N-CSRS 1 d147604dncsrs.htm PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS 6 Prudential Investment Portfolios 6

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:

811-04024

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

Prudential Investment Portfolios 6

 

Address of principal executive offices:

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

 

  Newark, New Jersey 07102

 

Name and address of agent for service:

Andrew R. French

 

  655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

 

  Newark, New Jersey 07102

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

800-225-1852

 

Date of fiscal year end:

8/31/2021

 

Date of reporting period:

2/28/2021


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders


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PGIM CALIFORNIA MUNI INCOME FUND

 

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

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Your Fund’s Performance

     4  

Fees and Expenses

     7  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     9  

 

 

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 February 28, 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

 

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Dear Shareholder,

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for the PGIM California Muni Income Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended February 28, 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,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM California Muni Income Fund

April 15, 2021

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund

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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 2/28/21  
    (without sales charges)   (with sales charges)  
    Six Months* (%)   One Year (%)   Five Years (%)     Ten Years (%)     Since Inception  
Class A   1.10   –3.92     2.08       4.10        
Class C   0.68   –2.47     1.95       3.65        
Class Z   1.24   –0.37     3.01       4.71        
Class R6   1.25   –0.36     N/A       N/A       3.59 (10/26/17)  
Bloomberg Barclays California 1-15 Year Municipal Intermediate Index

 

    0.00     1.15                  
         
Average Annual Total Returns as of 2/28/21 Since Inception (%)  
                        Class R6 (10/26/17)  
Bloomberg Barclays California 1-15 Year Municipal Intermediate Index

 

    3.16  

 

*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   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%   None   None

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Bloomberg Barclays California 1–15 Yr Municipal Intermediate Index—The Bloomberg Barclays California 1-15 Yr Municipal Intermediate Index is a subset of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Municipal Index that covers the USD-denominated long-term tax-exempt bond market. The Index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and prerefunded bonds. The Index contains bonds with maturities between 1 and 15 years issued by municipalities in California.

 

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 2/28/21 (%)  
AAA     5.6  
AA     47.8  
A     20.9  
BBB     14.1  
BB     2.0  
CCC     0.4  
Not Rated     8.0  
Cash/Cash Equivalents     1.2  
Total Investments     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 a NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.

 

Distributions and Yields as of 2/28/21        
  Total
Distributions
Paid for
Six Months ($)
  SEC 30-Day
Subsidized
Yield* (%)
  Taxable Equivalent
30-Day Subsidized
Yield*** at Federal
Tax Rates of
  SEC 30-Day
Unsubsidized
Yield** (%)
  Taxable Equivalent
30-Day Unsubsidized
Yield*** at Federal
Tax Rates  of
  37.0%   40.8%   37.0%   40.8%
Class A   0.12   0.34   0.62   0.66   0.27   0.49   0.53
Class C   0.07   –0.49     –0.90     –0.95     –0.57     –1.04     –1.11  
Class Z   0.13   0.64   1.17   1.25   0.46   0.84   0.90
Class R6   0.13   0.65   1.19   1.27   0.37   0.68   0.72

 

*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.

***The taxable equivalent yield is the yield an investor would have to earn on a taxable investment in order to equal the yield provided by a tax-exempt municipal bond. Some investors may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). Taxable equivalent yields reflect federal and applicable state tax rates.

 

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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 February 28, 2021. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Fund’s 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

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

 

       

PGIM

California
Muni Income Fund

  Beginning Account
Value
September 1, 2020
    Ending Account
Value
February 28, 2021
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,011.00       0.68   $ 3.39  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.42       0.68   $ 3.41  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,006.80       1.51   $ 7.51  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.31       1.51   $ 7.55  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,012.40       0.39   $ 1.95  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.86       0.39   $ 1.96  
Class R6   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,012.50       0.38   $ 1.90  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.91       0.38   $ 1.91  

 

*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 181 days in the six-month period ended February 28, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending August 31, 2021 (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 February 28, 2021

 

   Description   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
   

Principal
Amount

(000)#

    Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 100.5%

       

MUNICIPAL BONDS

       

Abag Fin. Auth. For Nonprofit Corp. Rev.,

       

Episcopal Sr. Cmnty., Rfdg.

    6.125%       07/01/41       475     $ 483,141  

Sharp Healthcare, Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       08/01/43       2,000       2,204,980  

Alameda Corridor Trans. Auth. Rev.,

       

Second Sub. Lien, Series B, Rfdg.

    5.000       10/01/34       2,150       2,502,321  

Second Sub. Lien, Series B, Rfdg.

    5.000       10/01/37       700       803,586  

Sr. Lien, Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       10/01/22       375       402,401  

Sr. Lien, Series A, Rfdg., AGM

    5.000       10/01/28       1,000           1,106,890  

Anaheim Calif. Pub. Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       05/01/39       1,000       1,084,540  

Bay Area Toll Auth. Rev.,

       

Rfdg.

    5.000       04/01/27       1,565       1,970,773  

Rfdg.

    5.000       04/01/28       1,195       1,542,733  

Series F-1

    5.000       04/01/56       1,000       1,177,330  

Series F-1, Rfdg. (Pre-refunded date 04/01/24)(ee)

    5.000       04/01/54       1,000       1,141,630  

California Cnty. Tob. Secur. Agcy. Rev.,

       

Conv. Bonds, Asset Bkd., Series B, Rfdg.

    5.100       06/01/28       700       707,042  

Sonoma Cnty. Secur. Corp., Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       06/01/28       500       638,535  

Sr. Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       06/01/27       525       658,770  

Sr. Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       06/01/28       1,230       1,579,381  

Sr. Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       06/01/30       930       1,240,797  

California Edl. Facs. Auth. Rev.,

       

Pepperdine Univ., Rfdg.

    5.000       10/01/49       2,000       2,331,420  

California Hlth. Facs. Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

Cedars Sinai Med. Ctr., Rfdg.

    5.000       11/15/25       800       962,552  

Cedars Sinai Med. Ctr., Rfdg.

    5.000       11/15/33       1,000       1,195,550  

Cedars Sinai Med. Ctr., Series A

    5.000       08/15/25       310       370,159  

Commonspirit Hlth. Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       04/01/32       500       649,840  

Kaiser Permanente, Series C (Mandatory put date 11/01/29)

    5.000(cc)       06/01/41       1,200       1,582,080  

Kaiser Permanente, Sub. Series A-2, Rfdg.

    4.000       11/01/44       3,045       3,434,943  

Providence Hlth. Svcs., Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       10/01/24       1,000       1,160,400  

Providence Hlth. Svcs., Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       10/01/27       330       381,873  

Providence St. Joseph, Hlth. Proj., Series C, Rfdg. (Mandatory put date 10/01/25)

    5.000(cc)       10/01/39       2,070       2,478,991  

Stanford Healthcare, Series A

    5.000       08/15/54       1,000       1,149,300  

Sutter Hlth., Series D, Rfdg. (Pre-refunded date 08/15/21)(ee)

    5.250       08/15/31       1,105       1,130,879  

Var. St. Joseph Hlth. Sys., Series C, Rmkt. Rfdg. (Mandatory put date 10/18/22)

    5.000(cc)       07/01/34       340       365,174  

California Muni. Fin. Auth. Rev.,

       

Amern. Heritage Ed., Series A, Rfdg.

    4.000       06/01/26       740       788,041  

CHF-Davis I, LLC, West Village Student Hsg. Proj.

    5.000       05/15/23       495       535,872  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments   (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 28, 2021

 

   Description   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
   

Principal
Amount

(000)#

    Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

California Muni. Fin. Auth. Rev., (cont’d.)

       

CHF-Davis I, LLC, West Village Student Hsg. Proj.,

       

BAM, TCRs

    5.000%       05/15/29       760     $ 955,799  

Series A, 144A

    5.500       06/01/48       250       268,688  

Sr. Lien-LINXS APM Proj., Series A, AMT

    5.000       12/31/43       2,500       2,924,425  

UCR North Dist. Phase 1 Student Hsg. Proj., BAM

    5.000       05/15/27       750       913,200  

Var. Chevron USA, Rec. Zone, Series A, FRDD

    0.020(cc)       11/01/35       300       300,000  

Var. Exxonmobil Proj., Rfdg., FRDD

    0.020(cc)       12/01/29       1,435       1,435,000  

Var. Wste. Mgmt., AMT (Mandatory put date 12/01/23)(hh)

    0.700(cc)       12/01/44       1,000           1,007,900  

California Poll. Ctrl. Fing. Auth. Wtr. Facs. Rev.,

       

American Wtr. Cap. Proj., Rfdg. (Mandatory put date 09/01/23)

    0.600(cc)       08/01/40       750       748,905  

Green Bond-Calplant I Proj., AMT, 144A

    7.000       07/01/22(d)       250       161,091  

Green Bond-Calplant I Proj., AMT, 144A

    8.000       07/01/39(d)       500       322,181  

Var. Rep. Svcs., Series A, Rmkt. Rfdg., AMT

       

(Mandatory put date 05/03/21), 144A

    0.180(cc)       08/01/23       1,500       1,500,000  

Wste. Mgmt. Proj., Series A, Rmkt. (Mandatory put date 05/01/24)

    2.500(cc)       11/01/38       1,125       1,196,291  

California Sch. Fin. Auth. Chrt. Sch. Rev.,

       

Alliance CLG-Ready Pub. Schs., Series A, 144A

    5.000       07/01/45       1,000       1,126,210  

Alliance CLG-Ready Pub. Schs., Series A, Rfdg., 144A

    4.000       07/01/26       300       335,739  

Green Dot Pub. Sch. Proj., Series A, 144A

    5.000       08/01/45       610       676,929  

Kipp. LA. Proj., Series A, 144A

    5.000       07/01/45       1,000       1,127,320  

Kipp. LA. Proj., Series A, 144A

    5.000       07/01/47       1,130       1,311,015  

Kipp. Socal Pub. Schs., Series A, 144A

    5.000       07/01/49       1,000       1,193,310  

California St.,

       

GO

    5.000       03/01/45       2,000       2,280,260  

GO, Rfdg.

    3.250       04/01/45       1,000       1,072,720  

GO, Rfdg.

    5.000       08/01/28       1,710       2,143,468  

GO, Rfdg.

    5.000       11/01/28       1,045       1,352,617  

GO, Rfdg.

    5.000       08/01/45       1,500       1,732,800  

GO, Rfdg.

    5.000       08/01/46       1,500       1,777,935  

Unrefunded Balance, GO

    5.500       04/01/30       5       5,020  

Var. Purp., GO

    3.000       03/01/28       2,000       2,276,520  

Var. Purp., GO

    4.000       04/01/49       2,000       2,286,940  

Var. Purp., GO

    5.250       04/01/35       1,250       1,315,450  

Var. Purp., GO, Rfdg.

    5.000       09/01/41       5,000       5,111,250  

Var. Purp., GO, Rfdg.

    5.000       10/01/41       1,250       1,282,275  

Var. Purp., GO, Rfdg.

    5.000       10/01/47       2,000       2,340,080  

California St. Pub. Wks. Brd. Lease Rev.,

       

Forward Delivery, Series A, Rfdg.(hh)

    5.000       02/01/28       2,375       2,909,422  

Judicial Council Projs., Series D

    5.000       12/01/31       1,000       1,035,030  

Off. Emerg. Svcs., Series F, Rfdg.

    5.000       04/01/25       175       206,729  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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   Description   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
   

Principal
Amount

(000)#

    Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

California St. Univ. Rev.,

       

Series A, Systemwide, Rfdg. (Pre-refunded date 11/01/21)(ee)

  5.000%     11/01/37       1,250     $ 1,289,962  

California Statewide Cmntys. Dev. Auth.,

       

Spl. Tax, Cmnty. Facs. Dist. #97-1, CABS

  2.681(s)     09/01/22       480       461,030  

California Statewide Cmntys. Dev. Auth. Rev.,
899 Charleston Proj., Series A, Rfdg., 144A

  5.250     11/01/44       250       257,040  

CHF Irvine LLC, Rfdg.

  5.000     05/15/27       685       814,513  

CHF Irvine LLC, Rfdg.

  5.000     05/15/28       2,000       2,376,460  

Emanate Hlth., Series A

  5.000     04/01/26       570       685,995  

Loma Linda Univ. Med. Ctr., Series A, 144A

  5.250     12/01/56       1,000       1,128,960  

Loma Linda Univ. Med. Ctr., Series A, Rfdg.

  5.250     12/01/44       1,585       1,748,160  

Methodist Hosp. of Southern CA Proj.

  5.000     01/01/22       200       207,022  

Methodist Hosp. of Southern CA Proj.

  5.000     01/01/23       500       537,965  

Methodist Hosp. of Southern CA Proj.

  5.000     01/01/24       450       501,462  

Methodist Hosp. of Southern CA Proj.

  5.000     01/01/48       1,975       2,271,685  

Chino Basin Regl. Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

NTS, Series B

  4.000     11/01/25       1,000           1,151,750  

Chula Vista Muni. Fing. Auth.,

       

Spl. Tax, Rfdg.

  5.000     09/01/21       500       510,790  

Fontana Spl. Tax,

       

Cmnty. Facs. Dist. #22 Sierra Hills, Rfdg.

  5.000     09/01/34       500       563,435  

Golden St. Tob. Secur. Corp. Rev.,

       

Series A-1, Rfdg.

  5.000     06/01/24       835       949,888  

Series A-1, Rfdg.

  5.000     06/01/25       360       421,682  

Series A-1, Rfdg.

  5.000     06/01/26       605       715,310  

Series A-1, Rfdg.

  5.000     06/01/27       765       929,666  

Series A-1, Rfdg.

  5.000     06/01/28       1,510       1,834,121  

Series A-1, Rfdg.

  5.000     06/01/29       1,830       2,217,027  

Series A-1, Rfdg.

  5.000     06/01/33       1,405       1,707,005  

Inland Vlly. Dev. Agcy.,

       

Tax Alloc., Series A, Rfdg.

  5.000     09/01/44       500       552,350  

Irvine Unif. Sch. Dist.,

       

Spl. Tax, Series A

  4.000     09/01/28       750       861,750  

Jurupa Pub. Fing. Auth.,

       

Spl. Tax, Series A, Rfdg.

  5.000     09/01/42       1,250       1,425,125  

La Mesa-Spring Vly. Sch. Dist.,

       

GO, Election of 2002, Series B, CABS, Rfdg., NATL

  0.614(s)     08/01/23       2,000       1,970,440  

La Verne,

       

Brethren Hillcrest Homes, COP, Rfdg. (Pre-refunded date 05/15/22)(ee)

  5.000     05/15/36       1,250       1,335,400  

Lincoln Pub. Fing. Auth. Spl. Assmt.,

       

Twelve Bridges Sub. Dist., Series B, Rfdg.

  6.000     09/02/27       972       1,000,130  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     11  


Schedule of Investments   (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 28, 2021

 

   Description   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
   

Principal
Amount

(000)#

    Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

Long Beach Bond Fin. Auth. Nat. Gas Pur. Rev.,

       

Series A

    5.000%       11/15/35       2,655     $ 3,624,155  

Series A

    5.500       11/15/30       1,375       1,867,209  

Series A

    5.500       11/15/32       440       613,994  

Long Beach Harbor Rev.,

       

NTS, Series C

    4.000       07/15/21       500       506,795  

Los Angeles Calif. Dept. Arpts. Rev.,

       

Series A, AMT

    5.000       05/15/38       2,500       2,727,375  

Series A, AMT

    5.250       05/15/48       1,000       1,204,820  

Series B, Rfdg., AMT

    5.000       05/15/31       905       1,122,906  

Sr. Series C, AMT

    5.000       05/15/28       1,000       1,265,730  

Sub. Series C, Rfdg.

    5.000       05/15/24       390       446,413  

Sub-P3. Proj., Series A, Rfdg., AMT

    5.000       05/15/28       1,250       1,563,075  

Los Angeles Cnty. Metro. Trans. Auth. Rev.,

       

Green Bond, Measure R, Jr. Sub. Sales Tax, Series A

    5.000       06/01/29       1,300       1,709,383  

Los Angeles Cnty. Regional Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

Montecedro, Inc. Proj., Series A

    5.000       11/15/44       1,250       1,331,000  

Los Angeles Cnty. Rev.,

       

Trans., Series A

    4.000       06/30/21       2,095       2,121,334  

Los Angeles Dept. of Wstewtr. Sys. Rev.,

       

Green Bond, Sub. Wtr. Sys., Series A

    4.000       06/01/42       1,500       1,674,270  

Los Angeles Dept. of Wtr. Rev.,

       

Wtr. Sys., Series B

    5.000       07/01/34       2,500       2,742,400  

Los Angeles Unif. Sch. Dist.,

       

Series C, GO

    5.000       07/01/28       1,000       1,287,740  

Los Angeles, Rev.,

       

Trans.

    4.000       06/24/21       2,295           2,322,609  

Metro. Wtr. Dist. of Southern Calif. Rev.,

       

Unrefunded Balance, Series A, Rfdg.

    5.750       07/01/21       180       183,362  

M-S-R Energy Auth. Rev.,

       

Series A

    6.500       11/01/39       1,000       1,598,570  

Muni. Impvt. Corp. of Los Angeles Rev.,

       

Cap. Equipment, Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       11/01/27       1,000       1,266,410  

Northern Calif. Energy Auth. Rev.,

       

Series A (Mandatory put date 07/01/24)

    4.000(cc)       07/01/49       3,825       4,230,029  

Northern Calif. Tob. Secur. Auth. Rev.,

       

Sr. Bonds, Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       06/01/28       1,000       1,276,920  

Sr. Bonds, Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       06/01/29       600       780,240  

Northern Calif. Transmn. Agy. Rev.,

       

Calif.- Oregon Proj., Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       05/01/39       750       873,975  

Orange Cnty. Cmnty. Facs. Dist. Spl. Tax,

       

No. 2015-1 Esencia Vlg., Series A

    5.250       08/15/45       2,150       2,388,607  

No. 2017-1 Esencia Vlg., Series A

    5.000       08/15/47       1,500       1,709,235  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

12  


    

    

 

   Description   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
   

Principal
Amount

(000)#

    Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

Orange Cnty. Trans. Auth. Rev.,

       

Express Lane Sr. Lien 91, Rfdg.

  5.000%     08/15/29       1,000     $ 1,115,980  

Pittsburg Successor Agy. Redev. Agy. Tax Alloc. Rev,

       

Sub. Series A, Rfdg., AGM

  5.000     09/01/29       1,750       2,098,162  

Pittsburg Successor Agy. Redev. Agy. Tax Alloc. Rev.,

       

Los Medanos Cmnty. Dev. Proj., AMBAC, CABS

  1.223(s)     08/01/26       1,375       1,286,890  

Port of Oakland Rev.,

       

Inter Lien, Series E, Rfdg.

  5.000     11/01/26       560       685,815  

Intermediate Lien, Series H, Rfdg., AMT

  5.000     05/01/28       1,875       2,334,731  

Series O, Rfdg., AMT

  5.000     05/01/29       1,000       1,007,610  

Series O, Rfdg., AMT

  5.125     05/01/30       1,000       1,007,820  

Sr. Lien, Series P, Rfdg., AMT (Pre-refunded date 05/01/22)(ee)

  5.000     05/01/33       1,750           1,836,887  

Poway Unif. Sch. Dist. Pub. Fing. Auth.,

       

Spl. Tax, Series A, Rfdg.

  5.000     09/01/35       1,000       1,169,680  

Puerto Rico Comnwlth. Aqu. & Sew. Auth. Rev.,

       

Sr. Lien, Series A

  5.750     07/01/37       390       411,220  

Sr. Lien, Series A

  6.000     07/01/47       325       343,740  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fing. Corp. Rev.,

       

Series A-1, CABS

  2.308(s)     07/01/27       2,072       1,791,203  

Series A-1, CABS

  2.327(s)     07/01/24       1,038       960,648  

Rancho Cucamonga Redev. Agy. Successor Agy. Tax Alloc.,

       

Rancho Redev. Proj. Area, Rfdg., AGM

  5.000     09/01/32       450       515,425  

Redding Elec. Sys. Rev., RIBS,

       

NATL, ETM(ee)

  12.168(e)     07/01/22       545       598,590  

NATL, ETM, Linked SAVRS(ee)

  6.368     07/01/22       15       15,737  

Riverside Cnty. Infrast. Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

Series A, Rfdg.

  4.000     11/01/37       1,270       1,405,560  

Riverside Cnty. Pub. Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

Cap. Facs. Proj.

  5.250     11/01/45       1,000       1,167,110  

Riverside Cnty. Trans. Comm. Rev.,

       

Sr. Lien, Series A

  5.750     06/01/44       500       550,545  

Roseville Spl. Tax,

       

WestPark Cmnty. Facs. Dist. No. 1, Pub. Facs., Rfdg.

  5.000     09/01/28       300       344,178  

WestPark Cmnty. Facs. Dist. No. 1, Pub. Facs., Rfdg.

  5.000     09/01/37       500       553,945  

Sacramento Area Flood Ctrl. Agy. Spl. Assmt.,

       

Series A, Rfdg.

  5.000     10/01/41       1,000       1,188,820  

Sacramento Cnty. Santn. Dist. Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

Rfdg.(hh)

  5.000     12/01/28       500       650,895  

Series A, Rfdg.

  5.000     12/01/28       720       937,901  

Var.-Regl., Series B, Rfdg., NATL, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.530%

  0.681(c)     12/01/35       1,000       1,000,027  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     13  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 28, 2021

 

  Description   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
   

 

Principal
Amount

(000)#

    Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

Sacramento Cnty. Spl. Tax,

       

Cmnty. Facs. Dist. #2004-1, Mcclellan Park, Rfdg.

    5.000%       09/01/40       1,085     $ 1,288,839  

San Buenaventura Rev.,

       

Cmnty. Mem. Hlth. Sys.

    7.500       12/01/41       500       522,025  

Cmnty. Mem. Hlth. Sys.

    8.000       12/01/26       500       527,135  

San Diego Cmnty. Clg. Dist.,

       

Election of 2006, GO (Pre-refunded date 08/01/21)(ee)

    5.000       08/01/41       1,500       1,530,285  

San Diego Cnty. Regl. Arpt. Auth. Rev.,

       

Sr. Series B, AMT

    5.000       07/01/29       1,970       2,170,526  

Sr. Series B, AMT

    5.000       07/01/30       650       715,696  

Sr. Series B, AMT

    5.000       07/01/43       2,000           2,186,440  

Sub. Series B, Rfdg., AMT

    5.000       07/01/28       1,000       1,243,040  

Sub. Series C, Rfdg., AMT

    5.000       07/01/24       625       707,650  

San Diego Cnty. Wtr. Auth. Rev.,

       

Green Bond, Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       05/01/27       755       951,859  

Green Bond, Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       05/01/28       750       968,295  

San Diego Pub. Facs. Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

Cap. Impt. Projs., Series A

    5.000       10/15/44       1,000       1,139,320  

Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       08/01/28       1,000       1,304,010  

San Francisco City & Cnty. Arpts. Comm. Rev.,

       

Second Series A, Rfdg.

    5.000       05/01/27       400       487,420  

Second Series A, Rfdg., AMT

    5.000       05/01/31       1,050       1,105,020  

Second Series A, Rfdg., AMT

    5.250       05/01/33       545       598,339  

Second Series C, Unrefunded, AMT, Rfdg.

    5.000       05/01/25       1,555       1,566,911  

Second Series F, Rfdg., AMT

    5.000       05/01/28       1,000       1,007,610  

Series D, Rfdg., AMT

    5.000       05/01/26       1,240       1,496,420  

Spl. Facs. Lease, Rfdg., AMT

    5.000       01/01/23       650       703,384  

San Leandro Cmnty. Facs. Dist. No. 1,

       

Spl. Tax Dist. No. 1

    6.500       09/01/25       1,855       1,862,772  

Santa Margarita Wtr. Dist. Spl. Tax,

       

Cmnty. Facs. Dist. No. 2013-1

    5.625       09/01/36       315       341,652  

Santa Maria Joint Union H.S. Dist.,

       

Election of 2004, CABS, GO, NATL

    1.481(s)       08/01/29       1,250       1,103,825  

Santa Monica Cmnty. College Dist., Election of 2002,

       

Series A, GO, NATL

    1.034(s)       08/01/28       1,055       977,152  

Southern Calif. Tob. Secur. Auth. Rev.,

       

San Diego Co., Asset security, Rfdg.

    5.000       06/01/25       775       915,182  

San Diego Co., Asset security, Rfdg.

    5.000       06/01/28       335       426,633  

Stockton Pub. Fing. Auth. Rev.,

       

Delta Wtr. Sply. Proj., Series A, Rmkt. (Pre-refunded date 10/01/23)(ee)

    6.250       10/01/40       700       807,639  

Univ. of California Rev.,

       

Gen. Series AK, Rfdg. (Mandatory put date 05/15/23)

    5.000(cc)       05/15/48       775       855,243  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14  


    

    

 

 Description   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
   

Principal
Amount

(000)#

    Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

Walnut Energy Ctr. Auth. Rev.,

       

Rfdg.

    5.000%       01/01/34       1,000     $ 1,146,020  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.5%

       

(cost $200,709,626)

          212,894,583  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(z)    (0.5)%

          (1,009,519
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

        $     211,885,064  
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

AGM—Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC—American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

AMT—Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM—Build America Mutual

CABS—Capital Appreciation Bonds

COP—Certificates of Participation

ETM—Escrowed to Maturity

FRDD—Floating Rate Daily Demand Note

GO—General Obligation

IDB—Industrial Development Bond

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

NATL—National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

OTC—Over-the-counter

PCR—Pollution Control Revenue

Rfdg—Refunding

RIBS—Residual Interest Bonds

SAVRS—Select Auction Variable Rate Securities

TCRs—Transferrable Custodial Receipts

#

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

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2021.

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of February 28, 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.

(d)

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

(e)

Inverse floating rate bond. The coupon is inversely indexed to a floating rate. The rate shown is the rate at February 28, 2021.

(ee)

All or partial escrowed to maturity and pre-refunded issues are secured by escrowed cash, a guaranteed investment contract and /or U.S. guaranteed obligations.

(hh)

When-issued security.

(s)

Represents zero coupon. Rate quoted represents effective yield at February 28, 2021.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     15  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 28, 2021

 

(z)

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

 

Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2021:

 

Number
    of
Contracts

 

Type

 

Expiration
     Date     

 

Current
Notional
  Amount  

  Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Short Position:            

13

 

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

      Jun. 2021         $2,069,844         $34,410
               

 

 

 

 

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.

    $ 165,000       $—
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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 February 28, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

   

Level 1

  Level 2  

Level 3

Investments in Securities

           

Assets

           

Municipal Bonds

           

California

    $     $ 209,387,772     $ —    

Puerto Rico

            3,506,811       —    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $     $ 212,894,583       $ —    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Assets

           
Futures Contracts     $ 34,410     $       $ —    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16  


    

    

 

 

*

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.

 

Sector Classification:

 

The sector classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Transportation

    21.6

General Obligation

    14.3  

Healthcare

    12.3  

Special Tax/Assessment District

    11.6  

Tobacco Appropriated

    8.0  

Water & Sewer

    5.8  

Pre-pay Gas

    5.6  

Lease Backed Certificate of Participation

    5.2  

Education

    4.7  

Pre-Refunded

    4.3  

Development

    2.6

Corporate Backed IDB & PCR

    2.4  

Power

    1.3  

Solid Waste/Resource Recovery

    0.8  
 

 

 

 
    100.5  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.5
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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 February 28, 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
  $34,410*
      $—    
   

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     17  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 28, 2021

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended February 28, 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
Interest rate contracts     $ 198,020  
   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments,
carried at fair value
  Futures
Interest rate contracts       $12,455  
   

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2021, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Futures

Contracts—

Short

Positions(1)

$2,209,323  

 

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

 

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended February 28, 2021.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

as of February 28, 2021

 

Assets

       

Unaffiliated investments (cost $200,709,626)

  $ 212,894,583  

Cash

    32,421  

Interest receivable

    2,436,112  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    756,468  

Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

    165,000  

Prepaid expenses

    2,107  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    216,286,691  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable for investments purchased

    3,528,341  

Payable for Fund shares purchased

    709,503  

Management fee payable

    44,156  

Distribution fee payable

    38,865  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    37,808  

Dividends payable

    25,510  

Due to broker—variation margin futures

    13,000  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

    2,830  

Trustees’ fees payable

    1,614  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    4,401,627  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 211,885,064  
 

 

 

 

    

       

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

  $ 197,855  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

    200,424,311  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    11,262,898  
 

 

 

 

Net assets, February 28, 2021

  $ 211,885,064  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

as of February 28, 2021

 

Class A

               

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

($137,406,566 ÷ 12,830,991 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

  $ 10.71               

Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

    0.36    
 

 

 

   

Maximum offering price to public

  $ 11.07    
 

 

 

   

Class C

               

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

   

($15,057,778 ÷ 1,406,252 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

  $ 10.71    
 

 

 

   

Class Z

               

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

($51,911,857 ÷ 4,847,212 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

  $ 10.71    
 

 

 

   

Class R6

               

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

($7,508,863 ÷ 701,027 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

  $ 10.71    
 

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended February 28, 2021

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       

Income

 

Interest income

  $ 2,935,291  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    386,087  

Distribution fee(a)

    246,711  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $ 7,075)(a)

    51,271  

Custodian and accounting fees

    30,237  

Registration fees(a)

    28,722  

Audit fee

    19,588  

Legal fees and expenses

    11,291  

Trustees’ fees

    6,577  

Shareholders’ reports

    6,494  

Miscellaneous

    9,397  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    796,375  

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

    (118,224

Custodian fee credit

    (121
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    678,030  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    2,257,261  
 

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investment transactions

    60,257  

Futures transactions

    198,020  
 

 

 

 
    258,277  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

    (312,993

Futures

    12,455  
 

 

 

 
    (300,538
 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (42,261
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 2,215,000  
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class C     Class Z     Class R6  

Distribution fee

    162,260       84,451              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    25,906       4,419       20,908       38  

Registration fees

    7,383       7,061       7,136       7,142  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (55,031     (7,161     (45,712     (10,320

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
    Year Ended    
August 31, 2020
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                               

Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,257,261              $ 5,395,467           

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    258,277         (624,749  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (300,538       (3,252,008  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    2,215,000         1,518,710    
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

Dividends and Distributions

       

Distributions from distributable earnings

       

Class A

    (1,426,223       (3,376,079  

Class B

            (13,932  

Class C

    (115,770       (389,594  

Class Z

    (610,203       (1,465,353  

Class R6

    (92,924       (143,632  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   
    (2,245,120       (5,388,590  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

       

Net proceeds from shares sold

    33,682,697         46,920,730    

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

    2,073,349         4,907,102    

Cost of shares purchased

    (18,355,885       (48,771,888  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

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

    17,400,161         3,055,944    
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total increase (decrease)

    17,370,041         (813,936  

Net Assets:

                               

Beginning of period

    194,515,023         195,328,959    
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

End of period

  $ 211,885,064       $ 194,515,023    
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.   Organization

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 6 (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. PGIM California Muni Income Fund (the “Fund”) is the sole series of the Trust. The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is to maximize current income that is exempt from California state and federal income taxes, consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

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 Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the 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

 

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     23  


Notes to Financial Statements   (unaudited)

(continued)

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

 

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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.

 

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

 

Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held: The Fund invested in inverse floating rate securities (“inverse floaters”) that pay interest at a rate that varies inversely with short-term interest rates. Some of these securities may be leveraged, whereby the interest rate varies inversely at a multiple of the change in short-term rates. As interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The price of such securities is more volatile than comparable fixed rate securities.

 

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

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     25  


Notes to Financial Statements   (unaudited)

(continued)

 

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.

 

Custody Fee Credits: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, whereby uninvested monies earn credits which reduce the fees charged by the custodian. Such custody fee credits, if any, are presented as a reduction of gross expenses in the accompanying Statement of Operations.

 

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 Trust, 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., which provides subadvisory services to the Fund through its PGIM Fixed Income unit. The Manager pays for the services of PGIM, Inc.

 

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The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.38% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $5 billion and 0.37% of such average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.38% for the reporting period ended February 28, 2021.

 

The Manager has contractually agreed, through December 31, 2021, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 0.39% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 0.38% 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. 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 Trust, 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 February 28, 2021, PIMS received $56,234 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the reporting period ended February 28, 2021, PIMS received $2,921 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain 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”).

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     27  


Notes to Financial Statements   (unaudited)

(continued)

 

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 enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers.

 

For the reporting period ended February 28, 2021, the Fund’s purchase and sales transactions under Rule 17a-7 and realized gain as a result of 17a-7 sales transactions were as follows:

 

Purchases   Sales   Realized
Gain
$7,390,125   $11,860,213   $—

 

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 February 28, 2021, were $43,439,068 and $25,409,819, respectively.

 

6.   Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

    $ 200,865,515                     
   

 

 

   

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

      12,606,032    

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

      (542,554  
   

 

 

   

Net Unrealized Appreciation

    $ 12,063,478    
   

 

 

   

 

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 August 31, 2020 of approximately $1,729,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No

 

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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 August 31, 2020 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 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 10 years after purchase. Effective January 22, 2021, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years 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 beneficial interest, below.

 

The Fund is permitted to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares, par value $0.01 per share, in separate series, currently designated as the PGIM California Muni Income Fund. The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, divided into five classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Z and Class R6. The Fund currently does not have any Class B shares outstanding.

 

As of February 28, 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

     671    0.1%

Class R6

  1,051    0.2%

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

(continued)

 

 

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

 

Affiliated   Unaffiliated
Number of
Shareholders
  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
  Number of
Shareholders
  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares

  —%   6   75.3%

 

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended February 28, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       1,687,581      $ 18,113,888  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       120,205        1,293,454  

Shares purchased

       (718,584      (7,724,914
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,089,202        11,682,428  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       206,870        2,243,969  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (55,593      (596,722
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,240,479      $ 13,329,675  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       1,786,189      $ 19,142,172  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       281,839        3,014,004  

Shares purchased

       (1,926,933      (20,475,305
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       141,095        1,680,871  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       323,773        3,458,841  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (265,184      (2,798,690
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       199,684      $ 2,341,022  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B

               

Period ended June 26, 2020*:

       

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,193      $ 12,837  

Shares purchased

       (18,904      (199,867
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (17,711      (187,030

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (124,077      (1,327,676
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (141,788    $ (1,514,706
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended February 28, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       80,409      $ 868,959  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       10,119        108,826  

Shares purchased

       (143,088      (1,543,231
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (52,560      (565,446

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (223,022      (2,416,255
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (275,582    $ (2,981,701
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       202,275      $ 2,175,185  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       32,458        347,131  

Shares purchased

       (366,300      (3,858,111
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (131,567      (1,335,795

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (191,153      (2,040,466
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (322,720    $ (3,376,261
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Six months ended February 28, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       822,249      $ 8,848,260  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       53,730        578,145  

Shares purchased

       (376,809      (4,057,709
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       499,170        5,368,696  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       63,711        681,901  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (10,564      (113,558
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       552,317      $ 5,937,039  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       1,968,361      $ 21,193,889  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       129,966        1,390,021  

Shares purchased

       (2,182,695      (23,018,110
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (84,368      (434,200

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       261,885        2,762,718  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (12,446      (133,558
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       165,071      $ 2,194,960  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R6

               

Six months ended February 28, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       545,256      $ 5,851,590  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       8,645        92,924  

Shares purchased

       (471,365      (5,030,031
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       82,536        914,483  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       18,592        200,665  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       101,128      $ 1,115,148  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       413,139      $ 4,409,484  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       13,414        143,109  

Shares purchased

       (115,337      (1,220,495
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       311,216        3,332,098  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       7,252        78,831  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       318,468      $ 3,410,929  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

(continued)

 

8.   Borrowings

 

The Trust, 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 current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

     Current SCA   Prior SCA

Term of Commitment

  10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021   10/3/2019 – 10/1/2020

Total Commitment

  $ 1,200,000,000   $ 1,222,500,000*
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA   0.15%   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
  1.20% plus the higher of (1) the
effective federal funds rate,
(2) the one-month LIBOR rate
or (3) zero percent
*  Effective March 31, 2020, the SCA’s total commitment was increased from $900,000,000 to $1,162,500,000 and subsequently, effective April 7, 2020 was increased to $1,222,500,000.

 

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 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 February 28, 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.

 

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.

 

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California Municipal Bonds Risk: Because the Fund will concentrate its investments in California obligations, the Fund is more susceptible to economic, political and other developments that may adversely affect issuers of California obligations than a municipal bond fund that is not as geographically concentrated. These developments may include state or local legislation or policy changes, voter-passed initiatives, erosion of the tax base or reduction in revenues of the State or one or more local governments, the effects of terrorist acts or the threat of terrorist acts, the effects of possible natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems affecting the State generally or any individual locality. By way of illustration, although California has a relatively diversified economy, California has concentrations in the computer services, software design, motion pictures and high technology manufacturing industries. The Fund, therefore, may be more susceptible to developments affecting those industries than a municipal bond fund that invests in obligations of several states. This example illustrates just one of the risks of investing in California obligations.

 

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 lack 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.

 

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

(continued)

 

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 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 (IBOR). On November 30, 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced a delay in the phase out of a majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until June 30, 2023, with the remainder of LIBOR publications to still end at the end of 2021. 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 a Fund as well as loan facilities used by a Fund. As such, the potential impact of a transition away from LIBOR on a Fund or the financial instruments in which a 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 a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. 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.

 

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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.

 

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 recent outbreak of coronavirus globally 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.

 

Municipal Bonds Risk: Municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. The Fund’s holdings, share price, yield and total return may also fluctuate in response to municipal bond market movements. Municipal bonds are also subject to the risk that potential future legislative changes could affect the market for and value of municipal bonds, which may adversely affect the Fund’s yield or the value of the Fund’s investments in municipal bonds.

 

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     35  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

(continued)

 

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.

 

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 is scheduled to take 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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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

Class A Shares                                   
    

Six Months

Ended

February 28,

2021

     

Year Ended August 31,

         2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
Per Share Operating Performance(a) :                                                                      
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period       $10.71                 $10.88       $10.46       $10.73       $11.13       $10.74
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                      
Net investment income (loss)       0.12                 0.30       0.34       0.35       0.36       0.39
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions       - (b)                   (0.18 )       0.42       (0.26 )       (0.40 )       0.38
Total from investment operations       0.12                 0.12       0.76       0.09       (0.04 )       0.77
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                      
Dividends from net investment income       (0.12 )                 (0.29 )       (0.34 )       (0.36 )       (0.36 )       (0.38 )
Net asset value, end of period       $10.71                 $10.71       $10.88       $10.46       $10.73       $11.13
Total Return(c) :       1.10 %                 1.17 %       7.42 %       0.88 %       (0.29 )%       7.32 %

    

 

     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:     
Net assets, end of period (000)       $137,407                 $124,099       $123,965       $113,565       $118,662       $134,563
Average net assets (000)       $130,884                 $122,238       $112,768       $116,599       $121,336       $130,998
Ratios to average net assets(d) :                                                                      
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement       0.68 %(e)                 0.86 %       0.93 %       0.90 %       0.93 %       0.92 %
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement       0.76 %(e)                 0.87 %       0.93 %       0.90 %       0.93 %       0.92 %
Net investment income (loss)       2.21 %(e)                 2.77 %       3.21 %       3.32 %       3.40 %       3.56 %
Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)       12 %                 81 %       61 %       37 %       44 %       22 %

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount rounds to zero.

(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 September 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM California Muni Income Fund     37  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class C Shares                                   
    

Six Months

Ended

February 28,

2021

      Year Ended August 31,
         2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
Per Share Operating Performance(a) :                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period       $10.71           $10.88       $10.46       $10.73       $11.14       $10.74
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                
Net investment income (loss)       0.07           0.21       0.25       0.27       0.28       0.31
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions       - (b)             (0.17 )       0.43       (0.26 )       (0.41 )       0.39
Total from investment operations       0.07           0.04       0.68       0.01       (0.13 )       0.70
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                
Dividends from net investment income       (0.07 )           (0.21 )       (0.26 )       (0.28 )       (0.28 )       (0.30 )
Net asset value, end of period       $10.71           $10.71       $10.88       $10.46       $10.73       $11.14
Total Return(c):       0.68 %           0.36 %       6.57 %       0.08 %       (1.11 )%       6.63 %

    

 

     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:     
Net assets, end of period (000)       $15,058           $18,005       $21,812       $29,692       $32,950       $41,694
Average net assets (000)       $17,030           $19,915       $24,847       $31,344       $35,933       $35,029
Ratios to average net assets(d) :                                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement       1.51 %(e)           1.67 %       1.72 %       1.69 %       1.68 %       1.67 %
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement       1.59 %(e)           1.68 %       1.72 %       1.69 %       1.68 %       1.67 %
Net investment income (loss)       1.38 %(e)           1.96 %       2.43 %       2.53 %       2.64 %       2.80 %
Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)       12 %           81 %       61 %       37 %       44 %       22 %

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount rounds to zero.

(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 September 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares

                             
     Six Months
Ended
February 28,
     

Year Ended August 31,

             2021              2020   2019   2018   2017    2016
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                                 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period       $10.71           $10.88       $10.46       $10.73       $11.14        $10.75  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                 
Net investment income (loss)       0.13           0.33       0.36       0.37       0.39        0.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions       - (b)             (0.18 )       0.42       (0.26 )       (0.41 )        0.38
Total from investment operations       0.13           0.15       0.78       0.11       (0.02 )        0.80
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                 
Dividends from net investment income       (0.13 )           (0.32 )       (0.36 )       (0.38 )       (0.39 )        (0.41 )
Net asset value, end of period       $10.71           $10.71       $10.88       $10.46       $10.73        $11.14
Total Return(c) :       1.24 %           1.46 %       7.62 %       1.10 %       (0.10 )%        7.60 %
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000)       $51,912           $45,988       $44,946       $58,745       $51,347        $63,055
Average net assets (000)       $49,507           $48,099       $41,235       $55,647       $48,061        $56,172
Ratios to average net assets(d) :                                                                 
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement       0.39 %(e)           0.58 %       0.73 %       0.69 %       0.68 %        0.67 %
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement       0.58 %(e)           0.68 %       0.73 %       0.69 %       0.68 %        0.67 %
Net investment income (loss)       2.50 %(e)           3.05 %       3.40 %       3.54 %       3.64 %        3.81 %
Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)       12 %           81 %       61 %       37 %       44 %        22 %

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount rounds to zero.

(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 September 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class R6 Shares                             
    

Six Months
Ended
February 28,

      2021      

      Year Ended August 31,          

October 26, 2017(a)
through August 31,

            2018               

    
         2020   2019           
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                                      
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period       $10.71                 $10.88       $10.46                 $10.64          
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                      
Net investment income (loss)       0.13                 0.32       0.36                 0.31          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions       - (c)                   (0.17 )       0.43                 (0.13 )          
Total from investment operations       0.13                 0.15       0.79                 0.18          
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                      
Dividends from net investment income       (0.13 )                 (0.32 )       (0.37 )                 (0.36 )          
Net asset value, end of period       $10.71                 $10.71       $10.88                 $10.46          
Total Return(d) :       1.25 %                 1.46 %       7.70 %                 1.70 %          

    

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)       $7,509                 $6,422       $3,063                 $460          
Average net assets (000)       $7,467                 $4,756       $1,526                 $120          
Ratios to average net assets:                                                                      
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement       0.38 %(e)                 0.54 %       0.70 %                 0.69 %(e)          
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement       0.66 %(e)                 0.85 %       1.16 %                 28.64 %(e)          
Net investment income (loss)       2.52 %(e)                 3.03 %       3.36 %                 3.59 %(e)          
Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)       12 %                 81 %       61 %                 37 %          

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(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)

Annualized.

(f)

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.

(g)

The portfolio turnover rate includes variable rate demand notes.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 MAIL    TELEPHONE    WEBSITE

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

pgim.com/investments

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has 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.

 

TRUSTEES
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 Jon Corbett, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Andrew R. French, Secretary Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary Diana N. Huffman, Assistant Secretary Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary Patrick McGuinness, Assistant Secretary Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Russ Shupak, Assistant Treasurer Elyse 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
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 TRUSTEES
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM California Muni Income Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to that Trustee at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year 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


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PGIM CALIFORNIA MUNI INCOME FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   C   Z   R6
NASDAQ   PBCAX   PCICX   PCIZX   PCIQX
CUSIP   74440X100   74440X308   74440X407   74440X605

 

MF146E2


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 6
By:    /s/ Andrew R. French
   Andrew R. French
   Secretary
Date:    April 20, 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:

  

April 20, 2021

By:

  

/s/ Christian J. Kelly

  

Christian J. Kelly

  

Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Date:

  

April 20, 2021