N-CSRS 1 d170488dncsrs.htm PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. 14 Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-03712

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

   Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

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:    2/28/2022
Date of reporting period:    8/31/2021


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders


LOGO

PGIM GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

                      

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2021

 

LOGO

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3        

Your Fund’s Performance

     4        

Fees and Expenses

     7        

Holdings and Financial Statements

     9        

Approval of Advisory Agreements

             

 

 

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

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

The accompanying financial statements as of August 31, 2021 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), member SIPC. PGIM Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

 

LOGO      Dear Shareholder:
 

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for PGIM Government Income Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended August 31, 2021.

  Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. This investment expertise allows us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Government Income Fund

October 15, 2021

 

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Your Fund’s Performance

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

        Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/21  
   

(without sales charges)

Six Months* (%)

  (with sales charges)  
    One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)    

  Class A

  -0.23   -5.30   0.96   1.71      

  Class C

  -0.51   -3.80   0.85   1.27      

  Class R

  -0.27   -2.37   1.35   1.77      

  Class Z

  0.03   -1.61   2.00   2.36      

  Class R6

  0.03   -1.61   2.10   N/A     2.09 (08/09/2016)  

  Bloomberg US Government Bond Index

       
  1.34   -2.02   2.45   2.47      

  Bloomberg US Aggregate ex-Credit Index

     
    0.93   -1.16   2.45   2.52      

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/21 Since Inception (%)
    

Class R6

  (08/09/2016)  

  Bloomberg US Government Bond Index

   2.30

  Bloomberg US Aggregate ex-Credit Index

   2.35

*Not annualized

Since Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.

 

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The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

         
      Class A    Class C    Class Z    Class R6
         
Maximum initial sales charge    3.25% of the public offering price    None    None    None
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)    1.00% on sales of $500,000 or more made within 12 months of purchase    1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase    None    None
Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)    0.25%    1.00%   

0.75%

(0.50% currently)

   None

Benchmark Definitions

Bloomberg US Government Bond Index—The Bloomberg US Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index of securities issued or backed by the US government, its agencies, and instrumentalities with between one and 30 years remaining to maturity. It gives a broad look at how US government bonds have performed.

Bloomberg US Aggregate ex-Credit Index—The Bloomberg US Aggregate ex-Credit Index is an unmanaged index that represents securities that are SEC registered, taxable, and dollar denominated. The Index covers the US investment-grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. These major sectors are subdivided into more specific indexes that are calculated and reported on a regular basis.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 8/31/21 (%)       

 AAA

     98.3  

 AA

     0.6  

 Not Rated

     -0.3  

 Cash/Cash Equivalents

     1.4  
   

Total

     100.0  

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

 

 

 Distributions and Yields as of 8/31/21

 

              
    

Total Distributions
Paid for

Six Months ($)

   SEC 30-Day
Subsidized
Yield* (%)
   SEC 30-Day
 Unsubsidized 
Yield** (%)

 Class A

   0.09    0.69    0.65

 Class C

   0.05    –0.12      –0.16  

 Class R

   0.07    0.39    0.11

 Class Z

   0.11    1.19    1.06

 Class R6

   0.11    1.20    1.13

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

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

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended August 31, 2021. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

         

      PGIM Government Income      

Fund      

   Beginning
    Account Value    
March 1, 2021
   Ending
Account Value
    August 31, 2021    
  

Annualized

Expense
    Ratio Based on the    
Six-Month Period

 

Expenses Paid

During the
    Six-Month Period*    

         

 Class A         Actual

   $1,000.00    $   997.70    0.99%   $4.98
         

                        Hypothetical

   $1,000.00    $1,020.21    0.99%   $5.04
         

 Class C         Actual

   $1,000.00    $   994.90    1.77%   $8.90
         

                        Hypothetical

   $1,000.00    $1,016.28    1.77%   $9.00
         

 Class R         Actual

   $1,000.00    $   997.30    1.28%   $6.44
         

                        Hypothetical

   $1,000.00    $1,018.75    1.28%   $6.51
         

 Class Z         Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,000.30    0.48%   $2.42
         

                        Hypothetical

   $1,000.00    $1,022.79    0.48%   $2.45
         

 Class R6      Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,000.30    0.47%   $2.37
         

                       Hypothetical

   $1,000.00    $1,022.84    0.47%   $2.40

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended August 31, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2022 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
             Value          

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.8%

           

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES    7.2%

           

Collateralized Loan Obligations

                           

AGL Core CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2019-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.390% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.390%)

   1.524%(c)    04/20/32      2,000      $ 2,003,751  

Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2021-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.200%)

   1.334(c)    07/20/34      1,000        1,000,738  

Battalion CLO Ltd.,

           

Series 2018-12A, Class A2R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.450% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.450%)

   1.574(c)    05/17/31      4,500        4,500,399  

Series 2020-15A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.350%)

   1.484(c)    01/17/33      2,250        2,252,557  

ICG US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2019-01A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.380% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.380%)

   1.505(c)    10/26/32      4,000        4,001,123  

KKR CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 30A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%)

   1.634(c)    10/17/31      4,000        4,002,073  

Octagon Investment Partners 45 Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2019-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.330% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.330%)

   1.456(c)    10/15/32      6,000        6,004,490  

Trimaran Cavu Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2019-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.460% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.460%)

   1.594(c)    07/20/32      4,000        4,010,000  

Trinitas CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2016-05A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.030%)

   1.155(c)    10/25/28      1,954        1,953,718  

Venture CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2021-43A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.240% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.240%)

   1.381(c)    04/15/34      5,500        5,497,215  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2015-01A, Class AR3, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.280%)

   1.414(c)    07/20/29      1,968        1,967,834  

York CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

           

Series 2020-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%)

   1.634(c)    04/20/32      1,500        1,500,674  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
    
(cost $37,768,454)

              38,694,572  
           

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description   

Interest    

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

 Principal 

     Amount     

(000)#

             Value          

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    6.9%

           

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

           

Series 2019-C04, Class A4

   2.661%    08/15/52      6,000      $ 6,294,968  

Fannie Mae-Aces,

           

Series 2012-M02, Class A2

   2.717    02/25/22      65        65,761  

Series 2018-M14, Class A1

   3.700(cc)    08/25/28      54        54,637  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

           

Series K0019, Class X1, IO

   1.719(cc)    03/25/22      20,983        40,923  

Series K0020, Class X1, IO

   1.470(cc)    05/25/22      12,592        78,480  

Series K0021, Class X1, IO

   1.508(cc)    06/25/22      13,674        70,359  

Series K0025, Class X1, IO

   0.909(cc)    10/25/22      35,649        263,978  

Series K0079, Class AM

   3.930    06/25/28      1,225        1,426,804  

Series K0085, Class AM

   4.060(cc)    10/25/28      640        752,515  

Series K0086, Class A2

   3.859(cc)    11/25/28      2,500        2,920,297  

Series K0088, Class AM

   3.761(cc)    01/25/29      880        1,020,676  

Series K0091, Class AM

   3.566    03/25/29      1,650        1,897,889  

Series K0151, Class A3

   3.511    04/25/30      900        1,039,094  

Series K0152, Class A2

   3.080    01/25/31      375        423,371  

Series K0157, Class A2

   3.990(cc)    05/25/33      2,900        3,489,450  

Series K1513, Class A3

   2.797    08/25/34      6,500        7,174,018  

Series K1514, Class A2

   2.859    10/25/34      5,217        5,800,917  

Series KC03, Class A2

   3.499    01/25/26      1,100        1,177,526  

Series W5FX, Class AFX

   3.336(cc)    04/25/28      1,040        1,163,779  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

           

Series 2016-C01, Class A3

   3.515    03/15/49      1,734        1,733,828  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

           

(cost $34,595,437)

              36,889,270  
           

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS    0.9%

           

Diversified Financial Services

                           

Private Export Funding Corp.,

           

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series BB

   4.300    12/15/21      1,210        1,223,664  

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series KK

   3.550    01/15/24      2,085        2,232,001  

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series PP

   1.400    07/15/28      1,005        1,011,691  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

           

(cost $4,353,834)

              4,467,356  
           

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    0.0%

           

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,

           

Series 2003-E, Class A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.620%

           

(Cap 11.750%, Floor 0.620%)

   0.704(c)    10/25/28      27        27,403  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  Description   

Interest    

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

 Principal 

     Amount     

(000)#

             Value          

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,

        

Series 2004-01, Class 4A3

   2.513%(cc)    02/25/34      107      $ 108,213  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

        

(cost $134,328)

              135,616  
           

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS     41.9%

        

Federal Home Loan Bank

   3.250    11/16/28      1,800        2,060,923  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   1.500    11/01/50      965        949,418  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.000    01/01/32      271        281,670  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.500    05/01/28      758        796,319  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.500    05/01/28      931        978,217  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.500    03/01/30      627        660,411  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.500    09/01/31      387        406,609  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.500    10/01/32      454        477,352  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.500    11/01/46      1,322        1,381,908  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.500    04/01/51      6,382        6,635,131  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    10/01/28      103        109,093  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    06/01/29      334        354,951  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    12/01/30      400        425,000  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    01/01/37      661        697,717  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    04/01/43      952        1,015,875  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    07/01/43      1,049        1,119,383  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    10/01/46      419        442,928  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    11/01/46      386        406,436  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    12/01/46      363        383,699  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    01/01/47      1,250        1,326,970  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    03/01/47      278        293,041  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000    06/01/50      955        999,527  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500    11/01/37      294        312,977  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500    06/01/42      713        772,431  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500    06/01/43      524        567,239  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500    07/01/43      1,505        1,633,743  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500    07/01/47      1,950        2,078,821  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500    08/01/47      1,503        1,597,752  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500    10/01/47      133        141,369  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    06/01/26      47        50,159  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    09/01/26      134        142,615  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    11/01/39      603        666,467  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    09/01/40      329        361,143  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    12/01/40      206        226,071  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    12/01/40      281        309,215  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    04/01/42      523        577,878  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    04/01/42      593        651,811  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    05/01/46      728        790,782  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description   

Interest    

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

 Principal 

     Amount     

(000)#

             Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS(Continued)

           

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000%    08/01/46      206      $ 223,726  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    12/01/46      178        193,257  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    07/01/47      405        437,170  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    08/01/47      150        161,282  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    08/01/47      424        454,706  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    06/01/48      100        107,562  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000    11/01/48      198        211,734  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.500    09/01/39      810        905,242  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.500    07/01/47      146        158,837  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.500    07/01/47      152        165,923  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.500    08/01/47      515        562,119  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   5.000    06/01/33      474        538,986  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   5.000    03/01/34      36        40,881  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   5.000    05/01/34      43        49,268  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   5.000    05/01/34      342        383,069  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   5.000    02/01/48      198        219,381  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   5.500    05/01/37      64        74,753  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   5.500    01/01/38      55        64,076  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   6.000    12/01/33      31        36,071  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   6.000    09/01/34      89        100,327  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   6.250    07/15/32      40        59,361  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   6.500    09/01/32      31        34,736  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   6.500    09/01/32      60        67,760  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   7.000    09/01/32      27        27,770  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   8.000    08/01/22      1        672  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., MTN

   1.899(s)    11/15/38      2,500        1,706,756  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   0.875    08/05/30      970        929,036  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   1.500    10/01/50      449        441,610  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   1.500    11/01/50      969        952,909  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   1.500    12/01/50      2,427        2,387,002  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    08/01/31      336        348,758  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    05/01/36      2,909        3,012,249  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    06/01/40      839        854,720  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    02/01/41      6,622        6,785,885  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    05/01/41      3,551        3,639,382  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    09/01/50      5,678        5,758,934  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    10/01/50      6,970        7,069,827  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    01/01/51      1,440        1,461,089  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000    02/01/51      512        519,452  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    06/01/28      375        392,659  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    08/01/28      365        383,009  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    08/01/29      74        77,666  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    11/01/31      244        256,674  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    05/01/41      981        1,022,938  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    06/01/41      3,072        3,204,440  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12


    

    

 

  Description   

Interest    

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

 Principal 

     Amount     

(000)#

             Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

           

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500%    02/01/43      183      $ 191,746  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    12/01/46      798        833,565  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    01/01/50      2,056        2,137,580  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    03/01/50      282        293,299  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    05/01/50      1,326        1,378,817  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    06/01/50      761        790,912  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    08/01/50      5,746        5,973,293  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    09/01/50      6,161        6,404,801  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    10/01/50      5,418        5,632,537  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    04/01/51      4,382        4,555,093  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    TBA      4,000        4,184,219  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    01/01/27      287        304,307  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    08/01/28      606        642,622  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    02/01/31      525        554,660  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    11/01/36      258        271,173  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    12/01/42      974        1,039,532  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    02/01/43      467        498,674  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    03/01/43      342        369,977  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    04/01/43      448        479,465  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    06/01/43      206        219,475  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    06/01/43      401        425,967  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    07/01/43      1,395        1,488,225  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    09/01/46      1,185        1,251,625  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    11/01/46      1,353        1,428,823  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    11/01/46      1,467        1,543,815  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    01/01/47      174        182,952  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    04/01/47      2,957        3,112,471  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    12/01/49      505        532,779  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    12/01/49      989        1,034,197  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    01/01/50      62        65,119  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    02/01/50      605        632,812  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    03/01/50      305        319,456  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    06/01/50      408        427,108  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    06/01/50      1,020        1,068,399  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    12/01/30      53        56,554  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    11/01/32      1,668        1,786,411  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    02/01/33      91        97,569  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    05/01/33      157        169,046  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    10/01/41      1,115        1,213,314  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    12/01/41      314        339,945  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    03/01/42      345        375,290  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    05/01/42      1,456        1,576,057  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    07/01/42      481        520,375  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    12/01/42      972        1,052,212  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    03/01/43      375        404,444  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    13


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
            Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

          

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500%    06/01/45      2,273     $ 2,444,703  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    01/01/46      623       667,874  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    12/01/46      1,137       1,213,380  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    03/01/48      2,350       2,496,724  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    04/01/48      1,941       2,061,910  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    11/01/48      1,340       1,421,670  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    09/01/40      594       656,871  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    01/01/41      729       801,379  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    09/01/44      483       528,898  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    06/01/47      1,855       2,004,855  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    06/01/47      2,017       2,172,212  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    08/01/47      434       468,206  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    09/01/47      2,470       2,667,722  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    10/01/47      130       140,374  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    10/01/47      1,259       1,355,831  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    11/01/47      1,475       1,590,034  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    12/01/47      309       333,063  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    06/01/48      146       156,175  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    04/01/41      637       713,414  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    05/01/41      435       487,880  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    01/01/45      163       182,036  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    12/01/47      1,258       1,363,164  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    06/01/48      299       323,639  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    10/01/48      1,250       1,353,865  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    12/01/31      58       63,802  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    03/01/34      229       260,426  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    07/01/35      87       98,846  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    09/01/35      53       60,309  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    11/01/35      63       72,206  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    05/01/36      34       38,826  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    02/01/34      200       229,301  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    09/01/34      418       484,752  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    02/01/35      374       428,495  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    06/01/35      55       60,861  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    06/01/35      138       154,097  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    09/01/35      91       101,155  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    09/01/35      230       259,398  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    10/01/35      222       254,886  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    11/01/35      175       195,425  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    11/01/35      402       456,815  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    11/01/36      6       6,604  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    09/01/21      —(r     70  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    07/01/22      —(r     142  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    09/01/33      —(r     548  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    11/01/33      —(r     447  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14


    

    

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
            Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

          

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000%    02/01/34      —(r   $ 272  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    06/01/34      —(r     134  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    09/01/34      —(r     212  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    09/01/34      14       16,898  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    09/01/34      18       20,735  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    11/01/34      4       4,141  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    11/01/34      26       30,184  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    02/01/35      —(r     496  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    03/01/35      10       10,846  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    04/01/35      —(r     568  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    12/01/35      59       66,339  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    01/01/36      156       175,937  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    05/01/36      69       80,587  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.000    05/01/36      369       437,087  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.250    05/15/29      100       136,927  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.500    07/01/32      379       441,432  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.500    08/01/32      182       205,901  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.500    09/01/32      63       71,231  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.500    10/01/32      65       74,635  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.500    10/01/32      405       476,697  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.500    10/01/37      251       297,560  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.625    11/15/30      580       842,378  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/01/24      5       5,113  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/01/24      7       7,528  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/01/24      9       9,430  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/01/24      30       31,927  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/01/31      147       167,912  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    09/01/33      60       61,857  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/01/33      62       64,425  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   9.000    04/01/25      2       1,764  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   9.500    01/01/25      —(r     507  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   9.500    01/01/25      1       1,101  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   9.500    01/01/25      5       4,550  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   9.500    02/01/25      1       788  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    TBA      500       517,559  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500    12/20/46      260       270,522  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    03/15/45      903       951,883  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    07/20/45      1,958       2,075,185  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    07/20/46      994       1,049,282  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    08/20/46      1,848       1,942,453  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    10/20/46      150       158,811  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    02/20/47      2,683       2,835,151  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    05/20/47      508       534,885  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    12/20/47      191       200,398  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    04/20/49      794       833,040  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    15


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
            Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

       

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000%    12/20/49      442     $         462,202  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000    01/20/50      3,376       3,532,053  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    04/20/42      189       203,950  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    01/20/43      1,163       1,254,994  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    04/20/43      515       555,802  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    03/20/45      755       809,238  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    04/20/45      409       437,908  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    07/20/46      1,546       1,645,097  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    01/20/47      335       357,092  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    03/20/47      147       156,712  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    07/20/47      910       966,212  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    02/20/48      2,027       2,147,245  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    11/20/48      526       555,607  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    01/20/49      462       490,202  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    02/20/49      2,832       2,996,373  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    05/20/49      810       853,467  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500    06/20/49      1,868       1,966,795  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    02/20/41      254       278,346  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    06/20/44      517       562,448  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    08/20/44      159       173,924  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    11/20/45      322       350,234  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    11/20/46      304       328,405  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    02/20/47      281       298,239  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    10/20/47      311       331,187  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    12/20/47      219       233,591  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    07/20/48      663       703,991  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    02/20/49      823       872,899  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000    03/20/49      1,319       1,399,409  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    02/20/40      154       170,215  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    01/20/41      94       105,086  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    02/20/41      446       499,882  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    03/20/41      225       250,409  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    06/20/44      336       375,207  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    02/20/46      32       35,168  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    03/20/46      156       172,471  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    03/20/47      791       852,148  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    08/20/47      143       153,636  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    01/20/48      118       127,126  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500    02/20/48      756       813,284  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    07/15/33      305       351,502  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    09/15/33      463       532,563  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000    04/15/34      15       16,820  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    02/15/34      184       206,208  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500    02/15/36      92       106,209  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/22      —(r     94  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16


    

    

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
            Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

          

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000%    12/15/22      —(r   $         155  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/23      —(r     139  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/23      —(r     225  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/23      1       582  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/23      1       1,011  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    03/15/23      1       538  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/23      —(r     256  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/23      1       1,087  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      —(r     43  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      —(r     74  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      —(r     147  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      —(r     170  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      —(r     259  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      —(r     285  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      —(r     412  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      2       2,198  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/23      3       3,245  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/23      —(r     50  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/23      —(r     188  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/23      —(r     443  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/23      1       611  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/23      1       648  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/23      1       1,472  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      —(r     59  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      —(r     74  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      —(r     108  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      —(r     180  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      —(r     269  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      —(r     347  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      —(r     397  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      —(r     473  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      1       1,374  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/23      7       6,720  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      —(r     95  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      —(r     154  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      —(r     194  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      —(r     391  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      1       540  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      1       583  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      1       610  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      1       698  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      1       865  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      1       872  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      1       940  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      1       1,264  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    17


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
            Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

          

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000%    08/15/23      2     $         2,034  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    08/15/23      2       2,307  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    09/15/23      —(r     272  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    09/15/23      —(r     328  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    09/15/23      —(r     404  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    09/15/23      —(r     436  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    09/15/23      3       2,605  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    09/15/23      5       4,853  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     43  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     65  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     107  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     116  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     176  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     239  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     270  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     307  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      —(r     370  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       599  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       611  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       631  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       684  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       693  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       726  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       836  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       993  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      1       1,477  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      2       2,378  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      4       4,165  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      6       5,659  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      9       9,146  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    10/15/23      13       13,849  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      —(r     173  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      —(r     235  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      —(r     264  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      —(r     378  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      —(r     436  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      —(r     445  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      1       696  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      1       767  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      1       868  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      1       1,088  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      1       1,386  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      2       1,708  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      2       1,884  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      2       2,402  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18


    

    

 

  Description

   Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
            Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

       

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000%    11/15/23      3     $         2,734  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    11/15/23      4       4,393  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      —(r     88  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      —(r     134  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      —(r     146  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      —(r     174  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      —(r     192  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      —(r     231  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       506  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       522  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       524  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       626  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       726  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       727  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       782  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       788  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       1,095  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      1       1,256  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      2       1,552  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      2       1,872  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      2       1,899  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      2       2,101  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      2       2,280  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      4       3,640  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      4       3,856  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      4       4,012  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    12/15/23      8       7,948  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      —(r     142  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      —(r     178  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      —(r     269  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      —(r     325  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      1       606  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      1       702  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      1       731  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      1       1,350  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    01/15/24      2       2,057  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    02/15/24      —(r     111  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    02/15/24      —(r     213  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    02/15/24      —(r     368  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    02/15/24      1       718  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    02/15/24      1       882  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    02/15/24      4       3,988  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    03/15/24      —(r     60  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    03/15/24      —(r     489  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    03/15/24      1       982  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    19


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
            Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

          

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000%    04/15/24      —(r   $         29  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/24      —(r     44  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/24      —(r     427  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/24      —(r     462  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/24      —(r     488  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/24      1       875  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/24      1       976  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/24      4       3,695  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    04/15/24      4       3,991  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      —(r     73  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      —(r     212  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      —(r     400  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      1       773  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      1       1,170  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      1       1,272  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      1       1,307  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      2       1,579  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      2       2,186  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    05/15/24      5       5,086  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      —(r     88  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      —(r     102  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      —(r     139  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      —(r     376  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      1       952  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      1       1,473  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      2       1,781  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      2       2,239  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    06/15/24      4       3,893  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/24      —(r     303  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    07/15/24      1       1,349  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.000    02/15/29      6       5,531  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    01/15/23      —(r     16  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    01/15/23      —(r     24  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    03/15/23      —(r     119  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    05/15/23      2       1,959  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    06/15/23      —(r     81  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    07/15/23      —(r     89  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    09/15/23      1       1,101  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    10/15/23      2       1,861  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    10/15/23      4       4,230  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    11/15/23      —(r     373  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    11/15/23      4       4,361  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    12/15/23      —(r     347  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    12/15/23      1       994  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    01/15/24      —(r     284  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20


    

    

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
            Value          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

          

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500%    01/15/24      —(r   $ 476  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    01/15/24      1       981  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    01/15/24      5       4,994  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    01/15/24      5       5,552  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    02/15/24      —(r     434  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    02/15/24      4       4,503  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    03/15/24      2       1,717  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    04/15/24      1       1,290  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    04/15/24      1       1,453  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    05/15/24      —(r     125  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    06/15/24      1       734  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    06/15/24      1       1,547  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    06/15/24      3       3,085  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    07/15/24      2       2,456  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   7.500    07/15/24      5       5,105  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   8.500    04/15/25      46       49,213  

Israel Government, AID Bond, U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   5.500    09/18/33      500       709,522  

Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strips, Bonds

   1.878(s)    04/15/28      515       467,618  

Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strips, Bonds

   2.046(s)    01/15/30      280       242,781  

Resolution Funding Corp. Interest Strips, Bonds

   3.624(s)    04/15/30      1,000       875,634  

Resolution Funding Corp. Principal Strips, Bonds

   2.737(s)    01/15/30      1,540       1,358,623  

Resolution Funding Corp. Principal Strips, Bonds

   3.114(s)    04/15/30      2,280       2,000,441  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.750    05/15/25      1,485       1,492,801  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    02/01/27      335       368,201  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.880    04/01/36      170       254,308  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.750    11/01/25      1,300       1,621,115  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.125    05/01/30      1,170       1,715,203  
          

 

 

 

  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $218,749,052)

             224,479,186  
          

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS    41.9%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   1.375    11/15/40      9,500       8,797,891  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   2.250    05/15/41      48,845       52,271,782  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   2.500    02/15/46      4,340       4,847,916  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   2.500    05/15/46      2,080       2,325,050  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   3.000    11/15/44(k)      4,790       5,793,655  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   3.125    08/15/44      595       733,616  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   3.375    11/15/48      4,900       6,445,031  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   3.625    02/15/44      3,880       5,141,000  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.125    06/30/23      5,560       5,555,656  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.375    08/15/24      3,305       3,302,418  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.750    08/31/26      305       304,619  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   1.125    08/31/28      9,475       9,501,648  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   1.250    04/30/28      10,520       10,664,650  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    21


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    Principal 
     Amount     
(000)#
     Value  

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

           

U.S. Treasury Notes

   2.875%    05/15/28      23,100      $ 25,861,172  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   3.125    11/15/28      13,280        15,155,800  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   0.768(s)    05/15/30      1,145        1,016,501  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   0.919(s)    02/15/29      8,675        7,905,433  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.052(s)    05/15/29      10,710        9,720,162  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.225(s)    02/15/41      150        102,756  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.390(s)    05/15/43      4,550        2,928,707  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.450(s)    08/15/42      180        117,773  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.464(s)    11/15/42      475        309,103  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.503(s)    02/15/39(k)      8,755        6,308,730  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.505(s)    11/15/41      2,445        1,625,543  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.677(s)    02/15/43(k)      19,800        12,788,789  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.775(s)    02/15/40      1,505        1,054,499  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.872(s)    05/15/31      1,100        954,937  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.971(s)    08/15/43      800        509,437  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   1.982(s)    08/15/39      2,050        1,460,385  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.010(s)    08/15/30      1,585        1,400,125  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.057(s)    11/15/38      590        429,502  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.172(s)    02/15/28      695        648,006  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.188(s)    05/15/39      1,505        1,076,722  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.228(s)    05/15/28      345        319,785  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.251(s)    08/15/40      2,200        1,526,078  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.347(s)    11/15/40      3,965        2,716,180  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.353(s)    02/15/44      620        390,891  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.365(s)    05/15/44      2,105        1,328,041  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.365(s)    11/15/44      2,240        1,397,812  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.416(s)    05/15/42      190        124,866  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.434(s)    11/15/45      590        361,559  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.436(s)    02/15/46      665        403,936  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.443(s)    08/15/44      480        300,412  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

   2.480(s)    11/15/43      13,768        8,734,075  
           

 

 

 

  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
  (cost $222,109,541)

                      224,662,649  
           

 

 

 

  TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
  (cost $517,710,646)

              529,328,649  
           

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22


    

    

 

  Description    Shares              Value          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    1.9%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

     

  PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund
    (cost $10,161,953)(wb)

     10,161,953      $ 10,161,953  
     

 

 

 

  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  (cost $10,161,953)

        10,161,953  
     

 

 

 

  TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.7%
    (cost $527,872,599)

        539,490,602  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(z)    (0.7)%

        (3,545,036
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS 100.0%

      $ 535,945,566  
     

 

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report:

USD—US Dollar

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

Aces—Alternative Credit Enhancements Securities

AID—Agency for International Development

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

CPI—Consumer Price Index

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

IO—Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN—Medium Term Note

NSA—Non-Seasonally Adjusted

OTC—Over-the-counter

Strips—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

T—Swap payment upon termination

TBA—To Be Announced

 

#

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

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at August 31, 2021.

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of August 31, 2021. 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.

(wb)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the 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:

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    23


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

Futures contracts outstanding at August 31, 2021:

 

Number
of
Contracts

  

Type

   Expiration
Date
   Current
Notional
Amount
  

Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Long Positions:                   

217

   2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes        Dec. 2021      $ 47,811,203      $ 32,736         

806

   5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes        Dec. 2021        99,717,313        169,791    

695

   10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes        Dec. 2021        92,749,925        224,398    

14

   30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds        Dec. 2021        2,761,938        (10,802 )    
                 

 

 

     
                    416,123    
                 

 

 

     
Short Positions:                   

520

   10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes        Dec. 2021        76,968,128        48,058    

739

   20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds        Dec. 2021        120,433,906        302,202    
                 

 

 

     
                    350,260    
                 

 

 

     
                  $ 766,383    
                 

 

 

     

Inflation swap agreements outstanding at August 31, 2021:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

    

Termination
        Date         

  

       Fixed       

        Rate         

 

Floating

                       Rate                     

    

Value at

Trade Date

  

Value at

  August 31,  

        2021         

  

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreements:

 

             

3,360

     01/12/26        2.205% (T)   U.S. CPI Urban Consumers                      
NSA Index(2)(T)                      
       $      $ (170,502 )      $ (170,502 )        

6,720

     01/13/26        2.152% (T)   U.S. CPI Urban Consumers                      
NSA Index(2)(T)                      
                (360,071 )        (360,071 )    

20,945

     02/02/26        2.295% (T)   U.S. CPI Urban Consumers                      
NSA Index(2)(T)                      
         (64,527 )        (958,566 )        (894,039 )    
                  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     
                   $ (64,527 )      $ (1,489,139 )      $ (1,424,612 )    
                  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

(1)   The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

(2)   The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

               Cash and/or Foreign Currency                             Securities Market Value             

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     $      $ 4,481,272
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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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 August 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1     Level 2    

Level 3

 

Investments in Securities

          

Assets

                      

Long-Term Investments

          

Asset-Backed Securities

          

Collateralized Loan Obligations

   $     $ 38,694,572         $—    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

           36,889,270            

Corporate Bonds

           4,467,356            

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

           135,616            

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

           224,479,186            

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           224,662,649            

Short-Term Investment

          

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     10,161,953                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   $ 10,161,953     $ 529,328,649         $—    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

          

Assets

          

Futures Contracts

   $ 777,185     $         $—    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Futures Contracts

   $ (10,802   $         $—    

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreements

           (1,424,612          
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   $ (10,802   $ (1,424,612       $—    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     41.9

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     41.9  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     7.2  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     6.9  

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     1.9  

Diversified Financial Services

     0.9  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0.0 *% 
  

 

 

 
     100.7  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (0.7
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    25


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is interest rate contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of August 31, 2021 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
 

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures    $ 777,185   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures    $ 10,802

Interest rate contracts

            Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps      1,424,612
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $ 777,185        $ 1,435,414  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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 six months ended August 31, 2021 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

     $ 367,320      $ (169,341 )     $ (5,384,351 )     $ 279,798
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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 

  

    Swaps    

Interest rate contracts

     $ (266,894 )     $ 179,696      $ 135,451      $ (1,538,225 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For the six months ended August 31, 2021, the Fund’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)
    $78,785    $81,333    $264,878,053    $200,360,033

 

Inflation Swap

Agreements(2)

  

Interest Rate

Swap

Agreements(2)

   $27,403,333

   $6,720,000

 

                                         

 

(1)

Cost.

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended August 31, 2021.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    27


Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

as of August 31, 2021

 

 

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $517,710,646)

   $ 529,328,649  

Affiliated investments (cost $10,161,953)

     10,161,953  

Interest receivable

     1,732,968  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,027,570  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     819,424  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     412,995  

Due from broker—variation margin swaps

     67,606  

Prepaid expenses

     213  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     543,551,378  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     6,246,101  

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     806,002  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     228,995  

Management fee payable

     180,639  

Distribution fee payable

     64,142  

Dividends payable

     41,348  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     34,712  

Directors’ fees payable

     3,873  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     7,605,812  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 535,945,566  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 550,284  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     535,223,543  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     171,739  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, August 31, 2021

   $ 535,945,566  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

             

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

     

($246,244,273 ÷ 25,257,858 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.75     

Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

     0.33        
  

 

 

    

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 10.08     
  

 

 

    

Class C

             

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($8,085,482 ÷ 827,163 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.77     
  

 

 

    

Class R

             

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($10,316,305 ÷ 1,056,422 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.77     
  

 

 

    

Class Z

             

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($161,545,071 ÷ 16,599,863 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.73     
  

 

 

    

Class R6

             

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($109,754,435 ÷ 11,287,045 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.72     
  

 

 

    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    29


Statement of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2021

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Interest income

   $ 4,832,620  

Affiliated dividend income

     8,134  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     4,840,754  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     1,335,446  

Distribution fee(a)

     411,054  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $ 109,770)(a)

     470,962  

Registration fees(a)

     77,129  

Custodian and accounting fees

     54,863  

Shareholders’ reports

     22,685  

Audit fee

     18,730  

Legal fees and expenses

     10,796  

Directors’ fees

     8,013  

Miscellaneous

     19,315  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,428,993  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (291,750

 Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (13,848
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,123,395  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     2,717,359  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     (6,021,609

Futures transactions

     (5,384,351

Options written transactions

     (169,341

Swap agreement transactions

     279,798  
  

 

 

 
     (11,295,503
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     8,605,721  

Futures

     135,451  

Options written

     179,696  

Swap agreements

     (1,538,225
  

 

 

 
     7,382,643  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (3,912,860
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (1,195,501
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class R6  

Distribution fee

     320,187       49,323       41,544              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

     331,842       6,565       9,646       122,298       611  

Registration fees

     17,086       8,155       7,618       30,724       13,546  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (59,784     (2,302     (2,586     (187,002     (40,076

Distribution fee waiver

                 (13,848            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    31


Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (unaudited)

 

 

 

     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
February 28, 2021
       

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                                         

Operations

           

Net investment income (loss)

      $ 2,717,359       $ 5,794,194    

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

        (11,295,503       12,917,975    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

                     7,382,643                      (17,267,305  
     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

        (1,195,501       1,444,864    
     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Dividends and Distributions

           

Distributions from distributable earnings

           

Class A

        (2,279,023       (5,635,628  

Class B

                (640  

Class C

        (50,449       (115,511  

Class R

        (82,723       (158,592  

Class Z

        (2,078,522       (5,540,438  

Class R6

        (1,276,965       (2,116,938  
     

 

 

     

 

 

   
        (5,767,682       (13,567,747  
     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

           

Net proceeds from shares sold

        71,867,043         746,647,316    

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

        5,452,938         12,780,854    

Cost of shares purchased

        (174,333,626       (554,848,129  
     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

        (97,013,645       204,580,041    
     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total increase (decrease)

        (103,976,828       192,457,158    

Net Assets:

                                         

Beginning of period

        639,922,394         447,465,236    
     

 

 

     

 

 

   

End of period

      $ 535,945,566       $ 639,922,394    
     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32


Financial Highlights  (unaudited)

    

 

 
Class A Shares  
      Six Months
Ended
August 31,
    Year Ended February 28/29,  
   
      2021     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $9.86       $10.01       $9.33       $9.29       $9.55       $9.72  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

     0.04       0.06       0.16       0.16       0.12       0.10  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      (0.06     (0.05     0.72       0.07       (0.17     (0.12

Total from investment operations

     (0.02     0.01       0.88       0.23       (0.05     (0.02

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.09     (0.16     (0.20     (0.19     (0.16     (0.11

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       -       (0.05     (0.04

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.09     (0.16     (0.20     (0.19     (0.21     (0.15

Net asset value, end of period

     $9.75       $9.86       $10.01       $9.33       $9.29       $9.55  

Total Return(b):

     (0.23 )%      0.08     9.48     2.51     (0.61 )%      (0.24 )% 
                
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

     $246,244       $268,126       $258,869       $256,351       $289,049       $328,835  

Average net assets (000)

     $254,061       $357,068       $255,449       $271,435       $312,816       $353,716  

Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):

                                                

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.99 %(e)       0.95     1.05     1.06     1.01     1.02

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.04 %(e)       1.00     1.05     1.06     1.01     1.02

Net investment income (loss)

     0.71 %(e)       0.56     1.67     1.70     1.30     1.05

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

     90     232     119     143     428     759

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(d)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions, when applicable, as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Government Income Fund    33


Financial Highlights  (unaudited) (continued)

 

   
Class C Shares                                     
     

Six Months

Ended

August 31,

                               
                                
    

Year Ended February 28/29,

 
   
      2021     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $9.88       $10.04       $9.35       $9.31       $9.57       $9.74  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

     - (b)       (0.02 )(c)       0.08       0.08       0.05       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      (0.06     (0.05     0.73       0.07       (0.18     (0.12

Total from investment operations

     (0.06     (0.07     0.81       0.15       (0.13     (0.09

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.05     (0.09     (0.12     (0.11     (0.08     (0.04

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       -       (0.05     (0.04

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.05     (0.09     (0.12     (0.11     (0.13     (0.08

Net asset value, end of period

     $9.77       $9.88       $10.04       $9.35       $9.31       $9.57  

Total Return(d):

     (0.51 )%      (0.75 )%      8.67     1.65     (1.38 )%      (1.01 )% 
                
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

     $8,085       $12,166       $7,768       $8,677       $9,001       $11,126  

Average net assets (000)

     $9,784       $13,921       $7,755       $8,612       $10,053       $12,570  

Ratios to average net assets(e)(f):

                                                

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.77 %(g)      1.69     1.88     1.91     1.79     1.77

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.82 %(g)      1.74     1.88     1.91     1.79     1.77

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.06 )%(g)      (0.20 )%      0.85     0.85     0.51     0.30

Portfolio turnover rate(h)(i)

     90     232     119     143     428     759

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount rounds to zero.

(c)

The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses.

(d)

Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(f)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions, when applicable, as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(i)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R Shares                                     
     

Six Months

Ended

August 31,

                               
                                
    

Year Ended February 28/29,

 
   
      2021     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $9.87       $10.03       $9.34       $9.30       $9.56       $9.73  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

     0.02       0.03       0.13       0.13       0.10       0.08  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      (0.05     (0.06     0.73       0.07       (0.18     (0.12

Total from investment operations

     (0.03     (0.03     0.86       0.20       (0.08     (0.04

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.07     (0.13     (0.17     (0.16     (0.13     (0.09

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       -       (0.05     (0.04

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.07     (0.13     (0.17     (0.16     (0.18     (0.13

Net asset value, end of period

     $9.77       $9.87       $10.03       $9.34       $9.30       $9.56  

Total Return(b):

     (0.27 )%      (0.30 )%      9.26     2.17     (0.88 )%      (0.49 )% 
                
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

     $10,316       $11,915       $11,346       $12,198       $13,718       $16,243  

Average net assets (000)

     $10,988       $12,173       $11,439       $13,211       $14,559       $16,257  

Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):

                                                

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.28 %(e)      1.24     1.35     1.39     1.29     1.27

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.58 %(e)      1.54     1.60     1.64     1.54     1.52

Net investment income (loss)

     0.43 %(e)      0.29     1.38     1.37     1.02     0.81

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

     90     232     119     143     428     759

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(d)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions, when applicable, as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights  (unaudited) (continued)

 

   
Class Z Shares                                           
     

Six Months

Ended

August 31,

                                     
                                
    

Year Ended February 28/29,

 
   
      2021           2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $9.84               $9.99       $9.31       $9.27       $9.53       $9.70  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.06               0.10       0.20       0.19       0.15       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      (0.06             (0.04     0.71       0.07       (0.18     (0.13

Total from investment operations

     -               0.06       0.91       0.26       (0.03     -  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.11             (0.21     (0.23     (0.22     (0.18     (0.13

Distributions from net realized gains

     -               -       -       -       (0.05     (0.04

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.11             (0.21     (0.23     (0.22     (0.23     (0.17

Net asset value, end of period

     $9.73               $9.84       $9.99       $9.31       $9.27       $9.53  

Total Return(b):

     0.03             0.55     9.93     2.87     (0.36 )%      0.00
                  
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           

Net assets, end of period (000)

     $161,545               $233,898       $98,625       $70,338       $74,262       $96,332  

Average net assets (000)

     $178,663               $272,278       $82,582       $61,528       $93,050       $106,342  

Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):

                                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.48 %(e)               0.48     0.65     0.72     0.76     0.77

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.69 %(e)               0.66     0.72     0.72     0.76     0.77

Net investment income (loss)

     1.22 %(e)               1.00     2.06     2.03     1.55     1.31

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

     90             232     119     143     428     759

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(d)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions, when applicable, as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R6 Shares                                               
     

Six Months
Ended

August 31,

                                 

August 9, 2016(a)

through February 28,

     
              
           Year Ended February 28/29,  
   
      2021           2021     2020     2019     2018     2017      

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $9.83               $9.98       $9.30       $9.26       $9.52       $9.84          

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                                

Net investment income (loss)

     0.06               0.10       0.21       0.20       0.17       0.08          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      (0.06             (0.04     0.71       0.07       (0.18     (0.32        

Total from investment operations

     -               0.06       0.92       0.27       (0.01     (0.24        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.11             (0.21     (0.24     (0.23     (0.20     (0.08        

Distributions from net realized gains

     -               -       -       -       (0.05     -          

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.11             (0.21     (0.24     (0.23     (0.25     (0.08        

Net asset value, end of period

     $9.72               $9.83       $9.98       $9.30       $9.26       $9.52          

Total Return(c):

     0.03             0.46     10.14     2.98     (0.19 )%      (2.39 )%             
                    
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                               

Net assets, end of period (000)

     $109,754               $113,817       $70,584       $53,380       $42,239       $33,956          

Average net assets (000)

     $110,146               $103,539       $59,164       $48,394       $38,343       $17,541          

Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):

                                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement      0.47 %(f)               0.47     0.57     0.61     0.59     0.62 %(f)         
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement      0.54 %(f)               0.54     0.59     0.61     0.59     0.62 %(f)         

Net investment income (loss)

     1.24 %(f)               1.02     2.14     2.17     1.75     1.47 %(f)         

Portfolio turnover rate(g)(h)

     90             232     119     143     428     759        

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions, when applicable, as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(h)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

1.

Organization

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14 (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company currently consists of two funds: PGIM Government Income Fund and PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund, each of which are diversified funds for purposes of the 1940 Act. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Government Income Fund (the “Fund’).

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

 

2.

Accounting Policies

The 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 is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some

 

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of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the 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 or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded 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 Fund utilizes the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

OTC and centrally cleared 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 Fund utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

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. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

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.

Options: The Fund purchased and/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 Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund may also use options to gain additional market exposure. The Fund’s 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 Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund has

 

 

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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 Fund, 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 Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or financial instrument underlying the written option. The Fund, 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 Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded options and guarantees the options contracts against default.

When the Fund writes an option on a swap, an amount equal to any premium received by the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.

The Fund invested in financial futures contracts in order to hedge its existing portfolio securities, or securities the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates. Should interest rates move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets. Since futures contracts are exchange-traded, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures and guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Swap Agreements: The Fund entered into certain types of swap agreements detailed in the disclosures below. 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 or 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. For OTC-traded, 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 an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund used interest rate swaps to maintain its 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. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.

Inflation Swaps: The Fund 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 Fund to interest rate risk.

Master Netting Arrangements: The Company, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the

 

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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.

The Company, on behalf of the Fund, 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 Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’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 Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Fund’s future derivative activity.

In addition to each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure (e.g. interest rate, credit, equity or foreign exchange, etc.), swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that no liquid market for these agreements will exist, the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree on the contractual terms of the agreement, and changes in net interest rates will be unfavorable. In connection with these agreements, securities in the portfolio may be identified or received as collateral from the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide or receive assets of value and to serve as recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency of either party. Such OTC derivative agreements include conditions which, when materialized, give the counterparty the right to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty for early termination of the contract(s) may impact the amounts reported on financial statements.

Short sales and OTC contracts, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps, forward rate agreements and written options involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Delayed-Delivery Transactions: The Fund purchased or sold securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery and forward commitment basis. These transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed-delivery purchases are outstanding, the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund forfeits its eligibility to realize future gains (losses) with respect to the security.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The Fund entered into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells 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 Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is 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 Fund maintains a segregated account, the dollar value of which is at least equal to its obligations, with respect to dollar rolls. The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price.

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 Fund 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 class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) 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. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

 

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Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to declare dividends of its net investment income daily and pay such dividends monthly. Distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

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.

 

3.

Agreements

The Company, on behalf of the Fund, has a 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 PGIM, Inc.(the “subadviser”), which provides subadvisory services to the Fund through its business unit PGIM Fixed Income. The Manager pays for the services of PGIM, Inc.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion, 0.42% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of the next $1 billion, 0.32% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of the next $1 billion, and 0.27% of the average daily net assets in excess of $3 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.47% for the reporting period ended August 31, 2021.

The Manager has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2022, to limit total annual fund operating expenses, after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 0.48% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 0.47% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual waiver 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.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

share class and, in addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager 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.

The Company, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class R shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.25%, 1% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C and Class R shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through June 30, 2022 to limit such expenses to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z or Class R6 shares of the Fund.

For the reporting period ended August 31, 2021, PIMS received $33,238 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the reporting period ended August 31, 2021, PIMS received $7,495 and $1,666 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

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

 

4.

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 Fund’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act

 

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and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that 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/trustees, and/or common officers. For the reporting period ended August 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

5.

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 reporting period ended August 31, 2021, were $295,273,932 and $386,449,480, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of an affiliated mutual fund for the reporting period ended August 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

Value,
Beginning

of

Period

    

Cost of

Purchases

  

Proceeds
from Sales

    

Change in
Unrealized

Gain

    (Loss)    

    

Realized

Gain

  (Loss)  

   Value,
End of
Period
     Shares,
End
of
Period
    

Income

 
 

Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Fund:

                   
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wb)

                   
  $28,289,549                      $ 129,889,267                      $ 148,016,863                $                            $              $ 10,161,953        10,161,953         $ 8,134     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

(1)

The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period.

(wb)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund.

 

6.

Tax Information

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of August 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

     $ 532,711,639  
    

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

       11,592,344  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

                         

     (5,471,610
    

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

     $ 6,120,734  
    

 

 

 

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

The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended February 28, 2021 are subject to such review.

 

7.

Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25%. Investors who purchase $500,000 or more of Class A shares and sell those shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on sales although these purchases are not subject to a front-end sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Effective June 26, 2020, all of the issued and outstanding Class B shares of the Fund converted into Class A shares. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class R shares are available to certain retirement plans, clearing and settlement firms. Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock, below.

The Company is authorized to issue 3.4 billion shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 2.5 billon of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The shares are further classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

     230,000,000  

Class B

     5,000,000  

Class C

     495,000,000  

Class R

     500,000,000  

Class Z

     500,000,000  

Class T

     270,000,000  

Class R6

     500,000,000  

The Fund currently does not have any Class B or Class T shares outstanding.

 

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As of August 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

      Number of Shares              Percentage of    
Outstanding Shares    

Class A

     17,545                      0.1%

Class C

     215                      0.1%

Class R

     840,154                      79.5%

Class Z

     27,089                      0.2%

At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:

 

Affiliated   Unaffiliated

Number of

        Shareholders            

  Percentage of
              Outstanding Shares               
  Number of
              Shareholders              
  Percentage of
               Outstanding Shares              

  —%   3   57.5%

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     1,106,027      $ 10,771,126  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     208,260        2,027,822  

Shares purchased

     (3,225,956      (31,460,335
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,911,669      (18,661,387

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     36,105        351,907  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (70,218      (683,997
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,945,782    $ (18,993,477
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     19,503,373      $ 196,126,633  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     496,281        5,011,272  

Shares purchased

     (18,549,898      (186,044,581
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     1,449,756        15,093,324  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     164,327        1,645,158  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (267,945      (2,700,528
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,346,138      $ 14,037,954  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B

             

Period ended June 26, 2020*:

     

Shares sold

     6,552      $ 64,393  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     45        464  

Shares purchased

     (1,377      (13,769
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     5,220        51,088  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (32,496      (329,857
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (27,276    $ (278,769
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class C

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     14,833      $ 144,897  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     5,140        50,173  

Shares purchased

     (378,274      (3,690,709
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (358,301      (3,495,639

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (45,728      (446,823
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (404,029    $ (3,942,462
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     1,199,603      $ 12,100,131  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     11,282        114,156  

Shares purchased

     (610,383      (6,141,844
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     600,502        6,072,443  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (143,391      (1,434,313
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     457,111      $ 4,638,130  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

             

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     67,573      $ 658,905  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     7,612        74,235  

Shares purchased

     (225,665      (2,204,819
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (150,480    $ (1,471,679
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     458,311      $ 4,621,876  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     14,048        141,968  

Shares purchased

     (396,921      (4,006,654
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     75,438      $ 757,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

             

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     4,621,869      $ 44,966,168  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     208,269        2,024,581  

Shares purchased

     (11,205,376      (108,996,640
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (6,375,238      (62,005,891

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     71,269        693,096  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (870,241      (8,441,745
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (7,174,210    $ (69,754,540
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     44,624,811      $ 448,590,847  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     535,955        5,396,964  

Shares purchased

     (31,506,607      (316,530,316
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     13,654,159        137,457,495  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     263,110        2,644,208  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (14,860      (148,742
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     13,902,409      $ 139,952,961  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class R6

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     1,576,749      $ 15,325,947  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     131,390        1,276,127  

Shares purchased

     (2,878,738      (27,981,123
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,170,599      (11,379,049

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     883,329        8,560,416  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (3,385      (32,854
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (290,655    $ (2,851,487
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     8,464,824      $ 85,143,436  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     210,395        2,116,030  

Shares purchased

     (4,199,046      (42,110,965
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     4,476,173        45,148,501  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     32,270        324,074  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     4,508,443      $   45,472,575  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

*

Effective June 26, 2020, all of the issued and outstanding Class B shares of the Fund converted into Class A shares.

8. Borrowings

The Company, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the SCA.

 

   
    SCA
   
Term of Commitment   10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021
   
Total Commitment   $1,200,000,000
   
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA   0.15%
   
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings  

1.30% plus the higher of (1)

the effective federal funds

rate, (2) the one-month

LIBOR rate or (3) zero

percent

Subsequent to the reporting period end, the SCA has been renewed and effective October 1, 2021 will provide a commitment of $1,200,000,000 through September 29, 2022. The commitment fee paid by the Participating Funds will continue to be .15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the renewed SCA will be paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate of 1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

Certain 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.

The Fund utilized the SCA during the reporting period ended August 31, 2021. The average daily balance for the 8 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $3,776,625, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 1.41%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $17,078,000. At August 31, 2021, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.

 

9.

Risks of Investing in the Fund

The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Fund’s risks, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information .

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 lose income.

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, fixed income 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.

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 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 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 OTC

 

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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 Fund.

The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements and risk exposure limitations. 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.

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

Increase in Expenses Risk: 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.

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 debt securities. For example, a fixed income security with a duration of three years is expected to decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. This is referred to as “duration risk.” 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 lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its

 

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investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

LIBOR Risk: Many financial instruments use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Over the course of the last several years, global regulators have indicated an intent to phase out the use of LIBOR and similar interbank offering rates (“IBORs”). There still remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rates for LIBOR and the other IBORs as well as around fallback approaches for instruments extending beyond the any phase-out of these reference rates. The lack of consensus around replacement rates and the uncertainty of the phase out of LIBOR and other IBORs may result in increased volatility in corporate or governmental debt, bank loans, derivatives and other instruments invested in by the Fund as well as loan facilities used by the Fund.

The potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or the financial instruments in which the Fund invests cannot yet be determined. The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Certain proposed replacement rates to LIBOR, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), are materially different from LIBOR, and changes in the applicable spread for instruments previously linked to LIBOR will need to be made in order for instruments to pay similar rates. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition away from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to reduced coupons on debt held by the Fund, higher rates required to be paid by the Fund on bank lines of credit due to increases in spreads, increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR and the other IBORs as benchmarks could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could begin to be experienced by the end of 2021 and beyond until the anticipated discontinuance date in 2023 for the majority of the LIBOR rates.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the

 

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Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

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.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities tend to increase in value less than other debt securities when interest rates decline, but are subject to similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. The values of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities become more volatile as interest rates rise. In a period of declining interest rates, the Fund may be required to reinvest more frequent prepayments on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in lower-yielding investments.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

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. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to any such issuers if it is not obligated to do so by law. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncement and Regulatory Developments

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, which provides optional guidance for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by the reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU 2020-04 is elective and is effective on March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Fund Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRMP”). The Fund’s LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s investment manager, to serve as the administrator of the Fund’s LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.

 

The Fund’s LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, the Fund’s LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets to be invested in investments classified as “highly liquid” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if the Fund does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Board.

 

At a meeting of the Board on March 2-5, 2021, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (“Reporting Period”). The LRMP Report concluded that the Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Fund’s status as an open-end fund.

 

There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in the Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Fund’s investment portfolio, is found in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM Government Income Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc. (“PGIM”), on behalf of its PGIM Fixed Income unit (“PGIM Fixed Income”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

In advance of the meetings, the Board requested and received materials relating to the agreements, and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration. Among other things, the Board considered comparative fee information from PGIM Investments and PGIM. Also, the Board considered comparisons with other mutual funds in relevant Peer Universes and Peer Groups, as is further discussed below.

In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PGIM Investments and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a

 

 

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management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and PGIM, which, through its PGIM Fixed Income unit, serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ reaching their determinations to approve the continuance of the agreements are separately discussed below.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Fund by PGIM Investments and PGIM Fixed Income. The Board noted that PGIM Fixed Income is affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance and other services to the Fund, and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator for the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments pays the salaries of all of the officers and interested Directors of the Fund who are part of Fund management. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by PGIM Fixed Income, including investment research and security selection, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PGIM Investments’ evaluation of the subadviser as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund and PGIM Fixed Income, and also considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Fixed Income’s portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Board was provided with information pertaining to PGIM Investments and PGIM Fixed Income’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PGIM Investments and PGIM Fixed Income. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PGIM Investments and PGIM Fixed Income.

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided by PGIM Investments and the subadvisory services provided to the Fund by PGIM Fixed Income, and that there was a reasonable

 

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basis on which to conclude that the Fund benefits from the services provided by PGIM Investments and PGIM Fixed Income under the management and subadvisory agreements.

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PGIM Investments the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PGIM Investments may realize as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board noted that the management fee schedule for the Fund includes breakpoints, which have the effect of decreasing the fee rate as assets increase. During the course of time, the Board has considered information regarding the launch date of the Fund, the management fees of the Fund compared to those of similarly managed funds and PGIM Investments’ investment in the Fund over time. The Board noted that economies of scale can be shared with the Fund in other ways, including low management fees from inception, additional technological and personnel investments to enhance shareholder services, and maintaining existing expense structures in the face of a rising cost environment. The Board also considered PGIM Investments’ assertion that it continually evaluates the management fee schedule of the Fund and the potential to share economies of scale through breakpoints or fee waivers as asset levels increase.

The Board recognized the inherent limitations of any analysis of economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board’s understanding that most of PGIM Investments’ costs are not specific to individual funds, but rather are incurred across a variety of products and services.

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments and PGIM Fixed Income

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Fixed Income

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

included its ability to use soft dollar credits, as well as the potential benefits consistent with those generally resulting from an increase in assets under management, specifically, potential access to additional research resources and benefits to its reputation. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PGIM Investments and PGIM Fixed Income were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

The Board considered certain additional factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2020.

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe, which was used to consider performance, and the Peer Group, which was used to consider expenses and fees, were objectively determined by Broadridge, an independent provider of mutual fund data. In certain circumstances, PGIM Investments also provided supplemental Peer Universe or Peer Group information, for reasons addressed with the Board. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles over various periods, with the first quartile being the best 25% of the mutual funds (for performance, the best performing mutual funds and, for expenses, the lowest cost mutual funds).

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth net performance comparisons (which reflect the impact on performance of fund expenses, or any subsidies, expense caps or waivers that may be applicable) with the Peer Universe, actual management fees with the Peer Group (which reflect the impact of any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

  Net Performance   1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
     3rd Quartile    2nd Quartile    2nd Quartile    1st Quartile
  Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile

 

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The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark index over all periods.

 

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The Board considered PGIM Investments’ assertion that the Fund has strong returns over the long term as demonstrated by its 10-year performance.

 

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PGIM Investments has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2022, to limit (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 0.48% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares, and 0.47% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares.

 

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In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

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The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to renew the agreements.

 

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The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

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After full consideration of these factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

PGIM Government Income Fund


     MAIL      TELEPHONE      WEBSITE
        655 Broad Street          (800) 225-1852          pgim.com/investments
        Newark, NJ 07102          

 

PROXY VOTING

 

The Board of Directors of the Fund delegated to the Fund’s subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website.

 

 

DIRECTORS
 
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe Barry H. Evans Keith F. Hartstein Laurie Simon Hodrick Stuart S. Parker Brian K. Reid Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS

 

Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President Christian J. Kelly, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer Dino Capasso, Chief Compliance Officer Dana E. Cordes, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Andrew R. French, Secretary Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary Diana N. Huffman, Assistant Secretary Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Russ Shupak, Assistant Treasurer Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer

 

 

MANAGER

   PGIM Investments LLC   

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

SUBADVISER

   PGIM Fixed Income   

655 Broad Street

 

Newark, NJ 07102

DISTRIBUTOR

  

Prudential Investment

Management Services LLC

  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

CUSTODIAN

  

The Bank of New York

Mellon

  

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

TRANSFER AGENT

  

Prudential Mutual Fund

Services LLC

  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP   

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

FUND COUNSEL

   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP   

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019


An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus
and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain the prospectus and summary
prospectus by visiting our website at
pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be
read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
 
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Government Income Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

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PGIM GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

 SHARE CLASS

   A    C    R    Z    R6

 NASDAQ

   PGVAX    PRICX    JDRVX    PGVZX    PGIQX

 CUSIP

   74439V107    74439V305    74439V503    74439V404    74439V875

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PGIM FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

 

    

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2021

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President          3      
Your Fund’s Performance          4      
Fees and Expenses          7      
Holdings and Financial Statements          9      
Approval of Advisory Agreements         

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

The accompanying financial statements as of August 31, 2021 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), member SIPC. PGIM Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

LOGO   Dear Shareholder:
 

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended August 31, 2021.

 

 

Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

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Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

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Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund

October 15, 2021

 

 

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Your Fund’s Performance

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

   

(without sales charges)

Six Months* (%)

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/21

(with sales charges)

    One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)  

Class A

  1.86     7.51   4.09   4.55  

Class C

  1.37     8.16   3.79   3.99  

Class Z

  1.99   10.25   4.83   5.05  

Class R6

  2.01   10.30   4.88   N/A   4.38 (04/27/2015)

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index

     
    2.00     8.51   4.69   5.00  

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 8/31/21 Since Inception (%)
    

 

Class R6
(04/27/2015)  

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index

   4.17

*Not annualized

Since Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.

 

 

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The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

         
      Class A   Class C    Class Z    Class R6
         
Maximum initial sales charge    2.25% of the public offering price   None    None    None
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)    1.00% on sales of $500,000 or more made within 12 months of purchase   1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase    None    None
Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)   

0.25%

  1.00%    None    None

Benchmark Definitions

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index—The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index (the Index) is an unmanaged index that represents the investable universe of the dollar-denominated leveraged loan market.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

 

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Your Fund’s Performance   (continued)

 

  Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 8/31/21 (%)       

AA

     0.1  

BBB

     8.4  

BB

     32.9  

B

     53.6  

CCC

     4.4  

CC

     0.1  

NR

     0.7  

Cash/Cash Equivalents

     -0.2  
   

Total

     100.0  

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

 

  Distributions and Yields as of 8/31/21               
    

Total Distributions
Paid for

Six Months ($)

 

  

SEC 30-Day
Subsidized
Yield* (%)

 

  

SEC 30-Day
Unsubsidized
Yield** (%)

 

Class A

   0.15    2.47    2.36

Class C

   0.11    1.78    1.65

Class Z

   0.16    2.77    2.67

Class R6

   0.16    2.81    2.74

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

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

 

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Fees and Expenses

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended August 31, 2021. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information

 

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Fees and Expenses  (continued)

 

provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

       

PGIM Floating Rate Income

Fund

  Beginning
 Account Value  
March 1, 2021
  Ending
 Account Value  
August 31, 2021
 

Annualized

Expense
 Ratio Based on the  
Six-Month Period

  Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*  

Class A

 

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,018.60   0.95%   $4.83
 

Hypothetical

  $1,000.00   $1,020.42   0.95%   $4.84

Class C

 

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,013.70   1.70%   $8.63
 

Hypothetical

  $1,000.00   $1,016.64   1.70%   $8.64

Class Z

 

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,019.90   0.70%   $3.56
 

Hypothetical

  $1,000.00   $1,021.68   0.70%   $3.57

Class R6

 

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,020.10   0.65%   $3.31
   

Hypothetical

  $1,000.00   $1,021.93   0.65%   $3.31

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended August 31, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2022 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description   Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS     98.9%

         

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES     0.1%

         

Collateralized Loan Obligations

                         

Northwoods Capital Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

         

Series 2020-22A, Class B1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.700%)

  2.835%(c)   09/01/31      750      $ 751,408  

Zais CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

         

Series 2015-03A, Class A2R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.190% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

  2.316(c)   07/15/31      1,500        1,500,547  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $2,248,125)

            2,251,955  
         

 

 

 

BANK LOANS     89.3%

         

Advertising     0.3%

                         

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.,

         

2021 Refinancing Term B Loans, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

  3.585(c)   12/17/26      5,642        5,605,669  

Aerospace & Defense     0.8%

                         

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.,

         

2020 Specified Refinancing Term B-1 Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

  3.647(c)   04/06/26      3,275        3,184,079  

2020 Specified Refinancing Term B-2 Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

  3.647(c)   04/06/26      1,761        1,711,870  

TransDigm, Inc.,

         

Tranche E Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

  2.335(c)   05/30/25      2,992        2,942,417  

Tranche F Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

  2.335(c)   12/09/25      6,791        6,679,018  

Tranche G Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

  2.335(c)   08/22/24      997        983,026  
         

 

 

 
            15,500,410  

Airlines     1.8%

                         

Air Canada (Canada),

         

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

  4.250(c)   07/27/28      5,050        5,045,263  

American Airlines, Inc.,

         

2020 Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

  1.835(c)   01/29/27      693        650,987  

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

  5.500(c)   04/20/28      12,700        13,075,107  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description   Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

         

Airlines (cont’d.)

                         

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC,

         

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.250%

  6.250%(c)   06/21/27      2,800      $ 2,967,045  

United Airlines, Inc.,

         

Class B Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

  4.500(c)   04/21/28      15,011        15,031,656  
         

 

 

 
            36,770,058  

Apparel     0.2%

                         

Calceus Acquisition, Inc.,

         

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.500%^

  5.635(c)   02/12/25      3,150        2,992,057  

Auto Manufacturers     0.3%

                         

American Trailer World Corp.,

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

  4.500(c)   03/03/28      5,319        5,259,161  

Auto Parts & Equipment     3.2%

                         

Adient U.S. LLC,

         

Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

  3.585(c)   04/10/28      11,504        11,492,831  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,

         

Tranche B Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

  3.000(c)   04/06/24      7,533        7,500,377  

Autokiniton U.S. Holdings, Inc.,

         

Closing Date Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

  5.000(c)   04/06/28      1,875        1,875,469  

Excelitas Technologies Corp.,

         

First Lien Initial USD Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

  4.500(c)   12/02/24      749        748,064  

IXS Holdings, Inc.,

         

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

  5.000(c)   03/05/27      4,253        4,235,027  

Superior Industries International, Inc.,

         

Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%^

  4.085(c)   05/22/24      5,885        5,855,493  

Tenneco, Inc.,

         

Tranche A Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

  1.842(c)   09/29/23      19,269        19,063,888  

Tranche B Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

  3.085(c)   10/01/25      1,291        1,278,554  

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC (United Kingdom),

         

2021 Refinancing Term B Loans, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

  3.750(c)   12/16/26      1,671        1,669,768  

Truck Hero, Inc.,

         

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

  4.000(c)   01/29/28      8,469        8,429,757  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  Description   Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

         

Auto Parts & Equipment (cont’d.)

                         

Visteon Corp.,

         

New Term Loan B, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

    1.853%(c)   03/25/24      1,774      $ 1,755,411  

Wheel Pros, Inc.,

         

Term Loan

       —  (p)   05/11/28      1,000        1,000,341  
         

 

 

 
            64,904,980  

Beverages     0.7%

                         

Arctic Glacier USA, Inc.,

         

Specified Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.500(c)   03/20/24      8,255        7,821,694  

City Brewing Co. LLC,

         

First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.250(c)   04/05/28      2,200        2,189,000  

Refresco Holding BV (Netherlands),

         

Facility B2, 3 Month GBP LIBOR + 3.750%

    3.818(c)   03/28/25    GBP 2,800        3,829,870  
         

 

 

 
            13,840,564  

Biotechnology     0.2%

                         

HCRX Investments Holdco LP,

         

Term Loan

       —  (p)   07/15/28      4,250        4,228,750  

Building Materials     1.1%

                         

ACProducts Holdings, Inc.,

         

Initial Term Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

    4.750(c)   05/17/28      3,300        3,297,644  

Airxcel, Inc.,

         

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), PRIME + 3.500%

    6.750(c)   04/28/25      2,475        2,464,601  

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, PRIME + 7.750%

  11.000(c)   04/27/26      225        220,781  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.,

         

New Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

    3.750(c)   04/12/28      5,057        5,039,848  

ILPEA Parent, Inc.,

         

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%^

    5.250(c)   06/22/28      1,923        1,918,576  

Quikrete Holdings, Inc.,

         

Term Loan

       —  (p)   12/31/28      4,200        4,163,905  

Standard Industries, Inc.,

         

Term Loan

       —  (p)   12/31/28      5,740        5,721,667  
         

 

 

 
            22,827,022  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description   Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

         

Chemicals     4.0%

                             

Albaugh LLC,

         

2017 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.500%(c)     12/23/24      1,690      $ 1,690,150  

Alpha BV (United Kingdom),

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

    3.000(c)     03/18/28      12,570        12,515,144  

Colouroz Midco - Colouroz Investment 2 LLC,

         

Second Lien Initial Term B-2 Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

    5.250(c)     09/21/24      124        109,830  

DuBois Chemicals Group, Inc.,

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%^

    4.589(c)     09/30/26      5,963        5,955,865  

Geon Performance Solutions LLC,

         

Term Loan^

        — (p)     09/30/28      3,640        3,644,550  

Hexion, Inc.,

         

Senior Secured Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    3.650(c)     07/01/26      1,691        1,688,551  

INEOS U.S. Petrochem LLC,

         

2026 Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

    3.250(c)     01/29/26      5,175        5,156,670  

LSF11 Skyscraper Holdco Sarl (Luxembourg),

         

Facility B-3 Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.250(c)     09/29/27      793        792,517  

Perstorp Holding AB (Sweden),

         

Facility B Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

    4.953(c)     02/27/26      4,300        4,202,895  

Plaskolite PPC Intermediate II LLC,

         

Term Loan

        — (p)     12/14/25      5,000        4,975,000  

PQ Corp.,

         

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

    3.250(c)     06/09/28      4,400        4,393,814  

Solenis International LP,

         

First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

    4.085(c)     06/26/25      22,524        22,492,574  

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 8.500%

    8.585(c)     06/26/26      4,909        4,900,817  

Starfruit Finco BV (Netherlands),

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

    2.838(c)     10/01/25      4,880        4,821,481  

Tronox Finance LLC,

         

First Lien Term Loan B, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

    2.506(c)     03/10/28      920        909,400  

Venator Materials LLC,

         

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%^

    3.085(c)     08/08/24      1,183        1,166,755  

WR Grace Holdings LLC,

         

Term Loan

    —  (p)     12/31/28      2,050        2,053,417  
         

 

 

 
            81,469,430  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  Description   Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

         

Commercial Services     6.4%

                             

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.,

         

Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

    5.250%(c)     02/12/28      9,225      $ 9,233,653  

AlixPartners LLP,

         

Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

    3.250(c)     02/04/28      7,914        7,864,050  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC,

         

Term Loan USD, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

    4.250(c)     05/12/28      4,145        4,143,401  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC,

         

First Lien Tranche 2 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

    5.500(c)     01/29/27      3,516        3,528,276  

ArchKey Holdings, Inc.,

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.250%^

    6.000(c)     06/29/28      3,725        3,734,312  

Belron Finance U.S. LLC,

         

Extended Term B Loans, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

    3.250(c)     04/13/28      1,696        1,688,331  

Boels Topholding BV (Netherlands),

         

Term Loan

    —   (p)     02/05/27      4,000        4,702,757  

CCRR Parent, Inc.,

         

Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%^

    5.000(c)     03/05/28      741        743,922  

Cimpress PLC,

         

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.000(c)     05/17/28      3,805        3,795,487  

CoreLogic Inc,

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.000(c)     06/04/28      12,600        12,548,819  

EAB Global, Inc.,

         

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    3.596(c)     08/16/28      7,100        7,046,750  

Fly Funding II Sarl (Luxembourg),

         

Term Loan B, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

    1.910(c)     08/11/25      1,496        1,470,525  

Hertz Corp.,

         

Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.000(c)     06/30/28      2,895        2,881,381  

Initial Term C Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.000(c)     06/30/28      546        543,030  

Holding Socotec SAS (France),

         

Term Loan^

    —   (p)     09/30/28      1,500        1,496,250  

Inmar, Inc.,

         

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

    5.000(c)     05/01/24      2,340        2,336,649  

IRI Holdings, Inc.,

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

    4.335(c)     12/01/25      1,796        1,793,864  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC,

         

2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

    4.500(c)     07/03/24      2,743        2,698,376  

Mavis Tire Express Services TopCo LP,

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

    4.750(c)     05/04/28      4,052        4,049,354  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    13


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
     Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Commercial Services (cont’d.)

                              

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

   4.750%(c)     09/30/28        8,065      $ 8,000,480  

Nielsen Consumer, Inc. (Netherlands),

          

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.096(c)     03/06/28        5,362        5,349,118  

NorthRiver Midstream Finance LP (Canada),

          

Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.395(c)     10/01/25        6,378        6,338,531  

PSC Industrial Holdings Corp.,

          

Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.750(c)     10/11/24        3,824        3,818,380  

RLG Holdings LLC,

          

First Lien Closing Date Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

   5.000(c)     07/07/28        1,787        1,783,751  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.,

          

2021 Other Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.000(c)     12/17/27        1,571        1,558,722  

2021 Other Term B-2 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.000(c)     12/17/27        2,504        2,484,696  

St. George’s University Scholastic Services LLC (Canada),

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.340(c)     07/17/25        3,665        3,639,450  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.,

          

Tranche C Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

   6.000(c)     03/09/23        5,783        5,772,734  

Travelport Finance Sarl (Luxembourg),

          

Term Loan Non-PIK, 3 Month LIBOR + 8.000%

   9.000(c)     02/28/25        319        325,144  

TruGreen LP,

          

Second Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.750(c)     11/02/27        1,095        1,095,527  

Tweddle Group, Inc.,

          

Effective Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

   5.500(c)     09/17/23        238        120,612  

Univ. Support Services LLC (Canada),

          

Term Loan

       — (p)     09/30/28        2,240        2,225,632  

Verscend Holding Corp.,

          

New Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.085(c)     08/27/25        7,442        7,425,602  

VT Topco, Inc.,

          

First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.500(c)     08/01/25        2,179        2,151,489  

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.342(c)     08/01/25        1,845        1,823,731  
          

 

 

 
             130,212,786  

Computers     3.5%

                              

ConvergeOne Holdings Corp.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

   5.085(c)     01/05/26        5,204        5,153,916  

Everi Payments, Inc.,

          

Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   3.000(c)     08/03/28        3,427        3,415,710  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
     Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Computers (cont’d.)

                              

Imprivata, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.000%(c)     12/01/27        923      $ 921,342  

McAfee LLC,

          

Term B USD Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   3.835(c)     09/30/24        5,849        5,845,993  

Neustar, Inc.,

          

First Lien Term Loan B4, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.500(c)     08/08/24        4,008        3,931,206  

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 8.000%

   9.000(c)     08/08/25        548        528,003  

OVH Groupe SAS (France),

          

Facility B Loan, 1 Month EURIBOR + 3.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   3.250(c)     12/04/26        2,000        2,355,596  

Peak 10 Holding Corp.,

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   3.647(c)     08/01/24        2,311        2,117,030  

Peraton Corp.,

          

First Lien Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.500(c)     02/01/28        7,456        7,454,762  

Procera Networks, Inc. (Canada),

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%^

   4.585(c)     10/31/25        5,053        5,027,461  

Redstone Holdco LP,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

   5.500(c)     04/27/28        6,925        6,903,359  

Sitel Worldwide Corp. (France),

          

Term Loan

       —  (p)     07/29/28        2,755        2,746,391  

SonicWall U.S. Holdings, Inc.,

          

First Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   3.628(c)     05/16/25        3,964        3,939,229  

Tempo Acquisition LLC,

          

Term Loan

       —  (p)     08/19/28        9,500        9,496,010  

Tenable, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

   3.250(c)     07/07/28        1,250        1,243,750  

VeriFone Systems, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.129(c)     08/20/25        9,440        9,085,955  
          

 

 

 
             70,165,713  

Cosmetics/Personal Care     0.3%

                              

Conair Holdings LLC,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.250(c)     05/17/28        5,050        5,038,425  

Distribution/Wholesale     0.4%

                              

DEI Sales, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.500%^

   6.250(c)     04/28/28        3,150        3,118,500  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    15


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description   

Interest      

Rate

   

Maturity  

Date

    

Principal    

Amount    

(000)#    

               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Distribution/Wholesale (cont’d.)

                                  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.,

          

Tranche B-6 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

     2.375%(c)       09/19/26        995      $ 978,354  

Univar Solutions USA, Inc.,

          

Term B-6 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

     2.085(c)       06/03/28        3,600        3,571,071  
          

 

 

 
             7,667,925  

Diversified Financial Services     2.8%

                                  

Avolon TLB Borrower U.S. LLC (Ireland),

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)       12/01/27        2,488        2,485,323  

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.,

          

First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.085(c)       06/16/25        6,638        6,554,128  

Cowen, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%^

     4.000(c)       03/24/28        4,740        4,733,749  

Fly Willow Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

          

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 6.000%

     7.000(c)       10/08/25        4,813        4,815,508  

Focus Financial Partners LLC,

          

First Lien Tranche B-4 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

     3.000(c)       06/30/28        2,539        2,517,905  

Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

     2.085(c)       07/03/24        1,940        1,919,058  

GreenSky Holdings LLC,

          

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.375(c)       03/31/25        5,964        5,792,898  

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%^

     5.500(c)       03/31/25        1,307        1,296,949  

Hightower Holding LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.750(c)       04/21/28        3,136        3,135,216  

Hudson River Trading LLC,

          

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.092(c)       03/20/28        10,281        10,114,057  

IG Investments Holdings LLC,

          

2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.750(c)       05/23/25        2,444        2,446,944  

Paysafe Holdings U.S. Corp.,

          

Facility B1, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     3.250(c)       06/28/28        625        617,500  

VFH Parent LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.088(c)       03/01/26        9,172        9,117,194  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 - 6 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

     3.000(c)       06/03/24        970        967,974  
          

 

 

 
             56,514,403  

Electric     0.9%

                                  

Calpine Corp.,

          

2020 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

     2.590(c)       12/16/27        3,134        3,105,399  

Term Loan (04/19), 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

     2.090(c)       04/05/26        1,691        1,662,123  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16


    

    

 

  Description   

Interest      

Rate

 

Maturity  

Date

    

Principal    

Amount    

(000)#    

               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Electric (cont’d.)

                              

Heritage Power LLC,

          

Term Loan B, 1 - 6 Month LIBOR + 6.000%^

     7.000%(c)     07/30/26        5,520      $ 4,940,498  

PG&E Corp.,

          

Term Loan B, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.500(c)     06/23/25        9,071        8,685,112  

Pike Corp.,

          

2028 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.090(c)     01/21/28        575        572,386  
          

 

 

 
             18,965,518  

Electronics     0.8%

                              

Deliver Buyer, Inc.,

          

Amendment No. 5 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 6.250%^

     7.250(c)     05/01/24        836        836,834  

Ingram Micro, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.000(c)     06/30/28        5,025        5,033,794  

Tech Data Corp.,

          

Non-FILO Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     3.584(c)     06/30/25        9,300        9,295,164  
          

 

 

 
             15,165,792  

Energy-Alternate Sources     0.2%

                              

Esdec Solar Group BV (Netherlands),

          

Term Loan^

        —  (p)     12/31/28        1,700        1,670,250  

WIN Waste Innovations Holdings, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     3.250(c)     03/25/28        3,000        2,987,814  
          

 

 

 
             4,658,064  

Engineering & Construction     1.1%

                              

Artera Services LLC,

          

First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     3.647(c)     03/06/25        3,825        3,762,844  

Brand Industrial Services, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.250(c)     06/21/24        7,515        7,409,135  

Centuri Group, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     09/30/28        6,000        5,972,502  

Landry’s Finance Acquisition Co.,

          

2020 Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 12.000%

   13.000(c)     10/04/23        91        97,849  

Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.750(c)     06/23/28        2,792        2,776,876  

Refficiency Holdings LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.750(c)     12/16/27        1,023        1,024,350  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    17


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description   

Interest      

Rate

   

Maturity  

Date

  

Principal    

Amount    

(000)#    

               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Engineering & Construction (cont’d.)

                              

TRC Cos., Inc.,

          

Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%^

     5.250%(c)     06/21/24      960      $ 963,600  

VM Consolidated, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.397(c)     03/24/28      1,121        1,114,686  
          

 

 

 
             23,121,842  

Entertainment     3.1%

                              

Allen Media LLC,

          

Term B Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 5.500%

     5.647(c)     02/10/27      8,556        8,452,501  

Term Loan

        —  (p)     02/10/27      986        973,804  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.,

          

Term B-1 Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.089(c)     04/22/26      741        657,485  

AP Core Holdings II LLC,

          

Term Loan^

        —  (p)     09/30/27      3,930        3,905,438  

Bally’s Corp.,

          

Term B-1 Facility Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 8.000%

     9.000(c)     05/11/26      6,838        7,206,050  

Term Loan

        —  (p)     12/31/28      4,000        3,989,168  

CBAC Borrower LLC,

          

Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.085(c)     07/08/24      3,418        3,298,582  

CCM Merger, Inc.,

          

Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.500(c)     11/04/25      5,085        5,076,322  

GVC Holdings Gibraltar Ltd. (United Kingdom),

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     03/31/27      1,775        1,768,026  

J&J Ventures Gaming LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%^

     4.750(c)     04/26/28      4,100        4,110,250  

Maverick Gaming LLC,

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     09/30/26      4,290        4,225,650  

Raptor Acquisition Corp.,

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     11/30/26      1,925        1,927,406  

Scientific Games International, Inc.,

          

Initial Term B-5 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.835(c)     08/14/24      10,956        10,854,391  

Stars Group Holdings BV (Canada),

          

2021 Refinancing Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

     2.368(c)     07/21/26      6,100        6,065,145  

Twin River Management Group, Inc.,

          

Term B Facility Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.897(c)     05/11/26      995        986,218  
          

 

 

 
             63,496,436  

Environmental Control     1.4%

                              

EWT Holdings III Corp.,

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

     2.625(c)     04/01/28      1,060        1,051,056  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
  

Principal    
Amount    

(000)#    

               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Environmental Control (cont’d.)

                          

Filtration Group Corp.,

          

Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.092%(c)   03/31/25      8,014      $ 7,942,788  

GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada),

          

2020 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.500(c)   05/30/25      2,154        2,154,405  

Harsco Corp.,

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

   2.750(c)   03/10/28      7,657        7,587,953  

Madison IAQ LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.750(c)   06/21/28      3,465        3,440,457  

Packers Holdings LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 - 6 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   4.000(c)   03/09/28      6,889        6,820,866  
          

 

 

 
             28,997,525  

Food Service     0.1%

                          

TKC Holdings, Inc.,

          

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.500%

   6.500(c)   05/15/28      1,850        1,836,125  

Foods     0.9%

                          

BCPE North Star U.S. Holdco, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.750(c)   06/09/28      3,242        3,227,937  

Dairyland USA Corp.,

          

2020 Extended Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.500%^

   5.580(c)   06/22/25      804        804,090  

H-Food Holdings LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.688%

   3.772(c)   05/23/25      4,186        4,141,329  

Shearer’s Foods LLC,

          

Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.250(c)   09/23/27      8,425        8,402,793  

Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

   5.000(c)   06/08/28      2,040        2,042,550  
          

 

 

 
             18,618,699  

Forest Products & Paper     0.4%

                          

Neenah, Inc.,

          

New Term Loan B, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.500(c)   04/06/28      2,000        1,997,500  

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 6.500%

   7.500(c)   10/31/24      438        436,341  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    19


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description   

Interest      

Rate

 

Maturity  

Date

  

Principal    

Amount    

(000)#    

               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Forest Products & Paper (cont’d.)

                          

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.,

          

Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.500%(c)   04/20/28      1,520      $ 1,510,500  

Sylvamo Corp.,

          

Term Loan^

        —  (p)   10/31/28      4,166        4,160,792  
          

 

 

 
             8,105,133  

Healthcare-Services     6.9%

                          

Accelerated Health Systems LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     3.589(c)   10/31/25      1,889        1,874,481  

AHP Health Partners, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)   08/04/28      3,680        3,675,400  

Air Methods Corp.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.500(c)   04/22/24      6,872        6,760,135  

Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan - Non-PIK, PRIME + 3.500%

     6.750(c)   10/24/23      7,868        7,789,428  

Second Lien Initial Term Loan Non-PIK, 1 Month LIBOR + 10.000%^

   13.250(c)   04/24/24      2,203        2,180,499  

ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.500(c)   05/10/23      12,258        11,906,041  

BW NHHC Holdco, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

     5.125(c)   05/15/25      3,494        3,167,490  

Envision Healthcare Corp.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     3.835(c)   10/10/25      754        662,548  

eResearch Technology, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

     5.500(c)   02/04/27      1,617        1,622,099  

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.,

          

Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.875(c)   07/02/25      18,870        18,811,504  

Global Medical Response, Inc.,

          

2017-2 New Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.250(c)   03/14/25      4,863        4,869,863  

Heartland Dental LLC,

          

2021 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.096(c)   04/30/25      4,585        4,562,075  

ICON Luxembourg Sarl (Luxembourg),

          

Lux Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

     3.000(c)   07/03/28      5,220        5,214,108  

LifePoint Health, Inc.,

          

First Lien Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     3.835(c)   11/17/25      5,350        5,309,875  

Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc.,

          

Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

     5.500(c)   06/14/24      4,007        4,007,019  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Healthcare-Services (cont’d.)

                          

Pacific Dental Services LLC,

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.250%(c)   05/05/28      3,130      $ 3,135,869  

Phoenix Guarantor, Inc.,

          

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.339(c)   03/05/26      995        984,876  

Tranche B3 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   3.596(c)   03/05/26      11,454        11,337,909  

Phoenix Newco, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

     —   (p)   09/30/28      4,600        4,598,201  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.,

          

US Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   3.000(c)   07/03/28      1,300        1,299,098  

Radnet Management, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%/PRIME + 2.000%

   4.500(c)   04/23/28      5,319        5,289,759  

Select Medical Corp.,

          

Tranche B Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

   2.340(c)   03/06/25      1,750        1,736,875  

Sound Inpatient Physicians Holdings LLC,

          

First Lien 2021 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.500(c)   06/27/25      1,275        1,267,031  

Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc.,

          

Second Lien Initial Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 6.750%

   6.835(c)   06/26/26      5,851        5,841,047  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.,

          

2021 New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.500(c)   08/31/26      4,755        4,755,287  

U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   4.000(c)   06/24/24      659        652,544  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.,

          

2021 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.500%

   6.500(c)   06/26/26      6,150        6,155,123  

First Lien Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

   5.125(c)   06/26/26      3,291        3,288,448  

Upstream Newco, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

     —   (p)   11/20/26      4,170        4,154,363  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC,

          

Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.500(c)   08/13/26      3,035        3,043,284  
          

 

 

 
             139,952,279  

Holding Companies-Diversified     0.1%

                          

Belfor Holdings, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.084(c)   04/06/26      2,702        2,700,418  

Home Furnishings     0.4%

                          

Hunter Fan Co.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

   5.875(c)   05/08/28      4,300        4,305,375  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    21


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Home Furnishings (cont’d.)

                              

TGP Holdings III LLC,

          

First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.250%(c)     06/29/28      1,744      $ 1,741,463  

Weber-Stephen Products LLC,

          

Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.000(c)     10/30/27      2,173        2,173,217  
          

 

 

 
             8,220,055  

Housewares     0.1%

                              

Ozark Holdings LLC,

          

2020 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.250(c)     12/16/27      2,051        2,049,911  

Insurance     1.9%

                              

Acrisure LLC,

          

First Lien 2021-1 Additioanl Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     3.852(c)     02/13/27      1,235        1,221,884  

Term Loan B 2020, 2 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     3.607(c)     02/15/27      8,419        8,271,549  

AmWINS Group, Inc.,

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

     3.000(c)     02/19/28      9,211        9,120,855  

Asurion LLC,

          

New B-4 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.250%

     5.335(c)     01/22/29      2,460        2,445,137  

New B-7 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.085(c)     11/03/24      3,626        3,562,397  

New B-8 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.335(c)     12/23/26      7,589        7,438,645  

New B-9 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.335(c)     07/31/27      2,594        2,541,090  

Second Lien Term Loan B3, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.250%

     5.335(c)     01/31/28      2,725        2,710,239  

Howden Group Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom),

          

2021 Dollar Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.000(c)     11/12/27      1,995        1,987,506  
          

 

 

 
             39,299,302  

Internet     1.0%

                              

CMI Marketing, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750%^

     5.500(c)     03/23/28      4,375        4,385,938  

Hunter U.S. Bidco, Inc.,

          

Initial Dollar Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%^

     4.750(c)     08/04/28      4,500        4,500,000  

MH Sub I LLC,

          

2020 June New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.750(c)     09/13/24      2,781        2,785,259  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
   Maturity  
Date
  

Principal    
Amount    

(000)#    

               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

           

Internet (cont’d.)

                           

Proofpoint, Inc.,

           

Term Loan

       —  %(p)    08/31/28      3,100      $ 3,080,141  

Voyage Australia Pty Ltd. (Australia),

           

First Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.000(c)    07/20/28      5,175        5,164,220  
           

 

 

 
              19,915,558  

Investment Companies     0.4%

                           

EIG Management Co. LLC,

           

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.500(c)    02/24/25      1,969        1,955,667  

Masergy Holdings, Inc.,

           

2017 Replacement Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   4.250(c)    12/15/23      5,308        5,291,517  
           

 

 

 
              7,247,184  

Iron/Steel     0.0%

                           

Helix Acquisition Holdings, Inc.,

           

Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   3.897(c)    09/30/24      665        645,129  

TMS International Corp,

           

Term B-3 Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%^

   3.750(c)    08/14/24      249        247,506  
           

 

 

 
              892,635  

Leisure Time     1.0%

                           

Alterra Mountain Co.,

           

2028 Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.000(c)    07/30/28      5,402        5,372,947  

Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (Canada),

           

2020 Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

   2.086(c)    05/24/27      6,841        6,766,905  

Hayward Industries, Inc.,

           

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   3.000(c)    05/28/28      2,575        2,560,745  

MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC,

           

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.500(c)    06/01/28      897        896,439  

Recess Holdings, Inc.,

           

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.750(c)    09/30/24      851        848,724  

SRAM LLC,

           

Initial Term Loan, 1 - 6 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

   3.250(c)    05/18/28      2,954        2,937,689  
           

 

 

 
              19,383,449  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    23


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
  

Principal    
Amount    

(000)#    

               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Lodging     0.9%

                          

Caesars Resort Collection LLC,

          

Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

   2.835%(c)   12/23/24      2,029      $ 2,010,764  

Term B-1 Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

   4.585(c)   07/21/25      8,489        8,497,586  

CityCenter Holdings LLC,

          

Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

   3.000(c)   04/18/24      4,829        4,816,827  

Station Casinos LLC,

          

Term B-1 Facility Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

   2.500(c)   02/08/27      3,906        3,845,442  
          

 

 

 
             19,170,619  

Machinery-Construction & Mining     0.5%

                          

Terex Corp.,

          

Incremental U.S. Term Loan (2018), 3 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

   2.750(c)   01/31/24      2,231        2,221,343  

Vertiv Group Corp.,

          

Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

   2.846(c)   03/02/27      8,433        8,374,503  
          

 

 

 
             10,595,846  

Machinery-Diversified     2.0%

                          

Blount International, Inc.,

          

New Refinance Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.750(c)   04/12/23      4,911        4,908,806  

CD&R Hydra Buyer, Inc.,

          

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 8.000%

   9.000(c)   04/30/26      300        279,000  

Clark Equipment Co. (South Korea),

          

Third Amendment Incremental Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.250%^

   2.397(c)   05/18/24      2,494        2,481,281  

Tranche B Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.835%

   2.123(c)   05/18/24      1,989        1,964,627  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%^

   3.250(c)   05/14/28      2,500        2,496,875  

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.,

          

Incremental USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.500(c)   05/19/28      3,990        3,968,497  

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.,

          

Term loan B Facility, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%^

   4.000(c)   05/26/28      4,115        4,094,518  

New VAC U.S. LLC (Germany),

          

Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%^

   5.000(c)   03/08/25      1,347        1,252,728  

Pro Mach Group, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

       —  (p)   09/30/28      6,990        6,987,728  

Term Loan

       —  (p)   09/30/28      1,135        1,134,371  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
  

Principal    
Amount    

(000)#    

               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Machinery-Diversified (cont’d.)

                          

Vertical Midco Gmbh (Germany),

          

Term Loan B, 6 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.000%(c)   07/30/27      9,138      $ 9,131,506  

Welbilt, Inc.,

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   2.585(c)   10/23/25      1,560        1,544,032  
          

 

 

 
             40,243,969  

Media     3.3%

                          

COGECO Financing LP (Canada),

          

Term Loan

       —  (p)   09/01/28      3,080        3,065,561  

CSC Holdings LLC,

          

October 2018 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

   2.345(c)   01/15/26      5,698        5,606,550  

September 2019 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   2.595(c)   04/15/27      5,232        5,164,093  

Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.750(c)   03/31/26      3,371        3,357,460  

Diamond Sports Group LLC,

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.340(c)   08/24/26      25,807        16,000,563  

Directv Financing LLC,

          

Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

   5.750(c)   08/02/27      3,935        3,932,541  

Entercom Media Corp.,

          

Term Loan B-2, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   2.585(c)   11/18/24      896        881,404  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.,

          

Incremental B Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.750(c)   05/01/26      8,361        8,312,942  

New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.085(c)   05/01/26      2,460        2,437,605  

Meredith Corp.,

          

Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

   5.250(c)   01/31/25      2,362        2,409,721  

Mission Broadcasting, Inc.,

          

Term B-4 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   2.596(c)   06/02/28      3,350        3,331,156  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,

          

Term B-2 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   2.590(c)   09/30/26      744        728,315  

Term B-3 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.090(c)   04/01/28      1,654        1,638,418  

Univision Communications, Inc.,

          

2021 Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   4.000(c)   03/15/26      4,136        4,123,383  

Term Loan

       —  (p)   12/31/28      2,850        2,838,295  

WideOpenWest Finance LLC,

          

Refinancing Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   4.250(c)   08/18/23      2,220        2,214,624  

Ziggo Financing Partnership (Netherlands),

          

Term Loan I, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   2.596(c)   04/30/28      1,750        1,731,562  
          

 

 

 
             67,774,193  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    25


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Metal Fabricate/Hardware    1.0%

                              

Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

  

 

  4.838%(c)

 

  06/26/26      10,637      $ 10,623,269  

Dynacast International LLC,

          

Term Loan

           — (p)     01/28/22      2,164        2,156,377  

Form Technologies LLC,

          

Term Loan B Non-PIK, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%^

       5.750(c)     07/22/25      3,486        3,486,357  

Hillman Group, Inc.,

          

Initial Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

       3.250(c)     07/14/28      21        21,137  

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

       3.250(c)     07/14/28      1,920        1,908,491  

Tank Holding Corp.,

          

First Lien 2020 Incremental Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

       5.750(c)     03/26/26      1,582        1,580,057  
          

 

 

 
             19,775,688  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing    0.6%

                              

Gates Global LLC,

          

Initial B-3 Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

       3.250(c)     03/31/27      1,716        1,707,614  

Hyperion Materials & Technologies, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

           — (p)     08/31/28      1,600        1,594,000  

Jadex, Inc.,

          

First Lien 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750%^

       5.500(c)     02/18/28      2,344        2,320,684  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

       3.340(c)     05/15/24      3,733        3,721,198  

Technimark Holdings LLC,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

       4.250(c)     07/10/28      3,000        2,973,750  
          

 

 

 
             12,317,246  

Oil & Gas    1.0%

                              

Apro LLC,

          

Replacement Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

       4.500(c)     11/14/26      2,094        2,090,948  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC,

          

Second Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 9.000%

     10.000(c)     11/01/25      1,625        1,763,125  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Oil & Gas (cont’d.)

                          

Citgo Petroleum Corp.,

          

2019 Incremental Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 6.250%^

   7.250%(c)   03/28/24      10,525      $ 10,472,318  

PowerTeam Services LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   4.250(c)   03/06/25      6,533        6,477,587  
          

 

 

 
             20,803,978  

Packaging & Containers    4.7%

                          

Albea Beauty Holdings Sarl (France),

          

Facility B-2, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%^

   4.000(c)   04/22/24      246        234,476  

Altium Packaging LLC,

          

2021 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

   3.250(c)   02/03/28      5,628        5,568,303  

Berlin Packaging LLC,

          

Tranche B-5 Term Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.250(c)   03/13/28      4,000        3,969,000  

BWay Holding Co.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.342(c)   04/03/24      995        967,639  

Charter Next Generation, Inc.,

          

Refinancing 2021 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.500(c)   12/01/27      6,263        6,261,688  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.,

          

2021 Specified Refinancing TL, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.000(c)   03/02/28      2,095        2,080,162  

Incremental B-2018 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.395(c)   06/29/25      500        493,125  

Graham Packaging Co., Inc.,

          

New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.750(c)   08/04/27      11,474        11,412,787  

LABL, Inc.,

          

Term B USD Facility, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.085(c)   07/01/26      2,759        2,753,933  

Plaze, Inc.,

          

2021-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%^

   4.500(c)   08/03/26      3,903        3,864,043  

Pregis Topco LLC,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.085(c)   07/31/26      6,724        6,713,544  

Pregis TopCo LLC,

          

Facility Incremental Amendment No. 3, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.500(c)   07/31/26      1,490        1,486,896  

Pretium PKG Holdings, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.750(c)   11/05/27      7,125        7,121,678  

Proampac PG Borrower LLC,

          

2020-1 Term Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   9.000(c)   11/03/25      9,381        9,369,523  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    27


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Packaging & Containers (cont’d.)

                          

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.,

          

Incremental U.S. Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

   2.835%(c)   02/06/23      7,424      $ 7,380,424  

Tranche B-2 US Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.347(c)   02/05/26      15,210        15,092,824  

Ring Container Technologies Group LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.250(c)   08/12/28      5,405        5,394,866  

Tosca Services LLC,

          

2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.250(c)   08/18/27      889        886,314  

TricorBraun Holdings, Inc.,

          

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.500(c)   03/03/28      32        32,041  

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

   3.750(c)   03/03/28      959        949,646  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

      —  (p)   08/31/28      1,970        1,969,265  

Term Loan

      —  (p)   08/31/28      280        279,328  

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   4.000(c)   10/17/24      1,669        1,664,945  
          

 

 

 
             95,946,450  

Pharmaceuticals    4.3%

                          

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   3.625(c)   05/04/25      12,388        12,192,121  

Arbor Pharmaceuticals LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

   6.000(c)   07/05/23      3,364        3,356,681  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC,

          

Closing Date Term Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   3.500(c)   03/01/24      31,753        31,671,480  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co.,

          

2021 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

   5.750(c)   03/27/28      5,680        5,505,667  

Gainwell Acquisition Corp.,

          

Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.750(c)   10/01/27      7,802        7,795,585  

Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.,

          

Incremental Term B-2 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

   2.500(c)   03/15/28      2,581        2,566,985  

Jazz Financing Lux Sarl,

          

Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

   4.000(c)   05/05/28      3,825        3,824,403  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA,

          

2017 Term B Loan, 1 - 6 Month LIBOR + 5.250%

   6.000(c)   09/24/24      632        611,539  

Milk Specialties Co.,

          

2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   5.000(c)   08/15/25      6,731        6,704,064  

Second Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 7.500%^

   8.250(c)   02/16/26      1,500        1,500,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.)

                          

Organon & Co.,

          

Senior Secured Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.500%(c)   06/02/28      4,750      $ 4,755,937  

Padagis LLC,

          

Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%^

   5.250(c)   07/06/28      1,135        1,133,581  

Roar BidCo AB (Sweden),

          

Term Loan

      —  (p)   02/17/28      4,000        4,711,193  
          

 

 

 
             86,329,236  

Pipelines    0.7%

                          

AL NGPL Holdings LLC,

          

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.750(c)   04/14/28      1,050        1,051,313  

ITT Holdings LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%^

   3.250(c)   07/30/28      1,750        1,741,250  

Lower Cadence Holdings LLC,

          

Term Loan

      —  (p)   05/22/26      2,000        1,996,666  

Navitas Midstream Midland Basin LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

   4.750(c)   12/13/24      4,005        3,981,218  

Prairie ECI Acquiror, LP,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

   4.835(c)   03/11/26      6,434        6,208,930  
          

 

 

 
             14,979,377  

Private Equity    0.1%

                          

HarbourVest Partners, LP,

          

Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

   2.376(c)   03/03/25      1,959        1,943,888  

Real Estate    2.3%

                          

ASP MCS Acquisition Corp.,

          

Senior Secured Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 6.000%^

   7.000(c)   10/02/25      70        68,186  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.,

          

Initial Term A-2 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

   3.085(c)   08/28/23      21,146        21,040,629  

Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

   2.585(c)   08/27/25      13,141        12,812,038  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC,

          

Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

   2.835(c)   08/21/25      2,866        2,832,324  

Lightstone HoldCo LLC,

          

2018 Refinancing Term B Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.750(c)   01/30/24      12,503        9,289,411  

2018 Refinancing Term C Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

   4.750(c)   01/30/24      705        523,938  
          

 

 

 
             46,566,526  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    29


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.9%

                              

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.,

          

New Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%^

     3.250%(c)     04/23/26      4,947      $ 4,916,095  

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

     2.335(c)     04/23/26      8,150        8,048,009  

Starwood Property Mortgage LLC,

          

Incremental Term B-2 Dollar Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%^

     4.250(c)     07/26/26      1,393        1,393,000  

StarWood Property Mortgage LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%

     2.592(c)     07/26/26      3,896        3,871,570  
          

 

 

 
             18,228,674  

Retail    5.6%

                              

At Home Group, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     4.750(c)     07/31/28      3,390        3,376,230  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.,

          

2028 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

     2.335(c)     05/19/28      3,643        3,617,549  

Constellation Automotive (United Kingdom),

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     07/16/29      1,500        2,072,586  

EG America LLC (United Kingdom),

          

Additional Facility Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.147(c)     02/07/25      6,497        6,446,406  

Project Becker Additional Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     4.750(c)     03/31/26      2,260        2,253,190  

Empire Today LLC,

          

Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

     5.750(c)     04/03/28      2,075        2,075,000  

Floor & Decor Outlets of America, Inc.,

          

Replacement Term B-3 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

     2.090(c)     02/12/27      1,691        1,668,158  

Fogo de Chao, Inc.,

          

2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.250(c)     04/07/25      1,850        1,797,969  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.750(c)     01/31/28      2,600        2,576,322  

Gannett Holdings LLC,

          

First Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 7.000%

     7.750(c)     02/09/26      9,922        9,988,166  

Great Outdoors Group LLC,

          

Term B-1 Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.000(c)     03/06/28      10,387        10,407,015  

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.,

          

2021 Refinancing Loans, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     3.250(c)     10/19/27      4,539        4,519,058  

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.,

          

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     5.000(c)     11/21/23      3,427        3,288,752  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Retail (cont’d.)

                              

IRB Holding Corp.,

          

Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.250%(c)     12/15/27      3,339      $ 3,335,964  

Kodiak BP LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.000(c)     03/12/28      1,122        1,117,511  

LBM Acquisition LLC,

          

Amendment No. 1 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.500(c)     12/17/27      1,867        1,839,133  

Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.500(c)   12/17/27      4,352        4,285,820  

Term Loan

        —  (p)     12/18/27      933        919,567  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     3.250(c)     03/09/28      1,848        1,836,551  

MIC Glen LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.000(c)     07/31/28      2,250        2,235,533  

Park River Holdings, Inc.,

          

Intial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.000(c)     12/28/27      2,244        2,228,343  

Peer Holding III BV (Netherlands),

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     01/17/27      4,000        4,719,080  

Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.000(c)     03/03/28      5,237        5,225,652  

Pilot Travel Centers LLC,

          

Initial Tranche B Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

     2.089(c)     08/04/28      14,775        14,669,462  

RC Buyer, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.250(c)     07/26/28      5,750        5,739,219  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC,

          

New Money Facility 2016, 1 Month LIBOR + 7.500%

     8.500(c)     08/10/23      1,782        1,796,256  

SRS Distribution, Inc.,

          

2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.250(c)     06/04/28      2,500        2,485,548  

Whatabrands LLC,

          

Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.750(c)     08/03/28      2,500        2,491,563  

White Cap Buyer LLC,

          

Initial Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.500(c)     10/19/27      4,736        4,735,691  
          

 

 

 
             113,747,294  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    31


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Semiconductors    0.3%

                              

MaxLinear, Inc.,

          

Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

     2.750%(c)     06/23/28      2,451      $ 2,429,979  

Natel Engineering Co., Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

     6.000(c)     04/30/26      2,814        2,697,948  
          

 

 

 
             5,127,927  

Software    9.1%

                              

athenahealth, Inc.,

          

Additional Term B-1, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     4.361(c)     02/11/26      3,242        3,246,738  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.,

          

2021 Replacement Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     3.835(c)     10/02/25      18,411        18,276,939  

Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%^

     4.395(c)     09/05/25      2,844        2,832,936  

Camelot Co. (Luxembourg),

          

Amendment No. 2 Incremental Term Loans, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     4.000(c)     10/30/26      1,368        1,362,994  

Castle U.S. Holding Corp.,

          

Dollar Term B-2 Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.750(c)     01/31/27      1,996        1,966,608  

CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc.,

          

Term Loan 2021 Reprice, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.000(c)     12/16/25      3,807        3,810,952  

Dcert Buyer, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.085(c)     10/16/26      4,485        4,473,655  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.,

          

Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.338(c)     02/06/26      12,522        12,424,029  

EagleView Technology Corp.,

          

First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     3.585(c)     08/14/25      8,763        8,624,913  

EQT Box Merger Sub, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.750(c)     04/17/28      1,050        1,044,750  

Exela Intermediate LLC,

          

First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 6.500%

     7.500(c)     07/12/23      1,745        1,310,007  

Finastra USA, Inc.,

          

Dollar Term Loan (Second Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 7.250%

     8.250(c)     06/13/25      11,288        11,348,381  

First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.500(c)     06/13/24      15,058        14,867,645  

First Advantage Holdings LLC,

          

First Lien Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.842(c)     01/31/27      2,398        2,385,712  

GI Consilio Parent LLC,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.500(c)     05/12/28      3,945        3,919,523  

Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC,

          

B-4 Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.750(c)     12/01/27      2,712        2,716,387  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Software (cont’d.)

                              

Informatica LLC,

          

Second Lien Initial Loan

     7.125%     02/25/25      650      $ 663,000  

MA FinanceCo LLC (United Kingdom),

          

Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.835(c)     06/21/24      103        102,006  

Tranche B-4 Term Loans, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.250(c)     06/05/25      3,975        3,986,943  

Micro Holding Corp.,

          

Amendment No. 2 Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     3.585(c)     09/13/24      6,357        6,318,333  

Playtika Ltd.,

          

Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.835(c)     03/13/28      4,613        4,593,254  

Polaris Newco LLC,

          

First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.500(c)     06/02/28      9,075        9,065,072  

Precisely Software, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.000(c)     04/23/28      6,700        6,680,456  

Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp.,

          

First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.000(c)     03/10/28      2,020        2,008,890  

Project Sky Merger Sub, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)   09/30/28      7,580        7,551,575  

Term Loan^

        —  (p)     09/30/29      3,770        3,760,575  

Quest Software U.S. Holdings, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     4.379(c)     05/16/25      2,703        2,698,417  

Rackspace Technology Global, Inc.,

          

Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     3.500(c)     02/15/28      3,317        3,280,204  

Renaissance Holding Corp.,

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.335(c)     05/30/25      2,014        1,984,930  

SCS Holdings I, Inc.,

          

New Tranche B Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     3.585(c)     07/01/26      2,402        2,388,250  

Seattle Escrow Borrower LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.835(c)     06/21/24      699        688,870  

Skillsoft Finance II, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

     5.500(c)     07/14/28      6,350        6,360,585  

SolarWinds Holdings, Inc.,

          

2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.835(c)     02/05/24      7,452        7,349,937  

Sovos Compliance LLC,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

     5.000(c)     08/11/28      2,494        2,501,123  

TIBCO Software, Inc.,

          

Second Lien Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 7.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     7.250(c)     03/03/28      2,405        2,420,031  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    33


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Software (cont’d.)

                              

TIBCO Software, Inc., (cont’d.)

          

Term Loan B-3, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     3.840%(c)     06/30/26      9,102      $ 9,014,742  

Turing Midco LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%/PRIME + 2.250%

     4.833(c)     03/24/28      2,208        2,199,037  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.,

          

Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 6.750%

     7.500(c)     05/03/27      375        380,625  

Upland Software, Inc.,

          

Senior Secured Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     3.835(c)     08/06/26      1,244        1,238,230  

Zelis Payments Buyer, Inc.,

          

Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     3.596(c)     09/30/26      2,090        2,076,702  
          

 

 

 
             183,923,956  

Telecommunications    3.6%

                              

CCI Buyer, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.750(c)     12/17/27      2,594        2,597,668  

CenturyLink, Inc.,

          

Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

     2.335(c)     03/15/27      2,280        2,250,390  

Cologix Holdings, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.500(c)     05/01/28      2,950        2,952,457  

Connect Finco Sarl (United Kingdom),

          

Amendment No. 1 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.500(c)     12/11/26      4,727        4,721,657  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.,

          

Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.250(c)     10/02/27      2,750        2,748,526  

Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

     5.750(c)     04/27/27      4,123        4,146,102  

Delta Topco, Inc.,

          

First Lien Term Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.500(c)     12/01/27      1,696        1,696,457  

Digicel International Finance Ltd. (Saint Lucia),

          

First Lien Initial Term B Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     3.430(c)     05/27/24      9,212        8,851,232  

Global Tel Link Corp.,

          

First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     4.335(c)     11/29/25      8,143        7,532,023  

Second Lien Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 8.250%

     8.335(c)     11/29/26      825        705,375  

Gogo Intermediate Holdings LLC,

          

Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%^

     4.500(c)     04/30/28      4,825        4,806,906  

GTT Communications BV,

          

Priming Delayed Draw Term Loan - Non-PIK, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

     8.500(c)     12/28/21      93        94,461  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

          

Telecommunications (cont’d.)

                              

GTT Communications BV, (cont’d.)

          

Priming Delayed Draw Term Loan - Non-PIK, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000%

     8.500%(c)     12/28/21      81      $ 82,519  

GTT Communications, Inc.,

          

Closing Date U.S. Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%

     2.900(c)     05/30/25      833        654,024  

MLN U.S. HoldCo LLC,

          

Term B Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

     4.589(c)     11/30/25      7,952        7,209,453  

ORBCOMM, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     07/31/28      950        948,812  

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.,

          

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

     5.500(c)     11/01/24      5,489        5,194,343  

West Corp.,

          

Incremental B1 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     4.500(c)     10/10/24      1,655        1,585,351  

Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     5.000(c)     10/10/24      8,584        8,287,006  

Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada),

          

Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

     4.835(c)     06/10/27      2,230        2,225,443  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     03/09/27      3,000        2,959,773  
          

 

 

 
             72,249,978  

Textiles    0.4%

                              

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.,

          

USD Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     3.953(c)     12/12/25      8,456        8,228,737  

Transportation    1.3%

                              

Daseke Cos., Inc.,

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     4.750(c)     03/09/28      2,494        2,493,750  

First Student Bidco, Inc.,

          

Initial Term B Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.500(c)     07/21/28      3,835        3,804,431  

Initial Term C Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.500(c)     07/21/28      1,415        1,404,320  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.,

          

Term Loan

        —  (p)     12/30/26      1,000        988,750  

Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.,

          

Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     4.500(c)     03/24/26      498        496,505  

LaserShip, Inc.,

          

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

     5.250(c)     05/08/28      2,150        2,147,312  

PODS LLC,

          

Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.750(c)     03/31/28      3,741        3,724,002  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    35


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
   

Maturity  

Date

  Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

BANK LOANS (Continued)

         

Transportation (cont’d.)

                             

Savage Enterprises LLC,

         

First Lien Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%

     3.090%(c)   08/01/25     2,000      $ 1,992,188  

Term Loan

        —  (p)     09/30/28     6,000        6,010,002  

Worldwide Express, Inc.,

         

First Lien Initial Term Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.000(c)     07/26/28     3,125        3,120,534  
         

 

 

 
            26,181,794  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $1,812,470,472)

            1,809,758,654  
         

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS    9.2%

         

Aerospace & Defense    0.8%

                             

Boeing Co. (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.805     05/01/50     6,875        9,356,308  

Bombardier, Inc. (Canada),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.125     06/15/26     2,450        2,587,083  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500     12/01/24     450        469,345  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500     03/15/25     1,350        1,387,529  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.875     04/15/27     2,375        2,490,387  
         

 

 

 
            16,290,652  

Airlines    0.0%

                             

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750     01/20/26     375        394,869  

Auto Parts & Equipment    0.1%

                             

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.000     10/01/29     1,750        1,751,668  

Banks    6.1%

                             

Bank of America Corp.,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series JJ

     5.125(ff)     06/20/24(oo)     1,500        1,599,347  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series MM

     4.300(ff)     01/28/25(oo)     17,170        17,756,120  

Citigroup, Inc.,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series U

     5.000(ff)     09/12/24(oo)     7,875        8,292,044  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series V

     4.700(ff)     01/30/25(oo)     37,777        39,428,615  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series HH

     4.600(ff)     02/01/25(oo)     32,856        34,091,629  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series II

     4.000(ff)     04/01/25(oo)     17,535        17,758,147  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
   Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Banks (cont’d.)

                          

Texas Capital Bank NA,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

     4.647%(c)   09/30/24      3,670      $ 3,683,620  
          

 

 

 
             122,609,522  

Building Materials     0.4%

                          

SRM Escrow Issuer LLC,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000   11/01/28      5,750        6,096,263  

Standard Industries, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000   02/15/27      1,360        1,407,541  
          

 

 

 
             7,503,804  

Commercial Services     0.0%

                          

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000   06/01/29      400        399,977  

Diversified Financial Services     0.0%

                          

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.125   12/15/30      535        548,407  

Electric     0.2%

                          

Calpine Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000   02/01/31      650        663,549  

NRG Energy, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.625   01/15/27      710        736,189  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.625   02/15/27      850        885,003  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.375   05/01/29      2,250        2,283,936  
          

 

 

 
             4,568,677  

Entertainment     0.1%

                          

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.,

          

Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 10.000% or PIK 12.000% or Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 6.000%

   12.000   06/15/26      490        442,238  

Scientific Games International, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.625   07/01/25      1,250        1,349,573  
          

 

 

 
             1,791,811  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    37


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
  Maturity  
Date
  Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Home Builders     0.0%

                         

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

   5.875%   10/15/27     500      $ 527,209  

Insurance     0.0%

                         

AmWINS Group, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.875   06/30/29     500        508,538  

Media     0.2%

                         

Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.625   08/15/27     3,075        1,322,351  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.375   08/15/26     2,080        1,380,508  

DISH DBS Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes(a)

   7.750   07/01/26     1,000        1,144,986  
         

 

 

 
            3,847,845  

Oil & Gas     0.4%

                         

Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes^

   7.875   12/15/24(d)     6,725        45,730  

Antero Resources Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

   5.000   03/01/25     1,455        1,485,425  

Citgo Holding, Inc.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   9.250   08/01/24     875        876,038  

MEG Energy Corp. (Canada),

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.125   02/01/27     4,911        5,165,857  
         

 

 

 
            7,573,050  

Pharmaceuticals     0.1%

                         

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.250   01/30/30     25        23,481  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.125   04/15/25     230        235,559  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.250   02/15/29     759        753,389  
         

 

 

 
            1,012,429  

Real Estate     0.1%

                         

Hunt Cos., Inc.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250   04/15/29     1,500        1,470,440  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38


    

    

 

  Description    Interest      
Rate
    Maturity  
Date
    Principal    
Amount    
(000)#    
               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)     0.3%

                                 

Diversified Healthcare Trust,

         

Gtd. Notes

       4.375%       03/01/31       3,000      $ 2,943,773  

Gtd. Notes

       9.750       06/15/25       1,450        1,599,955  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

       4.750       02/15/28       1,375        1,397,859  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

       5.875       10/01/28       700        745,900  
         

 

 

 
            6,687,487  

Telecommunications     0.4%

                                 

Altice France SA (France),

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

       7.375       05/01/26       600        623,880  

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd. (Jamaica),

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       8.000       12/31/26       242        235,980  

Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.000% and PIK 7.000%

     13.000       12/31/25       684        681,338  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

       8.750       05/25/24       1,005        1,047,187  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg),

         

Gtd. Notes

       5.500       08/01/23(d)       2,975        1,585,346  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       8.500       10/15/24(d)       25        13,493  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       9.750       07/15/25(d)       25        13,521  

Intrado Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

       8.500       10/15/25       1,709        1,645,007  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series P

       7.600       09/15/39       650        724,523  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series U

       7.650       03/15/42       950        1,058,956  

Sprint Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

       7.125       06/15/24       250        287,787  
         

 

 

 
            7,917,018  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

         

(cost $186,876,308)

            185,403,403  
         

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITY     0.1%

         

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust,

         

Series 2020-02R, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.815% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.815%)

         

(cost $1,425,223)

     3.899(c)       12/25/22       1,425        1,431,926  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    39


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  Description    Shares          Value  

COMMON STOCKS     0.2%

     

Commercial Services & Supplies     0.0%

                 

Tweddle Group, Inc. (original cost $2,705; purchased 09/17/18)*^(f)

     2,705      $ 27  

Gas Utilities     0.0%

                 

Ferrellgas Partners LP (Class B Stock)*

     3,597        886,660  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     0.2%

                 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     37,250        2,078,921  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Backstop Commitment

     848        47,327  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*

     20,987        955,538  
     

 

 

 
        3,081,786  

Real Estate Management & Development     0.0%

                 

ASP MCS Acquisition Corp. (original cost $265,715; purchased 09/22/20)*(f)

     2,797        320,257  

Specialty Retail     0.0%

                 

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC*

     3,333        441,623  

Tailored Brands, Inc.*

     23,220        36,281  
     

 

 

 
        477,904  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $1,815,733)

        4,766,634  
     

 

 

 
     Units         

WARRANTS*     0.0%

     

Healthcare     0.0%

                 

Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc., expiring 11/15/21 (original cost $0; purchased 11/11/20)^(f)

     303         
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     0.0%

                 

CEC Brands LLC, expiring 12/31/25

     6,181        20,706  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(cost $0)

        20,706  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $2,004,835,861)

        2,003,633,278  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  Description    Shares          Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     15.0%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(wa)

     299,708,571      $ 299,708,571  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $4,672,764; includes $4,672,430 of cash collateral for securities
on loan)(b)(wa)

     4,677,394        4,674,588  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $304,381,335)

        304,383,159  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS     113.9%
(cost $2,309,217,196)

        2,308,016,437  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(z)     (13.9)%

        (281,092,602
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS     100.0%

      $     2,026,923,835  
     

 

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report:

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

USD—US Dollar

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

CDX—Credit Derivative Index

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

LP—Limited Partnership

M—Monthly payment frequency for swaps

OTC—Over-the-counter

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps

REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

#

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

^

Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $127,330,439 and 6.3% 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 $4,580,955; cash collateral of $4,672,430 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, 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 August 31, 2021.

(d)

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

(f)

Indicates a restricted security that is acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer and is considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $268,420. The aggregate value of $320,284 is 0.0% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    41


Schedule of Investments   (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

(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.

(oo)

Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.

(p)

Represents a security with a delayed settlement and therefore the interest rate is not available until settlement which is after the period end.

(wa)

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

(z)

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

Unfunded loan commitment outstanding at August 31, 2021:

 

Borrower

   Principal
Amount
(000)#
   Current
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation

BCPE North Star U.S. Holdco, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.000%, 1.000%(c), Maturity Date 06/09/28 (cost $607,895)

       608      $ 605,238      $      $ (2,657 )

Focus Financial Partners LLC, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.000%, 1.000%(c), Maturity Date 06/30/28 (cost $585,937)

       586        581,055               (4,882 )

Hightower Holding LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%, 4.000%(c), Maturity Date 04/21/28 (cost $454,000)

       454        453,887               (114 )

Hillman Group, Inc., Initial Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.000%, 1.000%(c), Maturity Date 07/14/28 (cost $438,829)

       439        435,986               (2,842 )

Refficiency Holdings LLC, Initial Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%, 4.000%(c), Maturity Date 12/16/27 (cost $197,733)

       198        197,980        247       

RLG Holdings LLC, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.000%, 1.000%(c), Maturity Date 07/07/28 (cost $450,300)

       453        451,583        1,283       

Sovos Compliance LLC, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.000%, 1.000%(c), Maturity Date 08/11/28 (cost $430,736)

       431        431,921        1,185       

TGP Holdings III LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.500%(c), Maturity Date 06/29/28 (cost $228,773)

       230        229,623        850       

TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%, 3.500%(c), Maturity Date 03/03/28 (cost $183,397)

       183        181,564               (1,833 )

VT Topco, Inc., First Lien 2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.000%, 1.000%(c), Maturity Date 08/01/25 (cost $381,277)

       381        376,511               (4,766 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          $ 3,945,348      $ 3,565      $ (17,094 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Futures contracts outstanding at August 31, 2021:

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Type

Expiration
      Date      

Current
Notional
Amount

Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Short Positions:

342

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Dec. 2021 $ 75,352,219 $ (51,132 )

473

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Dec. 2021   58,518,969   (128,402 )

103

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Dec. 2021   13,745,672   1,995

25

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds   Dec. 2021   4,074,219   11,356

42

30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds   Dec. 2021   8,285,813   31,768

 

 

 
$ (134,415 )

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at August 31, 2021:

 

Purchase

Contracts

 

Counterparty

 

Notional
Amount
     (000)     

 

Value at
Settlement
      Date       

 

Current
     Value     

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

                   

British Pound,

                   

Expiring 09/02/21

  BNP Paribas S.A.       GBP  2,850     $ 3,904,500     $ 3,918,339     $ 13,839     $

Euro,

                   

Expiring 09/02/21

  BNP Paribas S.A.       EUR  1,992       2,336,854       2,351,978       15,124      
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          $ 6,241,354     $ 6,270,317       28,963      
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Sale

Contracts

 

Counterparty

 

Notional
Amount
     (000)     

 

Value at
Settlement
    Date    

 

Current
     Value     

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

               

British Pound,

                 

Expiring 09/02/21

  Morgan Stanley & Co.                
  International PLC       GBP  2,850     $ 3,931,353     $ 3,918,339     $ 13,014     $

Expiring 10/04/21

  BNP Paribas S.A.       GBP  2,850       3,904,839       3,918,683             (13,844 )

Euro,

                 

Expiring 09/02/21

  Morgan Stanley & Co.                
  International PLC       EUR  1,992       2,347,889       2,351,978             (4,089 )

Expiring 10/04/21

  BNP Paribas S.A.       EUR  1,992       2,338,353       2,353,553             (15,200 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          $ 12,522,434     $ 12,542,553       13,014       (33,133 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
              $ 41,977     $ (33,133 )
                 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at August 31, 2021:

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation                

  Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
August 31,
2021(4)
  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities - Sell Protection(2)^:

 

                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Alcentra CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR  16,293     *   $ 18,177       $       $ 18,177       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Alcentra CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR  1,871     *     2,087                 2,087       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Anchorage CLO

    09/27/21       0.500%(M)     EUR 239     *     133                 133       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Black Diamond CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 8,685     *     9,689                 9,689       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Black Diamond CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 8,685     *     9,689                 9,689       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Blackstone CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 965     *     1,077                 1,077       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Cairn CLO BV

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 316     *     352                 352       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Carlyle CLO

    09/27/21       0.500%(M)     EUR 2,859     *     1,595                 1,595       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Carlyle CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 1,904     *     2,124                 2,124       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Carlyle CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 989     *     1,103                 1,103       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Chenavari CLO

    09/27/21       0.500%(M)     EUR 66     *     37                 37       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

GLG Silvermine CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 191     *     213                 213       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

ICG CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 1,605     *     1,791                 1,791       International  
                      Goldman  
                      Sachs  

Investcorp CLO

    09/27/21       1.000%(M)     EUR 324     *     361                 361       International  
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
          $ 38,739                $                $ 38,739    
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Credit default swap agreements outstanding at August 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation              

 

Termination

        Date         

 

Fixed

    Rate    

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#(3)

 

Implied Credit

Spread at

August 31,

      2021(4)      

 

Value at

Trade Date

   

Value at

August 31,

      2021      

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Sell Protection(2):

 

 

CDX.NA.HY.36.V1

  06/20/26   5.000%(Q)   95,000   2.756%   $ 8,753,504     $ 10,325,443             $ 1,571,939          
         

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

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

 

(1)

If the Fund is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund 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 Fund is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay 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 Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

(4)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund 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 Fund 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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    45


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

  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.

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:

 

      Premiums Paid    Premiums Received   

Unrealized

Appreciation

  

Unrealized

Depreciation

OTC Swap Agreements

     $      $      $ 38,739      $

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker                                                                  

  

    Cash and/or Foreign Currency    

           Securities Market Value      

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     $ 8,279,000        $
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Assets

        

Long-Term Investments

        

Asset-Backed Securities

        

Collateralized Loan Obligations

   $      $ 2,251,955      $  

Bank Loans

            1,682,512,711        127,245,943  

Corporate Bonds

            185,357,673        45,730  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Security

            1,431,926         

Common Stocks

     3,921,119        845,488        27  

Warrants

            20,706         

Short-Term Investments

        

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     304,383,159                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 308,304,278      $ 1,872,420,459      $ 127,291,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46


    

    

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Other Financial Instruments*

        

Assets

        

Unfunded Loan Commitments

   $      $ 3,565      $  

Futures Contracts

     45,119                

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            41,977         

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement

            1,571,939         

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

                   38,739  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $        45,119      $     1,617,481      $       38,739  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Unfunded Loan Commitments

   $      $ (17,094    $  

Futures Contracts

     (179,534              

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (33,133       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (179,534    $ (50,227    $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, with the exception of unfunded loan commitments, and are not reflected in the Schedule of Investments. Futures, forwards, centrally cleared swap contracts and unfunded loan commitments are recorded at net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and OTC swap contracts are recorded at fair value.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

    

 Bank Loans 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Common Stocks

Balance as of 02/28/21

     $ 68,919,171     $     $ 391,607

Realized gain (loss)

       57,115            

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       523,564       (2,630,260 )      

Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances

       108,815,873       2,555,422      

Sales/Paydowns

       (30,390,936 )            

Accrued discount/premium

       57,260       120,568      

Transfers into Level 3*

       9,013,864            

Transfers out of Level 3*

       (29,749,968 )             (391,580 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Balance as of 08/31/21

     $ 127,245,943     $ 45,730     $ 27
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end

     $ 682,187     $ (2,630,260 )     $
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

     OTC Credit
Default Swap
  Agreements  
   Unfunded Loan
  Commitments  

Balance as of 02/28/21

         $ —          $ (39 )

Realized gain (loss)

       —           

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       38,739            39

Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances

       —           

Sales/Paydowns

       —           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    47


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

     OTC Credit
Default Swap
  Agreements  
   Unfunded Loan
  Commitments  

Accrued discount/premium

     $      $

Transfers into Level 3*

             

Transfers out of Level 3*

             
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Balance as of 08/31/21

     $ 38,739      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end

     $ 38,739      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. Securities transferred levels due to a change in observable and/or unobservable inputs.

Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by the Board, which contain unobservable inputs as follows:

 

Level 3
Securities**

  Fair Value as of
August 31, 2021
 

Valuation
Methodology

 

Unobservable Inputs

  Range
(Weighted Average)

Common Stocks

        $         27                Market Approach   Estimated EBITDA       $0.01

Corporate Bonds

                     45,730       Market Approach   Unadjusted Last Trade Price       $0.68

Warrants

                    —       Market Approach   Estimated Future Value       $0.00
       

 

 

             
        $ 45,757            
       

 

 

             

 

**

The table does not include Level 3 securities and/or derivatives that are valued by independent pricing vendors or brokers. As of August 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities and/or derivatives was $127,284,682. The unobservable inputs for these investments were not developed by the Fund and are not readily available.

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of August 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.2% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     15.0

Software

     9.1  

Healthcare-Services

     6.9  

Commercial Services

     6.4  

Banks

     6.1  

Retail

     5.6  

Packaging & Containers

     4.7  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.4  

Chemicals

     4.0  

Telecommunications

     4.0  

Media

     3.5  

Computers

     3.5  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     3.3  

Entertainment

     3.2

Diversified Financial Services

     2.8  

Real Estate

     2.4  

Machinery-Diversified

     2.0  

Insurance

     1.9  

Airlines

     1.8  

Aerospace & Defense

     1.6  

Building Materials

     1.5  

Environmental Control

     1.4  

Oil & Gas

     1.4  

Transportation

     1.3  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.2  

Electric

     1.1  

Engineering & Construction

     1.1  

Internet

     1.0  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

48


    

    

 

Industry Classification (continued):

 

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

     1.0

Leisure Time

     1.0  

Lodging

     0.9  

Foods

     0.9  

Electronics

     0.8  

Pipelines

     0.7  

Beverages

     0.7  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     0.6  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

     0.5  

Textiles

     0.4  

Home Furnishings

     0.4  

Forest Products & Paper

     0.4  

Distribution/Wholesale

     0.4  

Investment Companies

     0.4  

Advertising

     0.3  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.3  

Semiconductors

     0.3  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     0.3  

Energy-Alternate Sources

     0.2  

Biotechnology

     0.2  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     0.2  

Apparel

     0.2  

Holding Companies-Diversified

     0.1

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     0.1  

Housewares

     0.1  

Private Equity

     0.1  

Food Service

     0.1  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Security

     0.1  

Iron/Steel

     0.0

Gas Utilities

     0.0

Home Builders

     0.0

Specialty Retail

     0.0

Real Estate Management & Development

     0.0

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     0.0

Commercial Services & Supplies

     0.0

Healthcare

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     113.9  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (13.9
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:

The Fund 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. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of August 31, 2021 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    
 

Credit contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps    $ 1,571,939*         $  

Credit contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements      38,739            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    49


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

    

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
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 41,977     Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 33,133  

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      45,119   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      179,534
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $ 1,697,774        $ 212,667  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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 six months ended August 31, 2021 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  

 

Forward
Currency
Exchange
Contracts

  

  Swaps  

Credit contracts

     $     $      $ (184,447 )

Foreign exchange contracts

             44,419       

Interest rate contracts

       (833,149 )             
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ (833,149 )     $ 44,419      $ (184,447 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  

  Futures  

 

Forward
Currency
Exchange
Contracts

  

  Swaps  

Credit contracts

     $       $     —        $ 1,610,678

Foreign exchange contracts

             8,844       

Interest rate contracts

       (548,079 )             
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ (548,079 )       $8,844        $ 1,610,678
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

50


    

    

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2021, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

                                 

 

Futures

Contracts—

Short

Positions(1)

      

Forward Foreign

Currency Exchange

Contracts—Purchased(2)

                                  
 

 

$123,961,121

   

 

$2,080,451

 

   

Forward Foreign

Currency Exchange

Contracts—Sold(2)

   
 

 

$4,174,145

 

 

Credit Default

Swap Agreements—

Sell Protection(1)

 

 

$58,429,594

 

 

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

(2)

Value at Settlement Date.

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended August 31, 2021.

Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:

The Fund 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

  $4,580,955   $(4,580,955)   $—
     

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

BNP Paribas S.A.

   $28,963    $(29,044)   $    (81)   $—    $    (81)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    51


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of August 31, 2021

 

    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

Goldman Sachs International

     $ 38,739      $     $ 38,739      $      $ 38,739

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       13,014        (4,089 )       8,925               8,925
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 80,716      $ (33,133 )     $ 47,583      $      $ 47,583
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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 Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

52


Statement of Assets and Liabilities    (unaudited)

as of August 31, 2021

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $4,580,955:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $2,004,835,861)

   $ 2,003,633,278  

Affiliated investments (cost $304,381,335)

     304,383,159  

Cash

     2,882,530  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $178,489)

     177,798  

Receivable for investments sold

     42,594,843  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     16,819,595  

Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

     8,279,000  

Dividends and interest receivable

     6,562,035  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     71,537  

Due from broker—variation margin swaps

     45,677  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     41,977  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

     38,739  

Unrealized appreciation on unfunded loan commitment

     3,565  

Prepaid expenses

     7,434  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,385,541,167  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     341,586,901  

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     10,472,598  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     4,672,430  

Management fee payable

     883,461  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     626,629  

Dividends payable

     247,902  

Distribution fee payable

     63,750  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     33,133  

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments

     17,094  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     10,850  

Directors’ fees payable

     2,584  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     358,617,332  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,026,923,835  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 2,092,132  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     2,082,032,707  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (57,201,004
  

 

 

 

Net assets, August 31, 2021

   $ 2,026,923,835  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    53


Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

as of August 31, 2021

 

Class A

                     

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

         

($129,467,061 ÷ 13,375,440 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

     $ 9.68     

Maximum sales charge (2.25% of offering price)

       0.22     
    

 

 

      

Maximum offering price to public

     $ 9.90     
    

 

 

      

Class C

                     

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

                

($45,225,220 ÷ 4,670,304 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

     $ 9.68     
    

 

 

      

Class Z

                     

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

         

($1,654,945,144 ÷ 170,808,537 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

     $ 9.69     
    

 

 

      

Class R6

                     

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

         

($197,286,410 ÷ 20,358,915 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

     $ 9.69     
    

 

 

      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

54


Statement of Operations    (unaudited)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2021

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Interest income

   $ 28,530,154  

Affiliated dividend income

     145,494  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $70 foreign withholding tax)

     25,831  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $1,614)

     1,645  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     28,703,124  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     4,466,379  

Distribution fee(a)

     303,929  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $29,537)(a)

     375,321  

Custodian and accounting fees

     153,527  

Registration fees(a)

     71,712  

Audit fee

     31,838  

Shareholders’ reports

     21,586  

Legal fees and expenses

     10,965  

Directors’ fees

     8,300  

Miscellaneous

     62,443  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,506,000  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (412,688
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,093,312  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     23,609,812  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(349))

     2,944,895  

Futures transactions

     (833,149

Forward currency contract transactions

     44,419  

Swap agreement transactions

     (184,447

Foreign currency transactions

     61,420  
  

 

 

 
     2,033,138  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(143))

     (74,817

Futures

     (548,079

Forward currency contracts

     8,844  

Swap agreements

     1,610,678  

Foreign currencies

     32,106  

Unfunded loan commitments

     (13,594
  

 

 

 
     1,015,138  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     3,048,276  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 26,658,088  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    55


Statement of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2021

 

 

(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Class Z     Class R6  

Distribution fee

     122,647       181,282              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

     28,890       12,923       333,221       287  

Registration fees

     9,651       7,611       44,391       10,059  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (34,627     (19,401     (333,218     (25,442

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

56


Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (unaudited)

    

 

     Six Months Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
February 28, 2021
             

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                                            

Operations

                           

Net investment income (loss)

      $ 23,609,812        $ 18,861,147      

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

        2,033,138          (41,682,749    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

        1,015,138          31,742,960      
     

 

 

      

 

 

     

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

        26,658,088          8,921,358      
     

 

 

      

 

 

     

Dividends and Distributions

              

Distributions from distributable earnings

              

Class A

        (1,492,119        (2,472,987    

Class C

        (416,421        (1,123,087    

Class Z

        (19,098,459        (14,749,058    

Class R6

        (1,388,053        (590,417    
     

 

 

      

 

 

     
                     (22,395,052        (18,935,549    
     

 

 

      

 

 

     

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

              

Net proceeds from shares sold

        1,497,745,085          437,972,131      

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

        21,452,779          17,544,716      

Cost of shares purchased

        (163,739,193        (311,975,295    
     

 

 

      

 

 

     

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

        1,355,458,671          143,541,552      
     

 

 

      

 

 

     

Total increase (decrease)

        1,359,721,707          133,527,361      

Net Assets:

                                            

Beginning of period

        667,202,128          533,674,767      
     

 

 

      

 

 

     

End of period

      $ 2,026,923,835                     $ 667,202,128      
     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    57


Financial Highlights  (unaudited)

 

 
Class A Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
    Year Ended February 28/29,  
   
     2021     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

             

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $9.65       $9.38       $9.72       $9.94       $9.95       $9.38  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.16       0.45       0.53       0.47       0.45       0.41  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     0.02       0.27 (b)       (0.33     (0.22     0.01       0.56  

Total from investment operations

    0.18       0.72       0.20       0.25       0.46       0.97  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.15     (0.45     (0.54     (0.47     (0.46     (0.40

Distributions from net realized gains

    -       -       -       -       (0.01     -  

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.15     (0.45     (0.54     (0.47     (0.47     (0.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.68       $9.65       $9.38       $9.72       $9.94       $9.95  

Total Return(c):

    1.86     8.25     2.14     2.58     4.70    
10.46

                                                 
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $129,467       $60,644       $61,392       $93,851       $79,462       $69,733  

Average net assets (000)

    $97,318       $48,786       $79,796       $100,319       $75,379       $58,748  

Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):

                                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.95 %(f)       0.97 %(g)      0.97     0.95     0.95     1.00

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    1.02 %(f)       1.17 %(g)      1.11     1.09     1.09     1.14

Net investment income (loss)

    3.22 %(f)       5.04     5.53     4.74     4.53     4.16

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    28     125     66     67     94     67

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(c)

Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.02% for the year ended February 28, 2021.

(h)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

58


    

    

 

 
Class C Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
    Year Ended February 28/29,  
   
     2021     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

             

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $9.66       $9.38       $9.72       $9.94       $9.95       $9.38  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.12       0.39       0.46       0.39       0.38       0.33  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     0.01       0.28 (b)       (0.33     (0.21     - (c)      0.57  

Total from investment operations

    0.13       0.67       0.13       0.18       0.38       0.90  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.11     (0.39     (0.47     (0.40     (0.38     (0.33

Distributions from net realized gains

    -       -       -       -       (0.01     -  

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.11     (0.39     (0.47     (0.40     (0.39     (0.33

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.68       $9.66       $9.38       $9.72       $9.94       $9.95  

Total Return(d):

    1.37     7.56     1.38     1.82     3.92     9.64
                                                 
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $45,225       $24,973       $32,673       $56,098       $52,919       $54,092  

Average net assets (000)

    $35,961       $25,795       $44,099       $59,266       $54,061       $39,905  

Ratios to average net assets(e)(f):

                                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    1.70 %(g)      1.72 %(h)      1.72     1.70     1.70     1.75

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    1.81 %(g)      1.94 %(h)      1.88     1.83     1.84     1.89

Net investment income (loss)

    2.48 %(g)      4.31     4.78     3.99     3.79     3.41

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    28     125     66     67     94     67

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(c)

Amount rounds to zero.

(d)

Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(f)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.02% for the year ended February 28, 2021.

(i)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund    59


Financial Highlights  (unaudited) (continued)

 

 
Class Z Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
    Year Ended February 28/29,  
   
     2021     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

             

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $9.66       $9.39       $9.73       $9.94       $9.96       $9.39  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.17       0.47       0.56       0.49       0.48       0.43  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     0.02       0.28 (b)      (0.33     (0.21     (0.01     0.57  

Total from investment operations

    0.19       0.75       0.23       0.28       0.47       1.00  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.16     (0.48     (0.57     (0.49     (0.48     (0.43

Distributions from net realized gains

    -       -       -       -       (0.01     -  

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.16     (0.48     (0.57     (0.49     (0.49     (0.43

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.69       $9.66       $9.39       $9.73       $9.94       $9.96  

Total Return(c):

    1.99     8.51     2.40     2.94     4.86     10.76
                                                 
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $1,654,945       $564,615       $424,819       $818,117       $400,179       $367,286  

Average net assets (000)

    $1,148,203       $283,976       $584,427       $772,275       $390,617       $224,436  

Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):

                                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.70 %(f)       0.72 %(g)       0.72     0.70     0.70     0.75

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.76 %(f)       0.90 %(g)       0.87     0.86     0.84     0.89

Net investment income (loss)

    3.48 %(f)       5.18     5.78     5.04     4.79     4.42

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    28     125     66     67     94     67

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(c)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.02% for the year ended February 28, 2021.

(h)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

60


    

    

 

 
Class R6 Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
    Year Ended February 28/29,  
   
     2021     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

             

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $9.66       $9.39       $9.73       $9.94       $9.96       $9.39  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.17       0.48       0.56       0.49       0.48       0.45  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     0.02       0.27 (b)       (0.33     (0.20     - (c)       0.55  

Total from investment operations

    0.19       0.75       0.23       0.29       0.48       1.00  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.16     (0.48     (0.57     (0.50     (0.49     (0.43

Distributions from net realized gains

    -       -       -       -       (0.01     -  

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.16     (0.48     (0.57     (0.50     (0.50     (0.43

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.69       $9.66       $9.39       $9.73       $9.94       $9.96  

Total Return(d):

    2.01     8.57     2.45     2.99     4.91     10.79
                                                 
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $197,286       $16,970       $14,790       $34,545       $26,457       $32,058  

Average net assets (000)

    $81,585       $11,040       $25,645       $39,870       $16,803       $5,484  

Ratios to average net assets(e)(f):

                                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.65 %(g)       0.67 %(h)      0.67     0.65     0.65     0.67

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.71 %(g)       0.93 %(h)      0.81     0.76     0.75     0.82

Net investment income (loss)

    3.50 %(g)       5.31     5.84     5.02     4.83     4.60

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    28     125     66     67     94     67

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(c)

Amount rounds to zero.

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Effective January 1, 2018, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(f)

Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.02% for the year ended February 28, 2021.

(i)

The Fund’s portfolio 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 Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

Organization

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14 (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company currently consists of two funds: PGIM Government Income Fund and PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund, each of which are diversified funds for purposes of the 1940 Act. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund (the “Fund’).

The primary objective of the Fund is to maximize current income. The secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation when consistent with the Fund’s primary objective.

 

2.

Accounting Policies

The 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 is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign

 

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securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the 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 or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded 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 Fund utilizes the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

Bank loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Bank loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Bank loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

OTC and centrally cleared 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 Fund utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing 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 derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

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. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

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.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the current rates of exchange;

 

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(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 Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions. Notwithstanding the above, the Fund does isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions.

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 investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) 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. The Fund enters into forward currency contracts, as defined in the prospectus, in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or on specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposure to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation or 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. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contract’s life. 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions. The cash amounts pledged for futures contracts are considered restricted cash and are included in “Due to broker-variation margin futures” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund invested in financial futures contracts in order to hedge its existing portfolio securities, or securities the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates. Should interest rates move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets. Since futures contracts are exchange-traded, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures and guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Bank Loans: The Fund invests at least 80% of its investable assets 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. Most bank loans are senior in rank (“senior loans”) in the event of bankruptcy to most other securities of the issuer, such as common stock or publicly-issued bonds. Bank loans are often secured by specific collateral of the issuer so that holders of the loans will have a priority claim on those assets in the event of default or bankruptcy of the issuer. The Fund acquires interests in loans directly (by way of assignment from the selling institution) and/or indirectly (by way of the purchase of a participation interest from the selling institution). Under a bank loan assignment, the Fund 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 Fund generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result, the Fund 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 Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a

 

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result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Fund. In addition, loans trade in an over-the counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods.

Swap Agreements: The Fund entered into certain types of swap agreements detailed in the disclosures below. 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 or 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. For OTC-traded, 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. The cash amounts pledged for swaps contracts are considered restricted cash and are included in “Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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.

The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, and as such, has 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. The Fund’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 Fund 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 Fund effectively increases its investment

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

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

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund 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.

Master Netting Arrangements: The Company, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

The Company, on behalf of the Fund, 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

 

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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 Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’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 Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Fund’s future derivative activity.

In addition to each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure (e.g. interest rate, credit, equity or foreign exchange, etc.), swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that no liquid market for these agreements will exist, the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree on the contractual terms of the agreement, and changes in net interest rates will be unfavorable. In connection with these agreements, securities in the portfolio may be identified or received as collateral from the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide or receive assets of value and to serve as recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency of either party. Such OTC derivative agreements include conditions which, when materialized, give the counterparty the right to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty for early termination of the contract(s) may impact the amounts reported on financial statements.

Short sales and OTC contracts, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps, forward rate agreements and written options involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.

Warrants: The Fund held warrants acquired either through a direct purchase or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants 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 are held as long positions by the Fund until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Payment-In-Kind: The Fund invested in the open market or received pursuant to debt restructuring, securities that pay-in-kind (PIK) the interest due on such debt instruments. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified, is added to the existing principal balance of the debt when issued bonds have same terms as the bond or recorded as a separate bond when terms are different from the existing debt, and is recorded as interest income.

Securities Lending: The Fund 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 Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto, which are reflected in interest income or unaffiliated dividend income based on the nature of the payment on the Statement of Operations. The Fund 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 in the Statement of Operations.

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 Fund 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 class specific expenses and

 

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waivers, which are allocated as noted below) 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. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to declare dividends of its net investment income daily and pay such dividends monthly. Distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

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.

 

3.

Agreements

The Company, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisers’ performance of such services.

The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Fund through its business unit PGIM Fixed Income and PGIM Limited (each a “subadviser” and collectively the “subadvisers”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadvisers.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $5 billion and 0.625% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.65% for the reporting period ended August 31, 2021.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

The Manager has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2022, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 0.95% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.70% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 0.70% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 0.65% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual waiver 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.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees, to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class and, in addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager 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.

The Company, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.25% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class C shares, respectively. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z or Class R6 shares of the Fund.

For the reporting period ended August 31, 2021, PIMS received $142,961 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the reporting period ended August 31, 2021, PIMS received $1,101 and $2,922 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

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

 

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4.

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 Fund’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM 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. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that 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/trustees, and/or common officers. For the reporting period ended August 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

5.

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 reporting period ended August 31, 2021, were $1,742,460,191 and $381,791,500, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the reporting period ended August 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

Value,
Beginning

of

Period

  

Cost of

Purchases

    

Proceeds
from Sales

    

Change in
Unrealized

Gain

    (Loss)    

    

Realized

Gain

  (Loss)  

     Value,
End of
Period
     Shares,
End

of
Period
     Income  

Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 

          

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa)

 

          

$149,509,903

      $ 517,677,270         $ 367,478,602         $           $        $ 299,708,571        299,708,571      $ 145,494  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa)

 

          

5,269,591

        19,170,465           19,764,976           (143           (349        4,674,588        4,677,394        1,614 (2)  

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

 

$154,779,494

                   $ 536,847,735                      $ 387,243,578                    $ (143                         $ (349               $ 304,383,159         $ 147,108  

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period.

 

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(2)

The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations.

(b)

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

(wa)

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

 

6.

Tax Information

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of August 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

     $ 2,309,667,252  
    

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

       14,564,212  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

                         

     (14,743,449
    

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Depreciation

     $ (179,237
    

 

 

 

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

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of February 28, 2021 of approximately $60,515,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No future capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended February 28, 2021 are subject to such review.

 

7.

Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.25%. Investors who purchase $500,000 or more of Class A shares and sell those shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on sales although these purchases are not subject to a front-end sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to

 

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January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock, below.

The Company is authorized to issue 3.4 billion shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 900 million of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

     150,000,000  

Class C

     200,000,000  

Class Z

     250,000,000  

Class T

     50,000,000  

Class R6

     250,000,000  

The Fund currently does not have any Class T shares outstanding.

 

      Number of Shares            Percentage of    
Outstanding Shares    

Class R6

   398,938            2.0%    

At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:

 

Affiliated   Unaffiliated
Number of
        Shareholders            
   Percentage of
              Outstanding Shares               
  Number of
              Shareholders              
  

Percentage of

              Outstanding Shares               

   —%   7    77.3%

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares     Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     8,004,937     $ 77,365,554  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     146,711       1,418,408  

Shares purchased

     (1,209,667     (11,697,486
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     6,941,981       67,086,476  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     233,897       2,258,971  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (81,889     (791,342
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     7,093,989     $ 68,554,105  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     2,249,454     $ 21,254,153  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     266,490       2,367,077  

Shares purchased

     (3,097,648     (27,623,331
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (581,704     (4,002,101

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     391,374       3,583,719  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (74,009     (676,322
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (264,339   $ (1,094,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Class C

   Shares     Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     2,419,546     $ 23,391,786  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     42,741       413,349  

Shares purchased

     (256,807     (2,482,144
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     2,205,480       21,322,991  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (120,804     (1,168,446
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     2,084,676     $ 20,154,545  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     344,829     $ 3,242,552  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     125,242       1,110,982  

Shares purchased

     (1,008,805     (8,870,239
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (538,734     (4,516,705

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (358,167     (3,308,405
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (896,901   $ (7,825,110
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class Z

    

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     129,537,620     $ 1,252,661,095  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,903,538       18,425,214  

Shares purchased

     (14,933,898     (144,429,650
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     116,507,260       1,126,656,659  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     110,048       1,064,658  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (4,236,498     (41,007,398
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     112,380,810     $ 1,086,713,919  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     42,723,114     $ 402,480,975  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,540,828       13,712,432  

Shares purchased

     (31,120,734     (266,340,896
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     13,143,208       149,852,511  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     118,775       1,084,451  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (85,895     (755,829
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     13,176,088     $ 150,181,133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Class R6

   Shares     Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     14,914,297     $ 144,326,650  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     123,495       1,195,808  

Shares purchased

     (530,189     (5,129,913
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     14,507,603       140,392,545  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     4,095,271       39,643,557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     18,602,874     $ 180,036,102  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended February 28, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     1,189,649     $ 10,994,451  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     40,150       354,225  

Shares purchased

     (1,057,221     (9,140,829
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     172,578       2,207,847  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     8,047       72,386  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     180,625     $ 2,280,233  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8.

Borrowings

The Company, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the SCA.

 

   
     SCA
   
Term of Commitment    10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021
   
Total Commitment    $ 1,200,000,000
   
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA    0.15%
   

Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings

 

  

1.30% plus the higher of (1)

the effective federal funds

rate, (2) the one-month

LIBOR rate or (3) zero

percent

Subsequent to the reporting period end, the SCA has been renewed and effective October 1, 2021 will provide a commitment of $1,200,000,000 through September 29, 2022. The commitment fee paid by the Participating Funds will continue to be .15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the renewed SCA will be paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate of 1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

Certain 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended August 31, 2021.

 

9.

Risks of Investing in the Fund

The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Fund’s risks, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information .

Adjustable and Floating Rate Securities Risk: The value of adjustable and floating rate securities may lag behind the value of fixed rate securities when interest rates change. Such securities may be subject to extended settlement periods (longer than seven days) and in unusual market conditions, with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, may present a risk of loss to the Fund or may impair the Fund’s ability satisfy shareholder redemption requests.

Bank Loan Investments Risk: The Fund’s ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignments or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund’s access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value loans or sell loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds in a timely manner. In some instances, loans and loan participations are not rated by independent credit rating agencies; in such instances, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend

 

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exclusively on the subadviser’s credit analysis of the borrower, or in the case of a loan participation, of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-US issuers, the risks of investing in non-US issuers are applicable. Loans may not be considered to be “securities” and as a result may not benefit from the protections of the federal securities laws, including anti-fraud protections and those with respect to the use of material non-public information, so that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not have the benefit of these protections. If the Fund is in possession of material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its investment in such borrower’s loan, the Fund may not be able to enter into a transaction with respect to a publicly-traded security of the borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so.

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 lose income.

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, fixed income 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.

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 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 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 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 Fund.

The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements and risk exposure limitations. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.

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

Foreign Securities Risk: The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. The securities of such issuers may trade in markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Fund’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. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.

Increase in Expenses Risk: 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.

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 debt securities. For example, a fixed income security with a duration of three years is expected to decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. This is referred to as “duration risk.” 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 lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Junk Bonds Risks: High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to have lower market liquidity than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and

 

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become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market’s psychology.

Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

LIBOR Risk: Many financial instruments use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Over the course of the last several years, global regulators have indicated an intent to phase out the use of LIBOR and similar interbank offering rates (“IBORs”). There still remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rates for LIBOR and the other IBORs as well as around fallback approaches for instruments extending beyond the any phase-out of these reference rates. The lack of consensus around replacement rates and the uncertainty of the phase out of LIBOR and other IBORs may result in increased volatility in corporate or governmental debt, bank loans, derivatives and other instruments invested in by the Fund as well as loan facilities used by the Fund.

The potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or the financial instruments in which the Fund invests cannot yet be determined. The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Certain proposed replacement rates to LIBOR, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), are materially different from LIBOR, and changes in the applicable spread for instruments previously linked to LIBOR will need to be made in order for instruments to pay similar rates. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition away from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to reduced coupons on debt held by the Fund, higher rates required to be paid by the Fund on bank lines of credit due to increases in spreads, increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR and the other IBORs as benchmarks could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could begin to be experienced by the end of 2021 and beyond until the anticipated discontinuance date in 2023 for the majority of the LIBOR rates.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Loan Liquidity Risk: The Fund’s investments in loans may subject it to additional illiquidity risks. Loans generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual loans. For example, if the credit quality of a loan unexpectedly declines significantly, secondary market trading in that loan can also decline for a period of time. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a loan can be more difficult and buying and selling a loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a loan can result in a loss. Certain of the Fund’s assets may be invested in assets that are considerably less liquid than debt instruments traded on national exchanges. Market quotations for such assets may be volatile and/or subject to large spreads between bid and ask prices. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in this Prospectus. To the extent the extended loan settlement process gives rise to short-term liquidity needs, such as the need to satisfy redemption requests, the Fund may hold cash, sell investments or temporarily borrow from banks or other lenders.

Management Risk: The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

 

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Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

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.

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.

 

10.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement and Regulatory Developments

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, which provides optional guidance for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by the reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU 2020-04 is elective and is effective on March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Fund Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRMP”). The Fund’s LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s investment manager, to serve as the administrator of the Fund’s LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.

 

The Fund’s LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, the Fund’s LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (or “HLIM”), meaning a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets to be invested in investments classified as “highly liquid” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule), if the Fund does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Board. Under the Liquidity Rule, investments classified as “highly liquid” include cash and investments convertible to cash in three business days or less without the conversion to cash significantly changing the market value of the investments.

 

At a meeting of the Board on March 2-5, 2021, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (“Reporting Period”) . The LRMP Report concluded that the Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report also noted that given the Fund’s portfolio of investments (that is, more than 50% of the Fund’s assets were classified as less than highly liquid), the Fund maintained a HLIM throughout the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Fund’s status as an open-end fund.

 

There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in the Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Fund’s investment portfolio, is found in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the Independent Directors”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with PGIM Limited (“PGIML”) and PGIM, Inc. (“PGIM”), on behalf of its PGIM Fixed Income unit (“PGIM Fixed Income”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

In advance of the meetings, the Board requested and received materials relating to the agreements, and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration. Among other things, the Board considered comparative fee information from PGIM Investments, PGIML and PGIM. Also, the Board considered comparisons with other mutual funds in relevant Peer Universes and Peer Groups, as is further discussed below.

In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PGIM Investments and the subadvisers, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

 

 

1

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund is a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14.

 

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income, which serve as the Fund’s subadvisers pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ reaching their determinations to approve the continuance of the agreements are separately discussed below.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Fund by PGIM Investments, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income. The Board noted that PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income are affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadvisers for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance and other services to the Fund, and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator for the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadvisers, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadvisers. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments pays the salaries of all of the officers and interested Directors of the Fund who are part of Fund management. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income, including investment research and security selection, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PGIM Investments’ evaluation of the subadvisers, as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadvisers, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income, and also considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Board was provided with information pertaining to PGIML’s, PGIM Investments’ and PGIM Fixed Income’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to PGIM Investments, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to each of PGIM Investments, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income.

 

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The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided by PGIM Investments and the subadvisory services provided to the Fund by PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income, and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the Fund benefits from the services provided by PGIM Investments, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income under the management and subadvisory agreement.

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PGIM Investments the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PGIM Investments may realize as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board noted that the management fee schedule for the Fund includes breakpoints, which have the effect of decreasing the fee rate as assets increase. During the course of time, the Board has considered information regarding the launch date of the Fund, the management fees of the Fund compared to those of similarly managed funds and PGIM Investments’ investment in the Fund over time. The Board noted that economies of scale can be shared with the Fund in several ways, including low management fees from inception, additional technological and personnel investments to enhance shareholder services, and maintaining existing expense structures in the face of a rising cost environment. The Board also considered PGIM Investments’ assertion that it continually evaluates the management fee schedule of the Fund and the potential to share economies of scale through breakpoints or fee waivers as asset levels increase.

The Board recognized the inherent limitations of any analysis of economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board’s understanding that most of PGIM Investments’ costs are not specific to individual funds, but rather are incurred across a variety of products and services.

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, PGIML, PGIM Fixed Income and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent

 

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

(which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income included the ability to use soft dollar credits, as well as the potential benefits consistent with those generally resulting from an increase in assets under management, specifically, potential access to additional research resources and benefits to its reputation. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PGIM Investments, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

The Board considered certain additional factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2020.

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe, which was used to consider performance, and the Peer Group, which was used to consider expenses and fees, were objectively determined by Broadridge, an independent provider of mutual fund data. In certain circumstances, PGIM Investments also provided supplemental Peer Universe or Peer Group information, for reasons addressed with the Board. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles over various periods, with the first quartile being the best 25% of the mutual funds (for performance, the best performing mutual funds and, for expenses, the lowest cost mutual funds).

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth net performance comparisons (which reflect the impact on performance of fund expenses, or any subsidies, expense caps or waivers that may be applicable) with the Peer Universe, actual management fees with the Peer Group (which reflect the impact of any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

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Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
     1st Quartile    1st Quartile    1st Quartile    N/A

Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile

Net Total Expenses: 1st Quartile                                

 

  ·  

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over the one-and three-year periods, though it underperformed over the five-year period.

 

  ·  

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense cap, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps the Fund’s annual operating expenses at 0.95% for Class A shares, 1.70% for Class C shares, 0.70% for Class Z shares, and 0.65% for Class R6 shares through June 30, 2022.

 

  ·  

In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

  ·  

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to renew the agreements.

 

  ·  

The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

* * *

After full consideration of these factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

 

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund


MAIL    TELEPHONE    WEBSITE
     

    655 Broad Street

  

    (800) 225-1852

  

    pgim.com/investments

    Newark, NJ 07102

         

 

PROXY VOTING

The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s subadvisers the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website.

 

DIRECTORS

Ellen S. Alberding · Kevin J. Bannon · Scott E. Benjamin · Linda W. Bynoe · Barry H. Evans · Keith F. Hartstein · Laurie Simon Hodrick

· Stuart S. Parker · Brian K. Reid · Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS

Stuart S. Parker, President · Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President · Christian J. Kelly, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

· Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer · Dino Capasso, Chief Compliance Officer · Dana E. Cordes, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

· Andrew R. French, Secretary · Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary · Diana N. Huffman, Assistant Secretary · Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary

· Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary · Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary · Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer · Russ Shupak, Assistant Treasurer · Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer · Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   

PGIM Investments LLC

  

655 Broad Street

         

Newark, NJ 07102

SUBADVISERS   

PGIM Fixed Income

  

655 Broad Street

     

Newark, NJ 07102

  

PGIM Limited

  

Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand

     

Trafalgar Square

     

London, WC2N 5HR

         

United Kingdom

DISTRIBUTOR   

Prudential Investment

  

655 Broad Street

    

Management Services LLC

  

Newark, NJ 07102

CUSTODIAN   

The Bank of New York

  

240 Greenwich Street

    

Mellon

  

New York, NY 10286

TRANSFER AGENT   

Prudential Mutual Fund

  

PO Box 9658

    

Services LLC

  

Providence, RI 02940

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED   

PricewaterhouseCoopers

  

300 Madison Avenue

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   

LLP

  

New York, NY 10017

FUND COUNSEL   

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  

787 Seventh Avenue

         

New York, NY 10019


An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY

To receive your mutual fund documents online, go to pgim.com/investments/resource/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above.

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS

Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

    Mutual Funds:

 

     
ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY    MAY LOSE VALUE    ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE


LOGO

 

 

 

 

PGIM FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

 

SHARE CLASS

   A    C    Z    R6

NASDAQ

   FRFAX    FRFCX    FRFZX    PFRIX

CUSIP

   74439V602    74439V701    74439V800    74439V883

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.

 

Item 6 –

 Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7 –

 Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

 

Item 9 –

 Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

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 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 – Controls and Procedures - Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End    

Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

Item 13 – Exhibits

 

  (a)

(1) Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

 

  (2)

Certifications pursuant to Section  302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

 

  (3)

Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Section  906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant:         Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14
By:   /s/ Andrew R. French
  Andrew R. French
  Secretary
Date:   October 19, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:                     /s/ Stuart S. Parker
  Stuart S. Parker
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:   October 19, 2021
By:   /s/ Christian J. Kelly
  Christian J. Kelly
  Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:   October 19, 2021