due to a long-standing restriction benefitting Prudential. The Board was not notified of the restriction until after it had been removed. Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the estimated loss associated with the unauthorized restriction. At the Board’s direction, this payment occurred on June 30, 2016. The estimated opportunity loss was calculated by an independent consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the independent trustees of the Portfolios. The per share amount of opportunity loss payment to each of the Portfolios is disclosed in the respective Portfolio’s “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2016.

The SEC Staff and other regulators continue to review the matter.

In March 2018, Prudential further notified the SEC that it failed to timely reimburse certain Portfolios for amounts due under protocols established to ensure that the Portfolios were not harmed as a result of their tax status as partnerships instead of regulated investment companies (RICs). Specifically, as a result of their partnership status, the Portfolios are subject to higher foreign withholding tax rates on dividend and interest income in certain foreign jurisdictions and/or are subject to delays in repayment of taxes withheld by certain foreign jurisdictions (collectively, “excess withholding tax”). Prudential’s protocols were intended to protect the Portfolios from these differences and delays. In consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the excess withholding tax in addition to an amount equal to the applicable Portfolio’s rate of return (“opportunity loss”) applied to these excess withholding tax amounts for periods from the various transaction dates, beginning January 2, 2006 (the date when the Portfolios were converted to partnerships for tax purposes), through February 28, 2018 (the date through which the previously established protocols were not uniformly implemented). The amount due to each Portfolio was calculated by Prudential with the help of a third-party consultant. Those amounts and the methodology used by Prudential to derive them, were evaluated and confirmed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The excess withholding tax analysis considered detriments to the Portfolios due to their tax status as partnerships arising from both timing differences (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is reclaimable) as described above as well as permanent tax detriments (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is not reclaimable). Further, the opportunity loss

 

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due to each Portfolio also was calculated by a third-party consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The aggregate previously unreimbursed excess withholding tax and opportunity loss payments for each affected Portfolio are disclosed in the respective Portfolio’s “Statements of Changes in Net Assets” and “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2018.

In addition to the above, Prudential committed to the Portfolios’ independent trustees that it would pay all consulting, legal, audit, and other charges, fees and expenses incurred with the matters described above. Prudential has made and continues to make these payments.

During the reporting period and in consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential instituted a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios for any future excess withholding tax within approximately 30 days of the pay date of the applicable dividend or interest income event regardless of whether the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences or permanent detriments resulting from the Portfolios’ partnership tax status. Working with its third-party consultant and a third-party consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential has since developed a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios in a more timely manner. That process is currently being reviewed and tested by Prudential’s third-party consultant.

In cases in which the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences and is reclaimable from the foreign jurisdiction, the affected Portfolios have the ability to recover the excess withholding tax withheld by filing a reclaim with the relevant foreign tax authority. To avoid a Portfolio receiving and retaining a duplicate payment for the same excess withholding tax, payments received by an applicable Portfolio from a foreign tax authority for reclaims for which a Portfolio previously received reimbursement from Prudential will be payable to Prudential. Pending tax reclaim amounts due to Prudential for excess withholding tax which Prudential previously paid to the Portfolios are reported as “Payable to affiliate” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities” and any amounts accrued but not yet reimbursed by Prudential for excess withholding tax is recorded as “Receivable from affiliate” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The full amount of tax reclaims due to a Portfolio, inclusive of timing differences and routine tax reclaims for foreign jurisdictions where the Portfolios do not incur an excess withholding tax is included as “Tax reclaim receivable” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities.” To the extent that there are costs associated with the filing of any reclaim attributable to excess withholding tax, those costs are borne by Prudential.

The following amount has been paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      2018 Payments  

SP Small Cap Value Portfolio

   $ 6,032  

The following amounts have been paid in 2018 by Prudential for previously unreimbursed excess withholding taxes and for the opportunity loss associated with excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments and timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      Opportunity Loss      Unreimbursed Excess
Withholding Taxes
 

SP Small Cap Value Portfolio

   $ 3,081      $ 5,426  

The Portfolio may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that, subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2018, no such transactions were entered into by the Portfolio.

 

4.   Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended December 31, 2018, were $119,245,481 and $126,620,640, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended

 

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December 31, 2018, is presented as follows:

 

Value,
Beginning of
Year

     Cost of
Purchases
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
     Shares,
End
of Year
     Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

              
$ 996,144      $ 39,643,382      $ 36,503,352      $     $     $ 4,136,174        4,136,174      $ 103,482  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

              
  35,846,081        92,567,467        104,324,723        (574     (2,079     24,086,172        24,088,581        86,184 ** 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 
$ 36,842,225      $ 132,210,849      $ 140,828,075      $ (574   $ (2,079   $ 28,222,346         $ 189,666  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period.

 

**

This amount is included in “Income from securities lending, net” on the Statement of Operations.

 

5.   Tax Information

The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. The character of the cash distributions, if any, made by the partnership is generally classified as nontaxable return of capital distributions. After each fiscal year each shareholder of record will receive information regarding their distributive allocable share of the partnership’s income, gains, losses and deductions.

With respect to the Portfolio, book cost of assets differs from tax cost of assets as a result of the Portfolio’s adoption of a mark to market method of accounting for tax purposes. Under this method, tax cost of assets will approximate fair market value.

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

 

6.   Borrowings

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 4, 2018 through October 3, 2019. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Portfolio’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 4, 2018, the Portfolio had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Portfolio paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCAs is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

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

The Portfolio utilized the SCA during the year ended December 31, 2018. The average daily balance for the 1 day that the Portfolio had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $103,000, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 2.99%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $103,000. At December 31, 2018, the Portfolio did not have an outstanding loan amount.

 

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7.   Capital and Ownership

The shares of the Portfolio are not subject to any sales charge or redemption charge and are sold at the net asset value of the Portfolio. Shares are sold only to certain separate accounts of Prudential to fund benefits under certain variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (“contracts”). The separate accounts invest in shares of the Portfolio through subaccounts that correspond to the Portfolio. The separate accounts will redeem shares of the Portfolio to the extent necessary to provide benefits under the contracts or for such other purposes as may be consistent with the contracts.

As of December 31, 2018, all shares of the Portfolio were owned of record by the following affiliates of the Manager: Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“PLNJ”) and Pruco Life Insurance Company (“PLAZ”) on behalf of the owners of the variable insurance products issued by each of these entities.

In addition, the following number of shareholders held the following percentage of outstanding shares of a Portfolio, each holding greater than 5% of outstanding shares, on behalf of multiple beneficial owners.

 

      Number of
Shareholders
     % of Outstanding
Shares
     % held by an
Affiliate
of Prudential
 

SP Small Cap Value Portfolio

     3        96        96  

 

8.   Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

The Portfolio’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below:

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks:    The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Portfolio invests could go down. The Portfolio’ holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Portfolio can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

Foreign Securities Risk:    The Portfolio’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability.

Market and Credit Risk:    Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Portfolio’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Portfolio fall, the value of an investment in the Portfolio will decline. Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Risks of Investing in equity REITs:    Real estate securities are subject to similar risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests. The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of payments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “subprime” mortgages. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties.

In addition, investing in equity REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the equity REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Equity REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by property/mortgage asset type, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and self-liquidation. Since equity REITs are relatively smaller in size when compared to the broader market, and smaller companies tend to be more volatile than larger companies, they may be more volatile and/or more illiquid

 

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than other types of equity securities. Equity REITs are subject to interest rate risks. Equity REITs may incur significant amounts of leverage. The Portfolio will indirectly bear a portion of the expenses, including management fees, paid by each equity REIT in which it invests, in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio.

Small Company Risk:    Small company stocks present above-average risks in comparison to larger companies. Small companies usually offer a smaller range of products and services than larger companies. Smaller companies may also have limited financial resources and may lack management depth. As a result, stocks issued by smaller companies may be less liquid and fluctuate in value more than the stocks of larger, more established companies.

 

9.   Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Reporting Updates

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The new ASU, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the Portfolio’s policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Manager has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and has determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures under the ASU effective immediately. At this time, the Manager is evaluating the implications of certain other provisions of the ASU related to new disclosure requirements and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

     SP Small Cap Value Portfolio  
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018(a)     2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014  

Per Share Operating Performance:

          

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 26.32     $ 23.46     $ 18.70     $ 19.76     $ 18.83  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.13       0.12       0.15       0.10       0.14  

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

     (3.76     2.74       4.60       (1.16     0.79  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.63     2.86       4.75       (1.06     0.93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

     (b)(c)            0.01 (d)             
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 22.69     $ 26.32     $ 23.46     $ 18.70     $ 19.76  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e):

     (13.79 )%(f)      12.19     25.45 %(g)      (5.36 )%      4.94

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (millions)

   $ 180.0     $ 214.4     $ 211.0     $ 189.6     $ 217.1  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

          

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.99     1.01     1.01     1.02     0.99

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.00     1.02     1.02     1.03     1.00

Net investment income (loss)

     0.48     0.51     0.75     0.54     0.56

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

     58     62     57     94     41

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(c)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution, which was not material to the total return.

 

(g)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 25.40%.

 

(h)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(i)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s turnover rate may be higher.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SP SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (the Portfolio), a portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2018, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents, or brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more PGIM and/or Prudential Insurance investment companies since 2003.

New York, New York

February 14, 2019

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

Information about the Trustees and the Officers of the Prudential Series Fund (the Trust) is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Trustees who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Interested Trustees.” The Trustees are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Trust and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

       
Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Susan Davenport Austin*

Age: 51

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital (Since 2014); formerly Vice Chairman (2013-2017), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2007-2012) and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Treasurer (2002-2007) of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation; formerly President of Sheridan Gospel Network (2004-2014); formerly Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (2000-2001); formerly Associate Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (1997-2000); formerly Vice President, Salomon Brothers Inc. (1993-1997); Member of the Board of Directors, The MacDowell Colony (Since 2010); Director (Since 2017); formerly Presiding Director (2014-2017) and Chairman (2011-2014) of the Board of Directors, Broadcast Music, Inc.; Member of the Board of Directors, Hubbard Radio, LLC (Since 2011); President, Candide Business Advisors, Inc. (Since 2011); formerly Member of the Board of Directors, National Association of Broadcasters (2004-2010).   Director of NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) (Since February 2015).   Since February 2011

Sherry S. Barrat*

Age: 69

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Vice Chairman of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services and banking institution) (2011-June 2012); formerly President, Personal Financial Services, Northern Trust Corporation (2006-2010); formerly Chairman & CEO, Western US Region, Northern Trust Corporation (1999-2005); formerly President & CEO, Palm Beach/Martin County Region, Northern Trust.   Director of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) (1998-Present); Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (Since July 2013).   Since January 2013

Jessica M. Bibliowicz*

Age: 59

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Adviser (Since 2013) of Bridge Growth Partners (private equity firm); formerly Director (2013-2016) of Realogy Holdings Corp. (residential real estate services); formerly Chief Executive Officer (1999-2013) of National Financial Partners (independent distributor of financial services products).   Director (since 2006) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.; Sotheby’s (since 2014) (auction house and art-related finance).   Since September 2014

Kay Ryan Booth*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Partner, Trinity Private Equity Group (Since September 2014); formerly, Managing Director of Cappello Waterfield & Co. LLC (2011-2014); formerly Vice Chair, Global Research, J.P. Morgan (financial services and investment banking institution) (June 2008-January 2009); formerly Global Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (financial services and investment banking institution) (1995-2008); formerly Associate Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (1987-1995).   None.  

Since January 2013

 

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Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Stephen M. Chipman*

Age: 57

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Group Managing Director International Expansion and Regional Managing Director, Americas of Vistra (Since June 2018); formerly Chief Executive Officer and Director of Radius (2016-2018); formerly Vice Chairman (January 2015-October 2015) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2010-December 2014) of Grant Thornton LLP.   None.   Since January 2018

Robert F. Gunia*

Age: 72

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Director ICI Mutual Insurance Company (June 2016-present; June 2012-June 2015); formerly Chief Administrative Officer (September 1999-September 2009) and Executive Vice President (December 1996-September 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly Executive Vice President (March 1999-September 2009) and Treasurer (May 2000-September 2009) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly President (April 1999-December 2008) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (December 2008-December 2009) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; formerly Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and Director (May 2003-September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Director (Since May 1989) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.   Since July 2003

Thomas T. Mooney*

Age: 77

Independent Chair Since July 2003

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Chief Executive Officer, Excell Partners, Inc. (2005-2007); founding partner of High Technology of Rochester and the Lennox Technology Center; formerly President of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce (1976-2004); formerly Rochester City Manager (1973); formerly Deputy Monroe County Executive (1974-1976).   None.   Since July 2003

Thomas M. O’Brien*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Vice Chairman of Emigrant Bank and President of its Naples Commercial Finance Division (Since October 2018); formerly Director, President and CEO Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Consultant, Valley National Bancorp, Inc. and Valley National Bank (January 2012-June 2012); formerly President and COO (November 2006-April 2017) and CEO (April 2007-December 2011) of State Bancorp, Inc. and State Bank; formerly Vice Chairman (January 1997-April 2000) of North Fork Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (December 1984-December 1996) of North Side Savings Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (May 2000-June 2006) Atlantic Bank of New York.   Formerly Director, Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Director, BankUnited, Inc. and BankUnited N.A. (NYSE: BKU) (May 2012-April 2014); formerly Director (April 2008-January 2012) of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York; formerly Director (December 1996-May 2000) of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.; formerly Director (May 2000-April 2006) of Atlantic Bank of New York; Director (November 2006-January 2012) of State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC) and State Bank of Long Island.   Since July 2003
   
Interested Trustee             

Timothy S. Cronin*

Age: 53

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  President of Prudential Annuities (Since June 2015); Chief Investment Officer and Strategist of Prudential Annuities (Since January 2004); Director of Investment & Research Strategy (Since February 1998); President of AST Investment Services, Inc. (Since June 2005).   None.  

Since October 2009

* The address of each Trustee is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

** Includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

† The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PGIM Investments LLC. The Funds for which PGIM Investments LLC serves as manager include the PGIM Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2 and 10, PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM ETF Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Advanced Series Trust, and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Edward C. Merrill, IV, CFA*

Age: 34

Vice President

  Vice President of Prudential Annuities (since December 2014); formerly Director of Prudential Annuities (December 2010-December 2014); formerly Manager of Prudential Annuities (August 2009-December 2010); formerly Senior Analyst of Prudential Annuities (October 2008-August 2009).   Since June 2017

Raymond A. O’Hara*

Age: 63

Chief Legal Officer

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of PGIM Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988-August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).  

Since June 2012

Chad A. Earnst*

Age: 43

Chief Compliance Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the PGIM Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.   Since September 2014

Dino Capasso*

Age: 43

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

  Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (June 2017-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly, Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel (January 2016-June 2017), and Vice President and Counsel (February 2012-December 2015) of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.   Since March 2018

Andrew R. French*

Age: 56

Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.   Since October 2006

Jonathan D. Shain*

Age: 60

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Since May 2005

Claudia DiGiacomo*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown Wood LLP (1999-2004).  

Since December 2005

Kathleen DeNicholas*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since May 2013) of Prudential; Managing Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (2011-2013); formerly Senior Counsel (2007-2011) and Assistant General Counsel (2001-2007) of The Dreyfus Corporation; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of MBSC Securities Corporation (2011-2013); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of The Dreyfus Family of Funds (2010-2012).  

Since May 2013

Christian J. Kelly*

Age: 43

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

  Vice President, Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); formerly, Director of Fund Administration of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2009-2018), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds (2017-2018); Director of Accounting, Avenue Capital Group (2008-2009); Senior Manager, Investment Management Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP (1998-2007).  

Since January 2019

Peter Parrella*

Age: 60

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).  

Since June 2007

Lana Lomuti*

Age: 51

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2005-2007), within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.  

Since April 2014

Linda McMullin*

Age: 57

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.  

Since April 2014

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Alina Srodecka, CPA*

Age: 52

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President of Tax at Prudential Financial, Inc. (Since August 2007); formerly Director of Tax at MetLife (January 2003-May 2006); formerly Tax Manager at Deloitte & Touche (October 1997-January 2003); formerly Staff Accountant at Marsh & McLennan (May 1994-May 1997).   Since June 2017

Charles H. Smith*

Age: 46

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2015) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2016); formerly Global Head of Economic Sanctions Compliance at AIG Property Casualty (February 2007-December 2014); Assistant Attorney General at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Division of Public Advocacy. (August 1998-January 2007).   Since January 2017

* The address for each officer is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

1 Excludes Mr. Cronin, an Interested Trustee who serves as President. Biographical and other information with respect to Mr. Cronin appears under “Interested Trustee,” above.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT    December 31, 2018

 

 

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Table of Contents

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

LETTER TO CONTRACT OWNERS

 

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

 

 

REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER

 

 

BENCHMARK GLOSSARY

 

 

PRESENTATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

FEES AND EXPENSES

 

 

FINANCIAL REPORTS

 

Section A   Schedule of Investments and Financial Statements
Section B   Notes to Financial Statements
Section C   Financial Highlights
Section D   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Section E   Information about Trustees and Officers


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Letter to Contract Owners

  Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

 

DEAR CONTRACT OWNER

At Prudential, our primary objective is to help investors achieve and maintain long-term financial success. This Prudential Series Fund annual report outlines our efforts to achieve this goal. We hope you find it informative and useful.

Prudential has been building on a heritage of success for more than 135 years. We believe the array of our products provides a highly attractive value proposition to clients like you who are focused on financial security.

Your financial professional is the best resource to help you make the most informed investment decisions. Together, you can build a diversified investment portfolio that aligns with your long-term financial goals. Please keep in mind that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Thank you for selecting Prudential as one of your financial partners. We value your trust and appreciate the opportunity to help you achieve financial security.

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Timothy S. Cronin

President,

The Prudential Series Fund

January 31, 2019


Market Overview — unaudited   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Equity Market Overview

Stock markets worldwide retreated in 2018 and volatility spiked late in the year, triggered by uncertainties regarding interest rates, a potential trade war, slowing global economic growth, geopolitical issues, and other challenges.

In the US, the broad-based Russell 3000® Index and the S&P 500® Index returned -5.24% and -4.38%, respectively, for the year but held up better than international stocks in general. Equities trading in developed markets outside the US and Canada, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, fell 13.79%. Stocks in emerging markets reversed course. After posting strong gains in 2017, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index finished down 14.58%. (Returns are in US dollars, excluding dividends.)

Global economy and interest rates

In contrast to 2017’s global synchronized growth, 2018 saw global divergence characterized by strength in the US and weakness in many other parts of the world. In the US, economic growth remained healthy but decelerated slightly in the third quarter. Corporate earnings were generally solid, companies continued to hire at a strong pace, and inflation remained benign. The US dollar strengthened against most other currencies, and oil prices declined.

Several emerging markets economies, such as Argentina and Turkey, faced severe challenges in 2018, and the performance of other countries ran somewhere in between. In China, economic activity weakened and imports slowed, which had a negative impact on other economies, particularly in Europe. In the United Kingdom, wage growth improved, but uncertainty regarding negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit) created a drag on stock prices. The European political backdrop became a bit more volatile late in the period, spurred by concerns over cohesion in the eurozone after the election of an anti-establishment coalition government in Italy that is skeptical of the European Union and widespread protests over stagnant wage growth in France.

Against this backdrop of decelerating economic activity and rising global tensions, many central banks continued to tighten monetary policy. In December, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised its target range for the short-term federal funds rate to 2.25%-2.50%, following three rate hikes earlier in the year. The Fed also moderated its median projection for additional hikes going forward. A number of other central banks raised rates or took other measures to reduce stimulus during the period. For example, the European Central Bank ended its quantitative-easing bond-purchase program. China, however, moved to stimulate its economy, but these efforts did not gain much traction.

Equity markets fluctuated sharply

Volatility picked up significantly in 2018. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) average annual level rose sharply in 2018 from 2017.

After kicking off the new year with a rally, stocks declined in early February in reaction to reports of a sharp rise in average hourly earnings, which triggered concerns about inflation and that the Fed might raise rates more quickly than expected. Stocks recovered but sold off again in March, driven by the prospects of a tariff trade war between the US and China. US companies continued to report strong earnings, fueled in part by tax cuts, and stocks advanced throughout the spring and summer.

In the fall, sentiment shifted again in reaction to Fed comments perceived by many as hawkish, weaker growth in China, and rising trade tensions. The price of a 42-gallon barrel of Current West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, which had risen to $76.41 per barrel in October, plunged to $45.41 at the end of the period. The year closed with a US government shutdown due to a stalemate over border wall funding. Many of these factors exerted pressure on European, Japanese, and US stock markets.

Strong earnings growth, combined with the market decline, brought US equity valuations down from elevated levels to multiples more in line with long-term averages. For the fourth quarter, the Russell 3000 returned -14.30% and the MSCI EAFE Index returned -12.54%, although the MSCI Emerging Markets Index held up better, declining 7.47%.

Investors’ desire for less-risky assets prompted a rally in US Treasuries in December. The yield on the 10-year note, which moves opposite to its price, ended the year up 28 basis points (0.28%) at approximately 2.68%.

S&P 500: leaders and laggards

Three of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors finished higher during the period. They were Health Care (+6.5%) and Utilities (+4.1%), which include defensive stocks less correlated to the economy, and Consumer Discretionary (+0.8%). Five sectors posted double-digit losses. Energy performed worst (-18.1%), hurt by the sharp drop in oil prices. The next worst-performing sectors were Materials (-14.7%), Industrials (-13.3%), Financials (-13.0%), Communication Services (-12.5%), Consumer Staples (-8.4%), Real Estate (-2.2%), and Information Technology (-0.3%).


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

Growth and larger-cap stocks outperformed their counterparts

During the period, the Russell 3000 Growth Index fell 2.1%, while the Russell 3000 Value Index dropped 8.6%. Stocks with large market capitalizations, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, held up best, finishing down 4.8%. The Russell Midcap® Index fell 9.1%, and the Russell 2000® Index, which reflects the performance of small-cap stocks, dropped 11.0%. Smaller-capitalized companies often have more debt, making them more susceptible to rising rates.

International equity markets: best and worst performers

For the 12 months, the best-performing countries making up the MSCI Emerging Markets Index were Russia (+0.2%), Brazil (-0.1%), and Malaysia (-6.0%). The worst performers were South Africa (-24.3%), South Korea (-20.5%), and China (-18.7%). For the fourth quarter, Brazil’s market outperformed, returning 13.6%.

For the 12 months, the best-performing developed markets making up the MSCI EAFE Index were Switzerland (-8.2%), Australia (-11.8%), and France (-11.9%). The worst performers were Germany (-21.6%), Italy (-17.0%), and Spain (-15.7%).

Fixed Income Market Overview

Financial markets experienced a volatile year in 2018, particularly riskier assets. The total returns and excess returns on bonds relative to US Treasuries were generally low or negative.

Over the 12-month period, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the US investment-grade bond market, finished virtually flat with a return of 0.01%. Among key sectors, US agency mortgage-backed securities returned 0.99%, US Treasuries advanced 0.86%, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rose 0.78%, Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) dropped 1.26%, and investment-grade corporate bonds declined 2.51%.

Municipal bonds rose 1.28%. High yield municipal issues (rated below investment grade) rose 4.76% for the year. However, high yield corporate bonds fell 2.08%.

The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), which reflects performance of investment-grade bonds in developing and emerging markets, declined 0.03%. Emerging markets bonds, as measured by the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), finished down 4.26% for the year.

Bond market highlights

Early in the reporting period, hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve (the Fed), anticipated fiscal stimulus from tax cuts, an increased supply of US Treasuries (particularly shorter-dated issues), and concerns about inflation exerted pressure on the prices of US bonds. These factors sent bond yields, which move in the opposite direction, higher. Later in the first quarter, concerns about trade friction between the US and China put pressure on riskier assets.

In the second quarter, rates diverged. Signs that the US economy was growing at a strong pace sparked concerns that inflation could pick up. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose above 3%. Meanwhile, growth in many other economies weakened. Rising rates in the US and a strong dollar, coupled with trade uncertainty and geopolitical concerns, helped expose structural weaknesses in several emerging markets, and prices of emerging market bonds fell sharply. Yields on Italian bonds rose significantly in reaction to political concerns in Italy.

Although the US economy grew at a healthy pace during the year, growth decelerated in the third quarter and economic activity in the eurozone slowed.

Risk aversion rose late in the period

In the fourth quarter, following a sharp spike in US Treasury bond yields in November, demand for higher-quality US bonds rose — driving their prices higher and yields down — as a result of a flight to quality, whereas riskier US assets such as high yield bonds sold off. The shift in sentiment was triggered by uncertainties regarding the economy amid growing concerns about a potential trade war, Great Britain’s negotiations to leave the European Union (known as Brexit), and perceptions of a hawkish Fed.

In December, the Fed raised its federal funds rate target for the fourth time in 2018 but moderated its median projection for future additional rate hikes. The European Central Bank (ECB) halted its quantitative-easing asset purchases and issued guidance that it does not anticipate raising interest rates at least until after the summer of 2019. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell during the quarter to close the period at 2.68%.

For the fourth quarter, based on returns of the Bloomberg Barclays indexes, US Treasuries returned 2.6%. Agency mortgage-backed securities returned 2.1%, as their spreads widened amid the broad risk-off sentiment and higher net supply. CMBS advanced 1.7%.


Market Overview — unaudited (continued)   Annual Report   December 31, 2018

 

US corporate bonds — excluding energy — remained supported by robust earnings, strong cash flows, positive economic growth, and tailwinds from tax reform, but underperformed US government securities. For the quarter, US investment-grade corporates returned -0.2%. High yield bonds declined 4.53%, as they were hurt by a drop in oil prices. The municipal bonds sector rose 1.20%. Yields on debt carrying a triple-A rating ended lower on the heels of the rally in US Treasuries.

Emerging markets closed the year at varying stages of economic and political cycles. For the fourth quarter, emerging markets bonds declined 1.26%, based on the return of the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (hard currency), benefiting in part from a weakening US dollar following its strong rise during the year. Yields on China’s government bonds dropped significantly in November in anticipation of further monetary stimulus. Global investment-grade bonds, based on the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD), gained 1.55% in the fourth quarter.


The Prudential Series Fund, Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns    1-Year     5-Years     10-Years  

Portfolio: Class I

     -5.35     7.37     12.87

Portfolio: Class II

     -5.72       6.94       12.44  

Russell 1000® Index

     -4.78       8.21       13.28  

S&P 500 Index

     -4.38       8.49       13.11  

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance.

Portfolio performance is net of fund expenses, but not contract charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would be lower.

The Russell 1000® Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Company. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio’s Class I shares returned -5.35% and Class II shares returned -5.72%. The Portfolio’s Class I & II shares underperformed the Russell 1000 Index and the S&P 500 Index.

The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

What were market conditions during the reporting period?

Market concerns surrounding rising inflation expectations and monetary tightening, along with uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policy initiatives, caused equity markets to decline early in 2018. Those concerns seemed to subside, as most major indices continued their march upward until October. Early in the fourth calendar quarter, market fears surrounding rising interest rates, deteriorating growth prospects in the US and emerging markets, and the escalating odds of a trade war combined to unsettle both domestic and global equity markets.

Volatility returned with a vengeance in 2018, having been muted over the past few years, with the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX) higher by a sharp 130% during the 12-month period. The energy sector was among the worst-performing sectors within the broad S&P 500 Index, likely a result of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices falling 24.84% during the year. Prices for most industrial metals also saw double-digit declines, hurting the performance of the materials sector, while health care and utilities were among the few bright spots in 2018.

Despite the narrowing differential between styles toward the end of the year, growth stocks continued to outperform their value peers for the reporting period overall. Gains in the Russell 1000 Growth Index were led by select technology, health care, and consumer company stocks. Sectors with sensitivity to commodities prices and cyclical growth — including materials, energy, and industrials — were weak. Gains in the Russell 1000 Value Index were led by the health care and utilities sectors, while financials and energy detracted from performance.

What strategies or holdings affected the Portfolio’s performance?

Relative to the Index, overweight allocations to application software and pharmaceuticals drove performance, while stock selection within diversified banks and electric utilities also contributed. Conversely, security selection among semiconductors, health care equipment, and Internet & direct marketing retail names hurt relative performance in the period.

Top absolute contributors for the period included application software maker Microsoft Corp., which continued to post solid earnings and beat consensus expectations over the past several quarters. This was driven in part by its Commercial Cloud and Azure segments and by a steady personal computer business. Additionally, its Office 365 software drove operating income improvements in the company’s productivity and business process segment. Jennison believes improving top-line growth and expanding profit margins should drive multiple years of accelerated earnings-per-share growth. salesforce.com, Inc. benefited from secular growth drivers, including the shift to cloud computing, increasing corporate focus on customer-facing applications, emergence of mobile as a primary user interface into enterprise applications, and increasing demand for analytical capabilities to optimize business decisions and processes. Netflix, Inc. continued to raise its long-term competitive barriers with investments in content, resulting in

 

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The graph is based on the performance of Class I shares. Performance of Class II shares will be lower due to differences in the fee structure. Class II shares have associated 12b-1 and administrative fees at an annual rate of 0.25% and 0.15%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund, Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio   December 31, 2018

 

Report of the Investment Manager - As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

strong subscriber growth and solid evidence of increased pricing and operating leverage. Jennison believes that the company’s long-term competitive positioning has been strengthened by exclusive deals and original content, international expansion, and scale advantage, enabling the company to fund content costs with a global subscriber base. The company’s third-quarter earnings and subscriber growth (reported in October) exceeded estimates, and its guidance for the fourth quarter implied a materially better-than-projected acceleration in growth.

Among the notable detractors in the Portfolio was the semiconductor firm NVIDIA Corp. Its shares declined in November, reflecting lower-than-anticipated third-quarter revenue from low- and mid-end gaming graphics-processing units. An underlying inventory issue was anticipated to result in a revenue shortfall in the fourth quarter, as the company would not ship more product until the channel had been cleared. Jennison reduced its estimates to reflect the company’s temporary inventory challenge. Further, based on the company’s third-quarter revenue miss and its inability to anticipate the inventory/demand problem, the position was sold during the fourth quarter for what Jennison saw as more attractive investment opportunities.

Shares of PNC Financial Services Group, one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the US, underperformed amid a softer loan-growth outlook and overall financial-sector weakness due to macro concerns. As a “smart operator,” the company is a well-managed commercial and retail bank that took advantage of the financial crisis to grow significantly through acquisitions and is now starting to show the fruits of its labor, in Jennison’s view.

Shares of Noble Energy, Inc. underperformed, as West Texas Intermediate oil prices remained volatile during the back half of the year, declining nearly 25% over the entire reporting period and sending the broader oil and gas exploration and production industry lower. Jennison believes that investors overreacted when the company reported slightly below-consensus second-quarter expectations, likely due to a focus on producers’ “flow assurance,” or the ability to transport oil and gas out of a basin. Effectively, the company decided to slow its growth in the Permian Basin and shift capital to the Denver Basin, where new infrastructure is now up and running, allowing for more growth. Jennison viewed these moves by management as prudent and continued to hold the position at the end of the period.

 

For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 

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The Prudential Series Fund

 

Benchmark Glossary — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

The indexes are unmanaged and include reinvestment of any income or distributions. They do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in a market index.

For Russell Indexes: Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.

Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged market cap-weighted index that measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market.

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index of over 500 stocks generally representative of the broad stock market.


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio

 

Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets
Microsoft Corp.     7.0%  
Boeing Co. (The)     5.4%  
Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)     3.6%  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     3.5%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     3.5%  

 

For a complete list of holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments. Holdings/Issues/Industries/Sectors are subject to change.


The Prudential Series Fund

 

Fees and Expenses — unaudited

  December 31, 2018

 

As a contract owner investing in the Portfolio through a variable annuity or variable life contract, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Portfolio expenses. 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 investment options. This example does not reflect fees and charges under your variable annuity or variable life contract. If contract charges were included, the costs shown below would be higher. Please consult the prospectus for your contract for more information about contract fees and charges.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the Portfolio expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the Portfolio expenses you paid on your account during this period. As noted above, the table does not reflect variable contract fees and charges.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Portfolio costs only and do not reflect any contract fees and charges, such as sales charges (loads), insurance charges or administrative charges. Therefore the second line of the table is useful to compare ongoing investment option costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different contracts. In addition, if these contract fee and charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

The Prudential Series Fund Portfolio     

Beginning

Account Value

July 1, 2018

      

Ending

Account Value

December 31, 2018

      

Annualized Expense

Ratio based on the
Six-Month period

     Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month period*
 
Jennison 20/20 Focus (Class I)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 899.50          0.84    $ 4.02  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.97          0.84    $ 4.28  
Jennison 20/20 Focus (Class II)    Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 897.70          1.24    $ 5.93  
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,018.95          1.24    $ 6.31  

* Portfolio 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 184 days in the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Portfolio’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Portfolio may invest.


 
   JENNISON 20/20 FOCUS PORTFOLIO  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 96.4%         
COMMON STOCKS    Shares      Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 7.3%

     

Boeing Co. (The)

     29,943      $ 9,656,617  

United Technologies Corp.

     30,350        3,231,668  
     

 

 

 
        12,888,285  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles — 2.1%

     

Tesla, Inc.*(a)

     10,947        3,643,162  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 6.8%

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     59,859        5,843,435  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     53,760        6,285,082  
     

 

 

 
        12,128,517  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.3%

     

DowDuPont, Inc.

     43,075        2,303,651  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 2.2%

     

SLM Corp.*

     478,154        3,973,460  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 4.8%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     83,051        6,207,232  

Exelon Corp.

     50,168        2,262,577  
     

 

 

 
        8,469,809  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%

     

Schlumberger Ltd.

     28,936        1,044,011  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 2.2%

     

Netflix, Inc.*

     14,648        3,920,684  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%

 

American Tower Corp.

     14,393        2,276,829  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.9%

     

Walmart, Inc.

     54,691        5,094,467  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 2.2%

     

Mondelez International, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     96,205        3,851,086  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.1%

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     36,636        3,799,886  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     15,115        3,765,449  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.2%

     

MetLife, Inc.

     95,565        3,923,899  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 8.5%

     

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     6,094        6,367,986  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     27,250        3,572,203  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China), ADR(a)

     129,788        5,122,732  
     

 

 

 
        15,062,921  
     

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 5.7%

 

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China), ADR*(a)

     31,740        4,350,602  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     3,888        5,839,659  
     

 

 

 
        10,190,261  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 5.7%

     

Adyen NV (Netherlands), 144A*(a)

     4,051        2,217,929  
COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
   Shares      Value  

IT Services (continued)

     

Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     31,188      $ 5,883,616  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     22,880        1,923,979  
     

 

 

 
        10,025,524  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.4%

 

  

Illumina, Inc.*

     14,009        4,201,719  
     

 

 

 

Media — 2.2%

     

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     116,990        3,983,509  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.1%

 

  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     109,476        2,053,770  

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

     58,271        3,395,451  
     

 

 

 
        5,449,221  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 10.9%

     

Allergan PLC

     8,921        1,192,381  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom), ADR

     118,317        4,493,680  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     35,341        4,089,660  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     61,244        4,679,654  

Pfizer, Inc.

     112,693        4,919,049  
     

 

 

 
        19,374,424  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.1%

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     39,672        3,749,004  
     

 

 

 

Software — 13.3%

     

Adobe, Inc.*

     23,201        5,248,994  

Microsoft Corp.

     121,759        12,367,062  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     44,327        6,071,469  
     

 

 

 
        23,687,525  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 2.4%

     

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     14,298        2,456,682  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     19,752        1,824,295  
     

 

 

 
        4,280,977  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $136,182,072)

 

     171,088,280  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.4%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond
Fund(w)

     5,478,500        5,478,500  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $7,706,105; includes $7,680,660 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     7,706,879        7,706,108  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $13,184,605)

 

     13,184,608  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.8%
(cost $149,366,677)

        184,272,888  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS — (3.8)%

        (6,706,099
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 177,566,789  
     

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   JENNISON 20/20 FOCUS PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

 

144A   Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate
OTC   Over-the-counter
REITs   Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

*

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 $7,513,513; cash collateral of $7,680,660 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

(b)

Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

 

Level 1—

unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—

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

Level 3—

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

              

Common Stocks

              

Aerospace & Defense

     $ 12,888,285        $        $  

Automobiles

       3,643,162                    

Banks

       12,128,517                    

Chemicals

       2,303,651                    

Consumer Finance

       3,973,460                    

Electric Utilities

       8,469,809                    

Energy Equipment & Services

       1,044,011                    

Entertainment

       3,920,684                    

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

       2,276,829                    

Food & Staples Retailing

       5,094,467                    

Food Products

       3,851,086                    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

       3,799,886                    

Health Care Providers & Services

       3,765,449                    

Insurance

       3,923,899                    

Interactive Media & Services

       15,062,921                    

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

       10,190,261                    

IT Services

       7,807,595          2,217,929           

Life Sciences Tools & Services

       4,201,719                    

Media

       3,983,509                    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       5,449,221                    

Pharmaceuticals

       19,374,424                    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       3,749,004                    

Software

       23,687,525                    

Specialty Retail

       4,280,977                    

Affiliated Mutual Funds

       13,184,608                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 182,054,959        $ 2,217,929        $  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Software

     13.3

Pharmaceuticals

     10.9  

Interactive Media & Services

     8.5

Affiliated Mutual Funds (4.3% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     7.4  

Aerospace & Defense

     7.3  
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   JENNISON 20/20 FOCUS PORTFOLIO (continued)  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2018

 

Industry Classification (continued):

      

Banks

     6.8

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     5.7  

IT Services

     5.7  

Electric Utilities

     4.8  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.1  

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.9  

Specialty Retail

     2.4  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     2.4  

Media

     2.2  

Consumer Finance

     2.2  

Insurance

     2.2  

Entertainment

     2.2  

Food Products

     2.2  

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.1

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.1  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.1  

Automobiles

     2.1  

Chemicals

     1.3  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.3  

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.6  
  

 

 

 
     103.8  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (3.8
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

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

Securities on Loan

     $ 7,513,513        $ (7,513,513    $  
    

 

 

         

 

(1)

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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   JENNISON 20/20 FOCUS PORTFOLIO (continued)  

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS   

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $7,513,513:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $136,182,072)

   $ 171,088,280  

Affiliated investments (cost $13,184,605)

     13,184,608  

Receivable for investments sold

     3,399,033  

Receivable for Portfolio shares sold

     285,784  

Dividends receivable

     127,384  

Tax reclaim receivable

     54,452  

Prepaid expenses

     1,783  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     188,141,324  
  

 

 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     7,680,660  

Payable for investments purchased

     2,395,166  

Payable for Portfolio shares repurchased

     224,182  

Management fee payable

     116,931  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     94,848  

Distribution fee payable

     26,180  

Payable to affiliate

     19,878  

Administration fee payable

     15,710  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     980  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     10,574,535  
  

 

 

 
NET ASSETS    $ 177,566,789  
  

 

 

 

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Partners Equity

   $ 177,566,789  
  

 

 

 
Class I:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $58,961,141 / 1,997,280 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 29.52  
  

 

 

 
Class II:   

Net asset value and redemption price per share, $118,605,648  / 4,210,804 outstanding shares of beneficial interest

   $ 28.17  
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   
INCOME   

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $47,093 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 3,390,982  

Affiliated dividend income

     77,162  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $35,230)

     35,251  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     3,503,395  
  

 

 

 
EXPENSES   

Management fee

     1,621,818  

Distribution fee—Class II

     368,544  

Administration fee—Class II

     221,127  

Custodian and accounting fees

     86,154  

Shareholders’ reports

     42,416  

Audit fee

     24,600  

Trustees’ fees

     11,990  

Legal fees and expenses

     11,218  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,882)

     10,683  

Miscellaneous

     18,139  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,416,689  

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     (51,634
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,365,055  
  

 

 

 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      1,138,340  
  

 

 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(2,467))

     7,097,473  

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,862
  

 

 

 
     7,095,611  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $782)

     (17,156,758

Foreign currencies

     (589
  

 

 

 
     (17,157,347
  

 

 

 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS      (10,061,736
  

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (8,923,396
  

 

 

 
 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     
OPERATIONS     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,138,340     $ 173,622  

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

     7,095,611       43,563,686  

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

     (17,157,347     12,266,861  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (8,923,396     56,004,169  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS     

Portfolio shares sold

     14,559,333       7,638,654  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (53,237,975     (40,364,763
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM PORTFOLIO SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (38,678,642     (32,726,109
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS      106,774        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (47,495,264     23,278,060  
NET ASSETS:     

Beginning of year

     225,062,053       201,783,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 177,566,789     $ 225,062,053  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

The Prudential Series Fund (“Series Fund”), organized as a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Series Fund is composed of seventeen Portfolios (“Portfolios”), each with separate series shares. The information presented in these financial statements pertains to the Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). The Portfolio is a diversified portfolio. For purposes of the 1940 Act a non-diversified Portfolio may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer than a diversified portfolio. Investing in a non-diversified portfolio involves greater risk than investing in a diversified portfolio because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified portfolio.

The investment objective of the Portfolio is long-term growth of capital.

 

1.   Accounting Policies

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

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

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

Various inputs determine how the Portfolio’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

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

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

 

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accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

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

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

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

Restricted and Illiquid Securities:    Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Portfolio may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under federal securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Therefore, the Portfolio may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, may be deemed liquid by the Portfolio’s Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Board. However, the liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

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

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

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

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

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

Master Netting Arrangements:    The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a Subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of the Portfolio. For multi-sleeve Portfolios, different Subadvisers who manage their respective sleeve, may enter into such agreements with the same counterparty and are disclosed separately for each sleeve when presenting information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC

 

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derivatives. A master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty permits the Portfolio to offset amounts payable by the Portfolio to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Portfolio to cover the Portfolio’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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

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

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

Taxes:    For federal income tax purposes, the Portfolio is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for tax purposes. No provision has been made in the financial statements for U.S. federal, state, or local taxes, as any tax liability arising from operations of the Portfolio is the responsibility of the Portfolio’s shareholders (participating insurance companies). The Portfolio is not generally subject to entity-level taxation. Shareholders of the Portfolio are subject to taxes on their distributive share of partnership items. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains are accrued in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations. Such taxes are accrued net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income/gain is recorded taking into account any agreements in place with Prudental as referenced in Note 3. The Portfolio generally attempts to manage its diversification in a manner that supports the diversification requirements of the underlying separate accounts.

Distributions:    Distributions, if any, from the Portfolio are made in cash and automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Portfolio. Distributions are recorded on the ex-date.

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

 

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2.   Agreements

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has entered into an investment management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the Subadviser’s performance of such services. The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”) (the “Subadviser”), under which Jennison provides investment advisory services for the Portfolio. The Manager pays for the services of the Subadviser, cost of compensation of officers of the Portfolio, occupancy and certain clerical and administrative expenses of the Portfolio. The Portfolio bears all other costs and expenses.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.75% for the year ended December 31, 2018. All amounts paid or payable by the Portfolio to the Manager, under the agreement, are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

PGIM Investments voluntarily agreed, through June 30, 2018, to limit the net annual operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, administrative fees, taxes (such as income and foreign withholdings taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), interest, underlying funds, brokerage, extraordinary and certain other expenses such as dividend, broker charges and interest expense on short sales) of each class of shares of the Portfolio to 0.80% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has a distribution agreement, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class I and Class II shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Portfolio’s Class II shares pursuant to a plan of distribution (the “Class II Plan”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class I shares of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the Class II Plan, the Class II shares of the Portfolio compensate PIMS for distribution-related activities at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

The Series Fund has an administration agreement with the Manager, which acts as the administrator of the Class II shares of the Portfolio. The administration fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Class II shares.

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, has entered into brokerage commission recapture agreements with certain registered broker-dealers. Under the brokerage commission recapture program, a portion of the commission is returned to the Portfolio on whose behalf the trades were made. Commission recapture is paid solely to those portfolios generating the applicable trades. Such amounts are included within realized gain (loss) on investment transactions presented in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2018, brokerage commission recaptured under these agreements was $6,059.

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

 

3.   Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

The Portfolio may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (formerly known as Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund) (the “Core Fund”) and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (formerly known as Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund) (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. Through the Portfolio’s investments in the mentioned underlying funds, PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or compensated for providing their services. Earnings from the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

 

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In February 2016, Prudential, the parent company of the Manager, self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and certain other regulators that, in some cases, it failed to maximize securities lending income for certain Portfolios of the Series Fund due to a long-standing restriction benefitting Prudential. The Board was not notified of the restriction until after it had been removed. Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the estimated loss associated with the unauthorized restriction. At the Board’s direction, this payment occurred on June 30, 2016. The estimated opportunity loss was calculated by an independent consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the independent trustees of the Portfolios. The per share amount of opportunity loss payment to each of the Portfolios is disclosed in the respective Portfolio’s “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2016.

The SEC Staff and other regulators continue to review the matter.

In March 2018, Prudential further notified the SEC that it failed to timely reimburse certain Portfolios for amounts due under protocols established to ensure that the Portfolios were not harmed as a result of their tax status as partnerships instead of regulated investment companies (RICs). Specifically, as a result of their partnership status, the Portfolios are subject to higher foreign withholding tax rates on dividend and interest income in certain foreign jurisdictions and/or are subject to delays in repayment of taxes withheld by certain foreign jurisdictions (collectively, “excess withholding tax”). Prudential’s protocols were intended to protect the Portfolios from these differences and delays. In consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential paid each of the affected Portfolios an amount equal to the excess withholding tax in addition to an amount equal to the applicable Portfolio’s rate of return (“opportunity loss”) applied to these excess withholding tax amounts for periods from the various transaction dates, beginning January 2, 2006 (the date when the Portfolios were converted to partnerships for tax purposes), through February 28, 2018 (the date through which the previously established protocols were not uniformly implemented). The amount due to each Portfolio was calculated by Prudential with the help of a third-party consultant. Those amounts and the methodology used by Prudential to derive them, were evaluated and confirmed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The excess withholding tax analysis considered detriments to the Portfolios due to their tax status as partnerships arising from both timing differences (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is reclaimable) as described above as well as permanent tax detriments (i.e., jurisdictions in which the Portfolio was subject to a higher withholding tax rate due to its tax status which is not reclaimable). Further, the opportunity loss due to each Portfolio also was calculated by a third-party consultant hired by Prudential whose calculation methodology was subsequently reviewed by a consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees. The aggregate previously unreimbursed excess withholding tax and opportunity loss payments for each affected Portfolio are disclosed in the respective Portfolio’s “Statements of Changes in Net Assets” and “Financial Highlights” as “Capital Contributions” for the fiscal year or period ended December 31, 2018.

In addition to the above, Prudential committed to the Portfolios’ independent trustees that it would pay all consulting, legal, audit, and other charges, fees and expenses incurred with the matters described above. Prudential has made and continues to make these payments.

During the reporting period and in consultation with the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential instituted a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios for any future excess withholding tax within approximately 30 days of the pay date of the applicable dividend or interest income event regardless of whether the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences or permanent detriments resulting from the Portfolios’ partnership tax status. Working with its third-party consultant and a third-party consultant retained by the Portfolios’ independent trustees, Prudential has since developed a process to reimburse the affected Portfolios in a more timely manner. That process is currently being reviewed and tested by Prudential’s third-party consultant.

In cases in which the excess withholding tax is due to timing differences and is reclaimable from the foreign jurisdiction, the affected Portfolios have the ability to recover the excess withholding tax withheld by filing a reclaim with the relevant foreign tax authority. To avoid a Portfolio receiving and retaining a duplicate payment for the same excess withholding tax, payments received by an applicable Portfolio from a foreign tax authority for reclaims for which a Portfolio previously received reimbursement from Prudential will be payable to Prudential. Pending tax reclaim amounts due to Prudential for excess withholding tax which Prudential previously paid to the Portfolios are reported as “Payable to affiliate” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities” and any amounts accrued but not yet reimbursed by Prudential for excess withholding tax is recorded as “Receivable from affiliate” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The full amount of tax reclaims due to a Portfolio, inclusive of timing differences and routine tax reclaims for foreign jurisdictions where the Portfolios do not incur an excess withholding tax is included as “Tax reclaim receivable” on the “Statement of Assets and Liabilities.” To the extent that there are costs associated with

 

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the filing of any reclaim attributable to excess withholding tax, those costs are borne by Prudential.

The following amount has been paid by Prudential for excess withholding taxes related to timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as a partnership for tax purposes.

 

      2018 Payment  

Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio

   $ 20,666  

The following amounts have been paid in 2018 by Prudential for previously unreimbursed excess withholding taxes and for the opportunity loss associated with excess withholding taxes related to permanent tax detriments and timing differences as described above for certain countries due to the Portfolio’s status as partnerships for tax purposes.

 

      Opportunity Loss      Unreimbursed Excess
Withholding Taxes
 

Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio

   $ 67,110      $ 39,664  

The Portfolio may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that, subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2018, no such transactions were entered into by the Portfolio.

 

4.   Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended December 31, 2018, were $88,380,002 and $131,091,989, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2018, is presented as follows:

 

Value,

Beginning
of Year

     Cost of
Purchases
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
     Shares,
End of Year
     Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

 
$ 1,726,954      $ 79,184,374      $ 75,432,828      $      $     $ 5,478,500        5,478,500      $ 77,162  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

 
  18,377,874        111,420,091        122,090,172        782        (2,467     7,706,108        7,706,879        35,230 ** 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 
$ 20,104,828      $  190,604,465      $ 197,523,000      $ 782      $ (2,467   $ 13,184,608         $ 112,392  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

**

This amount is included in “Income from securities lending, net” on the Statement of Operations.

 

5.   Tax Information

The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. The character of the cash distributions, if any, made by the partnership is generally classified as nontaxable return of capital distributions. After each fiscal year each shareholder of record will receive information regarding their distributive allocable share of the partnership’s income, gains, losses and deductions.

With respect to the Portfolio, book cost of assets differs from tax cost of assets as a result of the Portfolio’s adoption of a mark to market method of accounting for tax purposes. Under this method, tax cost of assets will approximate fair market value.

The Manager has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements

 

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for the current reporting period. The Portfolio’s federal, state and local income tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

6.   Borrowings

The Series Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 4, 2018 through October 3, 2019. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Portfolio’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 4, 2018, the Portfolio had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Portfolio paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCAs is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

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

The Portfolio utilized the SCA during the year ended December 31, 2018. The average daily balance for the 14 days that the Portfolio had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $233,286, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 3.21%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $619,000. At December 31, 2018, the Portfolio did not have an outstanding loan amount.

 

7.   Capital and Ownership

The Portfolio offers Class I and Class II shares. Neither Class I nor Class II shares of the Portfolio are subject to any sales charge or redemption charge and are sold at the net asset value of the Portfolio. Class I shares are sold only to certain separate accounts of Prudential to fund benefits under certain variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (“contracts”). Class II shares are sold only to separate accounts of non-Prudential insurance companies as investment options under certain contracts. Class I shares are also offered to separate accounts of non-affiliated insurers for which Prudential or its affiliates administer and/or reinsure the variable life insurance or variable annuity contracts issued in connection with the separate accounts. The separate accounts invest in shares of the Portfolio through subaccounts that correspond to the Portfolio. The separate accounts will redeem shares of the Portfolio to the extent necessary to provide benefits under the contracts or for such other purposes as may be consistent with the contracts.

As of December 31, 2018, all of Class I shares of record of the Portfolio were owned by the Pruco Life Insurance Company (“PLAZ”), or subsidiaries thereof, on behalf of the owners of the variable insurance products issued by PLAZ. PLAZ is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential.

In addition, the following number of shareholders held the following percentages of outstanding shares of the Portfolio, each holding greater than 5% of outstanding shares, on behalf of multiple beneficial owners.

 

      Number of
Shareholders
    

% of Outstanding
Shares

   % held by an
Affiliate
of Prudential
 

Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio

     4      90      29  

 

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Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

Class I:

   Shares     Amount  

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     155,156     $ 5,029,990  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (367,935     (12,015,117

Capital contributions

           35,270  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (212,779   $  (6,949,857
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     79,728     $ 2,229,603  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (346,578     (9,560,105
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (266,850   $  (7,330,502
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class II:

            

Year ended December 31, 2018:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     306,232     $ 9,529,343  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,320,167     (41,222,858

Capital contributions

           71,504  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,013,935   $ (31,622,011
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017:

    

Portfolio shares sold

     204,981     $ 5,409,051  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     (1,166,733     (30,804,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (961,752   $ (25,395,607
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8.   Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

The Portfolio’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below:

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks:    The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Portfolio invests could go down. The Portfolio’s holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Portfolio can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

Foreign Securities Risk:    The Portfolio’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability.

Market and Credit Risk:    Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Portfolio’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Portfolio fall, the value of an investment in the Portfolio will decline. Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

 

9.   Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Reporting Updates

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The new ASU, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the Portfolio’s policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Manager has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and has determined to early adopt aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures under the ASU effective immediately. At this time, the Manager is evaluating the implications of certain

 

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other provisions of the ASU related to new disclosure requirements and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

       Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio  
       Class I  
       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 31.19     $ 23.94      $ 23.56     $ 22.16      $ 20.69  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.26       0.10        0.09       0.07        0.02  

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

       (1.95     7.15        0.27       1.33        1.45  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (1.69     7.25        0.36       1.40        1.47  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.02 (c)             0.02 (d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 29.52     $ 31.19      $ 23.94     $ 23.56      $ 22.16  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       (5.35 )%(f)      30.28      1.61 %(g)      6.32      7.10

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 59.0     $ 68.9      $ 59.3     $ 65.4      $ 67.2  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.82     0.82      0.83     0.83      0.83

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.84     0.87      0.83     0.83      0.83

Net investment income (loss)

       0.80     0.36      0.39     0.30      0.08

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       42     99      69     64      97

 

       Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio  
       Class II  
       Year Ended December 31,  
       2018     2017      2016     2015      2014  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

              

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

     $ 29.88     $ 23.03      $ 22.75     $ 21.49      $ 20.14  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.13       (0.01      (b)      (0.02      (0.07

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

       (1.86     6.86        0.26       1.28        1.42  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (1.73     6.85        0.26       1.26        1.35  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Contributions

       0.02 (c)             0.02 (d)              
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

     $ 28.17     $  29.88      $ 23.03     $  22.75      $  21.49  
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       (5.72 )%(f)      29.74      1.23 %(g)      5.86      6.70

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

              

Net assets, end of year (millions)

     $ 118.6     $ 156.1      $ 142.5     $ 160.1      $ 172.9  

Ratios to average net assets(h):

              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.22     1.22      1.23     1.23      1.23

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.24     1.27      1.23     1.23      1.23

Net investment income (loss)

       0.40     (0.04 )%       (0.01 )%      (0.10 )%       (0.33 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       42     99      69     64      97

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

 

(b)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(c)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to timely compensate the Portfolio for the excess foreign withholding tax withheld on dividends and interest from certain countries due to the Portfolio’s tax status as a partnership.

 

(d)

Represents payment received by the Portfolio, from Prudential, in connection with the failure to maximize securities lending income due to a restriction that benefited Prudential.

 

(e)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of distributions, if any, and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return does not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all years shown. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(f)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been (5.41)% and (5.79)% for Class l and Class ll, respectively.

 

(g)

Total return for the year includes the impact of the capital contribution. Excluding the capital contribution, the total return would have been 1.53% and 1.14% for Class l and Class ll, respectively.

 

(h)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

 

(i)

The Portfolio’s turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF JENNISON 20/20 FOCUS PORTFOLIO

AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (the Portfolio), a portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2018, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents, or brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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New York, New York

February 14, 2019

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

Information about the Trustees and the Officers of the Prudential Series Fund (the Trust) is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Trustees who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Interested Trustees.” The Trustees are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Trust and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

       
Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Susan Davenport Austin*

Age: 51

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital (Since 2014); formerly Vice Chairman (2013-2017), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2007-2012) and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Treasurer (2002-2007) of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation; formerly President of Sheridan Gospel Network (2004-2014); formerly Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (2000-2001); formerly Associate Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (1997-2000); formerly Vice President, Salomon Brothers Inc. (1993-1997); Member of the Board of Directors, The MacDowell Colony (Since 2010); Director (Since 2017); formerly Presiding Director (2014-2017) and Chairman (2011-2014) of the Board of Directors, Broadcast Music, Inc.; Member of the Board of Directors, Hubbard Radio, LLC (Since 2011); President, Candide Business Advisors, Inc. (Since 2011); formerly Member of the Board of Directors, National Association of Broadcasters (2004-2010).   Director of NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) (Since February 2015).   Since February 2011

Sherry S. Barrat*

Age: 69

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Vice Chairman of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services and banking institution) (2011-June 2012); formerly President, Personal Financial Services, Northern Trust Corporation (2006-2010); formerly Chairman & CEO, Western US Region, Northern Trust Corporation (1999-2005); formerly President & CEO, Palm Beach/Martin County Region, Northern Trust.   Director of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) (1998-Present); Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (Since July 2013).   Since January 2013

Jessica M. Bibliowicz*

Age: 59

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Senior Adviser (Since 2013) of Bridge Growth Partners (private equity firm); formerly Director (2013-2016) of Realogy Holdings Corp. (residential real estate services); formerly Chief Executive Officer (1999-2013) of National Financial Partners (independent distributor of financial services products).   Director (since 2006) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.; Sotheby’s (since 2014) (auction house and art-related finance).   Since September 2014

Kay Ryan Booth*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Partner, Trinity Private Equity Group (Since September 2014); formerly, Managing Director of Cappello Waterfield & Co. LLC (2011-2014); formerly Vice Chair, Global Research, J.P. Morgan (financial services and investment banking institution) (June 2008-January 2009); formerly Global Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (financial services and investment banking institution) (1995-2008); formerly Associate Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (1987-1995).   None.  

Since January 2013

 

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Independent Trustees             

Name, Address, Age

No. of Portfolios Overseen

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past
5 Years
  Other Directorships Held by Trustee**   Length of Board Service

Stephen M. Chipman*

Age: 57

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Group Managing Director International Expansion and Regional Managing Director, Americas of Vistra (Since June 2018); formerly Chief Executive Officer and Director of Radius (2016-2018); formerly Vice Chairman (January 2015-October 2015) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2010-December 2014) of Grant Thornton LLP.   None.   Since January 2018

Robert F. Gunia*

Age: 72

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Director ICI Mutual Insurance Company (June 2016-present; June 2012-June 2015); formerly Chief Administrative Officer (September 1999-September 2009) and Executive Vice President (December 1996-September 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly Executive Vice President (March 1999-September 2009) and Treasurer (May 2000-September 2009) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly President (April 1999-December 2008) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (December 2008-December 2009) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; formerly Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and Director (May 2003-September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Director (Since May 1989) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.   Since July 2003

Thomas T. Mooney*

Age: 77

Independent Chair Since July 2003

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Formerly Chief Executive Officer, Excell Partners, Inc. (2005-2007); founding partner of High Technology of Rochester and the Lennox Technology Center; formerly President of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce (1976-2004); formerly Rochester City Manager (1973); formerly Deputy Monroe County Executive (1974-1976).   None.   Since July 2003

Thomas M. O’Brien*

Age: 68

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  Vice Chairman of Emigrant Bank and President of its Naples Commercial Finance Division (Since October 2018); formerly Director, President and CEO Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Consultant, Valley National Bancorp, Inc. and Valley National Bank (January 2012-June 2012); formerly President and COO (November 2006-April 2017) and CEO (April 2007-December 2011) of State Bancorp, Inc. and State Bank; formerly Vice Chairman (January 1997-April 2000) of North Fork Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (December 1984-December 1996) of North Side Savings Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (May 2000-June 2006) Atlantic Bank of New York.   Formerly Director, Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (July 2014-February 2018); formerly Director, BankUnited, Inc. and BankUnited N.A. (NYSE: BKU) (May 2012-April 2014); formerly Director (April 2008-January 2012) of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York; formerly Director (December 1996-May 2000) of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.; formerly Director (May 2000-April 2006) of Atlantic Bank of New York; Director (November 2006-January 2012) of State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC) and State Bank of Long Island.   Since July 2003
   
Interested Trustee             

Timothy S. Cronin*

Age: 53

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 108

  President of Prudential Annuities (Since June 2015); Chief Investment Officer and Strategist of Prudential Annuities (Since January 2004); Director of Investment & Research Strategy (Since February 1998); President of AST Investment Services, Inc. (Since June 2005).   None.  

Since October 2009

* The address of each Trustee is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

** Includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

† The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PGIM Investments LLC. The Funds for which PGIM Investments LLC serves as manager include the PGIM Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2 and 10, PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM ETF Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Advanced Series Trust, and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Edward C. Merrill, IV, CFA*

Age: 34

Vice President

  Vice President of Prudential Annuities (since December 2014); formerly Director of Prudential Annuities (December 2010-December 2014); formerly Manager of Prudential Annuities (August 2009-December 2010); formerly Senior Analyst of Prudential Annuities (October 2008-August 2009).   Since June 2017

Raymond A. O’Hara*

Age: 63

Chief Legal Officer

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of PGIM Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988-August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).  

Since June 2012

Chad A. Earnst*

Age: 43

Chief Compliance Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the PGIM Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.   Since September 2014

Dino Capasso*

Age: 43

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

  Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (June 2017-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly, Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel (January 2016-June 2017), and Vice President and Counsel (February 2012-December 2015) of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.   Since March 2018

Andrew R. French*

Age: 56

Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.   Since October 2006

Jonathan D. Shain*

Age: 60

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.   Since May 2005

Claudia DiGiacomo*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown Wood LLP (1999-2004).  

Since December 2005

Kathleen DeNicholas*

Age: 44

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since May 2013) of Prudential; Managing Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (2011-2013); formerly Senior Counsel (2007-2011) and Assistant General Counsel (2001-2007) of The Dreyfus Corporation; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of MBSC Securities Corporation (2011-2013); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of The Dreyfus Family of Funds (2010-2012).  

Since May 2013

Christian J. Kelly*

Age: 43

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

  Vice President, Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); formerly, Director of Fund Administration of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2009-2018), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds (2017-2018); Director of Accounting, Avenue Capital Group (2008-2009); Senior Manager, Investment Management Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP (1998-2007).  

Since January 2019

Peter Parrella*

Age: 60

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).  

Since June 2007

Lana Lomuti*

Age: 51

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2005-2007), within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.  

Since April 2014

Linda McMullin*

Age: 57

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.  

Since April 2014

 

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Trust Officers1         

Name, Age

Position with the Trust

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
  Length of Service as Trust Officer

Alina Srodecka, CPA*

Age: 52

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President of Tax at Prudential Financial, Inc. (Since August 2007); formerly Director of Tax at MetLife (January 2003-May 2006); formerly Tax Manager at Deloitte & Touche (October 1997-January 2003); formerly Staff Accountant at Marsh & McLennan (May 1994-May 1997).   Since June 2017

Charles H. Smith*

Age: 46

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2015) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2016); formerly Global Head of Economic Sanctions Compliance at AIG Property Casualty (February 2007-December 2014); Assistant Attorney General at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Division of Public Advocacy. (August 1998-January 2007).   Since January 2017

* The address for each officer is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

1 Excludes Mr. Cronin, an Interested Trustee who serves as President. Biographical and other information with respect to Mr. Cronin appears under “Interested Trustee,” above.

 

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The prospectuses for the Prudential Series Fund portfolios and the applicable variable annuity or variable life contract contain information on the contract and the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the portfolios, and should be read carefully.

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 website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) at www.sec.gov and on the Fund’s website at www.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios.

The Fund will file with the Commission a complete listing of portfolio holdings as of its first and third calendar quarter-end on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT will be available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov or call (800) SEC-0330.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling the appropriate phone number listed below.

To contact your client services representative, please call the phone number listed below. Thank you.

Owners of Individual Annuity contracts should call (888) 778-2888.

Owners of Individual Life Insurance contracts should call (800) 778-2255.

Owners of Group Variable Universal Life Insurance contracts should call (800) 562-9874.

Owners of Group Variable Universal Life Insurance contracts through AICPA should call (800) 223-7473.

 

 

 

 

 

The Prudential Series Fund may offer two classes of shares in each portfolio: Class I and Class II. Class I shares are sold only to separate accounts of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Life Insurance Company, and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (collectively, Prudential) and to separate accounts of insurance companies not affiliated with Prudential where Prudential has assumed responsibility for the administration of contracts issued through such non-affiliated insurance companies, as investment options under variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (the Contracts). (A separate account keeps the assets supporting certain insurance contracts separate from the general assets and liabilities of the insurance company.) Class II shares are offered only to separate accounts of non-Prudential insurance companies for the same types of Contracts.

The Prudential Series Fund is distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), 655 Broad Street, 19th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102, member SIPC, a Prudential Financial company and solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations.

Annuity and life insurance contracts contain exclusions, limitations, reductions of benefits, and terms for keeping them in force. Your licensed financial professional can provide you with costs and complete details. Contract guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company.


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The Audited Financial Statements of Pruco Life Insurance Company, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America are available upon request. You may call (800)778-2255 to obtain a free copy of the audited financial statements of the insurance company that issued your contract.

To reduce costs, we now generally send only a single copy of prospectuses and shareholder reports to each household (householding) in lieu of sending a copy to each Contract Owner who resides in the household. Householding is not yet available on all products. You should be aware that by calling (877) 778-5008, you can revoke, or “opt out,” of householding at any time, which may increase the volume of mail you will receive.

©2019 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM Investments, the Prudential logo, the Rock symbol, and Bring Your Challenges are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – – See Exhibit (a)

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies – Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers”) that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.

The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant 800-225-1852, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert –

The registrant’s Board has determined that Mr. Thomas O’Brien, member of the Board’s Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and that he is “independent,” for purposes of this Item.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services –

(a) Audit Fees

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $570,718 and $577,870 respectively, for professional services rendered for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.     

(b) Audit-Related Fees

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017: none.

(c) Tax Fees

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017: none.

(d) All Other Fees

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017: none.

(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

THE PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY

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Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Independent Accountants

The Audit Committee of each Prudential Mutual Fund is charged with the responsibility to monitor the independence of the Fund’s independent accountants. As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee must pre-approve the independent accounting firm’s engagement to render audit and/or permissible non-audit services, as required by law. In evaluating a proposed engagement of the independent accountants, the Audit Committee will assess the effect that the engagement might reasonably be expected to have on the accountant’s independence. The Committee’s evaluation will be based on:

 

   

a review of the nature of the professional services expected to be provided,

 

   

a review of the safeguards put into place by the accounting firm to safeguard independence, and

 

   

periodic meetings with the accounting firm.

Policy for Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Funds

On an annual basis, the scope of audits for each Fund, audit fees and expenses, and audit-related and non-audit services (and fees proposed in respect thereof) proposed to be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants will be presented by the Treasurer and the independent accountants to the Audit Committee for review and, as appropriate, approval prior to the initiation of such services. Such presentation shall be accompanied by confirmation by both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed non-audit services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants. Such proposed non-audit services shall be described in sufficient detail to enable the Audit Committee to assess the appropriateness of such services and fees, and the compatibility of the provision of such services with the auditor’s independence. The Committee shall receive periodic reports on the progress of the audit and other services which are approved by the Committee or by the Committee Chair pursuant to authority delegated in this Policy.

The categories of services enumerated under “Audit Services”, “Audit-related Services”, and “Tax Services” are intended to provide guidance to the Treasurer and the independent accountants as to those categories of services which the Committee believes are generally consistent with the independence of the independent accountants and which the Committee (or the Committee Chair) would expect upon the presentation of specific proposals to pre-approve. The enumerated categories are not intended as an exclusive list of audit, audit-related or tax services, which the Committee (or the Committee Chair) would consider for pre-approval.

Audit Services

The following categories of audit services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

 

Annual Fund financial statement audits

 

Seed audits (related to new product filings, as required)


  Ø

SEC and regulatory filings and consents

Audit-related Services

The following categories of audit-related services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

  Ø

Accounting consultations

  Ø

Fund merger support services

  Ø

Agreed Upon Procedure Reports

  Ø

Attestation Reports

  Ø

Other Internal Control Reports

Individual audit-related services that fall within one of these categories (except for fund merger support services) and are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process are subject to an authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Any services provided under such pre-approval will be reported to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. Should the amount of such services exceed $30,000 any additional fees will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated). Fees related to fund merger support services are subject to a separate authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee with fees determined on a per occurrence and merger complexity basis.

Tax Services

The following categories of tax services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

  Ø

Tax compliance services related to the filing or amendment of the following:

 

Federal, state and local income tax compliance; and,

 

Sales and use tax compliance

  Ø

Timely RIC qualification reviews

  Ø

Tax distribution analysis and planning

  Ø

Tax authority examination services

  Ø

Tax appeals support services

  Ø

Accounting methods studies

  Ø

Fund merger support services

  Ø

Tax consulting services and related projects

Individual tax services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process are subject to an authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Any services provided under such pre-approval will be reported to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. Should the amount of such services exceed $30,000 any additional fees will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated).


Other Non-Audit Services

Certain non-audit services that the independent accountants are legally permitted to render will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee or by one or more Committee members to whom the Committee has delegated this authority and who will report to the full Committee any pre-approval decisions made pursuant to this Policy. Non-audit services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

Proscribed Services

The Fund’s independent accountants will not render services in the following categories of non-audit services:

 

  Ø

Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund

  Ø

Financial information systems design and implementation

  Ø

Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports

  Ø

Actuarial services

  Ø

Internal audit outsourcing services

  Ø

Management functions or human resources

  Ø

Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

  Ø

Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit

  Ø

Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

Pre-approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to Other Entities Within the Prudential Fund Complex

Certain non-audit services provided to PGIM Investments LLC or any of its affiliates that also provide ongoing services to the Prudential Mutual Funds will be subject to pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The only non-audit services provided to these entities that will require pre-approval are those related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Individual projects that are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

Although the Audit Committee will not pre-approve all services provided to PGIM Investments LLC and its affiliates, the Committee will receive an annual report from the Fund’s independent accounting firm showing the aggregate fees for all services provided to PGIM Investments and its affiliates.


(e) (2) Percentage of services referred to in 4(b) – 4(d) that were approved by the audit committee

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017: none.

(f) Percentage of hours expended attributable to work performed by other than full time employees of principal accountant if greater than 50%.

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.

(g) Non-Audit Fees

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $0 and $0, respectively.

(h) Principal Accountant’s Independence

Not applicable as KPMG has not provided non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X.

 

Item 5     Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.
Item 6     Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7     Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 8     Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 9     Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.
Item 10     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – Not applicable.
Item 11     Controls and Procedures

 

  (a)

It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


  (b)

There has been no significant change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits

 

  (a)  (1) Code

of Ethics – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CODE-ETH

 

   (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:       The Prudential Series Fund
By:   /s/ Andrew R. French
  Andrew R. French
  Secretary
Date:   February 19, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ Timothy S. Cronin
  Timothy S. Cronin
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:               February 19, 2019
By:   /s/ Christian J. Kelly
  Christian J. Kelly
  Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:   February 19, 2019