PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

FUND SUMMARY

IMPORTANT NOTE: Effective June 11, 2018, the Fund’s new name will be PGIM Government Income Fund. Fund symbols will not change.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current return.

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of related investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $50,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential mutual funds. More information about these discounts as well as other waivers or discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's and Class C’s Sales Charges on page 26 of the Fund's Prospectus, Appendix A: Waivers and Discounts Available From Certain Financial Intermediaries on page 49 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 54 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees - PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND - USD ($)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	Class Z		Class Q
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	4.50%	none	none	none	none		none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption)	1.00%	5.00%	1.00%	none	none		none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	none	none	none	none	none		none
Redemption fees	none	none	none	none	none		none
Exchange fee	none	none	none	none	none		none
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	$ 15	$ 15	$ 15	none	none	[1]	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND		Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	Class Z	Class Q
Management fees		0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	1.00%	0.75%	none	none
Other expenses	[1]	0.28%	1.95%	0.38%	0.41%	0.26%	0.12%
Total annual Fund operating expenses		1.03%	3.45%	1.88%	1.66%	0.76%	0.62%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		none	(1.42%)	none	(0.25%)	none	none
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2],[3]	1.03%	2.03%	1.88%	1.41%	0.76%	0.62%

Example.

The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (except that fee waivers or reimbursements, if any, are only reflected in the 1-Year figures) and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

If Shares Are Redeemed

Expense Example - PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	550	763	993	1,653
Class B	706	1,087	1,641	2,695
Class C	291	591	1,016	2,201
Class R	144	499	879	1,944
Class Z	78	243	422	942
Class Q	63	199	346	774

If Shares Are Not Redeemed

Expense Example, No Redemption - PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	550	763	993	1,653
Class B	206	787	1,541	2,695
Class C	191	591	1,016	2,201
Class R	144	499	879	1,944
Class Z	78	243	422	942
Class Q	63	199	346	774

Portfolio Turnover.

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 428% of the average value of its portfolio.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies.

Consistent with its objective, the Fund seeks investments that provide investors with a current return in excess of the Fund's benchmark. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its investable assets in US Government securities, including US Treasury bills, notes, bonds, strips and other debt securities issued by the US Treasury, and obligations, including mortgage-related securities, issued or guaranteed by US Government agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund may also invest in derivatives, including futures, swaps, and options, for purposes of hedging and/or improving the Fund's returns. The term “investable assets” refers to the Fund's net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund's investable assets will be less than its total assets to the extent that it has borrowed money for non-investment purposes, such as to meet anticipated redemptions.

In managing the Fund’s assets, the subadviser uses a combination of top-down economic analysis and bottom up research in conjunction with proprietary quantitative models and risk management systems. In the top down economic analysis, the subadviser develops views on economic, policy and market trends. In its bottom up research, the subadviser develops an internal rating and outlook on issuers. The rating and outlook is determined based on a thorough review of the financial health and trends of the issuer. The subadviser may also consider investment factors such as expected total return, yield, spread and potential for price appreciation as well as credit quality, maturity and risk.

The investment subadviser has a team of fixed-income professionals, including credit analysts and traders, with experience in many sectors of the US and foreign fixed-income securities markets. In deciding which portfolio securities to buy and sell, the investment subadviser will consider economic conditions and interest rate fundamentals. The investment subadviser will also evaluate individual issues within each bond sector based upon their relative investment merit and will consider factors such as yield and potential for price appreciation, as well as credit quality, maturity and risk. The Fund may actively and frequently trade its portfolio securities.

Some (but not all) of the US Government securities and mortgage-related securities in which the Fund will invest are backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government, which means that payment of interest and principal is guaranteed, but yield and market value are not. These securities include, but are not limited to, direct obligations issued by the US Treasury, and obligations of certain entities that may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or “Ginnie Mae”), the Farmers Home Administration and the Export-Import Bank. Securities issued by other government entities that may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, in which the Fund may invest, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States and must rely on their own resources to repay the debt. These securities include, but are not limited to, obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or “Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or “Freddie Mac”), the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Postal Service, each of which has the right to borrow from the United States Treasury to meet its obligations, and obligations of the Farm Credit System, which depends entirely upon its own resources to repay its debt obligations. Although the US Government has recently provided financial support to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, no assurance can be given that the US Government will always do so.

Most, if not all, of the Fund's debt securities are “investment-grade.” This means major rating services, like S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), have rated the securities within one of their four highest quality grades. Debt obligations in the fourth highest grade are regarded as investment-grade, but have speculative characteristics and are riskier than higher rated securities. A rating is an assessment of the likelihood of timely repayment of interest and principal and can be useful when comparing different debt obligations. These ratings are not a guarantee of quality. The opinions of the rating agencies do not reflect market risk and they may at times lag behind the current financial conditions of a company. In the event that a security receives different ratings from different rating services, the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from a rating service. We also may invest in obligations that are not rated, but that the investment subadviser believes are of comparable quality to the obligations described above.

Principal Risks.

All investments have risks to some degree. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.

Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

Market Risk. Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’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 Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of your 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 Fund 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 Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk since the US Federal Reserve Board has ended its quantitative easing program and may continue to raise rates. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives 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 Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund’s derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund.

The US Government and foreign governments are in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.

Bond Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's 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 Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may not be able to reinvest at the same level and therefore would earn less income.

Prepayment Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk. If these securities are prepaid, the Fund may have to replace them with lower-yielding securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are generally more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates than other mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities are usually not collateralized. If the issuer of a non-collateralized debt security defaults on the obligation, there is no collateral that the security holder may sell to satisfy the debt.

Extension Risk. When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the Fund’s share price to be more volatile.

US Government and Agency Securities Risk. US Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Not all US Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the US Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. Connecticut Avenue Securities issued by Fannie Mae and Structured Agency Credit Risk issued by Freddie Mac carry no guarantee whatsoever and the risk of default associated with these securities would be borne by the Fund. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some US Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the US Treasury. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. In addition, the value of US Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the US Government.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The length of time the Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s turnover rate may be higher than that of other mutual funds. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. These transactions may result in realization of taxable capital gains. The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.

Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the US and global financial markets, including actions taken by the US Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Performance.

The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for Class Z shares for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The following table shows the average annual returns of each of the Fund’s share classes and also compares the Fund’s performance with the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark and a group of similar mutual funds. The bar chart and table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year.

Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Updated Fund performance information is available online at www.pgiminvestments.com.

Annual Total Returns (Class Z Shares) %¹

Best Quarter:		Worst Quarter:
4.07%	3rd Quarter 2009	-3.22%	4th Quarter 2016

Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-17)

Average Annual Total Returns - PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND	One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class A shares	(2.51%)	0.29%	2.93%
Class B shares	(3.58%)	0.27%	2.65%
Class C shares	0.31%	0.46%	2.70%
Class Q shares	2.63%			(0.37%)	Aug. 09, 2016
Class R shares	1.93%	0.97%	3.16%
Class Z Shares	2.33%	1.47%	3.67%
Class Z Shares | Return After Taxes on Distributions	1.37%	0.59%	2.57%
Class Z Shares | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	1.38%	0.74%	2.44%
Bloomberg Barclays US Government Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	2.30%	1.28%	3.23%
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate ex-Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	2.39%	1.61%	3.49%
Lipper General US Government Funds Average (reflects no deduction for sales charges or taxes)	2.22%	0.94%	2.91%

° After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for Class Z shares. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.

[1] Direct Transfer Agent Accounts holding under $10,00 of Class Z shares are subject to the $15 fee.

[1] Other expenses are based on estimates.

[2] PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments) has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2020 to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 2.03% of average daily net assets for Class B shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This expense limitation may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Directors.

[3] The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed until June 30, 2019 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for Class R shares to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares. This waiver may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2019 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

[1] Prior to this year, the annual total returns bar chart displayed returns for the Fund’s Class A shares. The Fund now shows annual total returns for Class Z shares in light of the relative growth of assets in this share class. The return for the period from January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018 was -1.28%.