N-CSR 1 d532861dncsr.htm PRUDENTIAL GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC. Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

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- 04661
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:    655 Broad Street, 6th Floor
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:    Andrew R. French
   655 Broad Street, 6th Floor
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    800-225-1852
Date of fiscal year end:    10/31/2023
Date of reporting period:    10/31/2023


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders


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PGIM GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2023

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3      

Your Fund’s Performance

     4      

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

     5      

Strategy and Performance Overview

     8      

Fees and Expenses

     12      

Holdings and Financial Statements

     15      

Approval of Advisory Agreements

        

 

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

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

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. © 2023 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 annual report for the PGIM Global Total Return Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2023.

 

Although central banks raised interest rates aggressively to tame surging inflation during the period, the global economy and financial markets demonstrated resilience. Employers continued hiring, consumers continued spending, home prices rose, and recession fears receded.

Early in the period, stocks began a rally that eventually ended a bear market and continued to rise globally for much of 2023 as inflation cooled and the Federal Reserve (the Fed) slowed the pace of its rate hikes. However, stocks declined late in the period when the Fed signaled that rates may remain elevated longer than investors had expected. For the entire period, large-cap US stocks and equities in international markets posted gains, while small-cap US stocks declined.

Bond markets benefited during the period as the Fed moderated its rate-hiking cycle, and the higher level of interest rates offered investors an additional cushion from fixed income volatility. US and global investment-grade bonds, along with US high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt, all posted gains.

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 provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance for investors. PGIM is the world’s 14th-largest investment manager with more than $1.3 trillion in assets under management. Our scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver a diversified suite of actively managed solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President
PGIM Global Total Return Fund
December 15, 2023

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an 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 10/31/23
     One Year (%)    Five Years (%)    Ten Years (%)    Since Inception (%)  

Class A

           

(with sales charges)

   2.76    -2.33    -0.24   

(without sales charges)

   6.22    -1.68    0.09   

Class C

           

(with sales charges)

   4.43    -2.42    -0.66   

(without sales charges)

   5.43    -2.42    -0.66   

Class Z

           

(without sales charges)

   6.47    -1.48    0.33   

Class R2

           

(without sales charges)

   6.20    -1.88    N/A    -2.34 (12/27/2017)

Class R4

           

(without sales charges)

   6.24    -1.67    N/A    -2.10 (12/27/2017)

Class R6

           

(without sales charges)

   6.56    -1.39    0.48   

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index

           
     1.72    -1.64    -0.66   

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/23 Since Inception (%)
     Class R2, Class R4  
     (12/27/2017)  

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index

 

   -2.00

 

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

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z shares with a similar investment in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index by portraying the initial account values at the beginning of the 10-year period for Class Z shares (October 31, 2013) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2023) as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, if any, the returns would have been lower.

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graphs include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

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 R2   Class R4   Class R6
Maximum initial sales charge   3.25% of the public offering price   None   None   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   None   None
             
Annual distribution or distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)   0.25%   1.00%   None   0.25%   None   None
             
Shareholder service fees  

None

 

 

None

 

 

None

 

 

0.10%*

 

 

0.10%*

 

 

None

 

*Shareholder service fee reflects maximum allowable fees under a shareholder services plan.

Benchmark Definition

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index—The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index of global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices. The Index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, and Canadian government, agency, and corporate securities.

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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  Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 10/31/23 (%)       

AAA

     14.5  

AA

     9.0  

A

     13.9  

BBB

     35.1  

BB

     15.2  

B

     4.7  

CCC

     2.0  

Not Rated

     2.2  

Cash/Cash Equivalents

     3.4  
   

Total

     100.0  

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

 

  Distributions and Yields as of 10/31/23
     Total Distributions    SEC 30-Day    SEC 30-Day
     Paid for    Subsidized    Unsubsidized
     One Year ($)    Yield* (%)    Yield** (%)

Class A

   0.20    5.86    5.94

Class C

   0.16    5.30    5.48

Class Z

   0.21    6.32    6.48

Class R2

   0.19    5.86    5.96

Class R4

   0.20    6.11    6.22

Class R6

   0.22    6.52    6.52

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

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview* (unaudited)

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Global Total Return Fund’s Class Z shares returned 6.47% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2023, outperforming the 1.72% return of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (the Index).

What were the market conditions?

 

 

In the US, interest rate volatility increased as markets sought to price in both the aggressive Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy tightening and the potential for a hard economic landing. Toward the end of the reporting period, macroeconomic and market conditions raised hopes of a soft landing as the FOMC held interest rates steady, and Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged that higher yields on US Treasuries have aided in the tightening of financial conditions. (When central banks raise interest rates enough to cause a significant economic slowdown or a recession, it is known as a hard landing. When they raise rates just enough to slow the economy and lower inflation without causing a recession, it is known as a soft landing.) The 10-year/2-year US Treasury spread narrowed from –0.41% as of October 31, 2022 to –0.19% as of October 31, 2023, while the 10-year US Treasury yield rose by 79 basis points (bps) to end the reporting period at 4.88%. (One basis point equals 0.01%.)

 

 

Despite the debt ceiling debate and threats of a government shutdown, inflation that remained above the Fed’s 2% target, and geopolitical risks abroad, the economy proved resilient, posting strong growth for the third quarter of 2023 (i.e., annualized gross domestic product (GDP) of 4.9%) that was driven by consumer spending. With that stated, the durability of the third quarter’s economic momentum doesn’t appear to be repeatable. While September’s payrolls report of 336,000 jobs added came in much stronger than expected, October’s payrolls report of 150,000 jobs added surprised to the downside and provided further evidence of labor market rebalancing.

 

 

In Europe, German 10-year bond yields rose to end the reporting period at 2.83%. While the decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) to keep monetary policy unchanged appeared prudent and justified, headwinds from higher global interest rates, high energy prices, and persistent inflation continued to paint a challenging picture for the euro economy. Similarly, United Kingdom 10-year bond yields rose over the reporting period, ending it at 4.54%. The Bank of England also remained on hold in October 2023. This was the second meeting at which the Bank of England kept its key rate at 5.25%, reflecting the fact that the real economy and inflation both came in slightly weaker than what was expected at the time of its August 2023 report.

 

 

Euro-area inflation fell off a bit more than expected to 2.9% year-over-year in October 2023, down from 4.3% the previous month. The decline was led mostly by energy, while core inflation dropped a bit as well to 4.2% year-over-year from 4.5% in September. With inflation now within striking distance of the ECB’s 2% target and core inflation starting to show some signs of a downward trend, barring any major changes, the ECB increasingly appears to have hit peak rates.

 

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In the elevated volatility environment, US investment-grade corporate spreads tightened as expectations for a hard landing dissipated, and fundamentals remained solid. US high yield bonds posted gains over the reporting period amid limited new issuance, resilient economic data, and an ongoing supply deficit. Securitized credit spreads were mixed, with high-quality collateralized loan obligation (CLO) spreads tightening over the reporting period and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) spreads widening slightly as the commercial real estate sector remained challenged. The emerging-markets sector posted positive total returns, and spreads tightened through October 2023. Meanwhile, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) posted negative returns over the reporting period, as elevated interest-rate volatility weighed on the sector over the first half of the reporting period.

What worked?

 

 

The Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning in both developed-markets and emerging-markets rates contributed to performance during the reporting period. (Duration measures the sensitivity of the price—the value of principal—of a bond to a change in interest rates.) (A yield curve is a line graph that illustrates the relationship between the yields and maturities of fixed income securities. It is created by plotting the yields of different maturities for the same type of bonds.)

 

 

Overall security selection contributed to performance, with selection in developed high yield, emerging sovereigns, and emerging agencies contributing most.

 

 

Overall sector allocation also contributed, with overweights to emerging-markets sovereigns, developed-markets investment-grade corporates, and emerging-markets Treasuries contributing most.

 

 

Within credit, positioning in foreign non-corporates, retailers & restaurants, and telecom contributed.

 

 

In individual security selection, the Fund benefited from selection in the Republic of Greece, the Republic of Ukraine, and Colombia.

What didn’t work?

 

 

Within security selection, positions in developed-markets futures and emerging-markets Treasuries detracted the most from performance during the reporting period.

 

 

Within sector allocation, an overweight to developed-markets high yields, along with underweights to developed-markets local authorities and developed-markets agencies, detracted most from performance.

 

 

Within credit, positioning in transportation & environmental services, banking, and media & entertainment detracted from performance.

 

 

In individual security selection, positioning in the Republic of Panama (emerging sovereigns), the Republic of Panama, and US Bancorp (banking) detracted from performance.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview* (continued)

    

 

Did the Fund use derivatives?

The Fund uses derivatives when they facilitate implementation of the overall investment approach. During the reporting period, the Fund used interest rate futures, options, and swaps to help manage duration positioning and yield curve exposure, which detracted from performance. Credit default swaps and credit default swap index positions were used to either add risk exposure to certain issuers or to hedge credit risk imposed by certain issuers. Overall, credit derivative exposure detracted from performance during the reporting period.

Current outlook

 

 

The main forces pushing the yield curve higher are the central banks and a heavy supply of government bond issuance. In PGIM Fixed Income’s view, upward momentum in long-dated yields could easily continue through year-end—pushing US Treasuries toward 5% and German Bunds to 3%—and yields could go beyond those levels if fundamentals heat up again.

 

 

PGIM Fixed Income believes that the Fed is at or nearing the end of its aggressive tightening cycle. With inflation in the US receding, the real question is where it troughs and whether it is within an acceptable tolerance band for the Fed. After a series of hikes, the Fed once again held rates steady at the November 2023 FOMC meeting. While there were no surprises in the “higher-for-longer” interest rate messaging, it was reiterated that monetary policy works with an uncertain lag. Fed officials are increasingly expressing a desire to “wait and watch” the incoming data for signs that the effects of prior hikes transmit to the real economy and whether the October surge in market-determined rates provided the last dose of tightening in financial conditions.

 

 

As the economic backdrop slows and revenue growth begins to run slower than wage growth, PGIM Fixed Income expects companies will first cut hours, then wages, and then head count. If revenue growth continues to run slower than wage growth, the risk of further cuts to head count would grow—a scenario consistent with PGIM Fixed Income’s baseline US economic view whereby tight monetary, fiscal, and credit conditions slow momentum to a below-trend pace of real GDP. Under this “weakflation” scenario, PGIM Fixed Income still expects real GDP growth of between 1.0%-1.5%, inflation descending to 2.5%-3.0%, and the Fed “fine-tuning” its policy rates, with 50 bps of easing next year.

 

 

PGIM Fixed Income maintains its positive view of the spread sectors over the medium to long term, and the Fund is overweight investment-grade corporates, high yield, securitized products (CLOs and CMBS), and emerging markets. The Fund holds a significant underweight relative to the Index to MBS and US Treasuries in favor of more attractive opportunities across spread sectors.

 

 

From a long-term perspective, exposure to developed-markets duration is becoming more compelling after the broad repricing and with the looming moderation in global growth. While acknowledging the immediate trajectory of inflation is going to dictate market volatility and the path of the US Treasury 10-year yield, PGIM Fixed Income’s

 

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base case is that implied volatility will ultimately decline, and the 10-year yield will stay below the terminal rate of this hiking cycle when it is eventually reached. In the meantime, the best course will be to focus on the micro-alpha opportunities within and across sectors. (Alpha is a measure of an investment’s active return compared to a market or index.)

*This strategy and performance overview, which discusses what strategies or holdings (including derivatives, if applicable) affected the Fund’s performance, is compiled based on how the Fund performed relative to the Index and is viewed for performance attribution purposes at the aggregate Fund level, which in most instances will not directly correlate to the amounts disclosed in the Statement of Operations which conform to US generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

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

 

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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 Global Total Return Fund   

Beginning
Account Value

May 1, 2023

  

Ending

Account Value
October 31, 2023

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio Based on

the

Six-Month Period

  

Expenses Paid

During the

Six-Month Period*

     

    Class A

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   958.00    0.88%    $4.34
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,020.77    0.88%    $4.48
     

    Class C

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   954.30    1.63%    $8.03
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,016.99    1.63%    $8.29
     

    Class Z

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   957.60    0.63%    $3.11
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,022.03    0.63%    $3.21
     

    Class R2

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   957.80    1.08%    $5.33
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,019.76    1.08%    $5.50
     

    Class R4

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   957.10    0.83%    $4.09
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,021.02    0.83%    $4.23
     

    Class R6

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   958.50    0.53%    $2.62
     
     Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,022.53    0.53%    $2.70

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended October 31, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 (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

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date      

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    97.2%

              

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES    12.6%

              

Canada     0.1%

                                        

Fairstone Financial Issuance Trust,

              

Series 2020-01A, Class A, 144A

   2.509%      10/20/39        CAD        1,500      $ 1,047,171  

Ford Auto Securitization Trust,

              

Series 2020-AA, Class B, 144A

   1.872      06/15/26        CAD        400        273,806  

Series 2020-AA, Class C, 144A

   2.763      04/15/28        CAD        500        345,329  
              

 

 

 
                         1,666,306  

Cayman Islands    3.9%

                                        

Battalion CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2015-08A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.332% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.070%)

   6.727(c)      07/18/30           4,731        4,707,874  

Carlyle CLO Ltd.,

              

Series C17A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.292% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.682(c)      04/30/31           14,620        14,545,856  

Carlyle US CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.282% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.697(c)      04/20/31           11,639        11,602,235  

Elevation CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2017-06A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.542% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.542%)

   6.935(c)      07/15/29           170        168,666  

MidOcean Credit CLO,

              

Series 2018-08A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.912% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.291(c)      02/20/31           2,000        1,956,673  

Series 2018-09A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.412% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.150%)

   6.827(c)      07/20/31           1,788        1,780,323  

Mountain View CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2015-09A, Class A2R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.042% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.435(c)      07/15/31           5,750        5,599,411  

Series 2019-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.512% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%)

   6.905(c)      10/15/34           15,000        14,853,464  

OZLM Ltd.,

              

Series 2014-06A, Class A2AS, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.012% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.414(c)      04/17/31           2,000        1,974,087  

Series 2018-20A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.312% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

   6.727(c)      04/20/31           4,758        4,739,889  

Race Point CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2013-08A, Class AR2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.302% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.040%)

   6.681(c)      02/20/30           6,713        6,683,274  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date      
          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

Cayman Islands (cont’d.)

                                    

Shackleton CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2014-05RA, Class A, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.362% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.262%)

   6.731%(c)    05/07/31         4,967      $            4,931,375  

Series 2014-05RA, Class B, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.962% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.262%)

   7.331(c)    05/07/31         6,500        6,363,722  

Series 2017-10A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.812% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.227(c)    04/20/29         10,000        9,822,871  

Voya CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2013-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.232% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%)

   6.610(c)    04/25/31         3,959        3,945,099  

Zais CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2015-03A, Class A2R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.452% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.845(c)    07/15/31         8,500        8,312,819  

Series 2017-02A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.552% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.945(c)    04/15/30         392        390,532  
              

 

 

 
                 102,378,170  

Ireland    7.1%

                                    

Anchorage Capital Europe CLO DAC,

              

Series 04A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.870% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.870%)

   4.826(c)    04/25/34      EUR        4,000        4,118,400  

Ares European CLO DAC,

              

Series 2013-06A, Class B1RR, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%)

   5.215(c)    04/15/30      EUR        8,000        8,198,782  

Armada Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 02A, Class A3, 144A

   1.500    11/15/31      EUR        1,369        1,373,751  

BNPP AM Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 2018-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.600%)

   4.565(c)    04/15/31      EUR        10,000        10,363,050  

Bosphorus CLO DAC,

              

Series 06A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.850%)

   4.676(c)    05/25/34      EUR        20,000        20,616,217  

Capital Four CLO DAC,

              

Series 02A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

   5.015(c)    01/15/34      EUR        23,000        23,811,714  

Carlyle Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 2017-02A, Class AA2R, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.300%)

   5.081(c)    08/15/30      EUR        9,500        9,695,754  

Series 2019-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.750%)

   4.595(c)    03/15/32      EUR        20,000        20,787,716  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date      
          Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

Ireland (cont’d.)

                                    

CIFC European Funding CLO DAC,

              

Series 03A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

   5.015%(c)    01/15/34      EUR        15,000      $          15,543,844  

Series 03A, Class B2, 144A

   2.000    01/15/34      EUR        11,500        10,416,452  

Hayfin Emerald CLO DAC,

              

Series 05A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%)

   4.887(c)    11/17/32      EUR        18,500        19,312,477  

Henley CLO DAC,

              

Series 04A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.900%)

   4.856(c)    04/25/34      EUR        5,000        5,151,852  

Invesco Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 01A, Class A2R, 144A

   0.800    07/15/31      EUR        30,000        29,629,929  

OAK Hill European Credit Partners DAC,

              

Series 2017-06A, Class A2, 144A

   1.150    01/20/32      EUR        2,292        2,320,666  

Providus CLO DAC,

              

Series 02A, Class B1R, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.650%)

   5.615(c)    07/15/31      EUR        7,500        7,695,612  

Rathlin Residential DAC,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class A, 144A, 1 Month EURIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.845(c)    09/27/75      EUR        894        921,219  
              

 

 

 
                 189,957,435  

Spain    0.1%

                                    

LSF11 Boson Investments Sarl Compartment 2,

              

Series 2021-NPLA, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.000% (Cap 3.000%, Floor 0.000%)

   5.826(c)    11/25/60      EUR        1,083        1,093,580  

TFS,

              

Series 2018-03, Class A1^

   0.000(s)    04/16/40      EUR        —(r)        1  

Series 2018-03, Class A1, 1 Month EURIBOR + 3.000%^

   7.122(c)    03/15/26      EUR        2,965        2,667,064  
              

 

 

 
                 3,760,645  

United Kingdom    0.1%

                                    

Newday Funding Master Issuer PLC,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class A2, 144A, SOFR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.418(c)    03/15/29         3,500        3,491,876  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     17


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date      
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

                           

United States    1.3%

                                    

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,

              

Series 2002-02, Class M3, 1 Month SOFR + 2.769% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.655%)

     4.870%(c)    08/25/32         150      $               146,198  

Series 2002-03, Class M3, 1 Month SOFR + 2.964% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.850%)

     8.289(c)    08/25/32         101        99,311  

Chase Funding Trust,

              

Series 2003-04, Class 2A2, 1 Month SOFR + 0.714% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.600%)

     6.039(c)    05/25/33         423        409,600  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust,

              

Series 2020-AGS, Class A, 144A

     1.980    08/25/50         1,764        1,476,494  

EquiFirst Mortgage Loan Trust,

              

Series 2004-01, Class 1A1, 1 Month SOFR + 0.594% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.480%)

     5.919(c)    01/25/34         394        369,144  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

              

Series 2020-02, Class C, 144A

     1.740    04/15/33         1,300        1,180,251  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA,

              

Series 2020-01, Class R, 144A

   33.784    01/25/28         1,175        1,343,488  

Series 2020-02, Class E, 144A

     3.072    02/25/28         146        145,275  

Series 2020-02, Class R, 144A

   31.355    02/25/28         553        653,124  

Series 2021-01, Class E, 144A

     2.365    09/25/28         89        86,704  

Series 2021-01, Class F, 144A

     4.280    09/25/28         600        571,362  

Series 2021-01, Class R, 144A

   28.348    09/25/28         1,855        2,168,412  

Series 2021-02, Class F, 144A

     4.393    12/26/28         600        562,523  

Series 2021-03, Class F, 144A

     3.694    02/26/29         600        534,627  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust,

              

Series 2018-A, Class A, 144A

     0.000(cc)    02/25/43         3,430        689,814  

Series 2018-C, Class A, 144A

     0.000(cc)    08/25/43         696        638,489  

Series 2019-A, Class R, 144A

     0.000    10/25/48         1,772        340,722  

Lending Funding Trust,

              

Series 2020-02A, Class A, 144A

     2.320    04/21/31         1,100        977,688  

Lendmark Funding Trust,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class D, 144A

     5.050    11/20/31         1,900        1,492,796  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust,

              

Series 2004-03, Class M1, 1 Month SOFR + 0.969% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.855%)

     6.294(c)    07/25/34         101        96,049  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust,

              

Series 2020-AA, Class A, 144A

     2.190    08/21/34         1,433        1,393,238  

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust,

              

Series 2004-WMC02, Class M1, 1 Month SOFR + 1.014% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.900%)

     6.339(c)    04/25/34         790        760,964  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

   Interest      
Rate
     Maturity
Date      
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                            

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,

                           

Series 2004-HE02, Class M1, 1 Month SOFR + 1.314% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.200%)

     6.639%(c)        08/25/35           14      $               13,155  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust,

              

Series 2003-NC08, Class M1, 1 Month SOFR + 1.164% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

     6.489(c)        09/25/33           61        59,867  

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Inc. Trust,

              

Series 2002-AM03, Class A3, 1 Month SOFR + 1.094% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.980%)

     6.419(c)        02/25/33           78        76,882  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,

              

Series 2019-01A, Class B, 144A

     3.950        11/14/28           1,300        1,228,782  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,

              

Series 2023-02A, Class C, 144A

     6.740        09/15/36           1,300        1,266,647  

Series 2023-02A, Class D, 144A

     7.520        09/15/36           3,700        3,607,219  

Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes,

              

Series 2022-A, Class C, 144A

     7.375        05/15/32           1,059        1,051,952  

Santander Bank, NA,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class D, 144A

     5.004        12/15/31           1,300        1,242,372  

Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust,

              

Series 2021-AA, Class D, 144A

     1.570        01/15/27           850        781,727  

Series 2021-AA, Class R, 144A

     0.000        08/15/28           6        294,246  

Silver Creek CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2014-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.502% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     6.917(c)        07/20/30           198        198,130  

SoFi RR Funding III Trust,

              

Series 2020-01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.364% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%)

     7.689(c)        11/29/24           2,132        2,131,378  

TH MSR Issuer Trust,

              

Series 2019-FT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.914% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.800%)

     8.239(c)        06/25/24           4,730        4,610,479  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2017-03A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.412% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.150%)

     6.814(c)        01/17/31           2,205        2,192,719  
              

 

 

 
                 34,891,828  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

    (cost $374,656,732)

                    336,146,260  
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     19


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

   Maturity
Date      
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    8.2%

              

Canada    0.0%

                                    

Real Estate Asset Liquidity Trust,

              

Series 2020-01A, Class A1, 144A

   2.381%(cc)    02/12/55      CAD        1,635      $            1,081,160  
              

 

 

 

United Kingdom    0.9%

                                    

Taurus DAC,

              

Series 2021-UK1A, Class D, 144A, SONIA + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.600%)

   7.819(c)    05/17/31      GBP        546        628,038  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class B, 144A, SONIA + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%)

   6.719(c)    08/17/31      GBP        4,973        5,821,068  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class C, 144A, SONIA + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)

   6.969(c)    08/17/31      GBP        8,164        9,437,602  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class D, 144A, SONIA + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.100%)

   7.319(c)    08/17/31      GBP        6,790        7,715,591  
              

 

 

 
                 23,602,299  

United States    7.3%

                                    

20 Times Square Trust,

              

Series 2018-20TS, Class G, 144A (original cost $909,111; purchased 05/09/18)(f)

   3.100(cc)    05/15/35         1,000        680,000  

Series 2018-20TS, Class H, 144A (original cost $885,052; purchased 05/09/18)(f)

   3.100(cc)    05/15/35         1,000        660,000  

BANK,

              

Series 2017-BNK05, Class A3

   3.020    06/15/60         3,156        3,054,366  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2020-B17, Class A4

   2.042    03/15/53         6,200        4,759,134  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2019-XL, Class F, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.114% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)

   7.449(c)    10/15/36         2,805        2,762,576  

Series 2019-XL, Class G, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.414% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%)

   7.749(c)    10/15/36         7,416        7,263,027  

Series 2019-XL, Class J, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.764% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.650%)

   8.099(c)    10/15/36         22,142        21,604,110  

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending,

              

Series 2019-CF02, Class A3

   2.647    11/15/52         16,531        15,409,997  

CF Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2020-P01, Class A1, 144A

   2.840(cc)    04/15/25         9,272        8,711,586  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2014-GC21, Class XB, IO

   0.434(cc)    05/10/47         27,500        24,758  

Series 2016-GC37, Class XB, IO

   0.681(cc)    04/10/49         33,868        467,734  

Series 2016-P04, Class XB, IO

   1.313(cc)    07/10/49         9,100        277,959  

Series 2017-P08, Class A2

   3.109    09/15/50         1,767        1,582,478  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date      
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

                        

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Cold Storage Trust,

              

Series 2020-ICE05, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.880% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.766%)

   8.216%(c)    11/15/37         4,399      $ 4,343,692  

Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2014-UBS04, Class XB, IO, 144A

   0.216(cc)    08/10/47         50,000        50,165  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,

              

Series 2019-ICE04, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.197% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)

   7.532(c)    05/15/36         14,090                 13,866,475  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2018-CX11, Class A3

   4.095    04/15/51         1,037        983,234  

DBWF Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2016-85T, Class E, 144A

   3.808(cc)    12/10/36         3,000        1,804,875  

Eleven Madison Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2015-11MD, Class C, 144A

   3.555(cc)    09/10/35         500        384,955  

ELP Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2021-ELP, Class F, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.781% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.667%)

   8.116(c)    11/15/38         13,600        12,918,436  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

              

Series K037, Class X1, IO

   0.947(cc)    01/25/24         7,093        3,689  

Series K043, Class X1, IO

   0.501(cc)    12/25/24         11,269        50,233  

Series K049, Class X1, IO

   0.549(cc)    07/25/25         36,782        281,707  

Series K052, Class X1, IO

   0.628(cc)    11/25/25         11,309        116,651  

Series K053, Class X1, IO

   0.871(cc)    12/25/25         43,321        653,990  

Series K054, Class X1, IO

   1.149(cc)    01/25/26         29,044        595,679  

Series K058, Class X1, IO

   0.910(cc)    08/25/26         39,000        801,797  

Series K090, Class X1, IO

   0.708(cc)    02/25/29         22,821        727,329  

Series K111, Class X1, IO

   1.571(cc)    05/25/30         29,235        2,267,219  

Series K113, Class X1, IO

   1.380(cc)    06/25/30         118,391        8,193,239  

Series K114, Class X1, IO

   1.116(cc)    06/25/30         75,146        4,305,594  

Series K116, Class X1, IO

   1.424(cc)    07/25/30         48,918        3,472,028  

Series K121, Class X1, IO

   1.022(cc)    10/25/30         126,215        6,645,971  

Series KG03, Class X1, IO

   1.377(cc)    06/25/30         101,085        6,673,871  

Series Q001, Class XA, IO

   2.109(cc)    02/25/32         5,486        410,993  

Greystone Commercial Capital Trust,

              

Series 2021-03, Class A, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.344% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.230%)

   7.680(c)    08/01/24         17,250        17,072,485  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust,

              

Series 2021-RENT, Class C, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 1.664% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.550%)

   6.999(c)    11/21/35         7,700        7,378,712  

Series 2021-RENT, Class D, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 1.964% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.850%)

   7.299(c)    11/21/35         4,454        4,189,950  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     21


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                        

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

Series 2014-GC20, Class XB, IO

   0.472%(cc)      04/10/47                        30,000      $               10,602  

Series 2014-GC22, Class XB, IO

   0.294(cc)      06/10/47           35,000        43,911  

Series 2014-GC24, Class XB, IO

   0.021(cc)      09/10/47           83,262        11,490  

Series 2014-GC26, Class XB, IO

   0.295(cc)      11/10/47           56,483        146,884  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

Series 2017-JP06, Class A3

   3.109      07/15/50           2,240        2,068,808  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

Series 2020-COR07, Class A4

   1.915      05/13/53           5,000        3,668,211  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

Series 2018-AON, Class E, 144A

   4.613(cc)      07/05/31           5,564        1,892,449  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,

              

Series 2019-MEAD, Class E, 144A

   3.177(cc)      11/10/36           1,700        1,336,361  

Series 2020-HR08, Class XB, IO

   0.876(cc)      07/15/53           54,413        2,630,700  

One New York Plaza Trust,

              

Series 2020-01NYP, Class C, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.314% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%)

   7.649(c)      01/15/36           8,475        7,246,125  

Series 2020-01NYP, Class D, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.864% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.750%)

   8.199(c)      01/15/36           2,975        2,290,750  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2012-C02, Class XA, IO, 144A

   0.775(cc)      05/10/63           349        4  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2016-C35, Class XB, IO

   0.929(cc)      07/15/48           24,000        504,214  

Series 2016-LC24, Class XB, IO

   0.975(cc)      10/15/49           20,910        497,154  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class B, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 1.964% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.850%)

   7.299(c)      05/15/31           1,800        1,690,315  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class C, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.514% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.400%)

   7.849(c)      05/15/31           1,700        1,565,629  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class D, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 3.614% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.500%)

   8.949(c)      05/15/31           2,200        1,996,176  
              

 

 

 
                 193,050,477  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
    
(cost $242,210,557)

              217,733,936  
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CONVERTIBLE BOND    0.0%

           

Jamaica

                                    

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.,

              

Sub. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 7.000% (original cost $36,600; purchased
03/21/23 - 04/03/23)(f) (cost $36,600)

   7.000%    11/16/23(d)(oo)         248      $            12,420  
              

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS    44.2%

              

Australia    0.0%

                                    

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.700    03/18/24      CNH        2,000        272,257  

Brazil    0.7%

                                    

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.375    10/01/29      GBP        9,184        9,740,789  

Gtd. Notes(a)

   6.625    01/16/34      GBP        7,100        7,585,157  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   6.250    12/14/26      GBP        2,000        2,343,971  

Suzano Austria GmbH,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.000    01/15/29         200        192,660  
              

 

 

 
                 19,862,577  

Bulgaria    0.5%

                                    

Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.450    07/22/28      EUR        14,580        12,650,220  

Canada    0.8%

                                    

Barrick North America Finance LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.700    05/30/41         45        41,273  

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.950    10/15/39         50        46,579  

Bombardier, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.125    06/15/26         3,900        3,741,184  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   7.500    02/01/29         375        347,344  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.875    04/15/27         2,535        2,439,937  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.875    02/15/30         2,320        1,763,200  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.250    09/15/27         2,175        1,889,531  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    06/15/29         1,675        1,306,500  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   2.650    01/15/32         1,340        1,013,961  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     23


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Canada (cont’d.)

                                    

Cenovus Energy, Inc., (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.750%    02/15/52         955      $            595,476  

MEG Energy Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.125    02/01/27         605        609,538  

Methanex Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250    12/01/24         1,500        1,458,750  

Ontario Teachers’ Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.500    10/15/31         1,775        1,306,884  

Rogers Communications, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.250    05/01/29      CAD        700        442,942  

Teck Resources Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.400    02/01/43         1,403        1,124,363  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.000    08/15/40         4,142        3,581,691  
              

 

 

 
                 21,709,153  

China    0.6%

                                    

Agricultural Development Bank of China,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.800    10/27/30      CNH        55,000        7,824,826  

Aircraft Finance Co. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Series B

   4.100    03/29/26         1,099        1,049,691  

China Development Bank,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.300    08/02/32      CNH        25,000        3,688,780  

Unsec’d. Notes

   4.200    01/19/27      CNH        16,000        2,262,279  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.150    05/01/27         575        519,863  

Gtd. Notes

   3.400    05/01/30         725        606,267  
              

 

 

 
                 15,951,706  

Denmark    0.2%

                                    

Danske Bank A/S,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.621(ff)    09/11/26         4,645        4,230,503  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.244(ff)    12/20/25         1,095        1,048,219  
              

 

 

 
                 5,278,722  

France    2.2%

                                    

Altice France SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.375    01/15/28      EUR        8,475        6,454,239  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 19

   0.999    10/15/25      JPY         200,000        1,322,751  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

France (cont’d.)

                                    

BNP Paribas SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.159%(ff)    09/15/29         23,127      $               18,802,374  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.871(ff)    04/19/32         5,220        3,968,113  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.335(ff)    06/12/29         2,450        2,352,461  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   4.625    03/09/27      AUD        370        216,319  

BPCE SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 03

   0.989    07/12/28      JPY        300,000        1,903,951  

Credit Agricole Assurances SA,

              

Sub. Notes

   4.250(ff)    01/13/25(oo)      EUR        2,000        2,075,357  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.670    02/20/24      NZD        1,400        806,660  

Credit Agricole SA,

              

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   4.200(ff)    05/29/34      AUD        400        214,536  

Iliad Holding SASU,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    10/15/26      EUR        6,850        7,009,726  

Loxam SAS,

              

Sr. Sub. Notes

   4.500    04/15/27      EUR        1,900        1,764,720  

SNCF Reseau,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   4.700    06/01/35      CAD        6,400        4,443,425  

Societe Generale SA,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   3.337(ff)    01/21/33         4,915        3,684,254  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.889(ff)    06/09/32         1,685        1,237,884  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN(a)

   6.446(ff)    01/10/29         1,500        1,463,467  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   5.000    05/19/27      AUD        220        129,867  
              

 

 

 
                 57,850,104  

Germany    0.4%

                                    

Deutsche Bahn Finance GMBH,

              

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   1.987    07/08/30      AUD        1,000        486,864  

Deutsche Bank AG,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.129(ff)    11/24/26         3,760        3,383,306  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   3.662(ff)    04/10/25      CNH        53,000        7,133,388  
              

 

 

 
                 11,003,558  

Hong Kong    0.4%

                                    

HKT Capital No. 3 Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   1.650    04/10/27      EUR        9,300        8,698,163  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     25


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Hong Kong (cont’d.)

                                    

Sun Hung Kai Properties Capital Market Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.160%    01/25/28      CNH        4,000      $ 532,268  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.200    08/14/27      CNH        3,000        401,754  
              

 

 

 
                            9,632,185  

Hungary    0.1%

                                    

MFB Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   1.375    06/24/25      EUR        3,470        3,444,518  

Iceland    0.2%

                                    

Landsvirkjun,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.090%

   4.059(c)    07/24/26      EUR        5,100        5,296,194  

India    0.6%

                                    

NTPC Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    02/01/27      EUR        11,600        11,417,851  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   1.841    09/21/28      EUR        5,000        4,449,734  
              

 

 

 
                 15,867,585  

Indonesia    0.4%

                                    

Freeport Indonesia PT,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   5.315    04/14/32         1,890        1,678,811  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.315    04/14/32         600        532,956  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    10/25/25      EUR        2,636        2,682,355  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.875    11/05/31      EUR        6,900        5,561,891  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.875    10/25/25      EUR        900        915,827  
              

 

 

 
                 11,371,840  

Israel    0.6%

                                    

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.,

              

Sec’d. Notes, 144A, GMTN

   3.750    02/22/32         600        456,000  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   7.875    12/15/26         5,889        5,898,246  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.700    05/23/30      JPY        200,000        1,411,896  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.750    12/15/27         8,650        8,722,487  
              

 

 

 
                 16,488,629  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Italy    0.4%

                                    

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.778%(ff)    06/20/54         1,985      $ 1,714,287  

Sub. Notes, 144A

     4.198(ff)    06/01/32         1,430        1,018,317  

UniCredit SpA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.982(ff)    06/03/27         8,485        7,487,525  
              

 

 

 
                            10,220,129  

Jamaica    0.3%

                                    

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 3.000% (original cost $205,016; purchased 03/21/23 - 03/22/23)(f)

     8.000    04/01/25(d)         522        104,467  

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $1,071,125; purchased 04/16/21)(f)

     8.000    12/31/26(d)         1,100        22,000  

Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 13.000% (original cost $803,828; purchased 10/19/23)(f)

   13.000    12/31/25(d)         1,148        792,370  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $678,023; purchased 10/19/23)(f)

     8.750    05/25/24         750        686,949  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $6,852,555; purchased 10/19/23)(f)

     8.750    05/25/24         7,250        6,640,523  

Digicel Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.750    03/01/23(d)         700        17,500  
              

 

 

 
                 8,263,809  

Japan    0.3%

                                    

Nomura Holdings, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.608    07/14/31         2,070        1,541,885  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

     2.999    01/22/32         7,475        5,635,214  
              

 

 

 
                 7,177,099  

Kazakhstan    0.4%

                                    

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC,

              

Gtd. Notes

     3.250    12/05/23      CHF        9,300        9,921,704  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     27


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Luxembourg    0.4%

                                

Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.000%    05/04/28    EUR      9,850      $ 8,180,868  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.625    04/20/30    EUR      2,400        1,853,563  
              

 

 

 
                            10,034,431  

Malta    0.1%

                                

Freeport Terminal Malta PLC,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.250    05/15/28         3,000        3,150,940  

Mexico    1.4%

                                

Comision Federal de Electricidad,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.000    09/29/36         10,590        8,630,850  

Mexico City Airport Trust,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.875    04/30/28         389        343,363  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   5.500    07/31/47         3,137        2,232,007  

Petroleos Mexicanos,

              

Gtd. Notes

   9.500    09/15/27         2,000        1,881,840  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    04/21/27    EUR      4,500        3,685,219  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   4.875    02/21/28    EUR      23,000        19,488,509  

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 3 Month SOFR + 0.692%

   6.056(c)    02/15/24         375        375,104  
              

 

 

 
                 36,636,892  

Netherlands    0.9%

                                

ABN AMRO Bank NV,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   6.575(ff)    10/13/26         5,800        5,789,004  

Sub. Notes, 144A, MTN

   4.750    07/28/25         500        481,363  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    03/04/24    NZD      376        216,651  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   3.500    12/14/26    AUD      2,882        1,703,459  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   9.298(s)    03/11/39    MXN      22,000        219,646  

OCI NV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.625    10/15/25    EUR      8,370        8,656,499  

TMNL Holding BV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.750    01/15/29    EUR      2,300        2,095,769  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.375    02/28/30    EUR      6,000        4,647,048  
              

 

 

 
                 23,809,439  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Norway    0.1%

                                    

Equinor ASA,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.800%    01/15/28         2,140      $            2,205,311  

Peru    0.0%

                                    

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   5.875    07/05/34         89        84,330  

Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance Ltd.,

              

Pass-Through Certificates

   3.002(s)    06/02/25         836        790,601  
              

 

 

 
                 874,931  

Philippines    0.2%

                                    

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A

   8.600    06/15/27         3,560        4,091,544  

Poland    0.3%

                                    

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   1.625    04/30/28      EUR        600        560,264  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

   5.375    05/22/33         1,215        1,129,950  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   0.500    07/08/31      EUR        500        384,223  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN(a)

   1.750    05/06/26      EUR        4,700        4,649,820  
              

 

 

 
                 6,724,257  

Qatar    0.0%

                                    

QNB Finance Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.500    03/09/26      CNH        7,400        995,247  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   4.900    02/01/28      AUD        250        151,462  
              

 

 

 
                 1,146,709  

Russia    0.7%

                                    

Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    03/21/26(d)      EUR        3,500        2,407,178  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250    04/06/24      GBP        7,927        7,611,549  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.364    03/21/25(d)      EUR        4,000        2,962,680  

Gazprom PJSC via Gaz Finance PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.000    06/29/27(d)         1,410        930,600  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.540    06/30/27      CHF        6,000        4,056,505  
              

 

 

 
                 17,968,512  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     29


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Slovenia    0.5%

                                

United Group BV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.625%    02/15/28    EUR      5,275      $ 4,588,979  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.000    11/15/27    EUR      200        181,617  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.625    08/15/28    EUR      100        88,346  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.125    02/15/26    EUR      3,800        3,643,430  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250    02/01/30    EUR      6,500        5,565,738  
              

 

 

 
                            14,068,110  

South Africa    0.5%

                                

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

   6.350    08/10/28         1,350        1,221,750  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, MTN

   6.350    08/10/28         12,000        10,860,000  
              

 

 

 
                 12,081,750  

South Korea    0.7%

                                

Korea Development Bank (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.830    08/10/27    SEK      74,000        6,309,939  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.000    01/22/25    IDR      15,000,000        932,427  

Korea Expressway Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   2.310    04/28/32    SEK      80,000        6,489,772  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   3.030    05/11/32    CAD      7,500        4,671,193  
              

 

 

 
                 18,403,331  

Spain    0.8%

                                

Banco Santander SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.306    06/27/29         1,600        1,363,251  

Sub. Notes

   2.749    12/03/30         600        437,171  

Cellnex Finance Co. SA,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   2.000    02/15/33    EUR      11,900        9,529,164  

Codere Finance 2 Luxembourg SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 8.000% and PIK 3.000%

   11.000    09/30/26(d)    EUR      1,126        810,003  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   13.000    09/30/24    EUR      185        195,240  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 2.000% and PIK 11.625%

   13.625    11/30/27(d)         453        37,934  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.000    09/18/27    EUR      10,300        10,102,736  
              

 

 

 
                 22,475,499  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Supranational Bank    0.5%

                                    

African Development Bank,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.500%    09/07/32      MXN        64,600      $ 1,480,221  

African Export-Import Bank (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.798    05/17/31         300        226,728  

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN^

   0.375    09/09/25      THB        72,000        1,922,030  

European Investment Bank,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.000    02/25/28      PLN        3,985        774,568  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.270    08/28/24      IDR        10,000,000        626,566  

Inter-American Development Bank,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   7.500    12/05/24      MXN        600        31,818  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.262% (Cap 1.820%, Floor 0.000%)

   1.820(c)    08/11/26         72        65,047  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.330(ff)    05/31/26         4        3,682  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.928(s)    04/23/32      AUD        8,758        3,460,807  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.630    07/24/28      MXN        33,700        1,562,245  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.700    12/28/37         300        211,699  

International Finance Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   7.020    04/06/28      MXN        44,300        2,152,511  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   8.215(s)    01/27/37      MXN        78,000        1,142,073  
              

 

 

 
                            13,659,995  

Switzerland    0.8%

                                    

UBS Group AG,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.305(ff)    02/02/27         6,440        5,707,450  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.494(ff)    08/10/27         13,125        11,370,686  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.593(ff)    09/11/25         1,390        1,337,826  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.869(ff)    01/12/29         900        805,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.282    01/09/28         2,075        1,887,263  
              

 

 

 
                 21,108,725  

United Arab Emirates    0.4%

                                    

ADCB Finance Cayman Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   4.500    10/25/27      AUD        2,270        1,361,049  

DP World Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250    09/25/30      GBP        4,500        4,712,816  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.250    09/25/30      GBP        1,840        1,931,035  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     31


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate     
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United Arab Emirates (cont’d.)

                                    

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.875%    12/09/25      GBP        1,268      $ 1,366,327  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.500    07/02/25      CNH        2,170        293,694  
              

 

 

 
                 9,664,921  

United Kingdom    2.6%

                                    

Barclays Bank PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.100    11/13/25      CNH        18,000        2,365,981  

Barclays PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   3.250    06/26/24      AUD        1,750        1,091,032  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   5.244    06/15/28      AUD        1,000        590,937  

Sub. Notes

   7.119(ff)    06/27/34         3,780        3,496,213  

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.250    02/16/26      GBP        14,700        15,388,053  

Bellis Finco PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.000    02/16/27      GBP        6,700        6,020,175  

BP Capital Markets PLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.375(ff)    06/22/25(oo)         14,500                13,775,000  

Constellation Automotive Financing PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.875    07/15/27      GBP        5,000        4,695,003  

HSBC Bank PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, EMTN

   3.120    04/04/26      CNH        36,800        4,933,698  

HSBC Holdings PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.206(ff)    08/17/29         4,300        3,494,925  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.973(ff)    05/22/30         2,400        2,073,712  

Lloyds Bank PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.000    04/02/32         1,200        702,228  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC,

              

Sub. Notes

   4.582    12/10/25         2,250        2,138,633  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   5.000    04/15/27      GBP        2,800        3,152,082  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    04/15/27      GBP        5,900        6,641,888  
              

 

 

 
                 70,559,560  

United States    24.2%

                                    

Aflac, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.500    12/17/29      JPY        100,000        612,133  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.830    03/12/35      JPY        100,000        571,885  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.932    01/25/27      JPY        80,000        525,013  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.159    10/18/30      JPY        600,000        3,845,288  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate      

   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s

              

LP/Albertson’s LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   3.500%    03/15/29         2,310      $ 1,969,286  

Altria Group, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.125    06/15/31      EUR        2,900        2,600,852  

American International Group, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.875    06/21/27      EUR        2,100        2,042,292  

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream

              

Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.875    05/15/26         3,550        3,583,005  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance

              

Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.000    11/01/26         575        555,677  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   9.000    11/01/27         579        731,864  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   8.250    12/31/28         1,825        1,812,403  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.625    01/15/28         6,582        6,027,804  

AT&T, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.550    12/01/33         97        69,608  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.500    09/15/53         1,421        836,795  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.950    04/30/31      EUR        6,500        6,693,202  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.000    04/30/40      GBP        1,550        1,936,641  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   4.850    05/25/47      CAD        150        85,753  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   5.100    11/25/48      CAD        4,575        2,684,429  

Ball Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.000    06/15/29         900        861,991  

Bank of America Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.687(ff)    04/22/32         8,140        6,242,540  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.087(ff)    06/14/29         19,350                15,957,768  

Sub. Notes

   6.800    03/15/28         377        387,614  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   8.125    06/02/28      GBP        500        639,066  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   8.500    01/31/27         1,550        696,415  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.000    01/30/28         2,590        958,300  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.000    02/15/29         175        60,813  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.250    01/30/30         5,500        1,904,375  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.250    02/15/31         2,000        700,000  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.250    02/15/29         400        145,000  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.875    10/15/27         1,375        1,227,982  

Gtd. Notes

   6.750    03/15/25         2,075        2,056,528  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     33


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate      

   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., (cont’d.)

              

Gtd. Notes

   7.250%    10/15/29         1,600      $ 1,460,104  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.440    09/13/29      JPY        1,640,000                10,109,294  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.787    09/13/34      JPY        100,000        567,558  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.965    09/13/39      JPY        300,000        1,586,766  

Boeing Co. (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.805    05/01/50         4,030        3,472,730  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.125    10/02/25         4,800        4,736,927  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    08/16/31         1,880        1,382,569  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.125    05/15/29         2,865        2,509,851  

Broadcom, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.500    02/15/41         3,765        2,501,452  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.137    11/15/35         4,626        3,261,273  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.419    04/15/33         6,765        5,258,370  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.250    07/01/25         2,660        2,617,844  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    10/15/29         525        431,763  

Caledonia Generating LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.950    02/28/34         2,311        1,857,388  

Calpine Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    02/01/29         2,770        2,335,778  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    02/01/31         2,180        1,759,881  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    03/15/28         5,000        4,474,820  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.250    02/01/31         9,500        7,391,804  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.500    06/01/33         2,675        1,995,556  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.670    12/01/26         7,675        6,876,761  

Central Garden & Pet Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.125    04/30/31         675        538,360  

CF Industries, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.950    06/01/43         1,230        949,237  

Gtd. Notes

   5.375    03/15/44         3,560        2,893,230  

Chart Industries, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.500    01/01/30         600        589,513  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter

              

Communications Operating Capital,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   2.800    04/01/31         3,625        2,781,814  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.900    06/01/52         3,365        1,905,879  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

34


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate      

   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, (cont’d.)

 

  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.800%    03/01/50         5,250      $ 3,459,933  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   6.384    10/23/35         2,357        2,131,457  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.500    02/01/26         650        631,138  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.875    02/01/29         600        565,055  

CitiFinancial Credit Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.875    02/01/25         662        676,619  

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, GMTN

   3.790    09/28/28      HKD        6,000        705,357  

Citigroup, Inc.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes

   3.875(ff)    02/18/26(oo)         19,245                16,111,961  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.520(ff)    11/03/32         1,660        1,234,862  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.561(ff)    05/01/32         6,600        5,010,588  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.500    08/16/30      GBP        7        8,726  

Sub. Notes

   6.174(ff)    05/25/34         1,280        1,193,753  

Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.036    11/15/33         2,040        1,937,638  

Dana, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    02/15/32         4,025        3,150,555  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.375    11/15/27         2,625        2,413,939  

DaVita, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.750    02/15/31         1,125        809,126  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.625    06/01/30         1,125        882,024  

Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $3,451,125; purchased 07/18/19 - 02/27/20)(f)

   6.625    08/15/27(d)         3,740        37,764  

Discovery Communications LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.300    05/15/49         2,480        1,788,116  

DISH DBS Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   7.750    07/01/26         4,950        3,314,088  

Diversified Healthcare Trust,

              

Gtd. Notes

   9.750    06/15/25         888        861,752  

Dow Chemical Co. (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.400    05/15/39         88        108,123  

Energy Transfer LP,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series G

   7.125(ff)    05/15/30(oo)         7,800        6,558,866  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series H

   6.500(ff)    11/15/26(oo)         5,045        4,572,653  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.400    10/01/47         2,200        1,732,691  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.000    06/15/48         2,350        2,001,134  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.050    12/01/26         6,665        6,656,510  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     35


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

  

Interest

Rate     

   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

ERAC USA Finance LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.000%    10/15/37         190      $ 197,498  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.500    05/21/27      EUR        5,600        5,356,407  

Ford Motor Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.750    01/15/43         5,000                3,468,101  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   5.291    12/08/46         3,000        2,178,882  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.134    08/04/25         200        190,707  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.683    12/03/24      AUD        500        306,575  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.125    06/20/24      SGD        2,000        1,439,592  

Forward Air Corp.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   9.500    10/15/31         1,000        974,838  

General Motors Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.000    04/01/35         2,200        1,828,708  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.400    04/01/48         2,050        1,538,765  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.250    10/02/43         2,705        2,320,087  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.850    01/05/28         2,900        2,609,711  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.625    04/15/26         1,000        1,002,908  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series U

   3.650(ff)    08/10/26(oo)         11,370        8,785,019  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.992(ff)    01/27/32         2,450        1,798,420  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.383(ff)    07/21/32         1,770        1,314,892  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.615(ff)    04/22/32         9,660        7,359,662  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    05/16/28      AUD        210        122,515  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.000    08/06/24      JPY        100,000        664,960  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.000    08/16/32      JPY        200,000        1,191,912  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.300    03/22/30      JPY        10,000        63,810  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.428(s)    12/15/23      EUR        200        210,448  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 10Y Index + 0.000% (Cap 7.000%, Floor N/A)

   2.979(c)    06/30/25      EUR        2,227        2,286,640  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, 6 Month EURIBOR + 0.000% (Cap 5.500%, Floor 0.000%)

   3.937(c)    08/12/25      EUR        3,216        3,358,987  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 20Y Index + 0.000% (Cap 12.000%, Floor 5.220%)^

   5.220(c)    08/24/30      EUR        5,000        5,236,537  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, 3 Month SOFR + 0.262% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.684(c)    11/30/24         40        39,400  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest

Rate     

   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Greystone Commercial Capital Trust,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.270%^

   7.720%(c)    05/31/25         19,100      $         18,049,500  

HCA, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.250    06/15/49         1,500        1,153,360  

Gtd. Notes

   5.625    09/01/28         700        676,842  

Gtd. Notes

   7.500    11/06/33         2,000        2,049,136  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   7.750    07/15/36         2,000        2,067,145  

Honeywell International, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.750    03/10/32      EUR        3,000        2,441,354  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.750    05/17/32      EUR        4,900        4,988,101  

Housing & Urban Development Corp. Ltd. AID Bond,

              

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 6 Month LIBOR + 0.035%

   5.937(c)    09/15/30         800        796,072  

Hunt Cos., Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250    04/15/29         5,750        4,533,569  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.208(ff)    08/21/29         1,505        1,446,563  

International Game Technology PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.125    04/15/26         4,000        3,770,000  

IQVIA, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   2.250    01/15/28      EUR        1,800        1,671,421  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.125    02/01/28         1,373        1,288,579  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.750    10/15/32         9,275        6,713,955  

John Sevier Combined Cycle Generation LLC,

              

Sec’d. Notes

   4.626    01/15/42         3,755        3,241,583  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series HH

   4.600(ff)    02/01/25(oo)         23,506        21,970,550  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.762(s)    03/17/48      ITL(jj)        29,800,000        3,496,758  

KB Home,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.875    06/15/27         1,650        1,637,770  

Kimco Realty OP LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.250    12/01/31         4,160        3,042,409  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.875    10/01/49         15        11,740  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.125    01/31/30         75        63,740  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.375    01/31/32         1,650        1,363,948  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     37


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

            

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375%   02/15/27        75      $ 62,001  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.400   03/01/27        4,042                3,759,100  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.,

            

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.951   10/15/50        90        56,860  

LifePoint Health, Inc.,

            

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.375   01/15/29        3,000        1,813,386  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.500   03/01/41        9,050        8,585,193  

Marriott International, Inc.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series HH

   2.850   04/15/31        9,115        7,158,001  

Medline Borrower LP,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.875   04/01/29        5,450        4,599,403  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250   10/01/29        550        468,306  

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA,

            

Gtd. Notes

   1.500   07/02/39      EUR       500        353,829  

Gtd. Notes

   1.750   07/02/49      EUR       2,100        1,285,068  

Gtd. Notes

   2.250   03/07/39      EUR       1,910        1,531,451  

MetLife, Inc.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.769   05/23/29      JPY       600,000        3,769,120  

Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.146(s)   01/21/27      ITL(jj)       2,275,000        1,054,654  

Morgan Stanley,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.406(ff)   10/29/27      EUR       10,000        9,387,463  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.000   04/02/32        17,400        9,961,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN^

   0.500(cc)   06/26/43      MXN       16,700        138,026  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN^

   0.500(cc)   09/25/43      MXN       33,900        275,182  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.632(s)   10/05/26      IDR       2,000,000        100,194  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.118(s)   06/28/27      MXN       27,000        989,683  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.500   12/15/27      MXN       33,300        1,597,637  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.926(s)   04/05/32      MXN       71,000        1,542,959  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.950(s)   11/07/31      MXN       56,000        1,279,269  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   1.875   03/06/30      EUR       1,100        982,619  

MPLX LP,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000   03/15/28        515        471,879  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.,

            

Gtd. Notes(a)

   3.325   03/24/25      EUR       1,700        1,600,366  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,

            

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.125   12/15/30        225        182,858  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.500   08/15/28        2,265        2,000,379  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.000   01/15/27        735        684,073  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  Maturity
Date
 

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

            

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

NRG Energy, Inc.,

            

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

   10.250%(ff)   03/15/28(oo)        650      $ 627,250  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.750   06/15/24        5,600                5,490,370  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.450   09/15/36        35        33,997  

OneMain Finance Corp.,

            

Gtd. Notes(a)

   4.000   09/15/30        1,500        1,098,671  

ONEOK, Inc.,

            

Gtd. Notes

   3.100   03/15/30        7,350        6,065,323  

Gtd. Notes

   4.450   09/01/49        2,000        1,370,212  

Gtd. Notes

   5.550   11/01/26        2,080        2,054,902  

Gtd. Notes

   5.650   11/01/28        1,510        1,473,720  

Gtd. Notes(a)

   6.050   09/01/33        5,600        5,369,974  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.125   04/30/28        800        691,118  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   5.125   04/30/31        1,725        1,347,905  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Pactiv Evergreen

            

Group Issuer, Inc.,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375   10/15/28        725        619,655  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc./Pactiv

            

Evergreen Group Issuer LLC,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.000   10/15/27        492        432,790  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.,

            

Gtd. Notes

   4.250   04/15/31        4,550        3,752,442  

Post Holdings, Inc.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   4.500   09/15/31        2,325        1,887,217  

Prologis Yen Finance LLC,

            

Gtd. Notes

   0.885   06/27/36     JPY        200,000        1,069,750  

Gtd. Notes

   0.972   09/25/28     JPY        700,000        4,459,532  

Gtd. Notes

   1.003   06/24/32     JPY        1,500,000        8,855,283  

Gtd. Notes

   1.222   06/22/35     JPY        200,000        1,122,599  

Realty Income Corp.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.200   06/15/28        480        404,448  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.875   07/06/30     EUR        6,300        6,603,529  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.,

            

Gtd. Notes

   5.625   12/01/25        4,525        4,373,332  

Service Properties Trust,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.350   10/01/24        3,600        3,451,432  

Southaven Combined Cycle Generation LLC,

            

Sec’d. Notes

   3.846   08/15/33        7        6,024  

Sprint Capital Corp.,

            

Gtd. Notes

   8.750   03/15/32        1,985        2,232,020  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     39


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Sprint LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   7.625%    02/15/25         300      $ 304,123  

Standard Industries, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    07/15/30         4,550        3,722,398  

Stellantis Finance US, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   2.691    09/15/31         3,645        2,756,558  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy

              

Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.500    01/15/28         2,625        2,310,223  

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   6.000    12/31/30         1,700        1,441,123  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.500    10/01/25         1,075        1,061,742  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.750    01/15/28         2,723        2,477,660  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    08/01/30         175        147,464  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes(a)

   6.125    10/01/28         850        786,365  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.250    06/01/29         600        514,094  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.375    01/15/30         150        127,018  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   5.125    11/01/27         1,955        1,806,297  

Texas Capital Bank NA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

   10.156(c)    09/30/24         10,924                  10,831,820  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    07/24/37      EUR        450        407,114  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.650    11/21/34      EUR        2,100        2,131,693  

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   8.375    07/15/33         2,065        2,150,325  

Tote Shipholdings LLC,

              

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   3.400    10/16/40         88        76,923  

Truist Financial Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   5.867(ff)    06/08/34         780        709,864  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   7.161(ff)    10/30/29         2,345        2,358,553  

U.S. Bancorp,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes

   3.700(ff)    01/15/27(oo)         18,150        12,733,979  

UGI International LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   2.500    12/01/29      EUR        8,225        7,038,448  

United Airlines, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    04/15/26         3,750        3,487,848  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    04/15/29         950        803,174  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.750    01/15/32         250        198,906  

Gtd. Notes

   3.875    02/15/31         391        321,231  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

United Rentals North America, Inc., (cont’d.)

              

Gtd. Notes(a)

   4.875%    01/15/28         3,115      $ 2,894,054  

Gtd. Notes

   5.250    01/15/30         2,340        2,139,983  

Univision Communications, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.625    06/01/27         3,335        3,046,208  

Vector Group Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.750    02/01/29         4,750        4,027,157  

Ventas Realty LP,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.500    09/01/31         7,995        6,006,937  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    04/08/31      GBP        1,400        1,351,814  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.650    05/06/30      AUD        1,600        806,893  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   3.000    03/23/31      AUD        1,000        494,991  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   4.050    03/22/51      CAD        3,200        1,675,861  

Viatris, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.850    06/22/40         4,410        2,740,435  

Gtd. Notes

   4.000    06/22/50         4,425        2,539,300  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.250    12/01/26         4,000        3,693,910  

Vistra Corp.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

   7.000(ff)    12/15/26(oo)         2,650        2,422,449  

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

   8.000(ff)    10/15/26(oo)         9,650        9,168,319  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.000    07/31/27         3,520        3,229,434  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.550    07/15/24         14,300                  13,945,454  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.050    03/15/42         4,355        3,220,653  

Gtd. Notes

   5.141    03/15/52         2,610        1,847,594  

Gtd. Notes

   5.391    03/15/62         154        107,860  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    04/27/27      AUD        4,198        2,481,584  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   3.700    07/27/26      AUD        1,458        872,569  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.572(ff)    02/11/31         7,890        6,253,399  

Welltower OP LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.050    01/15/29         3,100        2,524,792  

Gtd. Notes

   2.800    06/01/31         10,300        8,062,605  

Gtd. Notes

   3.100    01/15/30         5,600        4,647,986  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     41


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                            

WPC Eurobond BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

       0.950%        06/01/30        EUR        9,950      $ 7,979,559  
              

 

 

 
                 645,614,045  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

              

(cost $1,449,037,652)

                     1,176,540,891  
              

 

 

 

FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS    0.8%

              

Jamaica    0.0%

                                            

Digicel International Finance Ltd.,

              

First Lien Initial Term B Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

       8.981(c)        05/27/24           432        394,515  

United Kingdom    0.8%

                                            

Constellation Automotive Group Ltd.,

              

Facility B2 (First Lien), SONIA + 4.750%

       9.938(c)        07/28/28        GBP        3,850        4,247,800  

EG Group Ltd.,

              

Additional Second Lien Loan Facility, 3 Month
EURIBOR + 7.000%

     10.972(c)        04/30/27        EUR        16,813        15,936,722  
              

 

 

 
                 20,184,522  

United States    0.0%

                                            

Diamond Sports Group LLC,

              

First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 10.100%

     12.775(c)        05/25/26           247        92,737  

Second Lien Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 3.500%

       8.669(c)        08/24/26           7,155        80,490  
              

 

 

 
                 173,227  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS

              

(cost $28,342,677)

                 20,752,264  
              

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BOND    0.2%

              

Puerto Rico

                                            

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

              

General Obligation, Sub-Series C

              

(cost $6,071,252)

       0.000(cc)        11/01/43           10,573        5,432,304  
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

42


    

    

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    4.3%

              

Spain    0.0%

                                    

Retiro Mortgage Securities DAC,

              

Series 01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.000% (Cap 5.000%, Floor 0.000%)

   5.000%(c)    07/30/75      EUR        1,693      $             1,757,725  

United States    4.3%

                                    

APS Resecuritization Trust,

              

Series 2016-01, Class 1A, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 0.264% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.150%)

   5.579(c)    07/27/57         23        23,081  

Bellemeade Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class M1C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.950%)

   8.271(c)    03/25/31         1,750        1,778,938  

Series 2021-03A, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.400%)

   6.721(c)    09/25/31         1,200        1,195,995  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust,

              

Series 2019-R07, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.214% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.535(c)    10/25/39         16        15,512  

Series 2020-R01, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.164% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.485(c)    01/25/40         373        376,868  

Series 2021-R01, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.421(c)    10/25/41         1,250        1,246,108  

Series 2021-R01, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.871(c)    10/25/41         240        237,777  

Series 2022-R01, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.471(c)    12/25/41         340        338,940  

Series 2022-R01, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.221(c)    12/25/41         100        98,501  

Series 2022-R04, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.421(c)    03/25/42         1,200        1,221,664  

Series 2023-R06, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.021(c)    07/25/43         270        272,202  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2020-RPL06, Class A1, 144A

   2.688(cc)    03/25/59         1,932        1,887,018  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     43


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Eagle Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-01, Class M1C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.700%)

   8.021%(c)    10/25/33                    2,751      $             2,763,122  

Series 2021-02, Class M1C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.450% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.450%)

   8.771(c)    04/25/34         3,500        3,529,614  

Series 2023-01, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)

   7.321(c)    09/26/33         700        700,408  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

              

Series 2021-R02, Class 2B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.621(c)    11/25/41         260        258,050  

Series 2021-R02, Class 2M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.321(c)    11/25/41         1,440        1,413,144  

Fannie Mae REMIC,

              

Series 2012-107, Class GI, IO

   3.500    09/25/27         1,285        43,385  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,

              

Series 2020-HQA05, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 4.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   9.321(c)    11/25/50         595        630,757  

Series 2020-HQA05, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.921(c)    11/25/50         1,372        1,388,519  

Series 2021-DNA02, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.721(c)    08/25/33         1,700        1,732,310  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust,

              

Series 2020-DNA02, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.964% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.285(c)    02/25/50         1,378        1,389,031  

Series 2020-DNA06, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.321(c)    12/25/50         400        401,496  

Series 2020-HQA02, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.214% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.535(c)    03/25/50         110        113,318  

Series 2020-HQA04, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 5.364% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   10.685(c)    09/25/50         1,163        1,253,572  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust, (cont’d.)

           

Series 2021-DNA01, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.971%(c)    01/25/51                    2,995      $               2,923,902  

Series 2021-DNA01, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.121(c)    01/25/51         8,702        8,658,194  

Series 2021-DNA03, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.821(c)    10/25/33         600        612,372  

Series 2021-DNA05, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.371(c)    01/25/34         2,430        2,430,000  

Series 2021-DNA05, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.971(c)    01/25/34         1,139        1,139,368  

Series 2021-DNA06, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.721(c)    10/25/41         1,630        1,638,150  

Series 2021-DNA06, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.821(c)    10/25/41         100        98,481  

Series 2021-DNA07, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.121(c)    11/25/41         200        196,441  

Series 2021-HQA01, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.321(c)    08/25/33         13,800        13,601,694  

Series 2021-HQA01, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.571(c)    08/25/33         16,231        16,043,466  

Series 2021-HQA02, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.471(c)    12/25/33         2,000        1,975,000  

Series 2021-HQA03, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.671(c)    09/25/41         500        496,250  

Series 2021-HQA03, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.421(c)    09/25/41         3,350        3,253,687  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     45


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust, (cont’d.)

           

Series 2021-HQA04, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.671%(c)    12/25/41                    2,100      $               2,034,375  

Series 2022-DNA01, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.171(c)    01/25/42         300        295,503  

Series 2022-DNA02, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.721(c)    02/25/42         700        701,310  

Series 2022-DNA04, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.671(c)    05/25/42         300        309,711  

Freddie Mac REMIC,

              

Series 4166, Class IO, IO

   3.500    02/15/43         4,218        715,284  

GCAT Asset-Backed Notes,

              

Series 2021-01, Class A1, 144A

   2.487    11/25/49         10,964        9,906,055  

Home Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2019-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.089(c)    05/25/29         378        377,944  

Series 2021-02, Class M1C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.121(c)    01/25/34         4,790        4,838,511  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust,

              

Series 2020-GS01, Class A1, 144A

   5.882(cc)    10/25/59         4,661        4,622,377  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

              

Series 2018-04A, Class A1S, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 0.864% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.750%)

   6.189(c)    01/25/48         497        480,709  

Oaktown Re VI Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.050%)

   7.371(c)    10/25/33         1,191        1,193,056  

Oaktown Re VII Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-02, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)

   6.921(c)    04/25/34         1,590        1,587,041  

Series 2021-02, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.900%)

   8.221(c)    04/25/34         700        706,647  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,

              

Series 2018-GT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.850%)

   9.289(c)    02/25/25         1,020        1,019,993  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

46


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
     Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                            

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, (cont’d.)

              

Series 2018-GT02, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     8.089%(c)        08/25/25           2,300      $             2,298,635  

Radnor Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-02, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.700%)

     9.021(c)        11/25/31           5,100        5,219,179  
              

 

 

 
                 113,682,665  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
    
(cost $116,406,156)

                 115,440,390  
              

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS    25.7%

              

Albania 0.0%

                                            

Albania Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.500        10/09/25        EUR        1,000        1,009,576  

Andorra 0.0%

                                            

Andorra International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.250        05/06/31        EUR        400        340,539  

Argentina 0.1%

                                            

Argentine Republic Government International Bond,

              

Bonds

     4.330        12/31/33(d)        JPY        519,215        616,584  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.670        12/31/38(d)        JPY        1,637,456        1,280,044  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.670        12/31/38(d)        JPY        64,960        50,892  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.670        12/31/38        JPY        1,812        1,420  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.330        12/31/33        JPY        64,884        77,052  
              

 

 

 
                 2,025,992  

Austria 0.1%

                                            

Republic of Austria Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     5.375        12/01/34        CAD        2,143        1,619,655  

Brazil 0.8%

                                            

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     5.333        02/15/28           20,912        20,277,463  

Brazilian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.500        01/05/24        BRL        30        5,889  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     47


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Brazil (cont’d.)

                                    

Brazilian Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

                         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   10.250%    01/10/28      BRL        2,890      $             558,746  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series B

   8.875    04/15/24         208        209,279  
              

 

 

 
                 21,051,377  

Bulgaria    0.3%

                                    

Bulgaria Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   3.125    03/26/35      EUR        8,212        7,321,450  

Canada    0.0%

                                    

Canadian Government Bond,

              

Bonds(k)

   4.000    06/01/41      CAD        650        467,447  

City of Toronto,

              

Unsec’d. Notes

   3.250    06/24/46      CAD        1,000        532,946  
              

 

 

 
                 1,000,393  

Chile    0.1%

                                    

Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos,

              

Bonds

   5.000    03/01/35      CLP        505,000        497,699  

Chile Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   1.440    02/01/29      EUR        1,884        1,724,044  
              

 

 

 
                 2,221,743  

China    1.9%

                                    

China Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.310    11/30/25      CNH        4,000        551,422  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.480    06/29/27      CNH        2,000        278,966  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.600    05/21/30      CNH        18,500        2,621,178  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.900    07/04/36      CNH        16,000        2,332,273  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.950    06/29/43      CNH        40,000        5,834,223  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    11/30/35      CNH        76,500        11,248,701  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.100    05/21/45      CNH        62,000        9,212,012  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.150    12/12/31      CNH        41,500        6,148,301  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.400    12/12/46      CNH        48,500        7,576,540  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    05/22/34      CNH        24,000        3,677,925  

Export-Import Bank of China (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.150    06/18/27      CNH        4,000        566,616  
              

 

 

 
                 50,048,157  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

48


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Colombia    2.2%

                                    

Colombia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.000%    04/20/33         1,600      $                 1,557,600  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.375    02/15/27         3,168        3,364,036  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.850    06/28/27      COP        17,662,000        4,010,456  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   11.850    03/09/28         1,000        1,138,560  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.875    03/22/26      EUR        47,879        48,700,705  
              

 

 

 
                 58,771,357  

Cyprus    0.9%

                                    

Cyprus Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.250    01/21/40      EUR        7,550        4,985,080  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.250    04/16/50      EUR        2,000        1,353,797  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.375    09/25/28      EUR        4,694        4,657,266  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    02/26/34      EUR        10,200        9,427,246  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    05/03/49      EUR        3,000        2,295,431  
              

 

 

 
                 22,718,820  

Denmark    0.1%

                                    

Denmark Government Bond,

              

Bonds

   1.750    11/15/25      DKK        3,520        485,478  

Bonds

   4.500    11/15/39      DKK        1,800        295,685  

Bonds, Series 10YR

   0.500    11/15/27      DKK        12,110        1,564,157  

Bonds, Series 10YR

   0.500    11/15/29      DKK        4,300        530,315  

Bonds, Series 30YR

   0.250    11/15/52      DKK        5,000        320,354  
              

 

 

 
                 3,195,989  

Egypt    0.0%

                                    

Egypt Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   4.750    04/16/26      EUR        700        501,110  

Finland    0.0%

                                    

Kuntarahoitus OYJ,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.050    09/24/32      SEK        13,000        1,075,863  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     49


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

  

Interest

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

France    0.7%

                                    

Caisse Francaise de Financement Local,

              

Covered Bonds, EMTN

   4.680%    03/09/29      CAD        28,712      $ 19,881,510  

French Republic Government Bond OAT,

              

Bonds, 144A(k)

   0.500    05/25/72      EUR        100        32,159  
              

 

 

 
                 19,913,669  

Germany    0.0%

                                    

State of North Rhine-Westphalia,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.500    06/08/27      MXN        500        24,685  

Greece    2.7%

                                    

Hellenic Republic Government Bond,

              

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/25      EUR        1        1,054  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/29      EUR        1        1,014  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/30      EUR        2        2,003  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/31      EUR        34        33,777  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/32      EUR        60        58,994  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/36      EUR        2        1,831  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/39      EUR        1        940  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.875    02/04/35      EUR            60,000        49,688,956  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.875    01/24/52      EUR        7,585        4,628,953  

Hellenic Republic Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.200    07/17/34      EUR        10,023        10,842,935  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.140    04/14/28      EUR        5,400        6,181,481  
              

 

 

 
                             71,441,938  

Hungary    0.2%

                                    

Hungary Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.625    04/28/32      EUR        4,176        3,290,639  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.125    09/22/31         1,375        989,173  
              

 

 

 
                 4,279,812  

Indonesia    1.6%

                                    

Indonesia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.900    02/14/27      EUR        10,300        9,654,810  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.000    07/28/29      EUR        8,500        7,344,468  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.400    10/30/31      EUR        9,560        7,848,946  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

50


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Indonesia (cont’d.)

                                    

Indonesia Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750%    04/24/25      EUR        2,600      $ 2,640,660  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.750    06/14/28      EUR        13,980                    14,410,303  
              

 

 

 
                 41,899,187  

Israel    0.2%

                                    

Israel Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.875    10/21/34      GBP        3,435        4,574,041  

Italy    5.3%

                                    

Cassa Del Trentino SPA,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   1.160    06/17/26      EUR        937        948,382  

Region of Lazio,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.088    03/31/43      EUR        6,249        5,190,778  

Region of Umbria,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 6 Month EURIBOR + 0.200%

   4.282(c)    03/26/31      EUR        817        820,700  

Repubic of Italy Government International Bond Coupon Strips,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.812(s)    02/20/31      EUR        5,458        4,170,488  

Republic of Italy Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    10/17/29         3,300        2,797,829  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.444    12/31/24      EUR        35        36,897  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 30Y Index + 0.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 4.250%)

   4.250(c)    06/28/29      EUR        7,892        8,413,154  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.425    03/28/36      EUR        1,400        1,364,928  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.250    12/07/34      GBP        17,018        18,719,705  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.345    01/27/48      EUR        2,100        2,117,632  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.000    08/04/28      GBP        69,287        84,922,289  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   5.375    06/15/33         10,632        9,888,367  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 67, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 10Y Index + 0.000% (Cap 8.800%, Floor N/A)

   2.988(c)    05/11/26      EUR        3,000        3,118,177  
              

 

 

 
                 142,509,326  

Japan    0.1%

                                    

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 159 (k)

   0.600    12/20/36      JPY            350,000        2,131,728  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

  

Interest

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Kazakhstan    0.3%

                                    

Kazakhstan Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN (a)

   1.500%    09/30/34      EUR        9,400      $             6,977,217  

Mexico    0.7%

                                    

Mexico Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.125    01/17/30      EUR        10,100        8,612,180  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.450    10/25/33      EUR        4,825        3,576,439  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    04/08/39      EUR        5,000        3,725,041  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    03/15/2115      EUR        950        668,002  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.625    03/19/2114      GBP        340        283,595  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 28

   2.000    04/20/38      JPY            300,000        1,544,567  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A, MTN

   7.500    04/08/33         875        921,796  
              

 

 

 
                             19,331,620  

Montenegro    0.0%

                                    

Montenegro Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.375    04/21/25      EUR        750        761,903  

Panama    0.5%

                                    

Panama Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.125    04/28/34         14,636        14,540,866  

Peru    0.7%

                                    

Peruvian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.250    03/11/33      EUR        1,200        918,388  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.750    01/30/26      EUR        7,718        7,834,124  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.750    03/01/30      EUR        9,408        9,379,229  
              

 

 

 
                 18,131,741  

Philippines    1.0%

                                    

Philippine Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.700    02/03/29      EUR        5,365        4,701,903  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.200    04/28/33      EUR        1,350        1,054,014  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750    04/28/41      EUR        1,085        714,287  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.875    05/17/27      EUR        4,000        3,746,774  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 11

   0.990    08/15/28      JPY        800,000        5,154,834  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 15

   0.590    08/15/29      JPY            1,700,000        10,457,397  
              

 

 

 
                 25,829,209  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

  

Interest

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Poland    0.0%

                                    

Republic of Poland Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.220%    08/04/34      JPY            100,000      $ 721,623  

Portugal    0.2%

                                    

Regiao Autonoma Madeira,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   0.943    05/29/32      EUR        5,000        4,187,416  

Romania    0.6%

                                    

Romanian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.500    02/08/30      EUR        4,150        3,617,840  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.124    07/16/31      EUR        2,000        1,557,693  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.375    04/19/27      EUR        1,000        964,987  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.375    02/08/38      EUR        2,138        1,588,978  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.500    04/03/34      EUR        1,000        822,800  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.875    10/29/35      EUR        1,000        826,971  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.125    03/11/39      EUR        2,966        2,329,045  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.875    05/26/28      EUR        700        665,818  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.124    07/16/31      EUR        3,600        2,803,846  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.875    05/26/28      EUR        1,100        1,046,285  
              

 

 

 
                             16,224,263  

Saudi Arabia    0.4%

                                    

Saudi Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.000    07/09/39      EUR        13,756        9,847,518  

Serbia    1.0%

                                    

Serbia International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.500    06/26/29      EUR        6,000        4,896,358  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.125    05/15/27      EUR        15,595        14,922,742  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   2.125    12/01/30         9,015        6,597,357  
              

 

 

 
                 26,416,457  

Slovenia    0.1%

                                    

Slovenia Government Bond,

              

Unsec’d. Notes, Series RS86

   0.000    02/12/31      EUR        100        81,625  

Slovenia Government International Bond,

              

Bonds, 144A

   5.000    09/19/33         3,200        3,049,280  
              

 

 

 
                 3,130,905  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     53


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

  

Interest

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

South Korea    0.1%

                                    

Export-Import Bank of Korea,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   6.700%    12/02/24      IDR        40,000      $ 2,516  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   8.000    05/15/24      IDR        6,800,000        430,123  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.250    12/07/24      IDR        10,000,000        632,477  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   8.000    05/15/24      IDR            19,600,000        1,240,901  
              

 

 

 
                             2,306,017  

Spain    2.1%

                                    

Autonomous Community of Catalonia,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.690    10/28/34      EUR        588        613,029  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 10Y Index + 0.000% (Cap 12.000%, Floor 5.480%)

   5.480(c)    05/11/29      EUR        1,000        1,120,158  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.900    05/28/30      EUR        3,250        3,651,435  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.350    11/30/41      EUR        2,100        2,473,786  

Spain Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.000    10/31/50      EUR        10,600        5,191,077  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.200    10/31/40      EUR        2,500        1,661,217  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(k)

   1.850    07/30/35      EUR        7,225        6,122,775  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(k)

   3.450    07/30/66      EUR        4,200        3,477,252  

Spain Government Bond Coupon Strips,

              

Bonds

   0.246(s)          01/31/32      EUR        3,900        3,017,448  

Bonds(k)

   0.320(s)    01/31/33      EUR        2,100        1,566,381  

Bonds

   0.449(s)    07/30/29      EUR        438        379,539  

Bonds

   0.958(s)    01/31/35      EUR        168        112,077  

Bonds

   1.027(s)    01/31/36      EUR        168        106,232  

Bonds

   1.078(s)    01/31/37      EUR        168        101,369  

Bonds

   1.296(s)    07/30/41      EUR        436        209,160  

Bonds, Series CAC(k)

   0.579(s)    07/30/29      EUR        3,600        3,112,094  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.128(s)    07/30/36      EUR        862        536,960  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.212(s)    07/30/37      EUR        862        508,456  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.297(s)    07/30/38      EUR        862        482,709  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.365(s)    07/30/42      EUR        300        138,705  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.405(s)    07/30/43      EUR        300        132,461  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.455(s)    07/30/44      EUR        300        126,382  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.475(s)    07/30/45      EUR        300        120,815  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.485(s)    07/30/46      EUR        300        115,149  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.504(s)    07/30/47      EUR        300        110,479  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.514(s)    07/30/48      EUR        300        106,127  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.544(s)    07/30/49      EUR        300        100,904  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.564(s)    07/30/50      EUR        300        93,196  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.594(s)    07/30/51      EUR        300        87,910  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

  

Interest

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Spain (cont’d.)

                                    

Spain Government Bond Coupon Strips, (cont’d.)

              

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.623%(s)    07/30/52      EUR        300      $ 84,277  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.663(s)    07/30/53      EUR        300        79,310  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.683(s)    07/30/54      EUR        300        75,797  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.703(s)    07/30/55      EUR        300        72,106  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.732(s)    07/30/56      EUR        300        64,941  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.772(s)    07/30/57      EUR        300        61,484  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.782(s)    07/30/58      EUR        300        60,998  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.812(s)    07/30/59      EUR        300        55,439  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.851(s)    07/30/60      EUR        300        54,365  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.871(s)    07/30/61      EUR        300        51,057  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.891(s)    07/30/62      EUR        300        47,311  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.921(s)    07/30/63      EUR        300        45,208  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.950(s)    07/30/64      EUR        300        42,538  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.980(s)    07/30/65      EUR        300        40,152  

Bonds, Series CAC

   2.010(s)    07/30/66      EUR        300        39,301  

Spain Government Bond Principal Strips,

              

Bonds

   0.794(s)    07/30/41      EUR        1,700        811,438  

Spain Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.250    04/06/29      GBP        16,080        19,524,616  
              

 

 

 
                             56,785,620  

Sweden    0.0%

                                    

Svensk Exportkredit AB,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   8.904(s)    06/25/27      ZAR        1,400        53,297  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.665(s)    05/11/37         110        50,717  

Sweden Government Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 1053(k)

   3.500    03/30/39      SEK        10,000        943,258  
              

 

 

 
                 1,047,272  

Tunisia    0.0%

                                    

Tunisian Republic,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.200    03/17/31      JPY            100,000        276,893  

Ukraine    0.4%

                                    

Ukraine Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.375    01/27/32(d)      EUR        43,601        10,279,281  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     55


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

  

Interest

Rate

    

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

United Kingdom    0.3%

                                            

HM Treasury UK Sovereign Sukuk PLC,

              

Unsec’d. Notes(k)

     0.333%        07/22/26        GBP        500      $ 541,505  

Jersey International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750        06/09/54        GBP        834        733,249  

United Kingdom Gilt,

              

Bonds(k)

     1.250        10/22/41        GBP        100        68,895  

Bonds(k)

     1.250        07/31/51        GBP        100        54,197  

Bonds(k)

     1.500        07/22/47        GBP        100        63,121  

Bonds(k)

     1.625        10/22/71        GBP        100        51,271  

Bonds(k)

     1.750        01/22/49        GBP        100        65,711  

Bonds(k)

     1.750        07/22/57        GBP        100        59,235  

Bonds(k)

     2.500        07/22/65        GBP        100        71,398  

Bonds(k)

     3.250        01/22/44        GBP        100        94,981  

Bonds(k)

     3.500        07/22/68        GBP        100        92,709  

Bonds(k)

     3.750        07/22/52        GBP        100        99,147  

Bonds(k)

     4.000        01/22/60        GBP        100        103,514  

Bonds(k)

     4.250        03/07/36        GBP        300        350,082  

Bonds(k)

     4.250        09/07/39        GBP        180        203,926  

Bonds(k)

     4.250        12/07/40        GBP        100        112,424  

Bonds(k)

     4.250        12/07/46        GBP        4,475        4,891,689  

Bonds(k)

     4.250        12/07/49        GBP        100        108,500  

Bonds(k)

     4.250        12/07/55        GBP        100        108,297  

Bonds(k)

     4.500        12/07/42        GBP        100        114,867  

Bonds(k)

     4.750        12/07/38        GBP        100        120,691  

Unsec’d. Notes(k)

     0.875        01/31/46        GBP        100        55,147  

Unsec’d. Notes(k)

     1.125        01/31/39        GBP        100        73,069  
              

 

 

 
                 8,237,625  

Uruguay    0.0%

                                            

Uruguay Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 8

     1.320        12/09/36        JPY            100,000        554,326  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

              

(cost $917,546,045)

                             685,264,179  
              

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS    0.7%

              

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.(k)

     5.375        12/07/28        GBP        15,000        18,525,647  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

   Interest      
Rate
     Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

              

Sri Lanka Government AID Bond

              

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.300%^

     5.953%(c)        11/01/24        USD        750      $ 734,250  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

              

(cost $25,819,911)

                            19,259,897  
              

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS    0.4%

              

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     1.125        08/15/40           160        86,375  

U.S. Treasury Bonds(h)

     2.250        05/15/41           545        357,231  

U.S. Treasury Notes(h)(k)

     1.500        11/30/28           55        46,716  

U.S. Treasury Notes(h)

     1.750        03/15/25           325        309,918  

U.S. Treasury Notes(h)

     1.875        02/15/32           1,615        1,283,420  

U.S. Treasury Notes(h)(k)

     2.875        05/15/32           2,035        1,746,284  

U.S. Treasury Notes(h)(k)

     3.875        12/31/27           1,025        987,283  

U.S. Treasury Notes(h)(k)

     4.375        10/31/24           3,400        3,364,406  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon(k)

     1.872(s)        05/15/31           85        58,557  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon(k)

     1.888(s)        08/15/29           345        259,788  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon(k)

     2.089(s)        11/15/35           800        429,625  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon(k)

     2.251(s)        08/15/40           800        321,031  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

              

(cost $10,657,209)

                 9,250,634  
              

 

 

 
                  

Shares

        

COMMON STOCKS    0.1%

              

United States

                                            

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(a)

              36,731        3,161,804  

Ferrellgas Partners LP (Class B Stock)

              

(original cost $749,975; purchased 10/20/14)(f)

              2,731        466,795  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

              

(cost $618,533)

                 3,628,599  
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     57


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Description

                 Shares      Value  

PREFERRED STOCK    0.0%

              

United States

                                                                                      

Citigroup Capital XIII, 12.022%(c), 3 Month SOFR + 6.632%,

              

Maturing 10/30/40

              

(cost $100,000)

              4,000      $ 114,680  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

              

(cost $3,171,503,324)

                 2,589,576,454  
              

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    2.5%

              

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS    2.5%

              

PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(wb)

              29,538,661        29,538,661  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund

              

(cost $39,014,575; includes $38,852,822 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wb)

              39,053,086        39,033,559  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

              

(cost $68,553,236)

                 68,572,220  
              

 

 

 

OPTION PURCHASED*~    0.0%

              

(cost $0)

                 11,125  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

              

(cost $68,553,236)

                 68,583,345  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN    99.7%

              

(cost $3,240,056,560)

                 2,658,159,799  
              

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN*~    (0.0)%

              

(premiums received $8,781)

                 (356,986)  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF OPTIONS WRITTEN    99.7%

              

(cost $3,240,047,779)

                 2,657,802,813  

Other assets in excess of liabilities(z)    0.3%

                 6,754,098  
              

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

               $     2,664,556,911  
              

 

 

 

 

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

AUD—Australian Dollar

BRL—Brazilian Real

CAD—Canadian Dollar

CHF—Swiss Franc

CLP—Chilean Peso

CNH—Chinese Renminbi

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

DKK—Danish Krone

EUR—Euro

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

58


    

    

 

GBP—British Pound

HKD—Hong Kong Dollar

HUF—Hungarian Forint

IDR—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS—Israeli Shekel

ITL—Italian Lira

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

MYR—Malaysian Ringgit

NOK—Norwegian Krone

NZD—New Zealand Dollar

PEN—Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PLN—Polish Zloty

RON—Romanian Leu

SAR—Saudi Arabian Riyal

SEK—Swedish Krona

SGD—Singapore Dollar

THB—Thai Baht

TWD—New Taiwanese Dollar

USD—US Dollar

ZAR—South African Rand

 

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.

A—Annual payment frequency for swaps

ABS—Asset-Backed Security

AID—Agency for International Development

BARC—Barclays Bank PLC

BBR—New Zealand Bank Bill Rate

BBSW—Australian Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate

BNP—BNP Paribas S.A.

BOA—Bank of America, N.A.

BUBOR—Budapest Interbank Offered Rate

CAC—French Stock Market Index

CDOR—Canadian Dollar Offered Rate

CDX—Credit Derivative Index

CGM—Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

CIBOR—Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rate

CITI—Citibank, N.A.

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

CLOIS—Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate Average

CME—Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CORRA—Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average

DAC—Designated Activity Company

DB—Deutsche Bank AG

EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note

EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate

EuroSTR—Euro Short-Term Rate

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

GS—Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

GSI—Goldman Sachs International

HSBC—HSBC Bank PLC

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     59


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

 

ICE—Intercontinental Exchange

 

IO—Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)

 

JIBAR—Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate

 

JPM—JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

 

JPS—J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

KLIBOR—Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate

 

KWCDC—Korean Won Certificate of Deposit

 

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

 

LP—Limited Partnership

 

M—Monthly payment frequency for swaps

 

MASTR—Morgan Stanley Structured Asset Security

 

MPLE—Maple Bonds

 

MSI—Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC

 

MTN—Medium Term Note

 

MUNIPSA—Municipal Swap Weekly Yield Index

 

NIBOR—Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

 

OAT—Obligations Assimilables du Tresor

 

OTC—Over-the-counter

 

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

 

PJSC—Public Joint-Stock Company

 

PRIBOR—Prague Interbank Offered Rate

 

Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps

 

REMIC—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

S—Semiannual payment frequency for swaps

 

SAIBOR—Saudi Arabian Interbank Offered Rate

 

SARON—Swiss Average Rate Overnight

 

SCB—Standard Chartered Bank

 

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

SONIA—Sterling Overnight Index Average

 

SORA—Singapore Overnight Rate Average

 

SSB—State Street Bank & Trust Company

 

STRIPs—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

 

T—Swap payment upon termination

 

TAIBOR—Taiwan Interbank Offered Rate

 

TD—The Toronto-Dominion Bank

 

TELBOR—Tel Aviv Interbank Offered Rate

 

THOR—Thai Overnight Repurchase Rate

 

TONAR—Tokyo Overnight Average Rate

 

UBS—UBS Securities LLC

 

USOIS—United States Overnight Index Swap

 

WIBOR—Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate

 

*  

Non-income producing security.

#  

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

~  

See tables subsequent to the Schedule of Investments for options detail. Options with maturity dates greater than one year from date of acquisition would be considered long-term investments.

^  

Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $29,050,487 and 1.1% of net assets.

(a)  

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $37,778,546; cash collateral of $38,852,822 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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(b)  

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

(c)  

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

(cc)  

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of October 31, 2023. 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.

(f)  

Indicates a restricted security that is acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer and is considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $15,642,410. The aggregate value of $10,103,288 is 0.4% of net assets.

(ff)  

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

(h)  

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for OTC derivatives.

(jj)  

Represents original contract currency denomination, settlement to occur in Euro currency.

(k)  

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

(oo)  

Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.

(r)  

Principal or notional amount is less than $500 par.

(s)  

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

(wb)  

Represents an investment in a Fund affiliated with the Manager.

(z)  

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

Option Purchased:

OTC Swaptions

 

Description

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

5- Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/30/29

     Call      GSI      01/26/24        2.85%        2.85% (A)     

3 Month
TELBOR(Q)/

4.661%

 
 

 

     ILS 75,000      $ 11,125  
                      

 

 

 

(cost $0)

                      

Options Written:

OTC Swaptions

 

Description

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

5- Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/30/29

   Call    GSI      01/26/24        2.35%       

3 Month
TELBOR(Q)/
4.661%
 
 
 
     2.35%(A)        ILS 75,000      $ (2,487

5- Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/30/29

   Put    GSI      01/26/24        3.65%        3.65%(A)       

3 Month
TELBOR(Q)/
4.661%
 
 
 
     ILS 75,000        (354,245

GS_21-PJA ^

   Put    GSI      06/17/24        0.25%        0.25%(M)        GS_21-PJA(M)        69,580        (254
                       

 

 

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $8,781)

 

               $ (356,986
                       

 

 

 

 

††

The value of the contract, GS_21-PJA is derived from the aggregate credit performance of a pool of senior prime jumbo

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     61


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

 

mortgages. The pool of prime jumbo mortgages is reset monthly.

 

  Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2023:  

Number

of
Contracts

    

Type

   Expiration
Date
     Current
Notional
Amount
     Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

Long Positions:

        
  25      1 Day Interbank Deposit      Dec. 2028      $ 57,470      $ (5,304
  64      3 Month CME SOFR      Dec. 2023        15,144,000        43,883  
  64      3 Month CME SOFR      Mar. 2024        15,129,600        2,245  
  64      3 Month CME SOFR      Jun. 2024        15,140,000        (41,755
  64      3 Month CME SOFR      Sep. 2024        15,172,000        (81,680
  64      3 Month CME SOFR      Dec. 2024        15,213,600        (106,517
  64      3 Month CME SOFR      Mar. 2025        15,256,800        (112,917
  1,186      2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2023        240,072,345        (1,227
  228      10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2023        24,207,189        (24,831
  179      20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds      Dec. 2023        19,589,313        (1,395,345
  5      30 Year Euro Buxl      Dec. 2023        637,082        4,757  
  1,107      30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds      Dec. 2023        124,606,687        (15,521,565
  1,831      Japanese Yen Currency      Dec. 2023        152,121,769        (7,102,323
           

 

 

 
              (24,342,579
           

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Positions:

        
  285      5 Year Euro-Bobl      Dec. 2023        35,068,238        311,211  
  3,278      5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2023        342,474,164        5,603,508  
  791      10 Year Euro-Bund      Dec. 2023        107,959,096        2,182,563  
  188      10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes      Dec. 2023        20,459,688        946,584  
  1,993      British Pound Currency      Dec. 2023        151,393,262        5,146,330  
  475      Euro Currency      Dec. 2023        62,952,344        1,072,343  
  2,310      Euro Schatz Index      Dec. 2023        257,069,892        694,519  
           

 

 

 
              15,957,058  
           

 

 

 
            $ (8,385,521
           

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2023:

 

Purchase

Contracts

   Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement

Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

           

Australian Dollar,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     JPM        AUD        54,319      $   34,975,840      $   34,548,883      $      $ (426,957

Brazilian Real,

                    

Expiring 11/03/23

     CITI        BRL        19,292        3,845,407        3,824,677               (20,730

British Pound,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     SCB        GBP        578        701,683        703,104        1,421         

Canadian Dollar,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     JPM        CAD        53,116        39,166,574        38,357,941               (808,633

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

   Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement

Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

           

Chilean Peso,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     BOA        CLP        1,149,859      $ 1,279,398      $ 1,280,830      $ 1,432      $  

Chinese Renminbi,

                    

Expiring 11/16/23

     BNP        CNH        815,220        112,358,078        111,175,259               (1,182,819

Expiring 11/16/23

     DB        CNH        24,766        3,390,311        3,377,410               (12,901

Expiring 11/16/23

     JPM        CNH        353,761        48,757,655        48,244,039               (513,616

Czech Koruna,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     BARC        CZK        116,874        5,045,404        5,026,067               (19,337

Danish Krone,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     CITI        DKK        15,166        2,169,486        2,160,059               (9,427

Euro,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     JPM        EUR        2,663        2,832,253        2,828,193               (4,060

Expiring 01/19/24

     MSI        EUR        9,252        9,792,429        9,826,762        34,333         

Expiring 01/19/24

     MSI        EUR        2,078        2,206,306        2,206,672        366         

Hungarian Forint,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     BARC        HUF        7,300,095        19,783,991        19,967,888        183,897         

Indonesian Rupiah,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     MSI        IDR        91,542,091        5,950,667        5,742,064               (208,603

Israeli Shekel,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     BARC        ILS        17,431        4,587,047        4,325,191               (261,856

Japanese Yen,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     HSBC        JPY        14,856,047        101,377,401        99,340,984               (2,036,417

Malaysian Ringgit,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     BARC        MYR        52,331        11,252,570        11,019,924               (232,646

Mexican Peso,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     BARC        MXN        70,393        3,945,969        3,872,158               (73,811

New Zealand Dollar,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     CITI        NZD        13,564        8,165,463        7,904,375               (261,088

Norwegian Krone,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     HSBC        NOK        87,186        8,047,414        7,822,539               (224,875

Polish Zloty,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     HSBC        PLN        86,922        20,333,977        20,582,483        248,506         

Romanian Leu,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     BARC        RON        11,188        2,389,057        2,381,344               (7,713

Singapore Dollar,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     HSBC        SGD        7,299        5,384,852        5,342,992               (41,860

South Korean Won,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     JPM        KRW        49,183,698        37,187,130        36,455,906               (731,224

Swiss Franc,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     JPM        CHF        1,566        1,754,288        1,737,471               (16,817

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     63


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

   Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement

Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

           

Thai Baht,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     CITI        THB        293,289      $ 8,250,046      $ 8,197,261      $      $ (52,785
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 504,930,696      $ 498,252,476        469,955        (7,148,175
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Sale

Contracts

   Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement

Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

              

Australian Dollar,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     SSB        AUD        6,461      $ 4,085,711      $ 4,109,400      $      $ (23,689

Brazilian Real,

                    

Expiring 11/03/23

     DB        BRL        19,292        3,905,187        3,824,676        80,511         

Expiring 12/04/23

     CITI        BRL        19,292        3,831,165        3,810,538        20,627         

British Pound,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     HSBC        GBP        22,647        27,870,361        27,544,548        325,813         

Chinese Renminbi,

                    

Expiring 11/16/23

     BOA        CNH        19,651        2,684,374        2,679,924        4,450         

Euro,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     BNP        EUR        68,414        72,908,365        72,666,534        241,831         

Expiring 01/19/24

     GSI        EUR        6,498        6,906,038        6,901,705        4,333         

Expiring 01/19/24

     MSI        EUR        43,602        46,509,202        46,311,912        197,290         

Expiring 01/19/24

     SSB        EUR        76,193        80,551,023        80,929,489               (378,466

Expiring 01/19/24

     TD        EUR        3,577        3,795,346        3,799,715               (4,369

Japanese Yen,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     CITI        JPY        1,054,258        7,104,498        7,049,724        54,774         

Expiring 01/19/24

     GSI        JPY        640,198        4,330,016        4,280,944        49,072         

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

                    

Expiring 12/20/23

     CITI        PEN        25,265        6,776,118        6,563,341        212,777         

Swedish Krona,

                    

Expiring 01/19/24

     JPM        SEK        38,328        3,532,935        3,447,295        85,640         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 274,790,339      $ 273,919,745        1,277,118        (406,524
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  $ 1,747,073      $ (7,554,699
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023:

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Counterparty

                                              
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**:

Arab Republic of Egypt (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000      $ 880,465      $ 766      $ 879,699      BARC

Dominican Republic (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        144,260        766        143,494      BARC

Emirate of Abu Dhabi (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        (47,454)        766        (48,220)      BARC

Federal Republic of Nigeria (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        462,282        766        461,516      BARC

Federation of Malaysia (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        3,000        (51,492)            1,150        (52,642)      BARC

Federative Republic of Brazil (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        313,955        3,449        310,506      BARC

Kingdom of Bahrain (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        128,959        766        128,193      BARC

Kingdom of Morocco (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        41,250        766        40,484      BARC

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        4,000        (63,035)        1,533        (64,568)      BARC

People’s Republic of China (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        (86,876)        3,449        (90,325)      BARC

Republic of Argentina (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        1,546,614        766        1,545,848      BARC

Republic of Chile (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        7,000        (75,744)        2,682        (78,426)      BARC

Republic of Colombia (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        6,000        306,930        2,299        304,631      BARC

Republic of Indonesia (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        (17,972)        3,449        (21,421)      BARC

Republic of Panama (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        63,031        766        62,265      BARC

Republic of Peru (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        3,000        (3,127)        1,150        (4,277)      BARC

Republic of Philippines (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        3,000        (18,242)        1,150        (19,392)      BARC

Republic of South Africa (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        666,742        3,449        663,293      BARC

Republic of Turkey (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        1,090,991        3,449        1,087,542      BARC

State of Qatar (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        (41,040)        766        (41,806)      BARC

Sultanate of Oman (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        43,789        766        43,023      BARC

United Mexican States (D01)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        75,834        3,449        72,385      BARC

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     65


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed  
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Counterparty

                                              
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**(cont’d.):

Arab Republic of Egypt (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000      $ 880,465      $ 766      $ 879,699      GSI

Dominican Republic (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        144,260        766        143,494      GSI

Emirate of Abu Dhabi (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        (47,454)        766        (48,220)      GSI

Federal Republic of Nigeria (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        462,282        766        461,516      GSI

Federation of Malaysia (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        3,000        (51,492)        1,150        (52,642)      GSI

Federative Republic of Brazil (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        313,955        3,449        310,506      GSI

Kingdom of Bahrain (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        128,959        766        128,193      GSI

Kingdom of Morocco (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        41,250        766        40,484      GSI

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        4,000        (63,035)        1,533        (64,568)      GSI

People’s Republic of China (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        (86,876)        3,449        (90,325)      GSI

Republic of Argentina (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        1,546,614        766        1,545,848      GSI

Republic of Chile (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        7,000        (75,744)        2,682        (78,426)      GSI

Republic of Colombia (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        6,000        306,930        2,299        304,631      GSI

Republic of Indonesia (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        (17,972)        3,449        (21,421)      GSI

Republic of Panama (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        63,031        766        62,265      GSI

Republic of Peru (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        3,000        (3,127)        1,150        (4,277)      GSI

Republic of Philippines (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        3,000        (18,242)        1,150        (19,392)      GSI

Republic of South Africa (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        666,742        3,449        663,293      GSI

Republic of Turkey (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        1,090,991        3,449        1,087,542      GSI

State of Qatar (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        (41,040)        766        (41,806)      GSI

Sultanate of Oman (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        2,000        43,789        766        43,023      GSI

United Mexican States (D02)

   12/20/28      1.000%(Q)        9,000        75,834        3,449        72,385      GSI

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

66


    

    

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed  
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

                                         
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**(cont’d.):

Arab Republic of Egypt (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000      $ 880,466     $ 877      $ 879,589     GSI

Dominican Republic (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000        144,261       877        143,384     GSI

Emirate of Abu Dhabi (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000        (47,454     877        (48,331   GSI

Federal Republic of Nigeria (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000        462,283       877        461,406     GSI

Federation of Malaysia (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     3,000        (51,493     1,315        (52,808   GSI

Federative Republic of Brazil (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     9,000        313,954       3,945        310,009     GSI

Kingdom of Bahrain (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000        128,959       877        128,082     GSI

Kingdom of Morocco (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000        41,251       877        40,374     GSI

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     4,000        (63,035     1,753        (64,788   GSI

People’s Republic of China (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     9,000        (86,876     3,945        (90,821   GSI

Republic of Argentina (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000        1,546,614       877        1,545,737     GSI

Republic of Chile (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     7,000        (75,743     3,069        (78,812   GSI

Republic of Colombia (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     6,000        306,929       2,630        304,299     GSI

Republic of Indonesia (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     9,000        (17,973     3,945        (21,918   GSI

Republic of Panama (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000        63,032       877        62,155     GSI

Republic of Peru (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     3,000        (3,127     1,315        (4,442   GSI

Republic of Philippines (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     3,000        (18,243     1,315        (19,558   GSI

Republic of South Africa (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     9,000        666,741       3,945        662,796     GSI

Republic of Turkey (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     9,000        1,090,990       3,945        1,087,045     GSI

State of Qatar (D03)

   12/20/28    1.000%(Q)     2,000        (41,040     877        (41,917   GSI

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     67


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

    

Counterparty

 
                                                 
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**(cont’d.):

 

Sultanate of Oman (D03)

     12/20/28          1.000 %(Q)      2,000      $ 43,789      $ 877      $ 42,912        GSI  

United Mexican States (D03)

     12/20/28          1.000 %(Q)      9,000        75,833        3,945        71,888        GSI  
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
           $ 16,080,358      $ 120,473      $ 15,959,885     
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023(4)
    Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

 
                                                     
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on credit indices—Sell Protection(2)**:

 

 

CDX.EM.40.V1 (D01)

     12/20/28          1.000%(Q)        100,000        2.279 %      $ (5,351,560   $ (136,846   $ (5,214,714     BARC  

CDX.EM.40.V1 (D02)

     12/20/28          1.000%(Q)        100,000        2.279 %        (5,351,560     (136,846     (5,214,714     GSI  

CDX.EM.40.V1 (D03)

     12/20/28          1.000%(Q)        100,000        2.279 %        (5,351,561     (142,470     (5,209,091     GSI  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
              $ (16,054,681   $ (416,162   $ (15,638,519  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

**

The Fund entered into multiple credit default swap agreements in a packaged trade consisting of two parts. The Fund bought/sold protection on an Emerging Market CDX Index and bought/sold protection on the countries which comprise the index. The upfront premium is attached to the index of the trade for the Emerging Markets CDX package(s). Each swap is priced individually. If any of the component swaps are closed out early, the Index exposure will be reduced by an amount proportionate to the terminated swap(s). Individual packages in the tables above are denoted by the corresponding footnotes (D01 - D03).

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023(4)
   Fair
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Counterparty

 
                                                  
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities - Sell Protection(2)^:

 

  

GS_21-PJA

   11/14/23    0.500%(M)      43,187      *    $ 28,151      $ (278   $ 28,429        GSI  
              

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

††

The value of the contract, GS_21-PJA is derived from the aggregate credit performance of a pool of senior prime jumbo mortgages. The pool of prime jumbo mortgages is reset monthly.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

68


    

    

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                                              
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1):

 

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

     12/20/23        1.000 %(Q)      EUR 2,640      $ (5,706   $ 25,458     $ (31,164     DB  

Gazprom PAO

     12/20/23        1.000 %(Q)      1,410        54,803       36,862       17,941       CITI  

Gazprom PAO

     06/20/24        1.000 %(Q)      723        87,507       92,050       (4,543     HSBC  

Gazprom PAO

     06/20/25        1.000 %(Q)      EUR 2,000        432,670       8,574       424,096       BARC  

Gazprom PAO

     12/20/25        1.000 %(Q)      2,000        431,710       573,952       (142,242     GSI  

Gazprom PAO

     06/20/26        1.000 %(Q)      4,400        1,019,163       1,623,836       (604,673     HSBC  

Gazprom PAO

     06/20/27        1.000 %(Q)      8,650        2,208,681       3,570,311       (1,361,630     HSBC  

Gazprom PAO

     06/20/27        1.000 %(Q)      1,000        255,339       288,180       (32,841     HSBC  

Gazprom PAO

     06/20/27        1.000 %(Q)      600        153,204       287,267       (134,063     JPM  

Gazprom PAO

     12/20/27        1.000 %(Q)      3,300        870,437       1,335,797       (465,360     JPM  

Kingdom of Morocco

     12/20/27        1.000 %(Q)      4,305        37,663       95,835       (58,172     BNP  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     03/20/24        1.000 %(Q)      2,230        7,182       19,780       (12,598     MSI  

Republic of Italy

     12/20/27        1.000 %(Q)      EUR 4,935        (77,112     (154,556     77,444       BARC  

Republic of South Africa

     06/20/26        1.000 %(Q)      1,000        17,978       20,933       (2,955     GSI  

Swiss Confederation

     12/20/27        0.250 %(Q)      5,000        (35,124           (35,124     BARC  
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ 5,458,395     $ 7,824,279     $ (2,365,884  
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023(4)
  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

                                             
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2):

American International Group, Inc.

   06/20/26    1.000%(Q)      3,260      0.656%   $ 31,402     $ 25,867     $ 5,535     BOA

Australian Government Bond

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)      5,000      0.187%     159,025       139,966       19,059     DB

Barclays PLC

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)      EUR 3,000      1.012%     2,560       19,764       (17,204   CITI

DP World PLC

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)      2,000      1.397%     (6,406     2,137       (8,543   BARC

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)      3,480      0.197%     21,682       19,138       2,544     BNP

Emirate of Dubai

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)      1,000      0.339%     8,502       859       7,643     CITI

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

   12/20/23    1.000%(Q)      3,000      0.363%     6,117       (15,571     21,688     DB

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     69


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at

October 31,
2023(4)
  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

                                             
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2)(cont’d.):

Federative Republic of Brazil

   12/20/23    1.000%(M)      2,700      0.209%   $ 6,075     $ 2,775     $ 3,300     CITI

Gazprom PAO

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)      8,600      12.369%     (2,120,093     (3,396,003     1,275,910     HSBC

Generalitat de Cataluna

   12/20/25    1.000%(Q)      4,900      0.405%     64,885       (19,989     84,874     DB

Halliburton Co.

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)      4,240      0.360%     83,933       25,502       58,431     GSI

Hellenic Republic

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)      1,000      0.163%     6,446       (25,874     32,320     BARC

Hellenic Republic

   06/20/29    1.000%(Q)      5,400      0.957%     17,474       (41,230     58,704     BARC

Hellenic Republic

   12/20/29    1.000%(Q)      EUR 5,000      0.826%     56,684       13,183       43,501     CITI

Hellenic Republic

   12/20/31    1.000%(Q)      6,000      1.265%     (96,009     (145,313     49,304     CITI

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

   03/20/24    0.250%(Q)      34,770      0.059%     35,701       13,186       22,515     BOA

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)      1,000      1.564%     (5,045     2,923       (7,968   BARC

Japan Govt.

   06/20/28    1.000%(Q)      15,000      0.278%     469,812       485,496       (15,684   CITI

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)      700      0.095%     4,815       (3,039     7,854     MSI

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)      9,940      0.223%     133,425       (31,291     164,716     BOA

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)      7,500      0.223%     100,673       (29,229     129,902     JPM

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)      1,645      0.223%     22,081       7,054       15,027     BARC

People’s Republic of China

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)      1,000      0.328%     8,620       4,808       3,812     CITI

Republic of Colombia

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)      1,000      1.309%     (7,722     (36,610     28,888     CITI

Republic of Estonia

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)      3,150      0.572%     42,849       18,721       24,128     JPM

Republic of Finland

   06/20/27    0.250%(Q)      2,000      0.178%     5,440       6,139       (699   BOA

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

70


    

    

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at

October 31,
2023(4)
    Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                                                
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2)(cont’d.):

 

 

Republic of Ireland

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)     2,000        0.180   $ 50,240     $ 2,046     $ 48,194       GSI  

Republic of Ireland

   06/20/27    1.000%(Q)     2,800        0.207     77,586       30,980       46,606       MSI  

Republic of Italy

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)     6,000        0.225     36,337       (39,626     75,963       BOA  

Republic of Italy

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)     900        0.119     6,050       (6,085     12,135       DB  

Republic of Italy

   06/20/26    1.000%(Q)     4,200        0.607     45,616       (86,544     132,160       BOA  

Republic of Italy

   06/20/30    1.000%(Q)     1,200        1.341     (21,041     (22,913     1,872       BARC  

Republic of Panama

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)     4,200        1.211     (20,587     7,587       (28,174     CITI  

Republic of Poland

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)     6,615        0.136     43,767       3,269       40,498       BNP  

Republic of Serbia

   12/20/25    5.000%(Q)     4,500        1.134     377,371       377,888       (517     CITI  

Republic of Serbia

   12/20/25    1.000%(Q)     1,000        1.134     (1,538     (623     (915     BNP  

Republic of Slovenia

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)     900        0.064     6,366       (8,344     14,710       HSBC  

Republic of South Africa

   12/20/23    1.000%(Q)     3,000        0.725     4,627       (4,607     9,234       BOA  

Republic of South Africa

   06/20/31    1.000%(Q)     3,000        3.432     (414,343     (291,207     (123,136     MSI  

State of Illinois

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)     2,800        1.332     (6,888     (38,265     31,377       GSI  

State of Illinois

   06/20/28    1.000%(Q)     1,000        2.066     (39,371     (57,630     18,259       CITI  

State of Qatar

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)     4,000        0.409     73,451       69,305       4,146       CITI  

UBS Group AG

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)     EUR 8,600        0.784     32,597       38,377       (5,780     BOA  

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)     1,000        0.268     28,695       18,430       10,265       DB  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     71


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023(4)
    Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums

Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

 
                                                     
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2)(cont’d.):

 

United Mexican States

     12/20/26        1.000%(Q)        4,000        0.716%     $ 37,613     $ 2,967     $ 34,646       GSI  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     06/20/26        1.000%(Q)        9,960        0.811%       57,855       110,142       (52,287     GSI  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
              $ (572,671   $ (2,851,484   $ 2,278,813    
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Counterparty
                                           
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Buy Protection(1):

CDX.EM.39.V1

   06/20/28    1.000%(Q)     200,000      $ 8,593,707      $ 8,342,319      $ 251,388      MSI
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023(4)
  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

                                             
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Sell Protection(2):

CDX.EM.39.V1

   06/20/28    1.000%(Q)      200,000      2.119%   $ (8,593,707   $ (5,954,279   $ (2,639,428   MSI
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

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

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

If the Fund is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

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

 

*

When an implied credit spread is not available, reference the fair value of credit default swap agreements on credit indices and asset-backed securities. Where the Fund is the seller of protection, it serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represents the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the reporting date. Increasing fair value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represents a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Currency swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023:

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

  Fund
Receives
 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

  Fund
Pays
  Counterparty   Termination
Date
  Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                 
OTC Currency Swap Agreements:                        

CNH

      10,000         2.350%(Q)   1,564       1 Day SOFR(Q)/5.350%       SCB       01/10/27     $ (211,041 )     $     $ (211,041 )

IDR

      50,000,000         8.220%(S)   3,454       6 Month LIBOR(S)/5.871%       CITI       11/29/23       (280,639 )             (280,639 )

PEN

      32,632         3.420%(S)   8,000       6 Month LIBOR(S)/5.871%       MSI       08/12/24       235,003             235,003
                         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                          $ (256,677 )     $     $ (256,677 )
                         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     73


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023:    

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:  
AUD     18,000       12/03/29     2.700%(S)   6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/4.750%     $    (786,079     $  (1,462,662   $ (676,583
AUD     10,000       07/10/33     2.987%(S)   6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/4.750%     106,908       (1,136,449       (1,243,357
AUD     10,000       03/26/36     2.101%(S)   6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/4.750%           (1,908,101     (1,908,101
CAD     51,805       04/03/25     0.970%(S)   3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%     47,833       (2,323,669     (2,371,502
CAD     4,800       12/03/32     3.450%(S)   1 Day CORRA(2)(S)/5.050%     139,121       (204,982     (344,103
CAD     12,150       12/03/48     2.800%(S)   3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%     (214,510     (2,306,104     (2,091,594
CAD     3,000       12/03/53     3.300%(S)   1 Day CORRA(2)(S)/5.050%     (55,136     (265,723     (210,587
CHF     14,500       01/31/29     0.260%(A)   1 Day SARON(2)(S)/1.702%     (51,105     (1,044,567     (993,462
CHF     800       10/17/31     0.033%(A)   1 Day SARON(2)(S)/1.702%     (644     (105,827     (105,183
CHF     4,000       11/05/31     0.125%(A)   1 Day SARON(2)(A)/1.702%           (525,286     (525,286
CHF     700       04/03/33     0.687%(A)   1 Day SARON(2)(S)/1.702%     (3,636     (65,632     (61,996
CLP     634,000       02/11/30     3.085%(S)   1 Day CLOIS(2)(S)/9.000%           (121,782     (121,782
CLP     800,000       07/13/30     2.030%(S)   1 Day CLOIS(2)(S)/9.000%           (222,145     (222,145
CLP     7,540,000       02/06/33     5.200%(S)   1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)/9.000%           575,595       575,595  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

74


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
CLP     3,100,000       02/23/33     5.570%(S)   1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)/9.000%   $     $ 134,459     $ 134,459  
CLP     818,000       02/27/33     5.550%(S)   1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)/9.000%           36,271       36,271  
CLP     5,294,000       03/16/33     5.295%(S)   1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)/9.000%           331,804       331,804  
CNH     78,000       09/03/24     2.860%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (14     82,902       82,916  
CNH     76,000       10/09/24     2.860%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (4     80,174       80,178  
CNH     98,660       11/01/24     3.120%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (62     176,980       177,042  
CNH     92,700       02/04/25     2.600%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

          101,028       101,028  
CNH     330,000       02/05/25     2.600%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (29     359,382       359,411  
CNH     18,100       03/10/25     2.300%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (7     8,150       8,157  
CNH     25,000       03/12/25     2.400%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

          16,371       16,371  
CNH     149,980       05/08/25     1.860%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (166     (77,543     (77,377

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     75


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
CNH     80,785       06/01/25     1.973%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

  $ 16     $ (22,079   $ (22,095
CNH     118,700       07/02/25     2.330%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (28     65,332       65,360  
CNH     161,860       07/13/25     2.653%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (70         209,789           209,859  
CNH     48,542       08/06/25     2.555%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (28     60,329       60,357  
CNH     129,600       09/01/25     2.735%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (62     218,394       218,456  
CNH     225,740       11/02/25     2.588%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    265       323,842       323,577  
CNH     200,000       12/09/25     2.855%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

          436,612       436,612  
CNH     192,490       01/05/26     2.660%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (240     300,677       300,917  
CNH     40,000       03/03/26     2.840%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (57     91,826       91,883  
CNH     50,000       03/23/26     2.875%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

          118,720       118,720  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

76


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
CNH     345,920       04/12/26     2.810%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

  $ (626   $ 737,100     $ 737,726  
CNH     6,300       12/22/26     2.460%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

          6,107       6,107  
CNH     197,265       05/11/28     2.600%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    237,909       283,603       45,694  
CZK     875,720       01/28/24     1.938%(A)   6 Month PRIBOR(2)(S)/6.880%           (627,035     (627,035
DKK     13,600       05/04/25     0.825%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/4.140%     7       (113,204     (113,211
DKK     5,000       08/29/26     0.580%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/4.140%     11       (60,028     (60,039
DKK     1,300       10/21/26     0.673%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/4.140%     7       (14,929     (14,936
DKK     13,000       03/15/27     1.123%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/4.140%           (133,928     (133,928
DKK     1,865       06/22/27     0.987%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/4.140%           (25,033     (25,033
EUR     447,550       11/23/24     (0.046)%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%           (18,387,142     (18,387,142
EUR     27,230       08/15/30     (0.191)%(A)   1 Day EuroSTR(2)(A)/3.880%     (10,193     (5,919,869     (5,909,676
EUR     6,400       02/23/32     1.180%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%     135       (1,033,280     (1,033,415
EUR     4,680       03/29/32     1.170%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%     1,259       (757,236     (758,495

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     77


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
EUR     4,150       05/11/32     1.100%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%   $ (69,542   $ (770,032   $ (700,490
EUR     7,000       06/28/32     0.785%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%     (45,623     (1,480,952     (1,435,329
EUR     3,050       10/30/32     1.302%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%           (504,833     (504,833
EUR     19,945       03/20/33     2.996%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%           (276,523     (276,523
EUR     14,225       05/11/33     1.000%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%     (284,944     (3,047,702     (2,762,758
EUR     14,280       03/20/38     2.982%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%           556,815       556,815  
EUR     365       05/11/39     1.100%(A)   1 Day EuroSTR(2)(A)/3.880%     (2,817     (108,123     (105,306
EUR     12,485       11/24/41     0.565%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%           2,516,487       2,516,487  
EUR     12,485       11/24/41     0.600%(A)   3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/3.972%           (2,603,479     (2,603,479
EUR     30,272       11/25/41     0.629%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%           5,967,133       5,967,133  
EUR     30,272       11/25/41     0.663%(A)   3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/3.972%           (6,181,128     (6,181,128
EUR     8,450       02/17/42     0.536%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%           (3,520,651     (3,520,651
EUR     17,040       03/22/42     1.257%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%           2,580,140       2,580,140  
EUR     17,040       03/22/42     1.310%(A)   3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/3.972%           (2,683,261     (2,683,261

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
EUR     1,235       07/04/42     1.001%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%   $ (116,162   $ (443,704   $ (327,542
EUR     15,130       02/24/43     2.910%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%     12,548       856,291       843,743  
EUR     15,130       02/24/43     2.960%(A)   3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/3.972%     (7,651     (837,810     (830,159
EUR     14,270       03/09/46     0.425%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%           (6,863,170     (6,863,170
EUR     3,000       05/11/49     1.450%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%     (105,135     (1,002,437     (897,302
GBP     5,330       05/08/25     1.000%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%     430,155       505,748       75,593  
GBP     86,340       05/08/27     1.050%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%     5,485,601       13,994,368       8,508,767  
GBP     40,655       05/08/28     1.100%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%     8,130,379       7,718,785       (411,594
GBP     8,000       05/08/29     1.100%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%     823,701       1,745,279       921,578  
GBP     8,290       05/08/30     1.100%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%     2,099,979       2,034,920       (65,059
GBP     6,355       05/08/32     1.150%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%     (917,801     (1,879,642     (961,841
GBP     14,450       05/08/33     1.150%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%     4,631,444       4,628,271       (3,173
GBP     7,500       05/08/37     1.200%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%     (2,343,112     (3,075,831     (732,719
GBP     5,150       05/08/38     1.200%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%     2,163,665       2,222,662       58,997  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     79


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
GBP     15,305       05/08/42     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%   $ 83,303     $ (7,642,393     $    (7,725,696
GBP     10,915       05/08/43     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%       5,389,266           5,626,491       237,225  
GBP     13,725       05/08/46     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%     2,361,379       (7,672,140     (10,033,519
GBP     3,440       05/08/49     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%     659,191       (2,046,286     (2,705,477
GBP     3,540       09/03/50     0.328%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%     (32     (2,729,522     (2,729,490
GBP     1,800       05/08/52     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%     (230,941     (1,128,119     (897,178
HUF     500,000       03/31/31     2.460%(A)   6 Month BUBOR(2)(S)/11.18%           (394,154     (394,154
ILS     40,440       04/16/28     0.928%(A)   3 Month TELBOR(2)(Q)/4.661%     (363     (1,175,924     (1,175,561
JPY     3,276,010       12/20/24     0.126%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (6,423     (8,907     (2,484
JPY     950,000       01/15/25     0.000%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     437       (15,560     (15,997
JPY     9,000,000       03/02/26     0.029%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     12       (519,944     (519,956
JPY     5,000,000       06/02/26     0.009%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     29       (370,539     (370,568
JPY     2,000,000       01/04/27     (0.033)%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     2,897       (236,388     (239,285
JPY     2,100,000       05/06/27     0.020%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     43       (266,335     (266,378

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

80


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
JPY     7,080,000       07/08/28     (0.050)%(A)   1 Day TONAR(1)(A)/(0.020)%   $   1,970,701     $   1,503,200       $    (467,501
JPY     3,674,000       07/31/28     0.268%(A)   1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%           (416,486     (416,486
JPY     1,800,000       11/12/28     0.011%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     60       (430,641     (430,701
JPY     135,000       02/20/29     1.260%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (3,395     25,048       28,443  
JPY     2,500,000       03/22/29     0.068%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (1,482     (622,554     (621,072
JPY     50,000       04/02/29     1.288%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (785     9,240       10,025  
JPY     100,000       08/18/29     1.070%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (2,206     10,714       12,920  
JPY     100,000       08/28/29     1.043%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (1,897     9,337       11,234  
JPY     200,000       09/09/29     1.061%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (3,515     19,603       23,118  
JPY     655,000       09/29/29     1.064%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (8,990     61,507       70,497  
JPY     300,000       07/02/30     0.047%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (183     (111,984     (111,801
JPY     200,000       04/01/31     0.319%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (785     (63,588     (62,803
JPY     215,000       05/06/31     0.354%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (440     (64,671     (64,231
JPY     150,000       07/07/31     0.071%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (203     (69,484     (69,281

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     81


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
JPY     700,000       08/05/31     0.026%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%   $ 43     $ (346,334   $ (346,377
JPY     256,500       08/15/31     0.223%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (1,172     (101,832     (100,660
JPY     130,000       08/30/31     0.217%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (483     (52,496     (52,013
JPY     120,000       09/08/31     0.316%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (626     (42,705     (42,079
JPY     190,000       09/21/31     0.328%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (888     (67,293     (66,405
JPY     350,000       10/14/31     0.270%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (950     (136,559     (135,609
JPY     200,000       04/06/32     0.484%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (1,162     (63,464     (62,302
JPY     159,520       04/07/32     0.491%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (927     (50,038     (49,111
JPY     1,200,000       05/19/32     0.023%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (24     (696,200     (696,176
JPY     800,000       05/29/32     0.016%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (2     (469,970     (469,968
JPY     140,000       06/07/32     0.451%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%           (47,484     (47,484
JPY     71,000       09/21/32     0.463%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (489     (25,943     (25,454
JPY     160,000       11/14/32     2.390%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%           128,143       128,143  
JPY     530,000       07/08/33     0.100%(A)   1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%     (268,105     (328,263     (60,158

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

82


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
JPY     900,000       01/04/38     0.757%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%   $     (22,342   $     (527,959   $     (505,617
JPY     800,000       03/28/38     0.656%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (7,686     (564,333     (556,647
JPY     675,000       04/06/38     0.655%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (5,747     (478,833     (473,086
JPY     285,000       07/08/38     0.200%(A)   1 Day TONAR(1)(A)/(0.020)%     318,796       308,743       (10,053
JPY     600,000       08/10/38     0.822%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (12,354     (348,332     (335,978
JPY     2,430,385       12/03/38     0.600%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (1,236     (1,955,035     (1,953,799
JPY     969,000       12/03/39     0.650%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (538     (821,397     (820,859
JPY     166,000       05/09/43     0.820%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (833     (157,918     (157,085
JPY     2,000,000       10/23/45     0.333%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (6,253     (3,499,272     (3,493,019
JPY     775,000       04/12/46     0.496%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (4,644     (1,224,470     (1,219,826
JPY     110,291       04/15/46     0.560%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (696     (165,361     (164,665
JPY     26,000       10/04/47     0.942%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (345     (28,280     (27,935
JPY     560,000       11/24/47     0.888%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (1,438     (642,237     (640,799
JPY     500,000       05/29/50     0.186%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (157     (1,150,448     (1,150,291

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     83


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
JPY     500,000       08/26/50     0.334%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%   $ (3,583   $     (1,052,093   $ (1,048,510
JPY     1,000,000       12/16/50     0.338%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (12,333     (2,113,199     (2,100,866
JPY     1,200,000       02/08/51     0.467%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (14,668     (2,321,933     (2,307,265
JPY     1,650,000       03/30/51     0.520%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%     (12,675     (3,081,639     (3,068,964
JPY     701,000       07/31/53     1.102%(A)   1 Day TONAR(1)(A)/(0.020)%           684,515       684,515  
KRW     18,824,000       08/06/25     0.830%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     (9     (862,847     (862,838
KRW     19,850,000       04/19/28     3.135%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%           (576,010     (576,010
KRW     20,447,900       09/10/28     2.043%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     418,954       (1,412,548     (1,831,502
KRW     11,000,000       02/05/30     1.319%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     13       (1,315,514     (1,315,527
KRW     5,000,000       01/05/31     1.258%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%           (673,450     (673,450
KRW     4,000,000       08/13/31     1.630%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%           (509,553     (509,553
KRW     1,067,160       03/10/33     3.150%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     (16,781     (61,499     (44,718
NOK     36,000       02/07/29     2.083%(A)   6 Month NIBOR(2)(S)/5.030%           (334,727     (334,727
NOK     48,000       10/07/29     1.660%(A)   6 Month NIBOR(2)(S)/5.030%           (606,803     (606,803

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

84


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
NZD     6,450       11/28/28     2.950%(S)   3 Month BBR(2)(Q)/5.640%   $     $ (381,629   $ (381,629
PLN     10,000       03/26/31     1.675%(A)   6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)/5.560%           (435,671     (435,671
SGD     17,215       07/29/31     1.120%(S)   1 Day SORA(2)(S)/3.690%     93,274       (2,037,194     (2,130,468
THB     60,000       07/04/24     1.590%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/2.481%           (11,753     (11,753
THB     173,600       04/28/30     1.020%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/2.481%           (571,790     (571,790
THB     23,000       05/29/30     2.645%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/2.481%     (867     (13,295     (12,428
THB     72,900       06/25/30     0.990%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/2.481%           (253,749     (253,749
THB     200,200       07/03/30     1.028%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/2.481%           (684,754     (684,754
THB     115,500       08/17/31     1.320%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/2.481%           (412,024     (412,024
TWD     564,000       02/17/28     1.390%(Q)   3 Month TAIBOR(1)(Q)/1.494%           205,361       205,361  
TWD     255,000       02/24/33     1.415%(Q)   3 Month TAIBOR(1)(Q)/1.494%           243,270       243,270  
    332,950       12/23/23     4.758%(T)   1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%           (888,826     (888,826
    334,175       02/21/24     5.170%(T)   1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%           (168,925     (168,925
    370,490       06/18/24     5.456%(T)   1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%           (15,994     (15,994

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     85


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
  Rate  
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
   

Value at

October 31,

    2023    

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):      
    142,505       07/10/24     5.435%(T)   1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%   $     $ (32,303   $ (32,303
    301,810       07/31/24     5.406%(T)   1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%           (179,857     (179,857
    565,140       08/14/24     5.298%(T)   1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%           (905,222     (905,222
    284,850       10/04/24     5.472%(T)   1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%           121,567       121,567  
         180,200       03/08/25     4.919%(A)   1 Day SOFR(2)(A)/5.350%           (1,012,905     (1,012,905
    342,911       04/22/25     3.595%(T)   1 Day SOFR(1)(T)/5.350%     (611,135     4,597,344       5,208,479  
    50,180       09/25/26     4.699%(A)   1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/5.350%           64,959       64,959  
    32,215       09/05/28     4.027%(A)   1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/5.350%           774,772       774,772  
    27,150       09/28/28     4.396%(A)   1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/5.350%           188,995       188,995  
    13,000       04/26/33     3.070%(A)   1 Day SOFR(2)(A)/5.350%           (661,929     (661,929
    38,155       08/15/39     3.771%(A)   1 Day SOFR(2)(A)/5.350%           (3,407,042     (3,407,042
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 29,321,070     $ (76,453,110   $ (105,774,180
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

(Depreciation)
  Counterparty
                   

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

CNH     10,000     04/02/26   3.120%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing Repo
Rates(2)(Q)/ 2.500%
  $    31,663     $    3     $    31,660   CITI

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

86


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
        (000)#        
    Termination
Date
      Fixed    
Rate
 

Floating

Rate

  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums

Paid(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                   

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

           
CNH     1,000     06/15/28   2.365%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(1)(Q)/2.500%

  $ 93              $              $ 93       MSI  
CNH     1,000     06/15/28   2.410%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    (95               (95     MSI  
CNH     75,000     07/12/28   2.410%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(1)(Q)/2.500%

    (8,525               (8,525     MSI  
CNH     75,000     07/12/28   2.455%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    7,604                 7,604       MSI  
CNH     34,800     07/31/30   2.515%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    6,873                 6,873       MSI  
CNH     5,000     10/14/31   2.675%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    7,122                 7,122       SCB  
CNH     30,000     11/02/31   2.700%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

    55,652                 55,652       SCB  
JPY     35,000     12/14/32   1.575%(S)   6 Month JPY LIBOR(2)(S)/0.072%     11,317                 11,317       HSBC  
KRW     900,000     11/05/24   2.425%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     (12,787               (12,787     CITI  
KRW     1,485,000     10/28/26   1.520%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     (79,502       (7       (79,495     JPM  
KRW     2,040,000     04/26/27   1.880%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     (108,750               (108,750     MSI  
KRW     1,280,000     10/17/28   1.450%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     (114,357               (114,357     CITI  
KRW     520,000     01/27/31   1.870%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%     (54,813               (54,813     JPM  
MYR     1,700     04/28/25   4.040%(Q)   3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%     1,373                 1,373       CITI  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     87


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
        (000)#        
    Termination
Date
        Fixed    
Rate
   

Floating

Rate

  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                       

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

               
MYR     23,575       04/09/26       2.625%(Q)     3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%   $ (140,679              $ (221                         $ (140,458                MSI  
MYR     45,900       08/12/26       2.605%(Q)     3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%     (333,423       (454         (332,969       HSBC  
MYR     3,160       07/11/29       3.528%(Q)     3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%     (16,560       (6         (16,554       MSI  
MYR     11,700       11/19/29       3.245%(Q)     3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%     (108,567       17           (108,584       MSI  
MYR     17,800       02/04/30       3.060%(Q)     3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%     (215,688       9           (215,697       MSI  
SAR     49,500       04/26/33       4.495%(A)     3 Month SAIBOR(1)(Q)/6.284%     470,716                   470,716         MSI  
    10,000       09/22/28       3.290%(S)     1 Week MUNIPSA(1)(Q)/4.090%     90,236                   90,236         JPM  
ZAR     40,930       03/22/42       7.800%(Q)     3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q)/8.358%     (465,462                 (465,462       CITI  
ZAR     89,400       09/22/42       8.020%(Q)     3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q)/8.358%     (935,386                 (935,386       CITI  
ZAR     38,700       03/22/47       7.650%(Q)     3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)/8.358%     490,669                   490,669         CITI  
ZAR     83,965       09/22/47       7.890%(Q)     3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)/8.358%     962,590                   962,590         CITI  
         

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

     
          $ (458,686     $ (659       $ (458,027    
         

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Total return swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023:    

 

Reference Entity

  

Financing Rate

   Counterparty    Termination
Date
   Long
(Short)
Notional
Amount
(000)#(1)
   Fair
Value
   Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)(2)
                                          

OTC Total Return Swap Agreements:

 

ICE Bank of America 1-10 Year US Municipal Securities Index(T)

  

1 Day SOFR

-245bps(T)/

2.900%

       DB        09/21/24        28,000      $ (526,717 )                $                $ (526,717 )

U.S. Treasury Bond(T)

  

1 Day USOIS

-10bps(T)/

5.230%

       JPM        11/29/23        80,245        (8,584,975 )                         (8,584,975 )
                      

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 
                       $ (9,111,692 )           $           $ (9,111,692 )
                      

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

(1)

On a long total return swap, the Fund receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Fund makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate.

(2)

Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     89


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Reverse repurchase agreements:

During the reporting period ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held reverse repurchase agreements the entire period with an average value of $4,158,928 and a daily weighted average interest rate of 4.786%. At October 31, 2023, the Fund did not hold any reverse repurchase agreements.

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:

 

     Premiums Paid   Premiums Received   Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 

 

 

OTC Swap Agreements

   $17,890,165   $(10,825,956)   $22,935,360    $ (34,887,072

 

 

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          

CGM

     $ 11,900,000           $ 11,462,489     

JPS

                            3,112,000                                                       15,754,761                          
    

 

 

         

 

 

    

Total

     $ 15,012,000           $ 27,217,250     
    

 

 

         

 

 

    

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 October 31, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

         Level 1                       Level 2                         Level 3        

Investments in Securities

              

Assets

              

Long-Term Investments

              

Asset-Backed Securities

              

Canada

   $         $ 1,666,306         $  

Cayman Islands

               102,378,170            

Ireland.

               189,957,435            

Spain

               1,093,580           2,667,065  

United Kingdom

               3,491,876            

United States

               34,891,828            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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         Level 1                       Level 2                         Level 3        

Investments in Securities (continued)

              

Assets (continued)

              

Long-Term Investments (continued)

              

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              

Canada

   $         $ 1,081,160         $  

United Kingdom

               23,602,299            

United States

               193,050,477            

Convertible Bond

              

Jamaica

               12,420            

Corporate Bonds

              

Australia

               272,257            

Brazil

               19,862,577            

Bulgaria

               12,650,220            

Canada

               21,709,153            

China

               15,951,706            

Denmark

               5,278,722            

France

               57,850,104            

Germany

               11,003,558            

Hong Kong

               9,632,185            

Hungary

               3,444,518            

Iceland

               5,296,194            

India

               15,867,585            

Indonesia

               11,371,840            

Israel

               16,488,629            

Italy

               10,220,129            

Jamaica

               8,263,809            

Japan

               7,177,099            

Kazakhstan

               9,921,704            

Luxembourg

               10,034,431            

Malta

               3,150,940            

Mexico

               36,636,892            

Netherlands

               23,809,439            

Norway

               2,205,311            

Peru

               874,931            

Philippines

               4,091,544            

Poland

               6,724,257            

Qatar

               1,146,709            

Russia

               17,968,512            

Slovenia

               14,068,110            

South Africa

               12,081,750            

South Korea

               18,403,331            

Spain

               22,475,499            

Supranational Bank

               11,737,965           1,922,030  

Switzerland

               21,108,725            

United Arab Emirates

               9,664,921            

United Kingdom

               70,559,560            

United States

               621,914,800           23,699,245  

Floating Rate and Other Loans

              

Jamaica

               394,515            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     91


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

         Level 1                       Level 2                         Level 3        

Investments in Securities (continued)

              

Assets (continued)

              

Long-Term Investments (continued)

              

Floating Rate and Other Loans (continued)

              

United Kingdom

   $         $ 20,184,522         $  

United States

               173,227            

Municipal Bond

              

Puerto Rico

               5,432,304            

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

              

Spain

               1,757,725            

United States

               113,682,665            

Sovereign Bonds

              

Albania

               1,009,576            

Andorra

               340,539            

Argentina

               2,025,992            

Austria

               1,619,655            

Brazil

               21,051,377            

Bulgaria

               7,321,450            

Canada

               1,000,393            

Chile

               2,221,743            

China

               50,048,157            

Colombia

               58,771,357            

Cyprus

               22,718,820            

Denmark

               3,195,989            

Egypt

               501,110            

Finland

               1,075,863            

France

               19,913,669            

Germany

               24,685            

Greece

               71,441,938            

Hungary

               4,279,812            

Indonesia

               41,899,187            

Israel

               4,574,041            

Italy

               142,509,326            

Japan

               2,131,728            

Kazakhstan

               6,977,217            

Mexico

               19,331,620            

Montenegro

               761,903            

Panama

               14,540,866            

Peru

               18,131,741            

Philippines

               25,829,209            

Poland

               721,623            

Portugal

               4,187,416            

Romania

               16,224,263            

Saudi Arabia

               9,847,518            

Serbia

               26,416,457            

Slovenia

               3,130,905            

South Korea

               2,306,017            

Spain

               56,785,620            

Sweden

               1,047,272            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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         Level 1                       Level 2                         Level 3        

Investments in Securities (continued)

              

Assets (continued)

              

Long-Term Investments (continued)

              

Sovereign Bonds (continued)

              

Tunisia

   $         $ 276,893         $  

Ukraine

               10,279,281            

United Kingdom

               8,237,625            

Uruguay

               554,326            

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

               18,525,647           734,250  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

               9,250,634            

Common Stocks

              

United States

     3,161,804           466,795            

Preferred Stock

              

United States

     114,680                      

Short-Term Investments

              

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     68,572,220                      

Option Purchased

               11,125            
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 71,848,704         $ 2,557,288,505         $ 29,022,590  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
Liabilities               

Options Written

   $         $ (356,732)         $ (254)  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

              

Assets

              

Futures Contracts

   $ 16,007,943         $         $  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

               1,747,073            

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements

               17,295,306            

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

               16,336,416           28,151  

OTC Currency Swap Agreement

               235,003            

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

               34,561,276            

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

               2,135,908            
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16,007,943         $ 72,310,982         $ 28,151  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
Liabilities               

Futures Contracts

   $ (24,393,464)         $         $  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

               (7,554,699)            

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements

               (17,269,629)            

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

               (11,450,692)            

OTC Currency Swap Agreements

               (491,680)            

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

               (140,335,456)            

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

               (2,594,594)            

OTC Total Return Swap Agreements

               (9,111,692)            
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ (24,393,464)         $ (188,808,442)         $  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     93


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

 

 

*

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.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities-
Spain
        Corporate Bonds-
Supranational
Bank
        Corporate Bonds-
United States
        Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

Balance as of 10/31/22

     $ 3,352,191             $             $ 23,647,391             $ 5,623,505  

Realized gain (loss)

       (35,856)                                            

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (4,709)               59,634               (56,802)               28,259  

Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances

                                                  

Sales/Paydowns

       (644,561)                                           (5,651,764)  

Accrued discount/premium

                     8,670               (169,096)                

Transfers into Level 3*

                     1,853,726               277,752                

Transfers out of Level 3*

                                                  
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

Balance as of 10/31/23

     $ 2,667,065             $ 1,922,030             $ 23,699,245             $  
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end

     $ (4,709)             $ 59,634             $ (56,802)             $  
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 
     U.S. Government
Agency
Obligations
        Common Stocks         Options Written         OTC Credit
Default Swap
Agreements

Balance as of 10/31/22

     $             $ 569,523             $ (2,026)             $ 19,312  

Realized gain (loss)

       11,100                                           5,130  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       6,444               2,307               1,772               28,151  

Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances

       952,500                                            

Sales/Paydowns

       (250,000)                                           (24,442)  

Accrued discount/premium

       14,206                                            

Transfers into Level 3*

                                                  

Transfers out of Level 3*

                     (571,830)                              
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

Balance as of 10/31/23

     $ 734,250             $             $ (254)             $ 28,151  
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end

     $ 6,444             $             $ 1,074             $ 28,151  
    

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

*

It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the securities’ fair values as of the beginning of period. Securities transferred between Level 2 and Level 3 are due to changes in the method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are typically a result of a change from the use of methods used by independent pricing services (Level 2) to the use of a single broker quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market quotations (Level 3). Transfers from

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market data provided by independent pricing services or other valuation techniques which utilize observable inputs. In accordance with the requirements of ASC 820, the amounts of transfers into and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to the Schedule of Investments of the Fund.

Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by the Board, which contain unobservable inputs as follows:

 

Level 3 Securities**

   Fair Value as of
October 31, 2023
     Valuation
Approach
    

Valuation

Methodology

  

Unobservable

Inputs              

Asset-Backed Securities-Spain

            $ 1                  Market      Contingent Value    Property Price Appreciation Forecast

Asset-Backed Securities-Spain

       2,667,064           Market      Transaction Based    Unadjusted Trade Price
    

 

 

             
     $ 2,667,065              
    

 

 

             

 

**

The table does not include Level 3 securities and/or derivatives that are valued by independent pricing vendors or brokers. As of October 31, 2023, the aggregate value of these securities and/or derivatives was $26,383,422. The unobservable inputs for these investments were not developed by the Fund and are not readily available (e.g. single broker quotes).

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

Sovereign Bonds

     25.7

Banks

     12.2  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     11.0  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     8.2  

Electric

     4.7  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     4.5  

Oil & Gas

     3.5  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (1.5% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     2.5  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     2.6  

Telecommunications

     2.5  

Pipelines

     1.8  

Media

     1.7  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.7  

Foods

     1.2  

Retail

     1.1  

Commercial Services

     1.1  

Insurance

     1.0  

Home Builders

     0.7  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     0.7  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.7  

Real Estate

     0.6  

Transportation

     0.6

Healthcare-Services

     0.5  

Internet

     0.5  

Chemicals

     0.5  

Entertainment

     0.5  

Multi-National

     0.5  

Automobiles

     0.5  

Semiconductors

     0.5  

Engineering & Construction

     0.4  

Pharmaceuticals

     0.4  

Healthcare-Products

     0.4  

Software

     0.4  

Aerospace & Defense

     0.4  

Consumer Loans

     0.4  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     0.4  

Electronics

     0.3  

Lodging

     0.3  

Gas

     0.3  

Office/Business Equipment

     0.3  

Agriculture

     0.2  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.2  

Municipal Bond

     0.2  

Student Loans

     0.2  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     95


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Industry Classification (continued):

 

Coal

     0.2

Other

     0.2  

Airlines

     0.2  

Building Materials

     0.1  

Credit Cards

     0.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     0.1  

Mining

     0.1  

Packaging & Containers

     0.1  

Home Equity Loans

     0.0

Machinery-Diversified

     0.0

Household Products/Wares

     0.0

Gas Utilities

     0.0

Forest Products & Paper

     0.0 *% 

Option Purchased

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     99.7  

Options Written

     (0.0 )* 

Other assets in excess of liabilities

     0.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

*

Less than 0.05%

 

 

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

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit risk, equity risk, foreign exchange risk and interest rate 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 October 31, 2023 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging

instruments, carried at

fair value

  

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value
   

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value
 

Credit contracts

   Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements    $ 17,890,136     Premiums received for OTC swap agreements    $ 10,825,268  

Credit contracts

            Options written outstanding, at value      254  

Credit contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements      20,564,452     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements      22,689,768  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      6,218,673*     Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      7,102,323*  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      1,747,073     Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      7,554,699  

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      9,789,270   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      17,291,141

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

96


    

    

 

    

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 swaps    $ 34,561,276   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps    $ 140,335,456

Interest rate contracts

   Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements      29     Premiums received for OTC swap agreements      688  

Interest rate contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      11,125     Options written outstanding, at value      356,732  

Interest rate contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements      2,370,908     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements      12,197,304  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $ 93,152,942        $ 218,353,633  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2023 are as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income  

Derivatives not accounted for as

hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

   Options
Purchased(1)
     Options
Written
       Futures      Forward
& Cross
Currency

Exchange
Contracts
     Swaps  

Credit contracts

   $ (1,651,988    $ 47,574,353        $      $      $ (44,543,845

Equity contracts

                                   1,779,106  

Foreign exchange contracts

                     (30,656,972      (35,512,364       

Interest rate contracts

     (1,103,861      701,692          2,391,121               (33,100,552
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (2,755,849    $ 48,276,045        $ (28,265,851    $ (35,512,364    $ (75,865,291
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations.

 

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

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  

Options

Purchased(2)

    

Options

     Written     

      

    Futures    

      

Forward

& Cross

Currency

Exchange

   Contracts   

      

     Swaps     

 

Credit contracts

   $      $ 1,772        $        $        $ (1,229,225

Foreign exchange contracts

                     8,790,097          18,551,419           

Interest rate contracts

     (3,591,216      3,687,420          11,106,316                   (4,648,548
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ (3,591,216    $ 3,689,192        $ 19,896,413        $ 18,551,419        $ (5,877,773
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     97


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

(2)

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

For the year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Derivative Contract Type

 

  

Average Volume of Derivative Activities*

 

Options Purchased (1)

     $ 690,857

Options Written (2)

       221,294,108

Futures Contracts - Long Positions (2)

       693,318,210

Futures Contracts - Short Positions (2)

       1,194,284,739

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Purchased (3)

       620,249,420

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Sold (3)

       402,930,425

Cross Currency Exchange Contracts (4)

       11,562,982

Interest Rate Swap Agreements (2)

       3,550,288,505

Credit Default Swap Agreements - Buy Protection (2)

       267,082,602

Credit Default Swap Agreements - Sell Protection (2)

       503,704,194

Currency Swap Agreements (2)

       13,018,197

Total Return Swap Agreements (2)

       26,687,510

Inflation Swap Agreements (2)

 

      

 

17,792,880

 

 

 

*

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(1)

Cost.

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

(4)

Value at Trade Date.

Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:

The Fund invested in OTC derivatives and entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives and financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description    Gross Market
Value of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
                   Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(2)
        Net
Amount

Securities on Loan

   $37,778,546         $(37,778,546)        $—

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
   Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(1)
  Net Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
  Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(2)
   Net Amount

BARC

   $  6,595,245    $  (6,664,208)   $    (68,963)   $    68,963      $                 —

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

98


    

    

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
   Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(1)
  Net Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
  Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(2)
  Net Amount

BNP

     $ 403,115      $ (1,242,529 )     $ (839,414 )     $ 839,414     $

BOA

       499,574        (168,547 )       331,027       (296,664 )       34,363

CITI

       2,969,794        (2,453,793 )       516,001       (516,001 )      

DB

       412,386        (612,427 )       (200,041 )       200,041      

GSI

       12,565,859        (12,140,606 )       425,253             425,253

HSBC

       7,450,633        (8,044,609 )       (593,976 )             (593,976 )

JPM

       1,971,691        (11,849,249 )       (9,877,558 )       8,622,847       (1,254,711 )

MSI

       9,651,231        (9,831,180 )       (179,949 )       179,949      

SCB

       64,195        (211,041 )       (146,846 )             (146,846 )

SSB

              (402,155 )       (402,155 )       402,155      

TD

              (4,369 )       (4,369 )             (4,369 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 42,583,723      $ (53,624,713 )     $ (11,040,990 )     $ 9,500,704     $ (1,540,286 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(2)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     99


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2023

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $37,778,546:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $3,171,503,324)

   $ 2,589,587,579  

Affiliated investments (cost $68,553,236)

     68,572,220  

Cash

     16,648  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,916,472)

     1,913,445  

Cash segregated for counterparty - OTC

     13,735,131  

Dividends and interest receivable

     29,162,641  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

     22,935,360  

Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements

     17,890,165  

Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

     15,012,000  

Receivable for investments sold

     6,710,944  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     3,641,168  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,747,073  

Due from broker—variation margin swaps

     1,434,342  

Tax reclaim receivable

     25,437  

Prepaid expenses

     23,653  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,772,407,806  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     38,852,822  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

     34,887,072  

Premiums received for OTC swap agreements

     10,825,956  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,554,699  

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     7,254,126  

Due to broker—variation margin futures

     2,594,753  

Payable for investments purchased

     2,155,147  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,631,303  

Management fee payable

     1,278,903  

Dividends payable

     376,042  

Options written outstanding, at value (premiums received $8,781)

     356,986  

Distribution fee payable

     48,684  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     31,148  

Directors’ fees payable

     3,254  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     107,850,895  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,664,556,911  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 5,541,352  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     4,111,350,822  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (1,452,335,263)  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2023

   $ 2,664,556,911  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

100


    

    

 

Class A

         

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

     

($161,661,203 ÷ 33,910,778 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.77                

Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

   0.16   
  

 

  

Maximum offering price to public

   $4.93   
  

 

  

Class C

         

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

     

($15,099,271 ÷ 3,173,526 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.76   
  

 

  

Class Z

         

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

     

($993,605,624 ÷ 207,300,604 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.79   
  

 

  

Class R2

         

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

     

($4,392,699 ÷ 910,289 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.83   
  

 

  

Class R4

         

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

     

($11,582,305 ÷ 2,397,841 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.83   
  

 

  

Class R6

         

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

     

($1,478,215,809 ÷ 306,442,129 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.82   
  

 

  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     101


Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2023

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Interest income (net of $581 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 127,445,167  

Unaffiliated dividend income

     433,310  

Affiliated dividend income

     284,719  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $243,593)

     243,868  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     128,407,064  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     14,846,846  

Distribution fee(a)

     643,663  

Shareholder servicing fees(a)

     16,914  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $183,196)(a)

     1,910,840  

Shareholders’ reports

     313,613  

Custodian and accounting fees

     138,812  

Registration fees(a)

     106,313  

Audit fee

     68,900  

Professional fees

     60,183  

Directors’ fees

     48,787  

Miscellaneous

     541,269  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     18,696,140  

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

     (481,055
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     18,215,085  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     110,191,979  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $35,476)

     (173,053,697

Futures transactions

     (28,265,851

Forward and cross currency contract transactions

     (35,512,364

Options written transactions

     48,276,045  

Swap agreement transactions

     (75,865,291

Foreign currency transactions

     (61,367,253
  

 

 

 
     (325,788,411
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $6,194)

     407,202,272  

Futures

     19,896,413  

Forward and cross currency contracts

     18,551,419  

Options written

     3,689,192  

Swap agreements

     (5,877,773

Foreign currencies

     1,962,062  
  

 

 

 
     445,423,585  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     119,635,174  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 229,827,153  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

102


    

    

 

 

(a)    Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

      

 Class A 

      

Class C

      

 Class Z 

      

Class R2

       Class R4        Class R6  

Distribution fee

       452,392          179,625                   11,646                    

Shareholder servicing fees

                                  4,658          12,256           

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

       324,496          23,793          1,413,378          11,278          20,897          116,998  

Registration fees

       16,388          11,216          31,092          6,201          6,951          34,465  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

       (157,333)          (16,866)          (295,786)          (8,019)          (3,051)           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund    103


Statements of Changes in Net Assets    

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
 
     2023     2022  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 110,191,979     $ 121,405,667  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (325,788,411     (395,489,590

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     445,423,585       (1,203,023,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     229,827,153       (1,477,107,609
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

    

Distributions from distributable earnings

    

Class A

     (2,591,039     (1,884,548

Class C

     (207,879     (174,602

Class Z

     (17,226,169     (16,129,577

Class R2

     (63,272     (43,177

Class R4

     (177,628     (102,780

Class R6

     (25,701,554     (18,672,780
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (45,967,541     (37,007,464
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

    

Class A

     (4,498,457     (8,092,166

Class C

     (360,910     (749,735

Class Z

     (29,907,380     (69,259,710

Class R2

     (109,851     (185,403

Class R4

     (308,391     (441,331

Class R6

     (44,622,003     (80,180,115
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (79,806,992     (158,908,460
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

    

Net proceeds from shares sold

     798,034,832       1,390,121,445  

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

     120,225,775       187,460,081  

Cost of shares purchased

     (1,692,708,500     (2,647,557,772
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (774,447,893     (1,069,976,246
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (670,395,273     (2,742,999,779

Net Assets:

                

Beginning of year

     3,334,952,184       6,077,951,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 2,664,556,911     $ 3,334,952,184  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

104


Financial Highlights

 

   
Class A Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $4.67       $6.67       $6.96       $7.07       $6.36  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.17 (b)       0.13       0.11       0.13       0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      0.13 (c)       (1.91     (0.17     0.16       0.78  

Total from investment operations

     0.30       (1.78     (0.06     0.29       0.94  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.07     (0.03     (0.23     (0.23     (0.23

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.13     (0.19     -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.17     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.20     (0.22     (0.23     (0.40     (0.23

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.77       $4.67       $6.67       $6.96       $7.07  

Total Return(d):

     6.22     (27.22 )%      (0.97 )%      4.35     15.05

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $161,661       $185,414       $337,257       $326,416       $216,708  

Average net assets (000)

     $180,957       $257,676       $344,592       $285,380       $188,633  

Ratios to average net assets(e):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.89 %(f)       0.88     0.88     0.88     0.88

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.98     0.93     0.91     0.96     1.02

Net investment income (loss)

     3.40     2.29     1.58     1.94     2.40

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

     6     13     23     20     37

 

*

Dividends from net investment income may include other items that are ordinary income for tax purposes.

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

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

(c)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class C Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $4.66       $6.66       $6.95       $7.06       $6.35  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.13       0.09       0.06       0.08       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      0.13       (1.90     (0.17     0.16       0.78  

Total from investment operations

     0.26       (1.81     (0.11     0.24       0.89  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.03     -       (0.18     (0.18     (0.18

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.13     (0.19     -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.17     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.16     (0.19     (0.18     (0.35     (0.18

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.76       $4.66       $6.66       $6.95       $7.06  

Total Return(b):

     5.43     (27.82 )%      (1.72 )%      3.57     14.21

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $15,099       $19,422       $42,012       $46,157       $37,486  

Average net assets (000)

     $17,962       $29,474       $45,988       $42,925       $34,321  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.64 %(d)      1.63     1.63     1.63     1.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.73     1.69     1.66     1.68     1.69

Net investment income (loss)

     2.65     1.51     0.83     1.20     1.65

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     6     13     23     20     37

 

*

Dividends from net investment income may include other items that are ordinary income for tax purposes.

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(e)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class Z Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $4.69       $6.71       $7.00       $7.11       $6.40  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.18 (b)       0.15       0.13       0.15       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      0.13 (c)       (1.94     (0.17     0.16       0.78  

Total from investment operations

     0.31       (1.79     (0.04     0.31       0.96  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.08     (0.04     (0.25     (0.25     (0.25

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.13     (0.19     -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.17     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.21     (0.23     (0.25     (0.42     (0.25

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.79       $4.69       $6.71       $7.00       $7.11  

Total Return(d):

     6.47     (27.16 )%      (0.70 )%      4.61     15.25

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $993,606       $1,303,382       $2,907,890       $2,264,938       $1,254,507  

Average net assets (000)

     $1,131,695       $2,068,163       $2,809,784       $1,726,788       $888,961  

Ratios to average net assets(e):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.64 %(f)       0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.67     0.65     0.65     0.68     0.68

Net investment income (loss)

     3.65     2.51     1.82     2.18     2.61

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

     6     13     23     20     37

 

*

Dividends from net investment income may include other items that are ordinary income for tax purposes.

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

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

(c)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(e)

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

(f)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class R2 Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $4.72       $6.76       $7.05       $7.16       $6.44  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.16 (b)       0.12       0.10       0.11       0.15  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      0.14 (c)       (1.95     (0.17     0.17       0.79  

Total from investment operations

     0.30       (1.83     (0.07     0.28       0.94  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.06     (0.02     (0.22     (0.22     (0.22

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.13     (0.19     -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.17     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.19     (0.21     (0.22     (0.39     (0.22

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.83       $4.72       $6.76       $7.05       $7.16  

Total Return(d):

     6.20     (27.57 )%      (1.12 )%      4.13     14.81

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $4,393       $4,350       $9,324       $18,443       $185  

Average net assets (000)

     $4,659       $6,242       $14,831       $9,990       $78  

Ratios to average net assets(e):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.09 %(f)      1.08     1.08     1.08     1.08

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.26     1.29     1.13     1.25     19.82

Net investment income (loss)

     3.20     2.08     1.38     1.62     2.11

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

     6     13     23     20     37

 

*

Dividends from net investment income may include other items that are ordinary income for tax purposes.

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

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

(c)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(e)

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

(f)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class R4 Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $4.73       $6.76       $7.05       $7.16       $6.45  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.17 (b)       0.14       0.11       0.13       0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      0.13 (c)       (1.95     (0.17     0.17       0.79  

Total from investment operations

     0.30       (1.81     (0.06     0.30       0.95  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.07     (0.03     (0.23     (0.24     (0.24

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.13     (0.19     -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.17     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.20     (0.22     (0.23     (0.41     (0.24

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.83       $4.73       $6.76       $7.05       $7.16  

Total Return(d):

     6.24     (27.24 )%      (0.87 )%      4.39     14.92

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $11,582       $12,251       $14,654       $8,932       $1,453  

Average net assets (000)

     $12,256       $14,017       $12,787       $5,178       $804  

Ratios to average net assets(e):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.84 %(f)      0.83     0.83     0.83     0.83

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.86     0.86     0.87     1.13     2.63

Net investment income (loss)

     3.45     2.40     1.63     1.91     2.34

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

     6     13     23     20     37

 

*

Dividends from net investment income may include other items that are ordinary income for tax purposes.

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

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

(c)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(e)

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

(f)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class R6 Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $4.72       $6.75       $7.04       $7.16       $6.44  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.19 (b)       0.15       0.14       0.16       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      0.13 (c)       (1.94     (0.17     0.15       0.80  

Total from investment operations

     0.32       (1.79     (0.03     0.31       0.98  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.09     (0.05     (0.26     (0.26     (0.26

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.13     (0.19     -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.17     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.22     (0.24     (0.26     (0.43     (0.26

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.82       $4.72       $6.75       $7.04       $7.16  

Total Return(d):

     6.56     (27.06 )%      (0.58 )%      4.69     15.25

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $1,478,216       $1,810,132       $2,766,815       $1,787,693       $1,139,781  

Average net assets (000)

     $1,651,821       $2,351,483       $2,396,559       $1,513,154       $925,868  

Ratios to average net assets(e):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.54 %(f)       0.53     0.52     0.55     0.56

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.54     0.53     0.52     0.55     0.56

Net investment income (loss)

     3.74     2.66     1.93     2.27     2.67

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

     6     13     23     20     37

 

*

Dividends from net investment income may include other items that are ordinary income for tax purposes.

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

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

(c)

The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values.

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(e)

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

(f)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

Organization

Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Global Total Return Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return, made up of current income and capital appreciation.

 

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 RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures for security valuation and designated PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”) as the “Valuation Designee,” as defined by Rule 2a-5(b) under the 1940 Act, to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Pursuant to the Board’s oversight, the Valuation Designee has established a Valuation Committee to perform the duties and responsibilities as Valuation Designee under Rule 2a-5. 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 estimated 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.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

    

 

trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurement.

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) 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 a valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in open-end funds (other than ETFs) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.

Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Fund utilizes the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

Floating rate and other loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Floating rate and other loans valued

 

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using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Floating rate and other loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

OTC and centrally cleared derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Fund utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on policies and procedures approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; and any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Valuation Designee regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

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(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rate as of the valuation date;

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations. Notwithstanding the above, the Fund does isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions.

Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Forward and Cross Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The Fund enters into forward currency contracts, as defined in the prospectus, in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or on specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposure to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on forward and cross currency contracts. Gain (loss) is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and negotiated forward contracts. This gain (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract transactions. Risks may arise upon

 

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entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve risks from currency exchange rate and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contract’s life. A cross currency contract is a forward contract where a specified amount of one foreign currency will be exchanged for a specified amount of another foreign currency.

Options: The Fund purchased and/or wrote options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates, value of equities or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or financial instruments which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund may also use options to gain additional market exposure. The Fund’s principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain (loss) to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost of the purchase in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain (loss). The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid at the closing of a purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain (loss). Gain (loss) on purchased options is included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions. Gain (loss) on written options is presented separately as net realized gain (loss) on options written transactions.

The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or financial instruments may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or financial instrument underlying the written option. The Fund, as purchaser of an OTC option, bears the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. With exchange-traded options contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded options and guarantees the options contracts against default.

When the Fund writes an option on a swap, an amount equal to any premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option on the swap. If a call option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) and receive a variable interest rate on a notional amount. If a put option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a variable interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) on a notional amount. Premiums received from writing options on swaps that expire or are exercised are treated as realized gains upon the expiration or exercise of such options on

 

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swaps. The risk associated with writing put and call options on swaps is that the Fund will be obligated to be party to a swap agreement if an option on a swap is exercised.

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.

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

Swap Agreements: The Fund entered into certain types of swap agreements detailed in the disclosures below. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with a counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. For OTC-traded, upfront premiums paid and received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule of Investments.

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk

 

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exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund used interest rate swaps to maintain its ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments or to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.

Inflation Swaps: The Fund entered into inflation swap agreements to protect against fluctuations in inflation rates. Inflation swaps are characterized by one party paying a fixed rate in exchange for a floating rate that is derived from an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index or UK Retail Price Index. Inflation swaps subject the Fund to interest rate risk.

Credit Default Swaps (“CDS”): CDS involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a specified payment in the event of a default or as a result of a default (collectively a “credit event”) for the referenced entity (typically corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country) on its obligation; or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index.

The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, and as such, has entered into CDS contracts to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be “short the credit” because the higher the contract value rises, the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk for purchased CDS is the inability of the counterparty to honor the contract up to the notional value due to a credit event.

As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Fund generally receives an agreed upon payment from the buyer of protection throughout the term of the swap, provided no credit event occurs. As the seller, the Fund effectively increases its investment risk because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund may be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

The maximum amount of the payment that the Fund, as a seller of protection, could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be equal to the notional amount of the underlying security or index contract as a result of a credit event. This potential amount will be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements which the Fund entered into for the same referenced entity or index. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

 

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Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and increased market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Currency Swaps: The Fund entered into currency swap agreements primarily to gain yield exposure on foreign bonds. Currency swap agreements involve two parties exchanging two different currencies with an agreement to reverse the exchange at a later date at specified exchange rates.

Total Return Swaps: In a total return swap, one party receives payments based on the market value of the security or the commodity involved, or total return of a specific referenced asset, such as an equity, index or bond, and in return pays a defined amount. The Fund is subject to risk exposures associated with the referenced asset in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund entered into total return swaps to manage its exposure to a security or an index. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the change in the value of the security, in the Fund’s favor, from the point of entering into the contract.

Floating Rate and Other Loans: The Fund invested in floating rate and other loans. Floating rate and other loans include loans that are privately negotiated between a corporate borrower and one or more financial institutions, including, but not limited to, term loans, revolvers, and other instruments issued in the floating rate and other loans market. The Fund acquires interests in loans directly (by way of assignment from the selling institution) and/or indirectly (by way of the purchase of a participation interest from the selling institution). Under a floating rate and other loans assignment, the Fund generally will succeed to all the rights and obligations of an assigning lending institution and becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the relevant borrower in connection with that loan. Under a floating rate and other loans participation, the Fund generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result, the Fund generally will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the relevant borrower. The Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the

 

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participation. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Fund.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Fund enters reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third-party broker-dealers in which the Fund sells securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The Fund receives securities and/or cash as collateral with a market value in-excess of the repurchase price to be paid by the Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. During the term of the agreement, the Fund continues to receive the principal and interest payments on the securities sold. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Due to the short-term nature of reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest due to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made by the Fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statement of Operations.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities: Mortgage-backed securities are pass-through securities, meaning that principal and interest payments made by the borrower on the underlying mortgages are passed through to the Fund. Asset-backed securities directly or indirectly represent a participation interest in, or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets such as motor vehicle or credit card receivables. Asset-backed securities may be classified as pass-through certificates or collateralized obligations, such as collateralized bond obligations, collateralized loan obligations and other similarly structured securities. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities varies with changes in interest rates and may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (“IO”) and principal (“PO”) distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. Payments received for IOs are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Because no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO, adjustments are made to the cost of the security on a monthly basis until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Payments received for POs are treated as reductions to the cost and par value of the securities.

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

 

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right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Fund’s future derivative activity.

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

 

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

Payment-In-Kind: The Fund invested in the open market or received pursuant to debt restructuring securities that pay-in-kind (PIK) the interest due on such debt instruments. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified, is added to the existing principal balance of the debt when issued bonds have the same terms as the bond or recorded as a separate bond when terms are different from the existing debt, and is recorded as interest income.

Securities Lending: The Fund lends its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of the securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining open loans of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto, which are reflected in interest income or unaffiliated dividend income based on the nature of the payment on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may

 

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differ from actual expense amounts. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

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

Dividends and Distributions: 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. The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.

 

   
  Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders*    Frequency  

Net Investment Income

     Monthly  

Short-Term Capital Gains

     Annually  

Long-Term Capital Gains

     Annually  

 

*

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of short-term and/or long-term capital gains during a fiscal year.

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 RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which it has responsibility for all investment advisory services, including supervision of the subadviser’s performance of such services, and for rendering administrative services.

 

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The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Fund through its business unit PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIM, Inc. has entered into a sub-subadvisory agreement with PGIM Limited (collectively the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadviser.

Fees payable under the management agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. For the reporting period ended October 31, 2023, the contractual and effective management fee rates were as follows:

 

   
  Contractual Management Rate    Effective Management Fee, before any waivers  
and/or expense reimbursements  
 

0.50% on average daily net assets up to $2 billion;

     0.50%  

0.485% of average daily net assets over $ 2 billion.

        

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2025, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. 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 for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit 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 expense limitations attributable to each class are as follows:

 

   
  Class    Expense
Limitations

A

   0.88%

C

   1.63   

Z

   0.63   

R2

   1.08   

R4

   0.83   

R6

   0.58   

The RIC, 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, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class R2 shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

 

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Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate based on average daily net assets per class. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.

The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan with respect to Class R2 and Class R4 shares. Under the terms of the Shareholder Services Plan, Class R2 and Class R4 shares are authorized to compensate Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), its affiliates or third-party service providers for services rendered to the shareholders of such Class R2 or Class R4 shares. The shareholder service fee is accrued daily and paid monthly, as applicable.

The Fund’s annual gross and net distribution rates and maximum shareholder service fee, where applicable, are as follows:

 

       
Class    Gross Distribution Fee      Net Distribution Fee      Shareholder Service Fee  

A

   0.25%      0.25%      N/A%

C

   1.00         1.00         N/A   

Z

   N/A         N/A         N/A   

R2

   0.25         0.25         0.10   

R4

   N/A         N/A         0.10   

R6

   N/A         N/A         N/A   

For the year ended October 31, 2023, PIMS received front-end sales charges (“FESL”) resulting from sales of certain class shares and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) imposed upon redemptions by certain shareholders. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs. The sales charges are as follows where applicable:

 

     
Class    FESL        CDSC  

A

   $ 95,890          $639  

C

              747  

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

 

4.

Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund (the “Core Government Fund”), a series of the Prudential Government Money Market

 

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Fund, Inc., and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, each registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act that, subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2023, no Rule 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

5.

Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended October 31, 2023, were as follows:

 

   
Cost of Purchases    Proceeds from Sales

$161,133,960

   $1,037,370,366

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2023, is presented as follows:

 

               
Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Cost of
Purchases
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
       Realized
Gain
(Loss)
       Value,
End of Year
       Shares,
End
of Year
       Income  

Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 

PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(1)(wb)

 

          

$                —

     $ 369,911,429        $ 340,372,768          $     —        $        $ 29,538,661          29,538,661        $ 284,719  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(wb)

 

  123,119,971

       320,570,905          404,698,987          6,194          35,476          39,033,559          39,053,086          243,593(2)  

$123,119,971

     $ 690,482,334        $ 745,071,755          $6,194        $ 35,476        $ 68,572,220                   $ 528,312  

 

(1)

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

(2)

The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations.

(b)

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

(wb)

Represents an investment in a Fund affiliated with the Manager.

 

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6. Distributions and Tax Information

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.

For the year ended October 31, 2023, the tax character of dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were as follows:

 

       

Ordinary

Income

  

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  

Tax Return

of Capital

   Total Dividends
and Distributions

$45,967,541

   $—    $79,806,992    $125,774,533

For the year ended October 31, 2022, the tax character of dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were as follows:

 

       

Ordinary

Income

  

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  

Tax Return

of Capital

  

Total Dividends

and Distributions

$37,007,464

   $—    $158,908,460    $195,915,924

As of October 31, 2023, there were no accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

       
        Tax Basis   

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

  

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

  

Net

Unrealized

Depreciation

  $3,278,107,433

   $81,428,732    $(826,588,182)    $(745,159,450)

The differences between GAAP basis and tax basis is primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales, amortization of premiums, interest accrual on defaulted securities, straddle loss deferrals, mark-to-market of futures contracts, swaps, and other GAAP to tax differences.

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had an approximated capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2023 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

   

Capital Loss

Carryforward

  

Capital Loss

Carryforward Utilized

$624,134,000

   $—

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

 

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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 October 31, 2023 are subject to such review.

 

7.

Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 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 CDSC of 1% on sales although these purchases are not subject to a front-end sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

The RIC is authorized to issue 18,075,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 16,575,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

  Class    Number of Shares  

A

     900,000,000      

B

     50,000,000      

C

     300,000,000      

Z

     8,000,000,000      

T

     125,000,000      

R2

     100,000,000      

R4

     100,000,000      

R6

     7,000,000,000      

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

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

 

      Number of Shareholders    Percentage of Outstanding Shares

Affiliated

      —%

Unaffiliated

   4    58.8

 

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Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

     
  Share Class    Shares        Amount  

Class A

                   

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                   

Shares sold

     3,767,793        $ 18,848,635  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,345,311          6,713,132  

Shares purchased

     (10,671,742        (53,154,739

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (5,558,638        (27,592,972

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     851,850          4,235,539  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (1,107,271        (5,520,685

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (5,814,059      $ (28,878,118

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                   

Shares sold

     5,662,013        $ 33,565,516  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,640,896          9,336,907  

Shares purchased

     (18,400,439        (105,289,993

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (11,097,530        (62,387,570

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,095,732          6,164,308  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (806,242        (4,638,386

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (10,808,040      $ (60,861,648

Class C

                   

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                   

Shares sold

     411,729        $ 2,043,191  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     108,049          538,164  

Shares purchased

     (1,194,338        (5,932,167

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (674,560        (3,350,812

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (321,257        (1,596,270

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (995,817      $ (4,947,082

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                   

Shares sold

     485,420        $ 2,719,675  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     150,903          865,125  

Shares purchased

     (2,392,336        (13,711,545

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,756,013        (10,126,745

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (381,924        (2,146,526

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (2,137,937      $ (12,273,271

 

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  Share Class    Shares     Amount  

Class Z

                

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                

Shares sold

     69,270,261     $ 348,122,170  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     8,866,477       44,484,549  

Shares purchased

     (146,553,067     (735,914,893

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (68,416,329     (343,308,174

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,255,255       6,297,796  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (3,283,756     (16,230,800

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (70,444,830   $ (353,241,178

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                

Shares sold

     119,435,727     $ 704,572,056  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     13,876,384       79,920,248  

Shares purchased

     (285,801,898     (1,644,229,227

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (152,489,787     (859,736,923

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,446,413       8,643,019  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (4,560,430     (26,397,564

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (155,603,804   $ (877,491,468

Class R2

                

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                

Shares sold

     225,590     $ 1,132,535  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     34,171       172,503  

Shares purchased

     (270,207     (1,349,188

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (10,446   $ (44,150

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                

Shares sold

     211,199     $ 1,244,101  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     39,230       226,544  

Shares purchased

     (709,823     (4,205,815

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (459,394     (2,735,170

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,024       6,890  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (1,050     (5,564

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (459,420   $ (2,733,844

Class R4

                

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                

Shares sold

     703,023     $ 3,541,791  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     60,922       308,043  

Shares purchased

     (956,751     (4,827,447

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (192,806   $ (977,613

 

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  Share Class    Shares     Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                

Shares sold

     933,545     $ 5,483,827  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     64,362       364,931  

Shares purchased

     (574,471     (3,243,341

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     423,436     $ 2,605,417  

Class R6

                

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                

Shares sold

     83,582,493     $ 424,346,510  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     13,474,590       68,009,384  

Shares purchased

     (176,475,165     (891,530,066

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (79,418,082     (399,174,172

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     2,823,491       14,022,182  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (237,969     (1,207,762

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (76,832,560   $ (386,359,752

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                

Shares sold

     108,033,044     $ 642,536,270  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     16,892,556       96,746,326  

Shares purchased

     (154,558,538     (876,877,851

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (29,632,938     (137,595,255

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     3,864,792       22,565,057  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (680,308     (4,191,234

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (26,448,454   $   (119,221,432

 

8.

Borrowings

The RIC, 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

   9/29/2023 - 9/26/2024      9/30/2022 – 9/28/2023

Total Commitment

   $ 1,200,000,000      $1,200,000,000

Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA

   0.15%      0.15%

 

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      Current SCA    Prior SCA

Annualized Interest Rate on

Borrowings

   1.00% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent    1.00% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent

Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.

The Fund utilized the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2023. The average daily balance for the 98 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $11,067,612, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 5.36%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $49,149,000. At October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.

 

9.

Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

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 lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.

Debt Obligations Risk: Debt obligations 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 bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for

 

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the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may not be able to reinvest at the same rate of interest and therefore would earn less income.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” or may create economic leverage for the Fund and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders.

Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund’s derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund. The use of derivatives also exposes the Fund to operational issues, such as documentation and settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate control and human error.

Derivatives may also involve legal risks, such as insufficient documentation, the lack of capacity or authority of a counterparty to execute or settle a transaction, and the legality and enforceability of derivatives contracts. The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements and risk exposure limitations. Regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility to the Fund, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.

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

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and

 

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political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.

The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

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

Interest Rate Risk: The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration debt securities. Similarly, a rise in interest rates may also have a greater negative impact on the value of equity securities whose issuers expect earnings further out in the future. 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

 

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risk.” When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund’s holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Junk Bonds Risk: High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to have lower market liquidity than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market’s psychology.

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

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.

Management Risk: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the

 

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Fund, but the subadviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be incorrect. Additionally, the investments selected for the Fund may underperform the markets in general, the Fund’s benchmark and other funds with similar investment objectives.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).

The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.

Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

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

U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk: U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. For example, securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither insured nor

 

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guaranteed by the U.S. Government. These securities may be supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or only by the credit of the issuing agency, authority, instrumentality or enterprise and, as a result, are subject to greater credit risk than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Further, the U.S. Government and its agencies, authorities, instrumentalities and enterprises do not guarantee the market value of their securities; consequently, the value of such securities will fluctuate. This may be the case especially when there is any controversy or ongoing uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Congress to increase the statutory debt ceiling. Such controversy or uncertainty could, among other things, result in the credit quality rating of the U.S. Government being downgraded and reduced prices of U.S. Treasury securities. If the U.S. Congress is unable to negotiate an adjustment to the statutory debt ceiling, there is also the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, including those held by the Fund, which could have a negative impact on the Fund. An increase in demand for U.S. Government securities resulting from an increase in demand for government money market funds may lead to lower yields on such securities.

 

10.

Recent Regulatory Developments

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments (the “Rule”). Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The Rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Global Total Return Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Global Total Return Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for the period ended October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 19, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, brokers and agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 19, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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Tax Information (unaudited)

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 85.27% as interest related dividends in accordance with Sections 871(k)(1) and 881(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

For the year ended October 31, 2023 the Fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 100.00% as interest dividends that are eligible to be treated as interest income in accordance with Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.

In January 2024, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of distributions received by you in calendar year 2023.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS (unaudited)

Information about Board Members and Officers of the Fund is set forth below. Board Members who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Board Members who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund are referred to as “Interested Board Members.” The Board Members are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Board in turn elects the Officers, who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Fund.

 

 

 

Independent Board Members

 

       
Name
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   Other Directorships
Held During
Past Five Years
   Length of
Board Service
       
Ellen S. Alberding
1958
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen:
100
   Chief Executive Officer and President, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); formerly Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (2011-2015); formerly Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (2009-2018); formerly Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (2009-2016); Trustee, Loyola University (since 2018).    None.    Since September 2013
       
Kevin J. Bannon
1952
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen:
101
   Retired; formerly Managing Director (April 2008-May 2015) and Chief Investment Officer (October 2008-November 2013) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; formerly President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds.    Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (equity real estate investment trust) (September 2008-August 2023).    Since July 2008

 

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Independent Board Members

 

       
Name
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   Other Directorships
Held During
Past Five Years
   Length of
Board Service
       
Linda W. Bynoe
1952
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 98
   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Limited LLC (formerly Telemat Ltd) (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).    Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); formerly Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (January 2006-June 2020).    Since March 2005
       
Barry H. Evans
1960
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen:
101
   Retired; formerly President (2005-2016), Global Chief Operating Officer (2014-2016), Chief Investment Officer - Global Head of Fixed Income (1998-2014), and various portfolio manager roles (1986-2006), Manulife Asset Management (asset management).    Formerly Director, Manulife Trust Company (2011-2018); formerly Director, Manulife Asset Management Limited (2015-2017); formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manulife Asset Management U.S. (2005-2016); formerly Chairman of the Board, Declaration Investment Management and Research (2008-2016).    Since September 2017
       
Keith F. Hartstein
1956
Board Member &
Independent Chair
Portfolios Overseen:
101
   Retired; formerly Member (November 2014-September 2022) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly Executive Committee of the IDC Board of Governors (October 2019-December 2021); formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); formerly Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008).    None.    Since September 2013

 

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Independent Board Members

 

       
Name
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   Other Directorships
Held During
Past Five Years
   Length of
Board Service
       
Laurie Simon Hodrick
1962
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 98
   A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).    Independent Director, Andela (since January 2022) (global talent network); Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).    Since September 2017
       
Brian K. Reid
1961
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen:
101
   Retired; formerly Chief Economist for the Investment Company Institute (ICI) (2005-2017); formerly Senior Economist and Director of Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1998-2004); formerly Senior Economist, Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1996-1998); formerly Staff Economist at the Federal Reserve Board (1989-1996); formerly Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2012-2017).    None.    Since March 2018

 

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Independent Board Members

 

       
Name
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   Other Directorships
Held During
Past Five Years
   Length of
Board Service
       
Grace C. Torres
1959
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen:
101
   Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.    Director (since January 2018) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank; formerly Director (July 2015-January 2018) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. and Sun National Bank.    Since November 2014

 

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Interested Board Members

 

       
Name
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   Other Directorships
Held During
Past Five Years
   Length
of Board Service
       

Stuart S. Parker
1962
Board Member &
President
Portfolios Overseen:

101

   President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); President and Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; President and PEO (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; President and PEO (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).    None.    Since January 2012
       
Scott E. Benjamin
1973
Board Member & Vice
President
Portfolios Overseen:
101
   Executive Vice President (since May 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, PGIM Investments (since February 2006); Vice President (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Vice President (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Vice President (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).    None.    Since March 2010

 

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Fund Officers(a)

 

     
Name
Year of Birth
Fund Position
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     
Claudia DiGiacomo
1974
Chief Legal Officer
   Chief Legal Officer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Chief Legal Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Chief Legal Officer (since July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (since August 2020); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since August 2020); Chief Legal Officer of PIFM Holdco, LLC (since August 2020); Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since August 2020); formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (2005-2020); formerly Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since December 2005
     
Andrew Donohue
1972
Chief Compliance Officer
   Chief Compliance Officer (since May 2023) of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., PGIM Private Credit Fund, PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since October 2022); Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of PGIM Investments LLC (since September 2022); Chief Compliance Officer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; formerly various senior compliance roles within Principal Global Investors, LLC., global asset management for Principal Financial (2011-2022), most recently as Global Chief Compliance Officer (2016-2022).    Since May 2023
     
Andrew R. French
1962
Secretary
   Vice President (since December 2018) of PGIM Investments LLC; Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Vice President and Corporate Counsel (2010-2018) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since October 2006

 

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Fund Officers(a)

 

     
Name
Year of Birth
Fund Position
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     
Melissa Gonzalez
1980
Assistant Secretary
   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since September 2018) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since August 2020) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (March 2014-September 2018) of Prudential.    Since March 2020
     
Patrick E. McGuinness
1986
Assistant Secretary
   Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since August 2020) of PGIM Investments LLC; Director and Corporate Counsel (since February 2017) of Prudential; Assistant Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.    Since June 2020
     
Debra Rubano
1975
Assistant Secretary
   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; Assistant Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).    Since December 2020
     
George Hoyt
1965
Assistant Secretary
   Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Prudential (since September 2023); formerly Associate General Counsel of Franklin Templeton and Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of certain funds in the Franklin Templeton complex (2020- 2023) and Managing Director (2016-2020) and Associate General Counsel for Legg Mason, Inc. and its predecessors (2004-2020).    Since December 2023
     
Devan Goolsby
1991
Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Prudential (since May 2023); formerly Associate at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (2021-2023); Compliance Officer at Bloomberg LP (2019-2021); and an Examiner at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (2015-2019).    Since December 2023
     
Kelly A. Coyne
1968
Assistant Secretary
   Director, Investment Operations of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since 2010); Assistant Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.    Since March 2015

 

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Fund Officers(a)

 

     
Name
Year of Birth
Fund Position
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     
Christian J. Kelly
1975
Chief Financial Officer
   Vice President, Global Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); Chief Financial Officer (since March 2023) of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds and ETFs, Advanced Series Trust Portfolios, Prudential Series Funds and Prudential Gibraltar Fund; Chief Financial Officer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Chief Financial Officer of PGIM Private Credit Fund (since September 2022); Chief Financial Officer of PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since July 2022); formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (January 2019- March 2023) of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds and ETFs, Advanced Series Trust Portfolios, Prudential Series Funds and Prudential Gibraltar Fund; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (March 2022 – July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Director of Fund Administration of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2009-2018), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds (2017-2018); Director of Accounting, Avenue Capital Group (2008-2009); Senior Manager, Investment Management Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP (1998-2007).    Since January 2019
     
Russ Shupak
1973
Treasurer and Principal
Accounting Officer
   Vice President (since 2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds and ETFs (since March 2023); Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; formerly Assistant Treasurer (March 2022 – July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer of Advanced Series Trust Portfolios, Prudential Series Funds and Prudential Gibraltar Fund (since October 2019); formerly Director (2013-2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.    Since October 2019
     
Lana Lomuti
1967
Assistant Treasurer
   Vice President (since 2007) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.; formerly Director (2005-2007) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.    Since April 2014
     
Deborah Conway
1969
Assistant Treasurer
   Vice President (since 2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; formerly Director (2007-2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.    Since October 2019

 

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Fund Officers(a)

 

     
Name
Year of Birth
Fund Position
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     
Elyse M. McLaughlin
1974
Assistant Treasurer
   Vice President (since 2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Advanced Series Trust, the Prudential Series Fund and the Prudential Gibraltar Fund (since March 2023); Assistant Treasurer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds and ETFs (since October 2019); formerly Director (2011-2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.    Since October 2019
     
Robert W. McCormack
1973
Assistant Treasurer
   Vice President (since 2019) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; Assistant Treasurer (since March 2023) of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds, ETFs, Advanced Series Trust Portfolios, Prudential Series Funds and Prudential Gibraltar Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Director (2016-2019) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; formerly Vice President within Goldman, Sachs & Co. Investment Management Controllers (2008-2016), Assistant Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Family of Funds (2015-2016).    Since March 2023
     
Kelly Florio
1978
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since December 2021) of Prudential; formerly Head of Fraud Risk Management (October 2019-December 2021) at New York Life Insurance Company; formerly Head of Key Risk Area Operations (November 2018-October 2019), Director of the US Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Unit (2009-2018) and Bank Loss Prevention Associate (2006-2009) at MetLife.    Since June 2022

(a) Excludes Mr. Parker and Mr. Benjamin, interested Board Members who also serve as President and Vice President, respectively.

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

Board Members are deemed to be “Interested,” as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of their affiliation with PGIM Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of PGIM Investments LLC.

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410.

There is no set term of office for Board Members or Officers. The Board Members have adopted a retirement policy, which calls for the retirement of Board Members on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 75.

“Other Directorships Held” includes all directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the 1934 Act (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

 

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“Portfolios Overseen” includes such applicable investment companies managed by PGIM Investments LLC and overseen by the Board Member. The investment companies for which PGIM Investments LLC serves as manager include the PGIM Mutual Funds, Target Funds, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc., PGIM Private Credit Fund, PGIM Credit Income Fund, PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc., PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

As used in the Fund Officers table “Prudential” means The Prudential Insurance Company of America.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM Global Total Return Fund1 (the “Fund”) consists of ten individuals, eight of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established five standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Compliance Committee and two Investment Committees. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc. (“PGIM”), on behalf of its PGIM Fixed Income unit (“PGIM Fixed Income”), and the Fund’s sub-subadvisory agreement with PGIM Limited (“PGIML”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on May 25 and June 6-8, 2023 (the “Board Meeting”) and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2024, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

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

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

 

 

1 PGIM Global Total Return Fund is a series of Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

    

 

 

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

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

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

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

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML, and also considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Fixed Income’s portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Board was provided with information pertaining to PGIM Investments’, PGIM Fixed Income’s, and PGIML’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant

 

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information pertaining to PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML.

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided by PGIM Investments, the subadvisory services provided to the Fund by PGIM Fixed Income, and the sub-subadvisory services provided by PGIML, and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the Fund benefits from the services provided by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML under the management, subadvisory and sub-subadvisory agreements.

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

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

Economies of Scale

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

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

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

    

 

 

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, PGIML and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Fixed Income and PGIML included the ability to use soft dollar credits, as well as the potential benefits consistent with those generally resulting from an increase in assets under management, specifically, potential access to additional research resources and benefits to their reputations. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

The Board considered certain additional factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2022.

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

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

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

 

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Net Performance   1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
         
    4th Quartile    4th Quartile    4th Quartile    1st Quartile
 
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
 
Net Total Expenses: 2nd Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over the ten-year period and underperformed its benchmark index over the remaining periods.

 

   

The Board also considered that Fund outperformed its benchmark index and peer group in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023 (ranking in the 11th and 28th percentiles, respectively). The Board also noted that the Fund has outperformed its peer group median in eight out of the last ten calendar years and has outperformed its benchmark in six out of the last ten calendar years.

 

   

The Board noted that PGIM Investments is encouraged by the Fund’s strong returns versus peers over the long term as demonstrated by its ten-year performance and calendar year performance prior to 2021.

 

   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense cap, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.88% for Class A shares, 1.63% for Class C shares, 0.63% for Class Z shares, 1.08% for Class R2 shares, 0.83% for Class R4 shares, and 0.58% for Class R6 shares through February 29, 2024.

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

*  *  *

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

 

PGIM Global Total Return Fund


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  TELEPHONE

  

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PROXY VOTING

The Board of Directors 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.

 

DIRECTORS

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

 

OFFICERS

Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer Andrew Donohue, Chief Compliance Officer Russ Shupak, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer Kelly Florio, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Andrew R. French, Secretary Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary George Hoyt, Assistant Secretary Devan Goolsby, Assistant Secretary Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER    PGIM Investments LLC   

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

SUBADVISER    PGIM Fixed Income   

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

SUB-SUBADVISER    PGIM Limited   

Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand

Trafalgar Square

London, WC2N 5HR

United Kingdom

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 534432

Pittsburgh, PA 15253

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


 

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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS

Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Global Total Return Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

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

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Mutual Funds:

 

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PGIM GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

 

 SHARE CLASS    A    C    Z    R2    R4    R6

 NASDAQ

   GTRAX    PCTRX    PZTRX    PGTOX    PGTSX    PGTQX

 CUSIP

   74439A103    74439A301    74439A400    74439A863    74439A855    74439A509

MF169E


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PGIM GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN (USD HEDGED) FUND

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2023

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3  

Your Fund’s Performance

     4  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

     5  

Strategy and Performance Overview

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     12  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     15      

Approval of Advisory Agreements

        

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

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

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. © 2023 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 annual report for the PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2023.

 

Although central banks raised interest rates aggressively to tame surging inflation during the period, the global economy and financial markets demonstrated resilience. Employers continued hiring, consumers continued spending, home prices rose, and recession fears receded.

Early in the period, stocks began a rally that eventually ended a bear market and continued to rise globally for much of 2023 as inflation cooled and the Federal Reserve (the Fed) slowed the pace of its rate hikes. However, stocks declined late in the period when the Fed signaled that rates may remain elevated longer than investors had expected. For the entire period, large-cap US stocks and equities in international markets posted gains, while small-cap US stocks declined.

Bond markets benefited during the period as the Fed moderated its rate-hiking cycle, and the higher level of interest rates offered investors an additional cushion from fixed income volatility. US and global investment-grade bonds, along with US high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt, all posted gains.

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 provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance for investors. PGIM is the world’s 14th-largest investment manager with more than $1.3 trillion in assets under management. Our scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver a diversified suite of actively managed solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund

December 15, 2023

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an 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 10/31/23  
     One Year (%)    Five Years (%)    Since Inception (%)  

Class A

        

(with sales charges)

   2.25    0.11      -0.34 (12/12/2017

(without sales charges)

   5.69    0.77      0.22 (12/12/2017

Class C

        

(with sales charges)

   3.77    0.00      -0.55 (12/12/2017

(without sales charges)

   4.77    0.00      -0.55 (12/12/2017

Class Z

        

(without sales charges)

   5.82    1.00      0.45 (12/12/2017

Class R6

        

(without sales charges)

   6.01    1.08      0.52 (12/12/2017

Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index

        
     1.72    0.47      0.40                      

Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z shares with a similar investment in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class Z shares (December 12, 2017) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2023) as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, if any, the returns would have been lower.

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graphs include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

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 Definition

Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index—The Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index is an unmanaged index which tracks the performance of global investment-grade fixed income markets, including Treasury, government-related, corporate, and securitized fixed rate bonds from both developed and emerging market issuers. The index includes hedge financial instruments to reduce any gains or losses that could be attributed to non-U.S. dollar exposure.

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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   Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 10/31/23 (%)       

AAA

     32.8  

AA

     7.5  

A

     17.2  

BBB

     26.5  

BB

     8.2  

B

     2.5  

CCC

     0.5  

Not Rated

     0.4  

Cash/Cash Equivalents

     4.4  
   

Total

     100.0  

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

 

   Distributions and Yields as of 10/31/23               
     Total Distributions    SEC 30-Day    SEC 30-Day 
     Paid for    Subsidized    Unsubsidized 
     One Year ($)    Yield* (%)    Yield** (%) 

Class A

   0.40    5.18      5.74

Class C

   0.34    4.60    11.90

Class Z

   0.42    5.61      5.16

Class R6

   0.42    5.66      5.57

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

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview* (unaudited)

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund’s Class Z shares returned 5.82% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2023, outperforming the 1.72% return of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate (US Hedged) Index (the Index).

What were the market conditions?

·  

In the US, interest rate volatility increased as markets sought to price in both the aggressive Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy tightening and the potential for a hard economic landing. Toward the end of the reporting period, macroeconomic and market conditions raised hopes of a soft landing as the FOMC held interest rates steady, and Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged that higher yields on US Treasuries have aided in the tightening of financial conditions. (When central banks raise interest rates enough to cause a significant economic slowdown or a recession, it is known as a hard landing. When they raise rates just enough to slow the economy and lower inflation without causing a recession, it is known as a soft landing.) The 10-year/2-year US Treasury spread narrowed from –0.41% as of October 31, 2022 to –0.19% as of October 31, 2023, while the 10-year US Treasury yield rose by 79 basis points (bps) to end the reporting period at 4.88%. (One basis point equals 0.01%.)

 

·  

Despite the debt ceiling debate and threats of a government shutdown, inflation that remained above the Fed’s 2% target, and geopolitical risks abroad, the economy proved resilient, posting strong growth for the third quarter of 2023 (i.e., annualized gross domestic product (GDP) of 4.9%) that was driven by consumer spending. With that stated, the durability of the third quarter’s economic momentum doesn’t appear to be repeatable. While September’s payrolls report of 336,000 jobs added came in much stronger than expected, October’s payrolls report of 150,000 jobs added surprised to the downside and provided further evidence of labor market rebalancing.

 

·  

In Europe, German 10-year bond yields rose to end the reporting period at 2.83%. While the decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) to keep monetary policy unchanged appeared prudent and justified, headwinds from higher global interest rates, high energy prices, and persistent inflation continued to paint a challenging picture for the euro economy. Similarly, United Kingdom 10-year bond yields rose over the reporting period, ending it at 4.54%. The Bank of England also remained on hold in October 2023. This was the second meeting at which the Bank of England kept its key rate at 5.25%, reflecting the fact that the real economy and inflation both came in slightly weaker than what was expected at the time of its August 2023 report.

 

·  

Euro-area inflation fell off a bit more than expected to 2.9% year-over-year in October 2023, down from 4.3% the previous month. The decline was led mostly by energy, while core inflation dropped a bit as well to 4.2% year-over-year from 4.5% in September. With inflation now within striking distance of the ECB’s 2% target and core inflation starting to show some signs of a downward trend, barring any major changes, the ECB increasingly appears to have hit peak rates.

 

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·  

In the elevated volatility environment, US investment-grade corporate spreads tightened as expectations for a hard landing dissipated, and fundamentals remained solid. US high yield bonds posted gains over the reporting period amid limited new issuance, resilient economic data, and an ongoing supply deficit. Securitized credit spreads were mixed, with high-quality collateralized loan obligation (CLO) spreads tightening over the reporting period and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) spreads widening slightly as the commercial real estate sector remained challenged. The emerging-markets sector posted positive total returns, and spreads tightened through October 2023. Meanwhile, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) posted negative returns over the reporting period, as elevated interest-rate volatility weighed on the sector over the first half of the reporting period.

What worked?

 

·  

The Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning contributed to performance during the reporting period. (Duration measures the sensitivity of the price—the value of principal—of a bond to a change in interest rates.) (A yield curve is a line graph that illustrates the relationship between the yields and maturities of fixed income securities. It is created by plotting the yields of different maturities for the same type of bonds.)

 

·  

Overall security selection contributed to performance, with selection in developed-markets high yield corporates, emerging-markets agencies, developed-markets other asset-backed securities (ABS), and developed-markets sovereigns contributing the most.

 

·  

Overall sector allocation contributed, with overweights relative to the Index to developed-markets investment-grade corporates, emerging-markets sovereigns, and developed-markets other ABS contributing.

 

·  

Within credit, positioning in foreign non-corporates, retailers & restaurants, and telecom contributed.

 

·  

In individual security selection, the Fund benefited from positioning in the Republic of Ukraine, the Republic of Greece, and EG Global Finance plc (banking).

What didn’t work?

 

·  

Within security selection, positions in developed CMBS detracted the most from performance during the reporting period.

 

·  

Within sector allocation, an overweight relative to the Index to developed-markets high yield corporates, along with underweights relative to the Index to developed-markets agencies and developed-markets local authorities, detracted from performance.

 

·  

Within credit, positioning in media & entertainment and other financial detracted.

 

·  

In individual security selection, the Fund’s positioning in the Republic of the Philippines (emerging sovereigns) and Diamond Sports Group (media & entertainment) detracted from performance.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview* (continued)

 

Did the Fund use derivatives?

The Fund uses derivatives when they facilitate implementation of the overall investment approach. During the reporting period, the Fund used interest-rate futures, options, and swaps to help manage duration positioning and yield curve exposure, which detracted from performance. Credit default swaps and credit default swap index positions may be used to either add risk exposure to certain issuers or to hedge credit risk imposed by certain issuers. Overall, credit derivative exposure detracted from performance during the reporting period. In addition, the Fund traded foreign-exchange derivatives, which had a negative impact on performance over the reporting period.

Current outlook

 

·  

The main forces pushing the yield curve higher are the central banks and a heavy supply of government bond issuance. In PGIM Fixed Income’s view, upward momentum in long-dated yields could easily continue through year-end—pushing US Treasuries toward 5% and German Bunds to 3%—and yields could go beyond those levels if fundamentals heat up again.

 

·  

PGIM Fixed Income believes that the Fed is at or nearing the end of its aggressive tightening cycle. With inflation in the US receding, the real question is where it troughs and whether it is within an acceptable tolerance band for the Fed. After a series of hikes, the Fed once again held rates steady at the November 2023 FOMC meeting. While there were no surprises in the “higher-for-longer” interest rate messaging, it was reiterated that monetary policy works with an uncertain lag. Fed officials are increasingly expressing a desire to “wait and watch” the incoming data for signs that the effects of prior hikes transmit to the real economy and whether the October surge in market-determined rates provided the last dose of tightening in financial conditions.

 

·  

As the economic backdrop slows and revenue growth begins to run slower than wage growth, PGIM Fixed Income expects companies will first cut hours, then wages, and then head count. If revenue growth continues to run slower than wage growth, the risk of further cuts to head count would grow—a scenario consistent with PGIM Fixed Income’s baseline US economic view whereby tight monetary, fiscal, and credit conditions slow momentum to a below-trend pace of real GDP. Under this “weakflation” scenario, PGIM Fixed Income still expects real GDP growth of between 1.0%-1.5%, inflation descending to 2.5%-3.0%, and the Fed “fine-tuning” its policy rates, with 50 bps of easing next year.

 

·  

PGIM Fixed Income maintains its positive view of the spread sectors over the medium to long term, and the Fund is overweight investment-grade corporates, high yield, securitized products (CLOs and CMBS), and emerging markets. The Fund holds a significant underweight relative to the Index to MBS and US Treasuries in favor of more attractive opportunities across spread sectors.

 

·  

From a long-term perspective, exposure to developed-markets duration is becoming more compelling after the broad repricing and with the looming moderation in global growth. While acknowledging the immediate trajectory of inflation is going to dictate

 

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  market volatility and the path of the US Treasury 10-year yield, PGIM Fixed Income’s base case is that implied volatility will ultimately decline, and the 10-year yield will stay below the terminal rate of this hiking cycle when it is eventually reached. In the meantime, the best course will be to focus on the micro-alpha opportunities within and across sectors. (Alpha is a measure of an investment’s active return compared to a market or index.)

*This strategy and performance overview, which discusses what strategies or holdings (including derivatives, if applicable) affected the Fund’s performance, is compiled based on how the Fund performed relative to the Index and is viewed for performance attribution purposes at the aggregate Fund level, which in most instances will not directly correlate to the amounts disclosed in the Statement of Operations which conform to US generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

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

 

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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 Global Total Return (USD

                       Hedged) Fund

  

Beginning

    Account Value    

May 1, 2023

  

Ending

  Account Value    

  October 31, 2023    

  

  Annualized    

  Expense    

  Ratio Based on    

  the    

  Six-Month Period    

  

Expenses Paid

During the

Six-Month Period* 

     

Class A

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   990.00    0.89%    $4.46
     
   Hypothetical                                                 $1,000.00    $1,020.72    0.89%    $4.53
     

Class C

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   986.30    1.64%    $8.21
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,016.94    1.64%    $8.34
     

Class Z

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   991.20    0.64%    $3.21
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,021.98    0.64%    $3.26
     

Class R6

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   991.60    0.59%    $2.96
     
     Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,022.23    0.59%    $3.01

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended October 31, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    13


Schedule of Investments

as of October 31, 2023

 

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS     97.9%

          

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES     16.2%

          

Cayman Islands     11.8%

                                  

Atlas Static Senior Loan Fund Ltd.,

          

Series 2022-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.600%)

     7.994%(c)       07/15/30        410      $ 412,378  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.222% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.262%)

     6.634(c)       04/23/31        237        236,272  

Series 2019-03A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.422% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.422%)

     6.834(c)       10/21/34        500        495,000  

Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd.,

          

Series 2020-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.382% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.120%)

     6.794(c)       01/20/32        1,000        997,783  

Battalion CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2018-12A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.332% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.070%)

     6.708(c)       05/17/31        247        245,448  

Broad River BSL Funding CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2020-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.432% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.170%)

     6.847(c)       07/20/34        750        741,978  

Carlyle CLO Ltd.,

          

Series C17A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.292% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     6.682(c)       04/30/31        244        242,431  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2014-01A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.232% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%)

     6.634(c)       04/17/31        238        237,007  

CIFC Funding Ltd.,

          

Series 2014-02RA, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.312% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

     6.710(c)       04/24/30        399        397,528  

Clover CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2019-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.362% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.362%)

     6.740(c)       10/25/33        500        495,315  

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2018-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.272% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     6.665(c)       04/15/31        246        245,320  

Greywolf CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.290% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     6.670(c)       04/26/31        749        745,566  

Jamestown CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2019-14A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.462% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.200%)

     6.877(c)       10/20/34        250                246,047  

Madison Park Funding Ltd.,

          

Series 2019-33A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.290% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.290%)

     6.684(c)       10/15/32        750        744,492  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    15


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

          

Cayman Islands (cont’d.)

                                  

MidOcean Credit CLO,

          

Series 2018-08A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.912% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     7.291%(c)       02/20/31        250      $ 244,584  

Oaktree CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2019-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.372% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.110%)

     6.784(c)       04/22/30        900        892,985  

OZLM Ltd.,

          

Series 2014-06A, Class A2AS, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.012% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     7.414(c)       04/17/31        250        246,761  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2015-01A, Class A1A4, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.392% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.392%)

     6.771(c)       05/21/34        750        743,524  

TCW CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2017-01A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.442% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.180%)

     6.832(c)       10/29/34        250        246,752  

Series 2020-01A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.422% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.160%)

     6.837(c)       04/20/34        750        744,047  

Telos CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2013-04A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.502% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     6.904(c)       01/17/30        137        135,735  

Trimaran Cavu Ltd.,

          

Series 2021-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.472% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.210%)

     6.884(c)       04/23/32        500        496,588  

Voya CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2013-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.232% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%)

     6.610(c)       04/25/31        220        219,172  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2018-03A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.512% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%)

     6.927(c)       01/20/32        750        746,276  

Wind River CLO Ltd.,

          

Series 2016-01KRA, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.472% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.210%)

     6.865(c)       10/15/34        250        246,498  
          

 

 

 
                     11,445,487  

Ireland     1.6%

                                  

Ares European CLO DAC,

          

Series 11A, Class B2R, 144A

     1.950       04/15/32      EUR     500        462,390  

Armada Euro CLO DAC,

          

Series 02A, Class A3, 144A

     1.500       11/15/31      EUR     228        228,959  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

              Value            

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

         

Ireland (cont’d.)

                                 

Carlyle Euro CLO DAC,

         

Series 2021-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.990% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.990%)

     4.955%(c)       10/15/35      EUR     300     $ 308,877  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies Euro CLO Ltd.,

         

Series 2014-02A, Class AR1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.750%)

     4.531(c)       11/15/31      EUR     500       518,018  
         

 

 

 
                    1,518,244  

Spain     0.0%

                                 

TFS,

         

Series 2018-03, Class A1^

     0.000(cc)       04/16/40      EUR     —(r     1  

Series 2018-03, Class A1, 1 Month EURIBOR + 3.000%^

     7.122(c)       03/15/26      EUR     50       44,825  
         

 

 

 
                    44,826  

United States     2.8%

                                 

Chase Auto Owner Trust,

         

Series 2022-AA, Class D, 144A

     5.400       06/25/30        200       187,928  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC,

         

Series 2023-02, Class A2, 144A

     5.560       04/22/30        200       198,254  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust,

         

Series 2021-03A, Class D

     1.550       06/15/27        100       91,647  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

         

Series 2023-02, Class D, 144A

     6.600       02/15/36        100       96,689  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A,

         

Series 2023-01, Class A1, 144A

     4.920       05/15/28        200       195,735  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2023-HE02, Class A1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.700%
(Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     7.021(c)       03/25/54        24       23,750  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust,

         

Series 2020-AA, Class A, 144A

     2.190       08/21/34        80       77,402  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,

         

Series 2019-01A, Class A, 144A

     3.630       09/14/27        100       96,826  

Series 2019-01A, Class D, 144A

     4.680       04/14/31        100       93,693  

Series 2023-01A, Class D, 144A

     7.070       02/14/33        200       194,770  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,

         

Series 2023-01A, Class A, 144A

     5.500       06/14/38        300       287,229  

Series 2023-02A, Class C, 144A

     6.740       09/15/36        100       97,435  

Series 2023-02A, Class D, 144A

     7.520       09/15/36        100       97,493  

Oportun Issuance Trust,

         

Series 2022-02, Class A, 144A

     5.940       10/09/29        38       38,076  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    17


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

          

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

Regional Management Issuance Trust,

          

Series 2022-01, Class A, 144A

     3.070%       03/15/32        100      $ 93,339  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

          

Series 2022-05, Class C

     4.740       10/16/28        200        193,680  

Series 2022-06, Class C

     4.960       11/15/28        100        97,186  

TSTAT Ltd.,

          

Series 2022-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%)

     7.626(c)       07/20/31        602        605,034  
          

 

 

 
             2,766,166  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $16,191,866)

                     15,774,723  
          

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES     8.8%

          

Canada     0.0%

                                  

Real Estate Asset Liquidity Trust,

          

Series 2020-01A, Class A1, 144A

     2.381(cc)       02/12/55      CAD     18        11,626  
          

 

 

 

Ireland     0.1%

                                  

Last Mile Logistics Pan Euro Finance DAC,

          

Series 01A, Class D, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.900%)

     5.687(c)       08/17/33      EUR     98        96,280  
          

 

 

 

United Kingdom     0.6%

                                  

Deco DAC,

          

Series 2019-RAM, Class B, SONIA + 3.607% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.607%)

     8.820(c)       08/07/30      GBP     167        191,804  

Taurus DAC,

          

Series 2021-UK4A, Class B, 144A, SONIA + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%)

     6.719(c)       08/17/31      GBP     94        109,832  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class C, 144A, SONIA + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)

     6.969(c)       08/17/31      GBP     94        108,478  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class D, 144A, SONIA + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.100%)

     7.319(c)       08/17/31      GBP     93        106,422  
          

 

 

 
             516,536  

United States     8.1%

                                  

BANK,

          

Series 2018-BN10, Class A4

     3.428       02/15/61        243        218,298  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

       

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

BANK, (cont’d.)

          

Series 2020-BN26, Class A3

     2.155%       03/15/63        200      $ 156,242  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

          

Series 2018-CHRS, Class C, 144A

     4.267(cc)       08/05/38        380        284,041  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust,

          

Series 2018-B02, Class A3

     3.544       02/15/51        200                188,097  

Series 2020-B17, Class A4

     2.042       03/15/53        75        57,570  

Series 2020-B20, Class A3

     1.945       10/15/53        100        79,989  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,

          

Series 2019-XL, Class F, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.114% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)

     7.449(c)       10/15/36        85        83,714  

Series 2019-XL, Class G, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.414% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%)

     7.749(c)       10/15/36        85        83,244  

Series 2019-XL, Class J, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.764% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.650%)

     8.099(c)       10/15/36        517        504,243  

Series 2022-AHP, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 3.040% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.040%)

     8.375(c)       01/17/39        400        381,640  

BX Trust,

          

Series 2022-LBA06, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.700%)

     8.035(c)       01/15/39        350        333,777  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

          

Series 2018-B02, Class A3

     3.744       03/10/51        150        135,397  

Cold Storage Trust,

          

Series 2020-ICE05, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.880% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.766%)

     8.216(c)       11/15/37        98        97,066  

Commercial Mortgage Trust,

          

Series 2014-CR17, Class A5

     3.977       05/10/47        1,000        985,942  

Series 2014-UBS04, Class A5

     3.694       08/10/47        1,000        974,231  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,

          

Series 2019-ICE04, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.197% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)

     7.532(c)       05/15/36        199        196,340  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

          

Series K052, Class X1, IO

     0.628(cc)       11/25/25        4,219        43,516  

Series K111, Class X1, IO

     1.571(cc)       05/25/30        318        24,635  

Series K113, Class X1, IO

     1.380(cc)       06/25/30        914        63,279  

Series KG03, Class X1, IO

     1.377(cc)       06/25/30        1,047        69,130  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

          

Series 2014-GC26, Class A5

     3.629       11/10/47        1,000        965,313  

Series 2018-GS09, Class A3

     3.727       03/10/51        125        113,658  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    19


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

 

 Maturity    

 Date

 

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

      

United States (cont’d.)

                         

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

         

Series 2021-NYAH, Class G, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.754% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.640%)

   8.089%(c)   06/15/38     150      $ 109,004  

ONE Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2021-PARK, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 1.864% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)

   7.198(c)   03/15/36     100        90,303  

One New York Plaza Trust,

         

Series 2020-01NYP, Class C, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.314% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%)

   7.649(c)   01/15/36     100        85,500  

Series 2020-01NYP, Class D, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.864% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.750%)

   8.199(c)   01/15/36     100        77,000  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2018-C08, Class A3

   3.720   02/15/51     200        178,742  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2016-LC24, Class A3

   2.684   10/15/49     213        194,126  

Series 2021-C59, Class A3

   1.958   04/15/54     600        489,357  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class C, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.514% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.400%)

   7.849(c)   05/15/31     100        92,096  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 4.614% (Cap N/A, Floor 4.500%)

   9.949(c)   05/15/31     600        524,157  
         

 

 

 
                    7,879,647  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $9,198,228)

            8,504,089  
         

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BOND     0.0%

         

Jamaica

                         

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.,

         

Sub. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 7.000% (original cost $763; purchased 03/21/23 - 04/03/23)(f) (cost $763)

   7.000   11/16/23(d)(oo)     5        259  
         

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS     36.1%

         

Belgium     0.1%

                         

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes

   4.900   02/01/46     140        115,889  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

 

 Maturity    

 Date

  

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Brazil     0.4%

                          

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

          

Gtd. Notes

   5.375%   10/01/29    GBP     100      $ 106,063  

Gtd. Notes

   6.625   01/16/34    GBP     300        320,499  
          

 

 

 
             426,562  

Bulgaria     0.3%

                          

Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.450   07/22/28    EUR     300        260,293  

Canada     1.1%

                          

Bombardier, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.125   06/15/26      25        23,982  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.500   03/15/25      9        8,966  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.500   02/01/29      25        23,156  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.875   04/15/27      80        77,000  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.875   02/15/30      35        26,600  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.650   01/15/32      15        11,350  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.750   02/15/52      10        6,235  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.625   08/16/32      300        275,986  

Hydro-Quebec,

          

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series HK

   9.375   04/15/30      150        179,884  

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series JN

   5.000   02/15/50    CAD     50        36,733  

Mattamy Group Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625   03/01/30      125        101,719  

Ontario Teachers’ Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.875   03/20/27      300        274,490  

Teck Resources Ltd.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.400   02/01/43      60        48,084  
          

 

 

 
                     1,094,185  

China     1.8%

                          

Agricultural Development Bank of China,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.800   10/27/30    CNH     6,000        853,617  

Aircraft Finance Co. Ltd.,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Series B

   4.100   03/29/26      46        44,198  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    21


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

 

 Maturity    

 Date

 

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

China (cont’d.)

                         

China Development Bank,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.300%   08/02/32   CNH     5,000      $ 737,756  

Unsec’d. Notes

   4.200   01/19/27   CNH     1,000        141,392  
         

 

 

 
                    1,776,963  

Denmark     0.2%

                         

Danske Bank A/S,

         

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   2.500(ff)   06/21/29   EUR     150        155,422  

France     2.3%

                         

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.604   10/04/26     200        175,526  

BNP Paribas SA,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.159(ff)   09/15/29     200        162,601  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.871(ff)   04/19/32     400        304,070  

BPCE SA,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.045(ff)   10/19/27     250        217,715  

Credit Agricole Assurances SA,

         

Sub. Notes

   4.250(ff)   01/13/25(oo)   EUR     100        103,768  

La Poste SA,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.375   04/21/32   EUR     200        170,952  

Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens EPIC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.400   12/19/36   EUR     63        55,242  

SNCF Reseau,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   4.700   06/01/35   CAD     100        69,429  

Societe Generale SA,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   2.797(ff)   01/19/28     200        175,719  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.488(ff)   12/14/26     200        178,355  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.625   01/22/25     255        242,699  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.250   07/08/27   EUR     400        367,304  
         

 

 

 
            2,223,380  

Germany     1.2%

                         

Allianz SE,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes

   3.375(ff)   09/18/24(oo)   EUR     100        103,607  

Deutsche Bahn Finance GMBH,

         

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   3.800   09/27/27   AUD     100        59,332  

Deutsche Bank AG,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.898   05/28/24     265        256,988  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.447(ff)   04/01/25     210        204,975  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.552(ff)   01/07/28     150        129,622  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Germany (cont’d.)

                                 

Deutsche Bank AG, (cont’d.)

         

Sub. Notes, EMTN

     3.662%(ff)       04/10/25     CNH     1,000      $ 134,592  

TK Elevator Midco GmbH,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     4.375       07/15/27     EUR     153        145,879  

Volkswagen International Finance NV,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.625(ff)       03/24/26(oo)     EUR     100        99,821  
         

 

 

 
                    1,134,816  

Hong Kong     0.3%

                                 

HKT Capital No. 3 Ltd.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     1.650       04/10/27     EUR     200        187,057  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Capital Market Ltd.,

         

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     3.200       08/14/27     CNH     1,000        133,918  
         

 

 

 
            320,975  

Hungary     0.1%

                                 

MFB Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt,

         

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     0.375       06/09/26     EUR     100        93,401  

India     0.5%

                                 

NTPC Ltd.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     2.750       02/01/27     EUR     300        295,289  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     1.841       09/21/28     EUR     200        177,990  
         

 

 

 
            473,279  

Indonesia     0.2%

                                 

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.875       10/25/25     EUR     100        101,759  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.875       11/05/31     EUR     100        80,607  
         

 

 

 
            182,366  

Israel     0.2%

                                 

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, GMTN

     3.750       02/22/32       200        152,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    23


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Italy     0.7%

                                 

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750%       05/05/26       200      $ 195,812  

Nexi SpA,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.125       04/30/29     EUR     414        358,876  

Rossini Sarl,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       10/30/25     EUR     100        105,429  
         

 

 

 
                    660,117  

Jamaica     0.2%

                                 

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 3.000% (original cost $5,816; purchased 03/21/23 - 03/22/23)(f)

     8.000       04/01/25(d)       15        2,964  

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $97,375; purchased 04/16/21)(f)

     8.000       12/31/26(d)       100        2,000  

Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 13.000% (original cost $3,502; purchased 10/19/23)(f)

     13.000       12/31/25(d)       5        3,452  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $180,806; purchased 10/19/23)(f)

     8.750       05/25/24       200        183,186  

Digicel Ltd.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.750       03/01/23(d)       200        5,000  
         

 

 

 
            196,602  

Japan     0.3%

                                 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.538(ff)       07/20/27       210        185,419  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.999       01/22/32       200        150,775  
         

 

 

 
            336,194  

Kazakhstan     0.3%

                                 

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.250       12/05/23     CHF     300        320,055  

Luxembourg     0.3%

                                 

Blackstone Property Partners Europe Holdings Sarl,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.000       05/04/28     EUR     400        332,218  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Malta     0.2%

                                  

Freeport Terminal Malta PLC,

          

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.250%       05/15/28        200      $         210,063  

Mexico     1.0%

                                  

Comision Federal de Electricidad,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.000       09/29/36        141        115,078  

Mexico City Airport Trust,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.875       04/30/28        200        176,536  

Petroleos Mexicanos,

          

Gtd. Notes

     3.625       11/24/25      EUR     200        190,411  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     2.750       04/21/27      EUR     200        163,788  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     4.875       02/21/28      EUR     400        338,931  
          

 

 

 
             984,744  

Netherlands     0.7%

                                  

ABN AMRO Bank NV,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     6.575(ff)       10/13/26        300        299,431  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     3.500       12/14/26      AUD     90        53,196  

JDE Peet’s NV,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     1.375       01/15/27        150        128,810  

OCI NV,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     3.625       10/15/25      EUR     225        232,702  
          

 

 

 
             714,139  

Norway     0.2%

                                  

Aker BP ASA,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.600       06/13/28        155        150,389  

Peru     0.0%

                                  

Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance Ltd.,

          

Pass-Through Certificates

     1.962(s)       06/02/25        37        35,232  

Philippines     0.5%

                                  

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A

     8.600       06/15/27        276        317,209  

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.,

          

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     7.390       12/02/24        123        124,341  
          

 

 

 
             441,550  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    25


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Poland     0.3%

                                  

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego,

          

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

     5.375%       05/22/33        200      $         186,000  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     3.000       05/30/29      EUR     100        97,874  
          

 

 

 
             283,874  

Portugal     0.1%

                                  

CP - Comboios de Portugal EPE,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.700       03/05/30      EUR     100        113,321  

Russia     0.3%

                                  

Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.250       04/06/24      GBP     300        288,062  

Saudi Arabia     0.3%

                                  

Gaci First Investment Co.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     4.750       02/14/30        300        281,625  

Singapore     0.1%

                                  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.375       12/01/31        67        73,222  

Slovenia     0.1%

                                  

United Group BV,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     3.625       02/15/28      EUR     150        130,492  

South Africa     0.6%

                                  

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

          

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, MTN

     6.350       08/10/28        600        543,000  

Spain     0.9%

                                  

Banco Santander SA,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.722(ff)       09/14/27        200        173,034  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.147       08/18/25        200        194,608  

Cellnex Finance Co. SA,

          

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     2.000       02/15/33      EUR     300        240,231  

Cellnex Telecom SA,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.750       10/23/30      EUR     100        84,819  

Iberdrola International BV,

          

Gtd. Notes, Series NC6

     1.450(ff)       11/09/26(oo)      EUR     200        183,889  
          

 

 

 
             876,581  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Supranational Bank     0.4%

                                  

Corp. Andina de Fomento,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500%       03/07/28      EUR     200      $ 213,733  

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     4.250       02/07/28      IDR     300,000        17,316  

European Investment Bank,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, EMTN

     5.400       01/05/45      CAD     50        37,858  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.262% (Cap 1.820%, Floor 0.000%)

     1.820(c)       08/11/26        100        90,343  
          

 

 

 
             359,250  

Switzerland     1.3%

                                  

Credit Suisse AG,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.000       07/09/27        450        429,515  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.500       02/15/28        250        259,732  

UBS Group AG,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.364(ff)       01/30/27        200        177,436  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.494(ff)       08/10/27        200        173,268  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     2.593(ff)       09/11/25        250        240,616  
          

 

 

 
                     1,280,567  

United Arab Emirates     1.1%

                                  

DP World Ltd.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.375       09/25/26      EUR     200        197,587  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.250       09/25/30      GBP     100        104,729  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     4.750       02/09/28      AUD     400        241,251  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.875       12/09/25      GBP     200        215,509  

MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.,

          

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     6.875       03/14/26      GBP     100        123,225  

Gtd. Notes, GMTN

     0.375       03/10/27      EUR     200        185,923  
          

 

 

 
             1,068,224  

United Kingdom     3.2%

                                  

Barclays Bank PLC,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.500       01/28/33      MXN     10,000        227,146  

Barclays PLC,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.932(ff)       05/07/25        200        197,184  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.501(ff)       08/09/28        240        227,596  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    27


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

United Kingdom (cont’d.)

                                 

BAT Capital Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.259%       03/25/28       80      $ 67,178  

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.250       02/16/26     GBP     200        209,361  

Bellis Finco PLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.000       02/16/27     GBP     100        89,853  

BP Capital Markets PLC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.375(ff)       06/22/25(oo)       150        142,500  

DS Smith PLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.875       09/12/26     EUR     100        95,851  

eG Global Finance PLC,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.250       10/30/25     EUR     185        191,833  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.250       10/30/25     EUR     92        96,086  

HSBC Holdings PLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.589(ff)       05/24/27       200        176,119  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.013(ff)       09/22/28       200        167,863  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.804(ff)       05/24/32       200        150,168  

Lloyds Bank PLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.000       04/02/32       200        117,038  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.673(ff)       06/14/27       350        304,971  

Sherwood Financing PLC,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000       11/15/26     GBP     175        176,399  

TalkTalk Telecom Group Ltd.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.875       02/20/25     GBP     200        183,685  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     4.250       01/15/30     GBP     300        293,571  
         

 

 

 
                    3,114,402  

United States     14.3%

                                 

AbbVie, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.050       11/21/39       50        39,014  

Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     3.500       03/15/29       25        21,313  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance

         

Corp.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.625       07/15/26       175        163,831  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     6.500       04/01/27       50        47,161  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

American International Group, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.875%       06/21/27      EUR     100      $ 97,252  

American Medical Systems Europe BV,

          

Gtd. Notes

     1.625       03/08/31      EUR     100        90,109  

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.875       08/20/26        75        70,316  

Amgen, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.250       03/02/30        125        120,023  

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.875       05/15/26        150        151,395  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000       11/01/26        25        24,160  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     9.000       11/01/27        25        31,600  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.625       08/01/29        25        20,265  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.625       04/01/30        25        19,515  

AT&T, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.550       09/15/55        40        23,277  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.650       09/15/59        69        39,896  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.950       04/30/31      EUR     200                205,945  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.100       01/19/26      AUD     100        61,453  

B&G Foods, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.250       04/01/25        18        17,279  

Ball Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.000       06/15/29        50        47,888  

Bank of America Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.734(ff)       07/22/27        270        238,195  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.572(ff)       10/20/32        130        97,446  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.687(ff)       04/22/32        195        149,545  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     2.087(ff)       06/14/29        300        247,407  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     3.194(ff)       07/23/30        85        71,262  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.500       01/31/27        135        60,656  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000       01/30/28        5        1,850  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.250       01/30/30        25        8,656  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.250       02/15/29        10        3,625  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.750       03/15/25        50        49,555  

Gtd. Notes

     7.250       10/15/29        20        18,251  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    29


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

United States (cont’d.)

                                 

Black Knight InfoServ LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     3.625%       09/01/28       100      $ 89,188  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.350       11/13/40       10        6,005  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.500       08/16/31       10        7,354  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.125       05/15/29       65        56,943  

Broadcom, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     2.450       02/15/31       240        184,122  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     3.500       02/15/41       30        19,932  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.137       11/15/35       102        71,909  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.419       04/15/33       65        50,524  

Caledonia Generating LLC,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.950       02/28/34       330        265,341  

Calpine Corp.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.750       03/01/31       75        59,863  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.625       02/01/29       60        50,594  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000       02/01/31       10        8,073  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.125       03/15/28       50        44,748  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.500       04/14/27       235                218,037  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.250       02/01/31       50        38,904  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000       02/01/28       75        67,129  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.670       12/01/26       100        89,600  

CF Industries, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.950       06/01/43       40        30,870  

Gtd. Notes

     5.375       03/15/44       40        32,508  

Chart Industries, Inc.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500       01/01/30       25        24,563  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     2.300       02/01/32       40        28,594  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     3.900       06/01/52       135        76,462  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     4.800       03/01/50       35        23,066  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.384       10/23/35       100        90,431  

Cigna Group (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.400       03/15/30       25        20,181  

Citigroup, Inc.,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes

     3.875(ff)       02/18/26(oo)       150        125,580  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.462(ff)       06/09/27       300        264,002  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

United States (cont’d.)

                                 

Citigroup, Inc., (cont’d.)

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.520%(ff)       11/03/32       35      $ 26,036  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.561(ff)       05/01/32       100        75,918  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.106(ff)       04/08/26       300        286,197  

Sub. Notes

     6.174(ff)       05/25/34       35        32,642  

CNA Financial Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.900       05/01/29       100        89,707  

Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.036       11/15/33       70        66,488  

Corebridge Financial, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.900       04/05/32       230        188,141  

Cox Communications, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.450       09/15/28       135        131,497  

CSC Holdings LLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.625       12/01/30       200        101,120  

Dana, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       02/15/32       50        39,137  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.375       11/15/27       25        22,990  

DaVita, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     3.750       02/15/31       50        35,961  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.625       06/01/30       100        78,402  

Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $43,125; purchased 07/18/19 - 12/04/19)(f)

     6.625       08/15/27(d)       45        454  

Discovery Communications LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.300       05/15/49       60        43,261  

DISH DBS Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     7.750       07/01/26       100        66,951  

Diversified Healthcare Trust,

         

Gtd. Notes

     9.750       06/15/25       37        35,906  

Elevance Health, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.875       09/15/29       100        84,925  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750       01/30/28       75        71,986  

Energy Transfer LP,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series G

     7.125(ff)       05/15/30(oo)       100        84,088  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series H

     6.500(ff)       11/15/26(oo)       50        45,319  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.000       05/15/50       20        14,993  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.050       12/01/26       240                239,694  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250       04/15/49       25        22,048  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    31


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

United States (cont’d.)

                                 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.700%       01/31/51       15      $ 10,048  

Gtd. Notes

     4.450       02/15/43       20        15,769  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.500       05/21/27     EUR     100        95,650  

Ford Motor Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.291       12/08/46       125        90,787  

Forward Air Corp.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.500       10/15/31       50        48,742  

Gen Digital, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000       04/15/25       75        72,948  

General Motors Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.150       04/01/38       50        40,214  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.700       06/10/31       75        56,446  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

         

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series U

     3.650(ff)       08/10/26(oo)       130        100,444  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.542(ff)       09/10/27       300        260,834  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.992(ff)       01/27/32       20        14,681  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.615(ff)       04/22/32       195        148,565  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.482(ff)       08/23/28       375        351,098  

HCA, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.250       04/15/25       100        98,604  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000       04/15/30       25        22,206  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.250       04/15/32       25        21,822  

Honeywell International, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       05/17/32     EUR     100        101,798  

Hunt Cos., Inc.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.250       04/15/29       50        39,422  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.208(ff)       08/21/29       50        48,059  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.625       10/15/31       150        110,585  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series HH

     4.600(ff)       02/01/25(oo)       200                186,936  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.069(ff)       06/01/29       190        157,864  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.083(ff)       04/22/26       90        84,574  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.545(ff)       11/08/32       90        68,199  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.580(ff)       04/22/32       105        81,056  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.702(ff)       05/06/30       65        57,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

United States (cont’d.)

                                 

Kimco Realty OP LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes

       1.900%       03/01/28       135      $ 112,140  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       4.125       11/15/29       53        43,877  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

         

Gtd. Notes

       3.000       06/01/26       93        86,874  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       4.375       01/31/32       50        41,332  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       6.500       03/01/41       50        47,432  

Marriott International, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series HH

       2.850       04/15/31       75        58,897  

Masonite International Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       3.500       02/15/30       50        39,625  

Medline Borrower LP,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

       3.875       04/01/29       50        42,196  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

       5.250       10/01/29       25        21,287  

Morgan Stanley,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       0.406(ff)       10/29/27     EUR 200        187,749  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       1.593(ff)       05/04/27       110        97,692  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

       7.500       12/15/27     MXN 1,000        47,977  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

       2.239(ff)       07/21/32       50        36,892  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

       1.928(ff)       04/28/32       180                130,484  

MPLX LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       4.000       03/15/28       25        22,907  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       4.950       09/01/32       450        399,828  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       5.500       08/15/28       15        13,248  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

       6.000       01/15/27       35        32,575  

NRG Energy, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

       5.750       01/15/28       53        49,771  

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

     10.250(ff)       03/15/28(oo)       25        24,125  

OneMain Finance Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

       4.000       09/15/30       25        18,311  

ONEOK, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

       4.450       09/01/49       120        82,213  

Gtd. Notes

       5.550       11/01/26       100        98,793  

Gtd. Notes

       5.650       11/01/28       65        63,438  

Gtd. Notes

       6.050       09/01/33       250        239,731  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

       4.375       10/15/28       25        21,367  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    33


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc./Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.000%       10/15/27        25      $ 21,991  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.625       01/15/27        75        68,610  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875(ff)       10/20/34        90        89,946  

Post Holdings, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.500       09/15/31        50        40,585  

Realty Income Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.200       06/15/28        5        4,213  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.850       12/15/32        5        3,788  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875       07/06/30      EUR 200        209,636  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.000       06/01/31        40        30,654  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000       11/01/28        60        55,481  

Southwest Airlines Co.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.125       06/15/27        180        173,749  

Standard Industries, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.375       07/15/30        25        20,453  

Stryker Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.625       11/30/30      EUR 100        96,911  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.875       03/01/27        50        47,611  

Swiss Re Finance UK PLC,

          

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     2.714(ff)       06/04/52      EUR 100        85,272  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       01/15/28        50        44,004  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.500       10/01/25        50        49,383  

Targa Resources Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     4.200       02/01/33        40        33,168  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875       06/15/27        25        23,437  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.125       08/01/30        10        8,427  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.125       10/01/28        50        46,257  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.650       11/21/34      EUR 100                101,509  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

34


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

United States (cont’d.)

                                 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.375%       04/15/40       30      $ 23,194  

Gtd. Notes

     4.500       04/15/50       40        29,171  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.700       06/15/28       50        44,700  

Truist Financial Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     5.867(ff)       06/08/34       25        22,752  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     7.161(ff)       10/30/29       90        90,520  

U.S. Bancorp,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes

     3.700(ff)       01/15/27(oo)       200        140,319  

UGI International LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     2.500       12/01/29     EUR 150        128,361  

United Airlines 2019-2 Class AA Pass-Through Trust,
Pass-Through Certificates

     2.700       11/01/33       21        17,187  

United Airlines, Inc.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.375       04/15/26       60        55,806  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.625       04/15/29       10        8,454  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.250       01/15/30       60        54,871  

Vector Group Ltd.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750       02/01/29       125        105,978  

Ventas Realty LP,

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.500       09/01/31       130        97,674  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.875       08/15/29       5        4,171  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.125       08/15/31       5        4,028  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.550       03/21/31       31        24,204  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.650       11/20/40       45        27,203  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.400       03/22/41       20        13,478  

Viatris, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.850       06/22/40       110        68,356  

Gtd. Notes

     4.000       06/22/50       15        8,608  

VICI Properties LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.950       02/15/30       160                142,590  

Vistra Corp.,

         

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

     7.000(ff)       12/15/26(oo)       25        22,853  

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

     8.000(ff)       10/15/26(oo)       125        118,761  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000       07/31/27       45        41,285  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.625       02/15/27       75        70,584  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    35


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

       3.755%       03/15/27        100      $ 92,072  

Gtd. Notes

       5.050       03/15/42        65        48,069  

Gtd. Notes

       5.141       03/15/52        130        92,026  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

       2.164(ff)       02/11/26        85        80,410  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

       2.879(ff)       10/30/30        130        106,248  

Welltower OP LLC,

          

Gtd. Notes

       2.050       01/15/29        50        40,722  

Gtd. Notes

       3.100       01/15/30        70        58,100  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       3.500       10/15/51        30        18,173  

WPC Eurobond BV,

          

Gtd. Notes

       0.950       06/01/30      EUR 100        80,197  
          

 

 

 
                     13,847,846  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $40,761,164)

             35,051,300  
          

 

 

 

FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS     0.0%

          

Jamaica     0.0%

                                  

Digicel International Finance Ltd.,

          

First Lien Initial Term B Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

       8.981(c)       05/27/24        10        9,069  

United States     0.0%

                                  

Diamond Sports Group LLC,

          

First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 10.100%

     12.775(c)       05/25/26        5        1,999  

Second Lien Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 3.500%

       8.669(c)       08/24/26        149        1,672  
          

 

 

 
             3,671  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS
(cost $70,287)

             12,740  
          

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BOND     0.2%

          

Puerto Rico

                                  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

          

General Obligation, Sub-Series C

(cost $159,899)

       0.000(cc)       11/01/43        283        145,474  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    2.2%

          

Spain     0.0%

                                  

Retiro Mortgage Securities DAC,

          

Series 01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.000% (Cap 5.000%, Floor 0.000%)

       5.000%(c)       07/30/75      EUR 16      $ 16,606  

United States     2.2%

                                  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust,

          

Series 2022-R01, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       8.471(c)       12/25/41        110        109,657  

Series 2022-R03, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 6.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     11.571(c)       03/25/42        25        27,216  

Series 2022-R04, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 5.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     10.571(c)       03/25/42        20        21,184  

Series 2023-R05, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.100%)

       8.421(c)       06/25/43        100        101,983  

Series 2023-R06, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       8.021(c)       07/25/43        100        100,815  

Eagle Re Ltd.,

          

Series 2023-01, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.000%
(Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)

       7.321(c)       09/26/33        150        150,087  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,

          

Series 2020-HQA05, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 4.000%
(Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       9.321(c)       11/25/50        35        37,103  

Series 2020-HQA05, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       7.921(c)       11/25/50        79        79,689  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust,

          

Series 2021-DNA01, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       7.971(c)       01/25/51        10        9,763  

Series 2021-DNA01, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       7.121(c)       01/25/51        55        54,994  

Series 2021-DNA03, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       8.821(c)       10/25/33        45        45,928  

Series 2021-DNA05, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       6.971(c)       01/25/34        13        13,096  

Series 2021-HQA03, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       7.421(c)       09/25/41        70        67,987  

Series 2022-DNA01, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       7.171(c)       01/25/42        100        98,501  

Series 2022-DNA03, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

       8.221(c)       04/25/42        140        142,625  

GCAT Asset-Backed Notes,

          

Series 2021-01, Class A1, 144A

       2.487       11/25/49        131                118,437  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    37


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

       

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust,

          

Series 2019-PR01, Class A1, 144A

     7.858%       09/25/59        50      $ 49,444  

Series 2020-GS01, Class A1, 144A

     5.882       10/25/59        61        60,031  

MFA Trust,

          

Series 2021-RPL01, Class A1, 144A

     1.131(cc)       07/25/60        147        125,294  

Oaktown Re VII Ltd.,

          

Series 2021-02, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)

     6.921(c)       04/25/34        217        216,415  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust,

          

Series 2023-01R, Class A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 4.400%
(Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     9.720(c)       03/27/25        187        187,419  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,

          

Series 2018-GT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.850%
(Cap N/A, Floor 2.850%)

     9.289(c)       02/25/25        100        99,999  

Series 2018-GT02, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650%
(Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     8.089(c)       08/25/25        100        99,941  

Radnor Re Ltd.,

          

Series 2023-01, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.700%
(Cap N/A, Floor 2.700%)

     8.021(c)       07/25/33        150        150,887  
          

 

 

 
             2,168,495  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $2,212,329)

                     2,185,101  
          

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS     21.5%

          

Andorra     0.2%

                                  

Andorra International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.250       05/06/31      EUR  200        170,269  

Austria     0.2%

                                  

Republic of Austria Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     5.375       12/01/34      CAD 280        211,621  

Brazil     0.9%

                                  

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais,

          

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     5.333       02/15/28        846        819,864  

Bulgaria     0.3%

                                  

Bulgaria Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.375       09/23/50      EUR 100        54,162  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

          

Bulgaria (cont’d.)

                                  

Bulgaria Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.125%       09/23/29      EUR 100      $ 103,620  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     3.125       03/26/35      EUR 100        89,155  
          

 

 

 
             246,937  

Canada     0.1%

                                  

Province of Nova Scotia,

          

Unsec’d. Notes

     3.450       06/01/45      CAD 50        28,402  

Province of Saskatchewan,

          

Unsec’d. Notes

     3.300       06/02/48      CAD 100        55,207  
          

 

 

 
             83,609  

Chile     0.1%

                                  

Chile Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.440       02/01/29      EUR 115        105,236  

China     0.9%

                                  

China Government Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.600       06/27/28      CNH 2,000                280,864  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.950       06/29/43      CNH 1,500        218,783  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000       11/30/35      CNH 500        73,521  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.400       12/12/46      CNH 500        78,109  

China Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.250       11/25/30      EUR 100        83,205  

Export-Import Bank of China (The),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.400       05/14/24      CNH 1,000        137,256  
          

 

 

 
             871,738  

Colombia     0.8%

                                  

Colombia Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.000       01/30/30        200        153,600  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.850       06/28/27      COP 200,000        45,414  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.875       03/22/26      EUR 600        610,297  
          

 

 

 
             809,311  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    39


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

          

Croatia     0.4%

                                  

Croatia Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.125%       06/19/29      EUR 200      $ 181,437  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.125       03/04/33      EUR 300        245,297  
          

 

 

 
             426,734  

Cyprus     0.8%

                                  

Cyprus Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.625       01/21/30      EUR 100        87,531  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.950       01/20/32      EUR 300        252,293  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.250       01/21/40      EUR 20        13,206  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     2.375       09/25/28      EUR 100        99,218  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     2.750       06/27/24      EUR 100        105,022  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     2.750       02/26/34      EUR 200        184,848  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     2.750       05/03/49      EUR 30        22,954  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     4.250       11/04/25      EUR 50        53,700  
          

 

 

 
             818,772  

Denmark     0.0%

                                  

Denmark Government Bond,

          

Bonds, Series 30YR

     0.250       11/15/52      DKK 300        19,221  

Dominican Republic     0.1%

                                  

Dominican Republic International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.950       01/25/27        100        96,091  

Estonia     0.2%

                                  

Estonia Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000       10/12/32      EUR 200        213,874  

France     0.2%

                                  

Caisse Francaise de Financement Local,

          

Covered Bonds, EMTN

     4.680       03/09/29      CAD 200        138,489  

Germany     0.2%

                                  

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe,

          

Bonds(k)

     0.000       08/15/31      EUR 100        86,186  

Bonds

     1.700       08/15/32      EUR 110        107,137  
          

 

 

 
                     193,323  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

          

Greece     2.1%

                                  

Hellenic Republic Government Bond,

          

Bonds

     4.300%       02/24/24      EUR 21      $ 21,593  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/25      EUR 13        13,709  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/26      EUR 34        34,857  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/27      EUR 65        66,586  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/28      EUR 42        43,773  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/29      EUR 25        25,351  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/30      EUR 10        10,013  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/31      EUR 23        22,849  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/32      EUR 24        23,598  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/33      EUR 46        44,388  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/34      EUR 22        21,009  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/35      EUR 33        31,223  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/36      EUR 24        21,972  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/37      EUR 16        15,739  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/38      EUR 15        14,783  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/39      EUR 23        21,619  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/40      EUR 23        19,328  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/41      EUR 23        18,952  

Bonds

     4.300       02/24/42      EUR 37        34,133  

Bonds, 144A

     0.750       06/18/31      EUR 500        419,749  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.875       02/04/35      EUR 1,019        843,884  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.875       01/24/52      EUR 345        210,546  

Hellenic Republic Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.200       07/17/34      EUR 50        54,090  
          

 

 

 
                     2,033,744  

Hong Kong     0.3%

                                  

Airport Authority,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     2.500       01/12/32        245        194,518  

Hong Kong Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     1.000       11/24/41      EUR 200        123,787  
          

 

 

 
             318,305  

Hungary     0.3%

                                  

Hungary Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.750       10/10/27      EUR 100        94,632  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.750       06/05/35      EUR 100        71,754  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     2.125       09/22/31        200        143,880  
          

 

 

 
             310,266  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    41


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

          

Iceland     0.1%

                                  

Iceland Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.000%       04/15/28      EUR 100      $ 89,285  

India     0.1%

                                  

Export-Import Bank of India,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.450       06/25/26      CNH 1,000        133,462  

Indonesia     1.2%

                                  

Indonesia Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.900       02/14/27      EUR 100        93,736  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.100       03/12/33      EUR 300        227,232  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.300       03/23/34      EUR 300        224,950  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.450       09/18/26      EUR 100        96,707  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.750       04/24/25      EUR 200        203,128  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.375       07/30/25      EUR 100        103,748  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.750       06/14/28      EUR 200        206,156  
          

 

 

 
             1,155,657  

Israel     0.4%

                                  

Israel Government Bond - Fixed,

          

Bonds, Series 0537

     1.500       05/31/37      ILS 300        49,050  

Israel Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.500       01/18/27      EUR 100        94,658  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.500       01/16/29      EUR 270                240,536  
          

 

 

 
             384,244  

Italy     2.6%

                                  

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 10YR, 144A

     0.950       12/01/31      EUR 100        81,094  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 16YR, 144A

     1.450       03/01/36      EUR 250        181,731  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 21YR, 144A

     1.800       03/01/41      EUR 715        477,022  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 26YR, 144A

     3.350       03/01/35      EUR 335        309,170  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 31YR, 144A

     1.700       09/01/51      EUR 150        81,771  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 50YR, 144A

     2.800       03/01/67      EUR 105        67,939  

Region of Lazio,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.088       03/31/43      EUR 167        138,421  

Repubic of Italy Government International Bond Coupon Strips,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.737(s)       02/20/31      EUR 85        64,568  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

          

Italy (cont’d.)

                                  

Republic of Italy Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.875%       10/17/29        200      $ 169,565  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     5.200       07/31/34      EUR 300        318,838  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     5.345       01/27/48      EUR 50        50,420  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.000       08/04/28      GBP 100        122,566  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     5.125       07/31/24      EUR 350        372,767  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     5.375       06/15/33        100        93,006  
          

 

 

 
                     2,528,878  

Kazakhstan     0.3%

                                  

Kazakhstan Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.600       09/30/26      EUR 200        187,495  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     2.375       11/09/28      EUR 115        108,540  
          

 

 

 
             296,035  

Latvia     0.3%

                                  

Latvia Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     0.250       01/23/30      EUR 300        251,408  

Lithuania     0.2%

                                  

Lithuania Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     2.125       10/22/35      EUR 200        170,919  

Mexico     1.2%

                                  

Mexico Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.375       02/11/30      EUR 100        91,831  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.875       04/08/39      EUR 200        149,002  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.750       04/17/28      EUR 100        94,059  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     6.750       02/06/24      GBP 100        121,363  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 19

     1.440       07/24/24      JPY 100,000        662,276  
          

 

 

 
             1,118,531  

New Zealand     0.1%

                                  

New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond,

          

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     3.500       04/14/33      NZD 100        46,499  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    43


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

          

Panama     0.4%

                                  

Panama Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.160%       01/23/30        200      $ 160,400  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.875       03/17/28        200        179,200  
          

 

 

 
             339,600  

Peru     0.4%

                                  

Peru Government Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.150       08/12/32      PEN 30        7,133  

Peruvian Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.250       03/11/33      EUR 105        80,359  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.750       01/30/26      EUR 300        304,514  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.900       08/12/37      PEN 100        24,167  
          

 

 

 
             416,173  

Philippines     0.5%

                                  

Philippine Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.700       02/03/29      EUR 500        438,201  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.750       04/28/41      EUR 100        65,833  
          

 

 

 
             504,034  

Portugal     0.9%

                                  

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     0.300       10/17/31      EUR 200        166,371  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     0.900       10/12/35      EUR 150        114,833  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.150       04/11/42      EUR 85        56,041  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.100       04/15/37      EUR 195        210,209  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.100       02/15/45      EUR 135        141,625  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 15YR, 144A

     2.250       04/18/34      EUR 50        46,451  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.000       04/12/52      EUR 260        131,470  
          

 

 

 
             867,000  

Qatar     0.2%

                                  

Qatar Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.400       04/16/25        200        193,300  

Romania     0.5%

                                  

Romanian Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     2.125       03/07/28      EUR 180        165,044  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.750       07/13/30      EUR 200        160,324  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44


    

    

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

          

Romania (cont’d.)

                                  

Romanian Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.500%       04/03/34      EUR 50      $ 41,140  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.875       10/29/35      EUR 100        82,697  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     2.124       07/16/31      EUR 50        38,942  
          

 

 

 
                     488,147  

Saudi Arabia     0.3%

                                  

Saudi Government International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.000       07/09/39      EUR 425        304,245  

Serbia     0.5%

                                  

Serbia International Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.650       03/03/33      EUR 100        69,822  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.125       05/15/27      EUR 250        239,223  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     2.125       12/01/30        200        146,364  
          

 

 

 
             455,409  

Singapore     0.0%

                                  

Singapore Government Bond,

          

Bonds

     2.750       03/01/46      SGD 40        26,866  

Slovakia     0.1%

                                  

Slovakia Government Bond,

          

Unsec’d. Notes, Series 242

     0.375       04/21/36      EUR 200        130,589  

Slovenia     0.8%

                                  

Slovenia Government Bond,

          

Unsec’d. Notes, Series RS86

     0.000       02/12/31      EUR 300        244,876  

Slovenia Government International Bond,

          

Bonds, 144A

     5.000       09/19/33        600        571,740  
          

 

 

 
             816,616  

Spain     1.3%

                                  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.220       04/26/35      EUR 100        99,766  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     5.900       05/28/30      EUR 50        56,176  

Spain Government Bond,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     0.500       04/30/30      EUR 35        30,685  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     0.500       10/31/31      EUR 250        207,635  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    45


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

   

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

         

Spain (cont’d.)

                                 

Spain Government Bond, (cont’d.)

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     0.850%       07/30/37     EUR 110      $ 76,427  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.000       10/31/50     EUR 190        93,047  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(k)

     1.850       07/30/35     EUR 285        241,521  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(k)

     3.450       07/30/43     EUR 300        276,863  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.450       07/30/66     EUR 60        49,675  

Spain Government International Bond,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     5.250       04/06/29     GBP 100        121,422  
         

 

 

 
            1,253,217  

Ukraine     0.2%

                                 

Ukraine Government International Bond,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.375       01/27/32 (d)    EUR 641        151,121  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.750       06/20/28 (d)    EUR 200        52,376  
         

 

 

 
            203,497  

United Arab Emirates     0.2%

                                 

UAE International Government Bond,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     2.000       10/19/31       205        160,700  

United Kingdom     0.6%

                                 

Isle of Man Government International Bond,

         

Unsec’d. Notes

     5.375       08/14/34     GBP 100        119,861  

Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625       03/29/30     GBP 100        124,474  

United Kingdom Gilt,

         

Bonds(k)

     4.250       12/07/46     GBP 330        360,728  
         

 

 

 
            605,063  

Uruguay     0.0%

                                 

Uruguay Government International Bond,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.375       10/27/27       39        38,921  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(cost $27,270,180)

                    20,865,699  
         

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS     0.1%

         

Federal Home Loan Bank

     3.280       03/28/29     USD 9        7,747  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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  Description   

 Interest      

 Rate

   

 Maturity    

 Date

    

        Principal        

Amount

(000)#

               Value            

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

          

Tennessee Valley Authority

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625%       06/07/32      GBP 100      $ 124,440  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $192,437)

             132,187  
          

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS     11.8%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds(k)

     1.875       02/15/41        2,255        1,389,996  

U.S. Treasury Bonds(k)

     2.375       05/15/51        145        86,366  

U.S. Treasury Bonds(k)

     2.750       08/15/47        280        184,406  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.000       02/15/47        1,650        1,145,977  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.000       08/15/48        2,040        1,404,412  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.250       05/15/42        750        571,055  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.875       05/15/43        600        498,187  

U.S. Treasury Bonds(k)

     4.375       08/15/43        2,635        2,349,267  

U.S. Treasury Notes(k)

     1.125       02/15/31        1,490        1,154,052  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     5.000       08/31/25        1,500        1,496,895  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     5.000       09/30/25        1,215        1,212,769  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $13,068,720)

             11,493,382  
          

 

 

 
                 

Shares

        

UNAFFILIATED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS     1.0%

          

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

          13,700        697,193  

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF(a)

          10,000        285,800  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL UNAFFILIATED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(cost $1,011,465)

             982,993  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $110,137,338)

                     95,147,947  
          

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     1.9%

          

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

          

PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(wb)

          1,547,455        1,547,455  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    47


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

  Description                          Shares                        Value            

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS (Continued)

           

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $262,660; includes $261,452 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wb)

           262,818      $ 262,686  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,810,115)

              1,810,141  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS     99.8%
(cost $111,947,453)

              96,958,088  

Other assets in excess of liabilities(z)     0.2%

              235,542  
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS     100.0%

            $         97,193,630  
           

 

 

 

 

 

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

AUD—Australian Dollar

CAD—Canadian Dollar

CHF—Swiss Franc

CLP—Chilean Peso

CNH—Chinese Renminbi

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

DKK—Danish Krone

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

HUF—Hungarian Forint

IDR—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS—Israeli Shekel

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

MYR—Malaysian Ringgit

NOK—Norwegian Krone

NZD—New Zealand Dollar

PEN—Peruvian Nuevo

Sol PLN—Polish Zloty

SEK—Swedish Krona

SGD—Singapore Dollar

THB—Thai Baht

TWD—New Taiwanese Dollar

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.

A—Annual payment frequency for swaps

BARC—Barclays Bank PLC

BBR—New Zealand Bank Bill Rate

BBSW—Australian Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate

BNP—BNP Paribas S.A.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

48


    

    

 

BNYM—Bank of New York Mellon

BOA—Bank of America, N.A.

BUBOR—Budapest Interbank Offered Rate

CDOR—Canadian Dollar Offered Rate

CDX—Credit Derivative Index

CIBOR—Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rate

CITI—Citibank, N.A.

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

CLOIS—Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate Average

CORRA—Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average

DAC—Designated Activity Company

DB—Deutsche Bank AG

EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note

ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund

EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate

EuroSTR—Euro Short-Term Rate

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

GSI—Goldman Sachs International

HSBC—HSBC Bank PLC

ICE—Intercontinental Exchange

IO—Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)

JPM—JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

JPS—J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

KLIBOR—Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate

KWCDC—Korean Won Certificate of Deposit

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

LP—Limited Partnership

MSI—Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC

MTN—Medium Term Note

NIBOR—Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

OTC—Over-the-counter

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

PJSC—Public Joint-Stock Company

PRIBOR—Prague Interbank Offered Rate

Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps

REMIC—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

S—Semiannual payment frequency for swaps

SARON—Swiss Average Rate Overnight

SCB—Standard Chartered Bank

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SONIA—Sterling Overnight Index Average

SORA—Singapore Overnight Rate Average

STIBOR—Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

T—Swap payment upon termination

TAIBOR—Taiwan Interbank Offered Rate

TD—The Toronto-Dominion Bank

THOR—Thai Overnight Repurchase Rate

TONAR—Tokyo Overnight Average Rate

UAG—UBS AG

USOIS—United States Overnight Index Swap

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    49


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

WIBOR—Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate

#

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

^

Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $44,826 and 0.0% of net assets.

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $257,220; cash collateral of $261,452 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.

(b)

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

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of October 31, 2023. 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.

(f)

Indicates a restricted security that is acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer and is considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $331,387. The aggregate value of $192,315 is 0.2% of net assets.

(ff)

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

(k)

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

(oo)

Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.

(r)

Principal or notional amount is less than $500 par.

(s)

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

(wb)

Represents an investment in a Fund affiliated with the Manager.

(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 October 31, 2023:

 

Number

of

Contracts

    

Type

    

Expiration

Date

     Current
Notional
Amount
    

Value /

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Positions:

                  

10

     3 Month EuroSTR      Dec. 2023      $ 2,541,821         $ 316     

54

     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2023        10,930,781           (6,709   

3

     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2023        318,516           183     

2

     10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes      Dec. 2023        217,656           497     

19

     30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds      Dec. 2023        2,138,688           (254,123   
                    

 

 

    
                       (259,836   
                    

 

 

    

Short Positions:

                  

1

     5 Year Euro-Bobl      Dec. 2023        123,046           1,146     

126

     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2023        13,164,047           212,462     

26

     10 Year Euro-Bund      Dec. 2023        3,548,592           70,047     

12

     20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds      Dec. 2023        1,313,250           49,836     

32

     British Pound Currency      Dec. 2023        2,430,800           82,699     

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Number

of

Contracts

    

Type

    

Expiration

Date

     Current
Notional
Amount
    

Value /

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Short Positions (cont’d):

                  

113

     Euro Currency      Dec. 2023      $ 14,976,031         $ 255,042     

33

     Euro Schatz Index      Dec. 2023        3,672,427           10,504     
                    

 

 

    
                       681,736     
                    

 

 

    
                     $  421,900      
                    

 

 

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2023:

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

                   

Australian Dollar,

                                 

Expiring 11/02/23

   SCB         AUD       375      $ 237,430      $ 238,037         $ 607            $    

British Pound,

                                 

Expiring 11/02/23

   BNP         GBP       851        1,032,462        1,034,869           2,407                 

Expiring 11/02/23

   JPM         GBP       152        186,476        185,151                        (1,325  

Chinese Renminbi,

                                 

Expiring 11/16/23

   MSI         CNH       1,035        142,295        141,083                        (1,212  

Euro,

                                 

Expiring 11/02/23

   BNP         EUR       428        453,244        452,559                        (685  

Expiring 11/02/23

   BNYM         EUR       8,801        9,306,526        9,313,421           6,895                 

Hungarian Forint,

                                 

Expiring 01/19/24

   BARC         HUF       71,672        194,239        196,045           1,806                 

Japanese Yen,

                                 

Expiring 11/02/23

   SCB         JPY       38,455        256,965        253,779                        (3,186  

Expiring 11/02/23

   UAG         JPY       55,470        370,380        366,073                        (4,307  

Expiring 01/19/24

   MSI         JPY       36,828        246,366        246,266                        (100  

Norwegian Krone,

                                 

Expiring 01/19/24

   HSBC         NOK       553        51,039        49,613                        (1,426  

Polish Zloty,

                                 

Expiring 01/19/24

   HSBC         PLN       912        213,351        215,958           2,607                 

South Korean Won,

                                 

Expiring 12/20/23

   JPM         KRW       192,755        145,739        142,873                        (2,866  
             

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

          

 

 

   
              $ 12,836,512      $ 12,835,727           14,322              (15,107  
             

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

          

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    51


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Sale

Contracts

 

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

                                                  

Australian Dollar,

                             

Expiring 11/02/23

  CITI        AUD        375      $ 241,177      $ 238,037        $ 3,140          $    

Expiring 12/04/23

  SCB        AUD        375        237,679        238,297                     (618  

British Pound,

                             

Expiring 11/02/23

  BARC        GBP        1,004        1,225,876        1,220,019          5,857               

Expiring 12/04/23

  BNP        GBP        851        1,032,643        1,035,096                     (2,453  

Canadian Dollar,

                             

Expiring 01/19/24

  JPM        CAD        414        304,984        298,687          6,297               

Chinese Renminbi,

                             

Expiring 11/16/23

  BNP        CNH        731        100,258        99,709          549               

Expiring 11/16/23

  CITI        CNH        745        102,232        101,656          576               

Expiring 11/16/23

  MSI        CNH        23,141        3,174,284        3,155,867          18,417               

Colombian Peso,

                             

Expiring 12/20/23

  CITI        COP        273,723        67,911        65,756          2,155               

Euro,

                             

Expiring 11/02/23

  BNP        EUR        9,229        9,789,666        9,765,979          23,687               

Expiring 12/04/23

  BNYM        EUR        8,801        9,318,504        9,326,676                     (8,172  

Expiring 01/19/24

  TD        EUR        99        105,449        105,571                     (122  

Indonesian Rupiah,

                             

Expiring 12/20/23

  BOA        IDR        1,526,380        99,022        95,743          3,279               

Israeli Shekel,

                             

Expiring 12/20/23

  BARC        ILS        167        43,852        41,349          2,503               

Japanese Yen,

                             

Expiring 11/02/23

  MSI        JPY        93,925        634,584        619,852          14,732               

Expiring 12/04/23

  UAG        JPY        55,470        372,262        368,072          4,190               

Mexican Peso,

                             

Expiring 12/20/23

  BARC        MXN        3,835        214,955        210,934          4,021               

Singapore Dollar,

                             

Expiring 12/20/23

  JPM        SGD        41        29,895        29,657          238               

Swiss Franc,

                             

Expiring 01/19/24

  GSI        CHF        278        311,539        308,503          3,036               
            

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

   
             $ 27,406,772      $ 27,325,460          92,677            (11,365  
            

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

   
                     $ 106,999          $ (26,472  
                    

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023:

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Counterparty

                                                                       

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1):

Gazprom PAO

     06/20/24        1.000 %(Q)      134      $ 16,218        $ 17,060          $ (842      HSBC

Gazprom PAO

     06/20/24        1.000 %(Q)      121        14,645          24,683            (10,038      BARC

Kingdom of Morocco

     12/20/27        1.000 %(Q)      115        1,006          2,560                   (1,554      BNP

Republic of Italy

     12/20/27        1.000 %(Q)    EUR  70         (1,093               (2,192                 1,099               BARC

Republic of South Africa

     12/20/28        1.000 %(Q)      400        29,633          39,318            (9,685      MSI
          

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      
           $ 60,409        $ 81,429          $ (21,020     
          

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

Reference
Entity/
Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit

Spread at
October 31,
2023(4)
     Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Counterparty
                                               

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2):

DP World PLC

   12/20/24      1.000% (Q)      100        1.397%      $ (320   $ 107     $ (427 )      BARC

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

   06/20/24      1.000% (Q)      110        0.197%        685       605       80     BNP

Federative Republic of Brazil

   12/20/23      1.000% (Q)      300        0.209%        675       308       367     CITI

Generalitat de Catalunya

   12/20/25      1.000% (Q)      100        0.405%        1,324       (408     1,732     DB

Halliburton Co.

   12/20/26      1.000% (Q)      50        0.360%        990       301       689     GSI

Hellenic Republic

   12/20/31      1.000% (Q)      140        1.265%        (2,240     (3,477     1,237     BARC

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

   03/20/24      0.250% (Q)      740        0.059%        760       281       479     BOA

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25      1.000% (Q)      1,000        0.223%        13,423       (3,018     16,441     BOA

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25      1.000% (Q)      170        0.223%        2,282       (535     2,817     BOA

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25      1.000% (Q)      15        0.223%        201       64       137     BARC

Republic of Estonia

   12/20/26      1.000% (Q)      50        0.572%        680       297       383     JPM

Republic of Italy

   06/20/30      1.000% (Q)      100        1.341%        (1,753     (1,909     156     BARC

Republic of Panama

   12/20/26      1.000% (Q)      45        1.211%        (221     81       (302   CITI

Republic of Poland

   06/20/24      1.000% (Q)      145        0.136%        960       72       888     BNP

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    53


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Reference
Entity/
Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Implied
Credit

Spread at
October 31,
2023(4)
   Fair
Value
   Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Counterparty
                                      

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2)(cont’d.):

 

Republic of South Africa

       12/20/23        1.000% (Q)       300        0.725%      $ 462      $ (434 )     $ 896       BOA

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       06/20/26        1.000% (Q)       170        0.811%        988        1,880       (892 )       GSI
                       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     
                        $ 18,896      $ (5,785 )     $ 24,681    
                       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

Reference
Entity/
Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023(4)
   Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2023
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                                     

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Sell Protection(2):

 

    

CDX.NA.HY.41.V1

     12/20/28      5.000%(Q)     17,795      5.161%    $ 173,038               $ (6,456                      $ (179,494         
             

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

   

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

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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(4)

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

Currency swap agreement outstanding at October 31, 2023:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
   Fund
    Receives    
 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

  

Fund
Pays

  

  Counterparty  

  

Termination
Date

  

Fair
Value

  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                                    

OTC Currency Swap Agreement:

   
IDR      1,400,000    8.22%(S)   97    6 Month LIBOR(S)/ 5.871%    CITI    11/29/23    $(7,858)             $                        $ (7,858         
                

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

   

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

              
AUD      970          02/19/31        1.398%(S)   

6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/4.750%

     $ (2,433      $ (143,306      $     (140,873)      
AUD      225          12/03/33        2.800%(S)   

6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/4.750%

       (18,860        (28,696        (9,836)      
AUD      85          12/03/38        2.900%(S)   

6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/4.750%

       (9,566        (14,521        (4,955)      
CAD      1,230          04/03/25        0.970%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%

       (1,703        (55,171        (53,468)      
CAD      455          12/03/27        3.650%(S)   

1 Day CORRA(2)(S)/5.050%

       3,955          (8,908        (12,863)      
CAD      80          12/03/28        2.600%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%

       418          (5,615        (6,033)      
CAD      340          12/03/29        2.650%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%

       (12,808        (26,369        (13,561)      
CAD      70          12/03/29        3.500%(S)   

1 Day CORRA(2)(S)/5.050%

       871          (2,005        (2,876)      
CAD      315          12/03/30        3.500%(S)   

1 Day CORRA(2)(S)/5.050%

       (5,810        (10,164        (4,354)      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    55


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount

(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
CAD      60          12/03/32        2.700%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%

     $ (2,495      $ (6,279      $ (3,784)      
CAD      50          01/09/38        2.720%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%

       (1        (7,355        (7,354)      
CAD      120          12/03/40        2.800%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%

       15,611          (19,464        (35,075)      
CAD      60          12/03/43        3.550%(S)   

1 Day CORRA(2)(S)/5.050%

       (3,818        (4,171        (353)      
CAD      50          05/30/47        2.240%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%

       (1,375        (12,462        (11,087)      
CAD      295          12/03/51        2.800%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/5.580%

       (28,390        (56,794        (28,404)      
CAD      105          12/03/53        3.300%(S)   

1 Day CORRA(2)(S)/5.050%

       (4,825        (9,300        (4,475)      
CHF      70          04/03/28        0.410%(A)   

1 Day SARON(2)(S)/1.702%

       (207        (3,446        (3,239)      
CHF      130          01/31/29        0.260%(A)   

1 Day SARON(2)(S)/1.702%

       (458        (9,365        (8,907)      
CHF      40          04/03/33        0.687%(A)   

1 Day SARON(2)(S)/1.702%

       (208        (3,750        (3,542)      
CHF      100          12/15/41        0.025%(A)   

1 Day SARON(2)(A)/1.702%

       (19,667        (31,235        (11,568)      
CLP      30,200          07/12/29        3.135%(S)   

1 Day CLOIS(2)(S)/9.000%

                (5,531        (5,531)      
CLP      190,000          02/06/33        5.200%(S)   

1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)/9.000%

                14,504          14,504       
CLP      76,000          02/23/33        5.570%(S)   

1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)/9.000%

                3,296          3,296       
CLP      157,000          02/27/33        5.550%(S)   

1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)/9.000%

                6,962          6,962       
CNH      700          03/13/24        2.945%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

       (1        377          378       
CNH      1,400          04/01/24        2.923%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%

                725          725       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

           
CNH      1,440          06/03/24        2.975%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%      $        $ 1,274        $ 1,274       
CNH      2,220          06/20/24        2.900%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        (3        1,804          1,807       
CNH      1,500          09/03/24        2.860%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        (1        1,594          1,595       
CNH      1,500          10/10/24        2.860%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        (1        1,591          1,592       
CNH      1,680          11/01/24        3.120%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        (5        3,014          3,019       
CNH      1,200          02/04/25        2.600%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%                 1,308          1,308       
CNH      2,800          03/06/25        2.425%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        2          1,948          1,946       
CNH      5,000          03/12/25        2.400%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        (2        3,274          3,276       
CNH      3,200          07/13/25        2.653%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        (4        4,148          4,152       
CNH          5,910          11/02/25        2.588%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        6          8,478          8,472       
CNH      5,280          04/12/26        2.810%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        (10        11,250          11,260       
CNH      7,230          08/04/27        2.388%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%                 3,754          3,754       
CNH      2,000          01/09/28        2.757%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        (79        4,474          4,553       
CNH      4,750          03/01/28        2.955%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%                 16,547          16,547       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    57


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
CNH      1,925          04/26/28        2.790%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%      $        $ 4,576          $ 4,576       
CNH        10,025          05/11/28        2.600%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%        10,554          14,413          3,859       
CNH      5,400          06/01/28        2.473%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%                 3,203          3,203       
CZK      5,145          03/31/30        0.710%(A)    6 Month PRIBOR(2)(S)/6.880%                 (47,385        (47,385)      
DKK      500          04/08/32        1.581%(A)    6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/4.140%        (3,153        (9,355        (6,202)      
EUR      5,485          11/23/24        (0.046)%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%                 (225,346        (225,346)      
EUR      3,245          12/02/24        (0.285)%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%                 (215,029        (215,029)      
EUR      200          05/11/25        0.100%(A)    1 Day EuroSTR(1)(A)/3.880%        692          14,216          13,524       
EUR      350          04/27/30        (0.016)%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%                 (70,709        (70,709)      
EUR      342          08/15/30        (0.191)%(A)    1 Day EuroSTR(2)(A)/3.880%        (129        (74,352        (74,223)      
EUR      100          05/11/31        0.750%(A)    1 Day EuroSTR(1)(A)/3.880%        683          17,753          17,070       
EUR      235          10/30/32        1.302%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%        4,128          (38,897        (43,025)      
EUR      820          03/20/33        2.996%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%                 (11,369        (11,369)      
EUR      430          05/11/33        1.000%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%        (7,326        (92,128        (84,802)      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

58


    

    

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
EUR      590          03/20/38        2.982%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%      $        $ 23,006          $ 23,006       
EUR      150          11/24/41        0.565%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%                 30,234          30,234       
EUR      150          11/24/41        0.600%(A)    3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/3.972%                 (31,279        (31,279)      
EUR      364          11/25/41        0.629%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%                 71,751          71,751       
EUR      364          11/25/41        0.663%(A)    3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/3.972%                 (74,324        (74,324)      
EUR      570          03/22/42        1.257%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%                 86,308          86,308       
EUR      570          03/22/42        1.310%(A)    3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/3.972%                 (89,757        (89,757)      
EUR      400          02/24/43        2.910%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/4.092%        332          22,639          22,307       
EUR      400          02/24/43        2.960%(A)    3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/3.972%        (203        (22,150        (21,947)      
EUR      120          05/11/49        1.450%(A)    6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/4.092%        5,402          (40,098        (45,500)      
GBP      200          05/08/25        1.000%(A)    1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%        (16,802        (18,977        (2,175)      
GBP      35          05/08/30        1.100%(A)    1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/5.186%        5,939          8,633          2,694       
GBP      155          05/08/37        1.200%(A)    1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%        (48,424        (63,567        (15,143)      
GBP             220          05/08/38        1.200%(A)    1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%        (77,351        (94,948        (17,597)      
GBP      225          05/08/46        1.250%(A)    1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%        46,483          (125,773        (172,256)      
GBP      170          05/08/47        1.250%(A)    1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%        (32,843        (97,404        (64,561)      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    59


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
GBP      190          05/08/48        1.250%(A)    1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%      $ (97,156      $ (110,859      $ (13,703)      
GBP      35          09/03/50        0.328%(A)    1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%                 (26,986        (26,986)      
GBP      60          05/08/52        1.250%(A)    1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/5.186%        (3,605        (37,604        (33,999)      
HUF      90,865          06/12/28        3.750%(A)    6 Month BUBOR(2)(S)/11.180%                 (49,996        (49,996)      
JPY      130,000          03/06/25        0.197%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%                 1,669          1,669       
JPY      179,000          04/08/26        0.018%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        7          (11,604        (11,611)      
JPY      59,000          12/18/27        0.290%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (471        (5,197        (4,726)      
JPY      110,000          07/08/28        (0.050)%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (12,489        (23,355        (10,866)      
JPY      119,700          07/31/28        0.268%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%                 (13,569        (13,569)      
JPY      163,000          11/12/28        0.011%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        5          (38,997        (39,002)      
JPY      25,000          07/08/29        (0.050)%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (3,212        (7,401        (4,189)      
JPY      85,000          07/08/30        (0.050)%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (19,902        (33,310        (13,408)      
JPY      60,000          07/08/31        0.000%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (17,006        (28,178        (11,172)      
JPY      130,000          07/08/32        0.050%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (9,551        (70,966        (61,415)      
JPY      53,000          12/18/32        0.516%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (918        (18,320        (17,402)      
JPY      115,000          07/08/33        0.100%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (59,804        (71,227        (11,423)      
JPY      111,500          12/18/37        0.715%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (2,863        (68,770        (65,907)      
JPY      57,555          01/04/38        0.757%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (1,429        (33,763        (32,334)      
JPY      11,780          12/03/38        0.600%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (6        (9,476        (9,470)      
JPY      10,000          10/04/39        0.203%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (24        (12,776        (12,752)      
JPY      21,500          12/03/39        0.650%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (12        (18,225        (18,213)      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

60


    

    

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
JPY      20,000          02/06/40        0.223%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%      $ (106      $ (25,897      $ (25,791)      
JPY      25,000          07/08/42        0.300%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (18,099        (35,304        (17,205)      
JPY      5,000          07/04/43        0.763%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (129        (5,191        (5,062)      
JPY      45,000          07/08/43        0.300%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (45,149        (67,902        (22,753)      
JPY      38,600          07/08/45        0.350%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (42,104        (62,677        (20,573)      
JPY      91,700          12/18/47        0.918%(S)    1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.020)%        (3,179        (102,069        (98,890)      
JPY      75,000          07/08/48        0.450%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (92,139        (128,458        (36,319)      
JPY      30,000          07/08/52        0.450%(A)    1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.020)%        (25,252        (58,486        (33,234)      
KRW      761,000          08/04/24        3.145%(Q)    3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%                 (4,433        (4,433)      
KRW      230,000          04/19/28        3.135%(Q)    3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%                 (6,674        (6,674)      
KRW      979,000          09/10/28        2.043%(Q)    3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%        (20,183        (67,640        (47,457)      
KRW      118,000          02/13/29        1.780%(Q)    3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%                 (10,065        (10,065)      
KRW      33,500          04/17/29        1.740%(Q)    3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%                 (2,909        (2,909)      
KRW      470,000          04/27/30        1.065%(Q)    3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%        (8,988        (61,233        (52,245)      
KRW      261,780          03/10/33        3.150%(Q)    3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.820%        (4,116        (15,086        (10,970)      
NOK      1,680          03/15/27        2.103%(A)    6 Month NIBOR(2)(S)/5.030%        2,906          (10,301        (13,207)      
NZD      100          11/05/29        1.393%(S)    3 Month BBR(2)(Q)/5.640%                 (12,078        (12,078)      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    61


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
PLN      890          07/11/28        2.935%(A)    6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)/5.560%      $ 14,982        $ (18,038        $   (33,020)      
PLN      760          08/30/31        1.765%(A)    6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)/5.560%                 (36,689        (36,689)      
SEK      2,200          11/05/29        0.457%(A)    3 Month STIBOR(2)(Q)/4.062%        (3,138        (31,914        (28,776)      
SGD      165          07/29/31        1.120%(S)    1 Day SORA(2)(S)/3.690%        894          (19,526        (20,420)      
THB      6,000          07/04/24        1.590%(Q)    1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/2.481%                 (1,175        (1,175)      
THB      3,000          07/03/30        1.028%(Q)    1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/2.481%                 (10,261        (10,261)      
TWD      14,600          02/17/28        1.390%(Q)    3 Month TAIBOR(1)(Q)/1.494%                 5,316          5,316       
TWD      8,480          07/21/33        1.410%(Q)    3 Month TAIBOR(1)(Q)/1.494%                 8,598          8,598       
     7,960          12/23/23        4.758%(T)    1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%                 (21,250        (21,250)      
     12,055          02/21/24        5.170%(T)    1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%                 (6,094        (6,094)      
     11,870          06/18/24        5.456%(T)    1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%                 (512        (512)      
     3,760          07/10/24        5.435%(T)    1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%                 (852        (852)      
     10,265          07/31/24        5.406%(T)    1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%                 (6,117        (6,117)      
     19,100          08/14/24        5.298%(T)    1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%                 (30,594        (30,594)      
       10,290          10/04/24        5.472%(T)    1 Day SOFR(2)(T)/5.350%                 4,392          4,392       
     3,604          03/08/25        4.919%(A)    1 Day SOFR(2)(A)/5.350%                 (20,258        (20,258)      
     10,150          04/22/25        3.595%(T)    1 Day SOFR(1)(T)/5.350%        (15,992        136,079          152,071       
     1,795          09/25/26        4.699%(A)    1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/5.350%                 2,324          2,324       
     493          08/15/28        1.220%(A)    1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/5.350%                 74,011          74,011       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

62


    

    

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2023
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

                                                              

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

                
               1,265          09/05/28        4.027%(A)    1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/5.350%      $        $ 30,423        $ 30,423    
     980          09/28/28        4.396%(A)    1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/5.350%                 6,822             6,822       
                    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   
                     $ (692,113      $ (2,820,328      $ (2,128,215  
                    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Termination
Date
    

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

   Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Counterparty  
                                                                              

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

              
CNH      2,100        07/31/30      2.515%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%    $ 415        $           $ 415          MSI  
CNH      6,000        09/01/30      2.360%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%      (6,588                    (6,588        MSI  
CNH      3,000        10/14/31      2.675%(Q)    7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/2.500%      4,273                      4,273          SCB  
MYR      450        04/09/26      2.625%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%      (2,685        (8           (2,677        MSI  
MYR      900        08/12/26      2.605%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%      (6,537        (7           (6,530        HSBC  
MYR      200        07/11/29      3.528%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%      (1,048                                      (1,048        MSI  
MYR      200        04/07/32      3.870%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%      (894        (2           (892        CITI  
MYR      230        07/12/32      3.650%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.650%      (1,931        (1                  (1,930               GSI  
              

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      
               $ (14,995      $ (18         $ (14,977     
              

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

Total return swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2023:

 

Reference Entity

  

Financing

Rate

  

Counterparty

   Termination
Date
     Long
(Short)
Notional
Amount
(000)#(1)
     Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)(2)
 
                                                                        

OTC Total Return Swap Agreements:

 

               

ICE Bank of America 1-10 Year US Municipal Securities Index(T)

   1 Day SOFR-245bps(T)/2.900%    DB      09/21/24        1,000      $ (18,811      $            $ (18,811  

U.S. Treasury Bonds(T)

   1 Day USOIS-10bps(T)/5.230%    JPM      11/29/23        655        (70,075                     (70,075  
              

 

 

      

 

 

          

 

 

   
               $ (88,886             $                         $ (88,886        
              

 

 

      

 

 

          

 

 

   

 

(1)

On a long total return swap, the Fund receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Fund makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate.

(2)

Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:

 

      Premiums Paid    Premiums Received  

Unrealized

Appreciation

  

Unrealized
Depreciation

OTC Swap Agreements

   $87,617    $(11,991)   $32,089    $(140,149)

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    

JPS

     $      $ 3,627,160
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

       Level 1        Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Assets

        

Long-Term Investments

        

Asset-Backed Securities

        

Cayman Islands

   $              —      $ 11,445,487      $         —  

Ireland

            1,518,244         

Spain

                   44,826  

United States

            2,766,166         

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

        

Canada

            11,626         

Ireland

            96,280         

United Kingdom

            516,536         

United States

            7,879,647         

Convertible Bond

        

Jamaica

            259         

Corporate Bonds

        

Belgium

            115,889         

Brazil

            426,562         

Bulgaria

            260,293         

Canada

            1,094,185         

China

            1,776,963         

Denmark

            155,422         

France

            2,223,380         

Germany

            1,134,816         

Hong Kong

            320,975         

Hungary

            93,401         

India

            473,279         

Indonesia

            182,366         

Israel

            152,000         

Italy

            660,117         

Jamaica

            196,602         

Japan

            336,194         

Kazakhstan

            320,055         

Luxembourg

            332,218         

Malta

            210,063         

Mexico

            984,744         

Netherlands

            714,139         

Norway

            150,389         

Peru

            35,232         

Philippines

            441,550         

Poland

            283,874         

Portugal

            113,321         

Russia

            288,062         

Saudi Arabia

            281,625         

Singapore

            73,222         

Slovenia

            130,492         

South Africa

            543,000         

Spain

            876,581         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    65


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

       Level 1        Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

        

Assets (continued)

        

Long-Term Investments (continued)

        

Corporate Bonds (continued)

        

Supranational Bank

   $              —      $ 359,250      $         —  

Switzerland

            1,280,567         

United Arab Emirates

            1,068,224         

United Kingdom

            3,114,402         

United States

            13,847,846         

Floating Rate and Other Loans

        

Jamaica

            9,069         

United States

            3,671         

Municipal Bond

        

Puerto Rico

            145,474         

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

        

Spain

            16,606         

United States

            2,168,495         

Sovereign Bonds

        

Andorra

            170,269         

Austria

            211,621         

Brazil

            819,864         

Bulgaria

            246,937         

Canada

            83,609         

Chile

            105,236         

China

            871,738         

Colombia

            809,311         

Croatia

            426,734         

Cyprus

            818,772         

Denmark

            19,221         

Dominican Republic

            96,091         

Estonia

            213,874         

France

            138,489         

Germany

            193,323         

Greece

            2,033,744         

Hong Kong

            318,305         

Hungary

            310,266         

Iceland

            89,285         

India

            133,462         

Indonesia

            1,155,657         

Israel

            384,244         

Italy

            2,528,878         

Kazakhstan

            296,035         

Latvia

            251,408         

Lithuania

            170,919         

Mexico

            1,118,531         

New Zealand

            46,499         

Panama

            339,600         

Peru

            416,173         

Philippines

            504,034         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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       Level 1       Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

      

Assets (continued)

      

Long-Term Investments (continued)

      

Sovereign Bonds (continued)

      

Portugal

   $     $ 867,000     $  

Qatar

           193,300        

Romania

           488,147        

Saudi Arabia

           304,245        

Serbia

           455,409        

Singapore

           26,866        

Slovakia

           130,589        

Slovenia

           816,616        

Spain

           1,253,217        

Ukraine

           203,497        

United Arab Emirates

           160,700        

United Kingdom

           605,063        

Uruguay

           38,921        

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

           132,187        

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           11,493,382        

Unaffiliated Exchange-Traded Funds

     982,993              

Short-Term Investments

      

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     1,810,141              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,793,134     $ 94,120,128     $ 44,826  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

      

Assets

      

Futures Contracts

   $ 682,732     $     $  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           106,999        

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

           84,932        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

           654,578        

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

           4,688        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 682,732     $ 851,197     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

      

Futures Contracts

   $ (260,832   $     $  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (26,472      

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement

           (179,494      

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

           (5,627      

OTC Currency Swap Agreement

           (7,858      

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

           (2,782,793      

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

           (19,683      

OTC Total Return Swap Agreements

           (88,886      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (260,832   $ (3,110,813   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund    67


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

 

 

*

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value.

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

Sovereign Bonds

     21.5

Banks

     14.1  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     14.0  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     11.8  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     8.8  

Electric

     2.8  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     2.2  

Oil & Gas

     2.0  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.3% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     1.9  

Pipelines

     1.8  

Automobiles

     1.5  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.1  

Telecommunications

     1.1  

Commercial Services

     1.1  

Unaffiliated Exchange-Traded Funds

     1.0  

Media

     1.0  

Insurance

     1.0  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     0.9  

Transportation

     0.9  

Real Estate

     0.8  

Consumer Loans

     0.7  

Investment Companies

     0.6  

Foods

     0.5  

Engineering & Construction

     0.5  

Multi-National

     0.4  

Semiconductors

     0.4  

Healthcare-Products

     0.4  

Healthcare-Services

     0.4  

Retail

     0.3  

Pharmaceuticals

     0.3  

Home Builders

     0.3

Entertainment

     0.3  

Chemicals

     0.3  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.3  

Airlines

     0.3  

Beverages

     0.3  

Internet

     0.2  

Gas

     0.2  

Packaging & Containers

     0.2  

Software

     0.2  

Agriculture

     0.2  

Machinery-Diversified

     0.2  

Municipal Bond

     0.2  

Aerospace & Defense

     0.1  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     0.1  

Biotechnology

     0.1  

Building Materials

     0.1  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.1  

Electronics

     0.1  

Office/Business Equipment

     0.1  

Lodging

     0.1  

Coal

     0.0

Apparel

     0.0

Home Equity Loans

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     99.8  

Other assets in excess of liabilities

     0.2  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Less than 0.05%

 

 

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

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit risk, foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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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 October 31, 2023 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

      

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

       Fair
Value
   

 

  

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

       Fair
Value
 

Credit contracts

          $        Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps        $ 179,494*  

Credit contracts

     Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements        87,617        Premiums received for OTC swap agreements        11,973  

Credit contracts

     Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements        27,401        Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements        23,740  

Foreign exchange contracts

     Due from/to broker-variation margin futures        337,741*                

Foreign exchange contracts

     Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts        106,999        Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts        26,472  

Interest rate contracts

     Due from/to broker-variation margin futures        344,991      Due from/to broker-variation margin futures        260,832

Interest rate contracts

     Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps        654,578      Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps        2,782,793

Interest rate contracts

 

 

                 Premiums received for OTC swap agreements        18  

Interest rate contracts

     Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements        4,688        Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements        116,409  
         

 

 

           

 

 

 
          $ 1,564,015             $ 3,401,731  
         

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2023

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2023 are as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

 

Options

Purchased(1)

 

  Options  

  Written  

   Futures    

Forward
Currency
Exchange

Contracts

   Swaps  

Credit contracts

     $          $ 152        $        $        $ 291,366  

Foreign exchange contracts

                              (1,000,995        (23,968         

Interest rate contracts

       (12,193             10,615          212,926                     (21,157
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ (12,193          $ 10,767          $ (788,069        $ (23,968      $ 270,209  
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations.

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

 

Options

Purchased(2)

 

  Options  

  Written  

   Futures    

Forward

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   Swaps  

Credit contracts

     $          $        $          $          $ (211,695

Foreign exchange contracts

                           233,073          28,777           

Interest rate contracts

          (35,535               39,806            533,785                   (601,594
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ (35,535        $ 39,806        $ 766,858        $ 28,777        $ (813,289
    

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

For the year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

  Derivative Contract Type    Average Volume of Derivative Activities* 

Options Purchased (1)

     $          8,188  

Options Written (2)

     1,361,000  

Futures Contracts - Long Positions (2)

     12,734,817  

Futures Contracts - Short Positions (2)

     44,015,830  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Purchased (3)

     12,340,811  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Sold (3)

     26,319,818  

Interest Rate Swap Agreements (2)

     83,113,798  

Credit Default Swap Agreements - Buy Protection (2)

     2,994,206  

Credit Default Swap Agreements - Sell Protection (2)

     18,994,665  

Currency Swap Agreements (2)

     96,718  

Total Return Swap Agreements (2)

     331,000  

Inflation Swap Agreements (2)

     254,184              

 

*

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(1)

Cost.

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:

The Fund invested in OTC derivatives and entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives and financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

  Description   

Gross Market

Value of

Recognized
    Assets/(Liabilities)    

 

    

   Collateral
    Pledged/(Received)(2)    
 

Net

Amount

  Securities on Loan

   $257,220        $(257,220)   $—

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
   Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(1)
  Net Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
 

Collateral

Pledged/(Received)(2)

  

Net Amount

BARC

     $ 41,670      $ (18,043 )     $ 23,627     $      $ 23,627

BNP

       30,848        (4,692 )       26,156              26,156

BNYM

       6,895        (8,172 )       (1,277 )              (1,277 )

BOA

       24,193        (3,987 )       20,206              20,206

CITI

       6,627        (9,054 )       (2,427 )              (2,427 )

DB

       1,732        (19,219 )       (17,487 )              (17,487 )

GSI

       5,906        (2,823 )       3,083              3,083

HSBC

       19,667        (8,805 )       10,862              10,862

JPM

       7,215        (74,266 )       (67,051 )              (67,051 )

MSI

       72,882        (21,318 )       51,564              51,564

SCB

       4,880        (3,804 )       1,076              1,076

TD

              (122 )       (122 )              (122 )

UAG

       4,190        (4,307 )       (117 )              (117 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 226,705      $ (178,612 )     $ 48,093     $      $ 48,093
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(2)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2023

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $257,220:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $110,137,338)

   $   95,147,947  

Affiliated investments (cost $1,810,115)

     1,810,141  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $172,242)

     170,938  

Dividends and interest receivable

     854,392  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     137,083  

Due from broker—variation margin swaps

     131,883  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     106,999  

Receivable for investments sold

     100,818  

Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements

     87,617  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     47,646  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

     32,089  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     1,100  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     98,628,653  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     735,340  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     261,452  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

     140,149  

Payable for investments purchased

     99,294  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     66,551  

Audit fees payable

     43,990  

Management fee payable

     30,943  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     26,472  

Premiums received for OTC swap agreements

     11,991  

Shareholders’ reports fee payable

     10,319  

Professional fees payable

     6,474  

Directors’ fees payable

     983  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     905  

Distribution fee payable

     149  

Dividends payable

     11  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,435,023  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 97,193,630  
  

 

 

 

    

        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 123,043  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     116,792,212  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (19,721,625
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2023

   $ 97,193,630  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class A

        

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

($468,544 ÷ 59,332 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 7.90  

Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

     0.27  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 8.17  
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

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

($58,411 ÷ 7,400 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 7.89  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

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

($10,692,784 ÷ 1,354,587 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 7.89  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

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

($85,973,891 ÷ 10,882,976 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 7.90          
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2023

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Interest income

   $ 3,752,927  

Unaffiliated dividend income

     109,688  

Affiliated dividend income

     67,876  

Affiliated income from securities lending, net

     1,408  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     3,931,899  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     433,464  

Distribution fee(a)

     1,722  

Custodian and accounting fees

     59,820  

Audit fee

     43,990  

Professional fees

     43,809  

Registration fees(a)

     32,822  

Shareholders’ reports

     30,717  

Fund data services

     21,880  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $6,101)(a)

     14,701  

Directors’ fees

     10,942  

Miscellaneous

     23,599  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     717,466  

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

     (203,400
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     514,066  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     3,417,833  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $467)

     (631,485

Futures transactions

     (788,069

Forward currency contract transactions

     (23,968

Options written transactions

     10,767  

Swap agreement transactions

     270,209  

Foreign currency transactions

     (276,500
  

 

 

 
     (1,439,046
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $26)

     2,295,406  

Futures

     766,858  

Forward currency contracts

     28,777  

Options written

     39,806  

Swap agreements

     (813,289

Foreign currencies

     (15,653
  

 

 

 
     2,301,905  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     862,859  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 4,280,692  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A   Class C   Class Z   Class R6

Distribution fee

     1,127       595              

Registration fees

     6,528       5,778       11,578       8,938  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

     1,328       389       5,084       7,900  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (8,449     (6,244     (24,705     (164,002

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    

 

    

Year Ended

October 31,

 
  

 

 

 
     2023     2022  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,417,833     $ 2,169,263  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1,439,046     1,362,084  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     2,301,905       (20,035,154
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     4,280,692       (16,503,807
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

    

Distributions from distributable earnings

    

Class A

     (20,492     (21,897

Class C

     (2,273     (5,305

Class Z

     (295,803     (300,048

Class R6

     (3,808,260     (3,029,090
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (4,126,828     (3,356,340
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

    

Class A

     (1,739      

Class C

     (193      

Class Z

     (25,095      

Class R6

     (323,086      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (350,113      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

    

Net proceeds from shares sold

     42,782,589       51,891,519  

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

     4,476,015       3,349,091  

Cost of shares purchased

     (24,605,971     (34,793,306
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     22,652,633       20,447,304  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     22,456,384       587,157  

Net Assets:

                

Beginning of year

     74,737,246       74,150,089  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 97,193,630     $ 74,737,246  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

 

 

   

Class A Shares

            
      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $7.85       $10.03       $10.41       $10.43       $9.48  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.29       0.20       0.15       0.21       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     0.16       (2.03     (0.27     0.30       1.33  

Total from investment operations

     0.45       (1.83     (0.12     0.51       1.51  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.37     (0.35     (0.26     (0.28     (0.56

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.03     -       -       (0.14     -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.11     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.40     (0.35     (0.26     (0.53     (0.56

Net asset value, end of year

     $7.90       $7.85       $10.03       $10.41       $10.43  

Total Return(b):

     5.69     (18.63 )%      (1.22 )%      5.12     16.40

    

                                        
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $469       $465       $841       $729       $2,036  

Average net assets (000)

     $451       $570       $825       $1,716       $234  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.89 %(d)      0.88     0.88     0.88     0.88

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     2.76     3.10     2.96     2.30     8.27

Net investment income (loss)

     3.64     2.27     1.48     2.03     1.69

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     20     30     20     33     31

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement and certain non-recurring expenses of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(e)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

   

Class C Shares

            
      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $7.85       $10.03       $10.41       $10.43       $9.48  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.23       0.14       0.08       0.12       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     0.15       (2.04     (0.28     0.31       1.27  

Total from investment operations

     0.38       (1.90     (0.20     0.43       1.44  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.31     (0.28     (0.18     (0.20     (0.49

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.03     -       -       (0.14     -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.11     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.34     (0.28     (0.18     (0.45     (0.49

Net asset value, end of year

     $7.89       $7.85       $10.03       $10.41       $10.43  

Total Return(b):

     4.77     (19.24 )%      (1.96 )%      4.32     15.59

    

                                        
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $58       $119       $139       $162       $39  

Average net assets (000)

     $59       $166       $150       $85       $16  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.64 %(d)      1.63     1.63     1.63     1.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     12.14     7.58     10.05     15.56     97.66

Net investment income (loss)

     2.89     1.54     0.74     1.15     1.70

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     20     30     20     33     31

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement and certain non-recurring expenses of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(e)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class Z Shares

            
      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $7.85       $10.03       $10.41       $10.43       $9.48  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.31       0.23       0.17       0.22       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     0.15       (2.04     (0.27     0.32       1.36  

Total from investment operations

     0.46       (1.81     (0.10     0.54       1.54  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.39     (0.37     (0.28     (0.31     (0.59

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.03     -       -       (0.14     -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.11     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.42     (0.37     (0.28     (0.56     (0.59

Net asset value, end of year

     $7.89       $7.85       $10.03       $10.41       $10.43  

Total Return(b):

     5.82     (18.42 )%      (0.98 )%      5.37     16.71

    

                                        
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $10,693       $5,442       $10,982       $8,864       $3,854  

Average net assets (000)

     $6,320       $7,255       $17,287       $6,563       $1,214  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.64 %(d)      0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.03     1.12     1.09     1.56     3.11

Net investment income (loss)

     3.88     2.53     1.65     2.17     1.72

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     20     30     20     33     31

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement and certain non-recurring expenses of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(e)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

   

Class R6 Shares

            
      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $7.85       $10.04       $10.41       $10.43       $9.48  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.32       0.24       0.18       0.23       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     0.15       (2.06     (0.26     0.31       1.28  

Total from investment operations

     0.47       (1.82     (0.08     0.54       1.54  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.39     (0.37     (0.29     (0.31     (0.59

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.03     -       -       (0.14     -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       -       (0.11     -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.42     (0.37     (0.29     (0.56     (0.59

Net asset value, end of year

     $7.90       $7.85       $10.04       $10.41       $10.43  

Total Return(b):

     6.01     (18.47 )%      (0.82 )%      5.42     16.79

    

                                        
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $85,974       $68,712       $62,187       $30,314       $28,565  

Average net assets (000)

     $79,863       $73,367       $37,302       $29,230       $26,482  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.59 %(d)      0.58     0.58     0.58     0.58

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.80     0.76     0.89     1.19     1.49

Net investment income (loss)

     3.95     2.69     1.74     2.25     2.66

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     20     30     20     33     31

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Includes interest expense on borrowings from the Syndicated Credit Agreement and certain non-recurring expenses of 0.01% which are being excluded from the Fund’s contractual waiver for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(e)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

Organization

Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

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 RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures for security valuation and designated PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”) as the “Valuation Designee,” as defined by Rule 2a-5(b) under the 1940 Act, to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Pursuant to the Board’s oversight, the Valuation Designee has established a Valuation Committee to perform the duties and responsibilities as Valuation Designee under Rule 2a-5. 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 estimated 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.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurement.

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) 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 a valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in open-end funds (other than ETFs) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.

Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Fund utilizes the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

Floating rate and other loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Floating rate and other loans valued

 

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using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Floating rate and other loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

OTC and centrally cleared derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Fund utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on policies and procedures approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; and any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Valuation Designee regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

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(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rate as of the valuation date;

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.

Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Forward and Cross Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The Fund enters into forward currency contracts, as defined in the prospectus, in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or on specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposure to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on forward and cross currency contracts. Gain (loss) is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and negotiated forward contracts. This gain (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve risks from currency exchange rate and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of

 

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the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contract’s life. A cross currency contract is a forward contract where a specified amount of one foreign currency will be exchanged for a specified amount of another foreign currency.

Options: The Fund purchased and/or wrote options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates, value of equities or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or financial instruments which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund may also use options to gain additional market exposure. The Fund’s principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain (loss) to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost of the purchase in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain (loss). The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid at the closing of a purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain (loss). Gain (loss) on purchased options is included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions. Gain (loss) on written options is presented separately as net realized gain (loss) on options written transactions.

The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or financial instruments may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or financial instrument underlying the written option. The Fund, as purchaser of an OTC option, bears the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. With exchange-traded options contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded options and guarantees the options contracts against default.

When the Fund writes an option on a swap, an amount equal to any premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option on the swap. If a call option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) and receive a variable interest rate on a notional amount. If a put option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a variable interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) on a notional amount. Premiums received from writing options on swaps that expire or are exercised are treated as realized gains upon the expiration or exercise of such options on swaps. The risk associated with writing put and call options on swaps is that the Fund will be obligated to be party to a swap agreement if an option on a swap is exercised.

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date.

 

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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.

Swap Agreements: The Fund entered into certain types of swap agreements detailed in the disclosures below. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with a counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. For OTC-traded, upfront premiums paid and received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule of Investments.

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund used interest rate swaps to maintain its ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments or to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate

 

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payments. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.

Inflation Swaps: The Fund entered into inflation swap agreements to protect against fluctuations in inflation rates. Inflation swaps are characterized by one party paying a fixed rate in exchange for a floating rate that is derived from an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index or UK Retail Price Index. Inflation swaps subject the Fund to interest rate risk.

Credit Default Swaps (“CDS”): CDS involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a specified payment in the event of a default or as a result of a default (collectively a “credit event”) for the referenced entity (typically corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country) on its obligation; or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index.

The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, and as such, has entered into CDS contracts to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be “short the credit” because the higher the contract value rises, the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk for purchased CDS is the inability of the counterparty to honor the contract up to the notional value due to a credit event.

As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Fund generally receives an agreed upon payment from the buyer of protection throughout the term of the swap, provided no credit event occurs. As the seller, the Fund effectively increases its investment risk because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund may be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

The maximum amount of the payment that the Fund, as a seller of protection, could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be equal to the notional amount of the underlying security or index contract as a result of a credit event. This potential amount will be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements which the Fund entered into for the same referenced entity or index. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of

 

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period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and increased market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Currency Swaps: The Fund entered into currency swap agreements primarily to gain yield exposure on foreign bonds. Currency swap agreements involve two parties exchanging two different currencies with an agreement to reverse the exchange at a later date at specified exchange rates.

Total Return Swaps: In a total return swap, one party receives payments based on the market value of the security or the commodity involved, or total return of a specific referenced asset, such as an equity, index or bond, and in return pays a defined amount. The Fund is subject to risk exposures associated with the referenced asset in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund entered into total return swaps to manage its exposure to a security or an index. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the change in the value of the security, in the Fund’s favor, from the point of entering into the contract.

Floating Rate and Other Loans: The Fund invested in floating rate and other loans. Floating rate and other loans include loans that are privately negotiated between a corporate borrower and one or more financial institutions, including, but not limited to, term loans, revolvers, and other instruments issued in the floating rate and other loans market. The Fund acquire interests in loans directly (by way of assignment from the selling institution) and/or indirectly (by way of the purchase of a participation interest from the selling institution). Under a floating rate and other loans assignment, the Fund generally will succeed to all the rights and obligations of an assigning lending institution and become a lender under the loan agreement with the relevant borrower in connection with that loan. Under a floating rate and other loans participation, the Fund generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result, the Fund generally will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which they are entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the relevant borrower. The Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which they have purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Fund.

 

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Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities: Mortgage-backed securities are pass-through securities, meaning that principal and interest payments made by the borrower on the underlying mortgages are passed through to the Fund. Asset-backed securities directly or indirectly represent a participation interest in, or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets such as motor vehicle or credit card receivables. Asset-backed securities may be classified as pass-through certificates or collateralized obligations, such as collateralized bond obligations, collateralized loan obligations and other similarly structured securities. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities varies with changes in interest rates and may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (“IO”) and principal (“PO”) distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. Payments received for IOs are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Because no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO, adjustments are made to the cost of the security on a monthly basis until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Payments received for POs are treated as reductions to the cost and par value of the securities.

Master Netting Arrangements: The Fund is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements

 

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are determined based on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Fund’s future derivative activity.

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

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

Payment-In-Kind: The Fund invested in the open market or received pursuant to debt restructuring securities that pay-in-kind (PIK) the interest due on such debt instruments. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified, is added to the existing principal balance of the debt when issued bonds have the same terms as the bond or recorded as a separate bond when terms are different from the existing debt, and is recorded as interest income.

Securities Lending: The Fund lends its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation

 

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in value of the securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining open loans of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto, which are reflected in interest income or unaffiliated dividend income based on the nature of the payment on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual expense amounts. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

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

Dividends and Distributions: 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

 

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gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate. The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.

 

   
  Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders*    Frequency 

Net Investment Income

   Monthly 

Short-Term Capital Gains

   Annually 

Long-Term Capital Gains

   Annually 

 

*

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of short-term and/or long-term capital gains during a fiscal year.

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 Fund has a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which it has responsibility for all investment advisory services, including supervision of the subadviser’s performance of such services, and for rendering administrative 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, and PGIM Limited (collectively the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadviser.

Fees payable under the management agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. For the reporting period ended October 31, 2023, the contractual and effective management fee rates were as follows:

 

   
  Contractual Management Rate  

 Effective Management Fee, before any waivers 

and/or expense reimbursements

0.50% on average daily net assets up to $2 billion;

  0.50%

0.485% of average daily net assets over $2 billion.

   

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2025, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. 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.

 

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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 for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit 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 expense limitations attributable to each class are as follows:

 

   
  Class   

Expense

  Limitations  

A

      0.88%

C

   1.63

Z

   0.63

R6

   0.58

The RIC, 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 based on average daily net assets per class. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.

The Fund’s annual gross and net distribution rates, where applicable, are as follows:

 

     
  Class      Gross Distribution Fee       Net Distribution Fee  

A

     0.25     0.25

C

     1.00       1.00  

Z

     N/A       N/A  

R6

     N/A         N/A    

For the year ended October 31, 2023, PIMS has not received any front-end sales charges (“FESL”) resulting from sales of certain class shares. Additionally, for the year ended October 31, 2023, PIMS did not receive any contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively.

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

 

4.

Other Transactions with Affiliates

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Funds’ transfer agent and

 

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

The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund (the “Core Government Fund”), a series of the Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc., and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, each registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Affiliated income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act that, subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2023, no Rule 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

5.

Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended October 31, 2023, were as follows:

 

   
Cost of Purchases    Proceeds from Sales

$24,322,376

   $12,415,397

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of an affiliated mutual fund for the year ended October 31, 2023, is presented as follows:

 

               

  Value,

Beginning

of Year

  

Cost of

Purchases

  

Proceeds

from Sales

  

Change in

Unrealized

Gain

(Loss)

  

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

  

Value,

End of Year

  

Shares,

End

of Year

     Income        
  Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 

  PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(1)(wb)                  
  $        —    $29,660,757    $28,113,302    $—    $ —    $1,547,455      1,547,455        $67,876         

 

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  Value,

Beginning

of Year

  

Cost of

Purchases

  

Proceeds

from Sales

  

Change in

Unrealized

Gain

(Loss)

  

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

  

Value,

End of Year

  

Shares,

End

of Year

     Income   
  PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(wb)                  

$878,894

   $   5,801,782    $  6,418,483    $26    $467    $   262,686         262,818        $  1,408 (2) 

$878,894

   $ 35,462,539    $ 34,531,785    $26    $467    $1,810,141               $69,284  

 

(1)

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

(2)

The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations.

(b)

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

(wb)

Represents an investment in a Fund affiliated with the Manager.

 

6.

Distributions and Tax Information

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.

For the year ended October 31, 2023, the tax character of dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were as follows:

 

       
Ordinary
Income
  

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  

Tax Return

of Capital

 

Total Dividends

and Distributions

$4,126,828  

   $—    $350,113   $4,476,941

For the year ended October 31, 2022, the tax character of dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were as follows:

 

       
Ordinary
Income
  

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  

Tax Return

of Capital

 

Total Dividends

and Distributions

$3,356,340  

   $—    $—   $3,356,340

As of October 31, 2023, there were no accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

       
    Tax Basis       

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

  

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized

  Depreciation  

$112,909,753

   $1,008,031    $(18,797,412)   $(17,789,381)

The differences between GAAP and tax basis were primarily attributable to bond premium amortization, mark-to-market of options, futures and forward contracts, straddles, interest accrual on defaulted securities, and other GAAP to tax differences.

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had an approximated capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2023 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

   
Capital Loss
Carryforward
  

Capital Loss

Carryforward Utilized

$1,794,000

   $—

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 October 31, 2023 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 CDSC of 1% on sales although these purchases are not subject to a front-end sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

The RIC is authorized to issue 18,075,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 1,500,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

   
 Class      Number of Shares  

A

   200,000,000

C

   300,000,000

Z

   600,000,000

R6

   400,000,000

 

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As of October 31, 2023, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

     
  Class      Number of Shares        Percentage of Outstanding Shares  

C

   1,227      16.6 %       

R6

   2,418,570              22.2  

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

 

     
        Number of Shareholders        Percentage of Outstanding Shares  

Affiliated

   1      19.6 %       

Unaffiliated

   2      71.8  

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

       
  Share Class    Shares             Amount  

Class A

                         

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                         

Shares sold

     9,440              $ 76,719  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,751                22,230  

Shares purchased

     (12,058              (97,613

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     133              $ 1,336  

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                         

Shares sold

            20,179              $       197,882  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,442                21,782  

Shares purchased

     (47,130              (455,935

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (24,509              (236,271

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (137              (1,130

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (24,646            $ (237,401

Class C

                         

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                         

Shares sold

     965              $ 7,774  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     305                2,466  

Shares purchased

     (8,972              (70,532

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (7,702            $ (60,292

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                         

Shares sold

     13,681              $ 133,973  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     588                5,264  

Shares purchased

     (13,062              (115,662

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,207              $ 23,575  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

       
  Share Class    Shares             Amount  

Class Z

                         

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                         

Shares sold

     774,874              $ 6,289,087  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     39,795                320,757  

Shares purchased

     (153,572              (1,240,474

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     661,097                5,369,370  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     27                218  

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     661,124              $ 5,369,588  

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                         

Shares sold

     366,207              $ 3,138,737  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     32,847                293,266  

Shares purchased

     (800,314              (7,312,632

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (401,260              (3,880,629

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     241                2,062  

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (401,019            $ (3,878,567

Class R6

                         

Year ended October 31, 2023:

                         

Shares sold

     4,494,847              $ 36,409,009  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     510,799                4,130,562  

Shares purchased

     (2,872,277              (23,197,352

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     2,133,369                17,342,219  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (27              (218

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     2,133,342              $ 17,342,001  

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                         

Shares sold

     5,392,636              $ 48,420,927  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     344,850                3,028,779  

Shares purchased

     (3,184,359              (26,909,077

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     2,553,127                24,540,629  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (103              (932

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     2,553,024              $ 24,539,697  

 

8.

Borrowings

The RIC, 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

 

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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

   9/29/2023 - 9/26/2024        9/30/2022 – 9/28/2023    

Total Commitment

   $ 1,200,000,000        $ 1,200,000,000    

Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA

   0.15%        0.15%    

Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings

  

1.00% plus the higher of (1)

the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent

 

     

  

  1.00% plus the higher of (1)

the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent

 

   

Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.

The Fund utilized the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2023. The average daily balance for the 8 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $1,486,875, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 5.70%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $2,535,000. At October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.

 

9.

Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

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 lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.

Debt Obligations Risk: Debt obligations 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 bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may not be able to reinvest at the same rate of interest and therefore would earn less income.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” or may create economic leverage for the Fund and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders.

Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund’s derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund. The use of derivatives also exposes the Fund to operational issues, such as documentation and settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate control and human error.

Derivatives may also involve legal risks, such as insufficient documentation, the lack of capacity or authority of a counterparty to execute or settle a transaction, and the legality and enforceability of derivatives contracts. The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements and risk exposure limitations. Regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility to the Fund, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.

Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, or otherwise reduce

 

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inflation, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.

The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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. Similarly, a rise in interest rates may also have a greater negative impact on the value of equity securities whose issuers expect earnings further out in the future. For example, a fixed income security with a duration of three years is expected to decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. This is referred to as “duration risk.” When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund’s holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Junk Bonds Risk: High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to have lower market liquidity than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market’s psychology.

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

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

 

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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.

Management Risk: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be incorrect. Additionally, the investments selected for the Fund may underperform the markets in general, the Fund’s benchmark and other funds with similar investment objectives.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).

The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.

Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk: U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. For example, securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. These securities may be supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or only by the credit of the issuing agency, authority, instrumentality or enterprise and, as a result, are subject to greater credit risk than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Further, the U.S. Government and its agencies, authorities, instrumentalities and enterprises do not guarantee the market value of their securities; consequently, the value of such securities will fluctuate. This may be the case especially when there is any controversy or ongoing uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Congress to increase the statutory debt ceiling. Such controversy or uncertainty could, among other things, result in the credit quality rating of the U.S. Government being downgraded and reduced prices of U.S. Treasury securities. If the U.S. Congress is unable to negotiate an adjustment to the statutory debt ceiling, there is also the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, including those held by the Fund, which could have a negative impact on the Fund. An increase in demand for U.S. Government securities resulting from an increase in demand for government money market funds may lead to lower yields on such securities.

 

10.

Recent Regulatory Developments

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments (the “Rule”). Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The Rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for the period ended October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 19, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, brokers and agent banks. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 19, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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Tax Information (unaudited)

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 28.57% as interest related dividends in accordance with Sections 871(k)(1) and 881(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

For the tax year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 85.71% of interest dividends that are eligible to be treated as interest income in accordance with Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.

In January 2024, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of distributions received by you in calendar year 2023.

We are required by Massachusetts, Missouri and Oregon to inform you that dividends which have been derived from Interest on federal obligations are not taxable to shareholders providing the Mutual Fund meets certain requirements mandated by the respective state’s taxing authorities. We are pleased to report that 3.56% of the dividends paid by the Fund qualifies for such deduction.

Please consult your tax adviser or state/local authorities to properly report this information on your tax return. If you have any questions concerning the amounts listed above, please call your financial adviser.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS (unaudited)

Information about Board Members and Officers of the Fund is set forth below. Board Members who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Board Members who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund are referred to as “Interested Board Members.” The Board Members are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Board in turn elects the Officers, who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Fund.

 

     
Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

 

Length of

Board Service

       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 100

 

Chief Executive Officer and President, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); formerly Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (2011-2015); formerly Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (2009-2018); formerly Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (2009-2016); Trustee, Loyola University (since 2018).

 

None.

 

Since September

2013

       

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 101

 

Retired; formerly Managing Director (April 2008-May 2015) and Chief Investment Officer (October 2008-November 2013) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; formerly President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds.

 

Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (equity real estate investment trust) (September 2008-August 2023).

 

Since July 2008

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

 

Length of

Board Service

       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 98

 

President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Limited LLC (formerly Telemat Ltd) (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).

 

Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); formerly Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (January 2006-June 2020).

 

Since March 2005

       

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 101

 

Retired; formerly President (2005-2016), Global Chief Operating Officer (2014-2016), Chief Investment Officer - Global Head of Fixed Income (1998-2014), and various portfolio manager roles (1986-2006), Manulife Asset Management (asset management).

 

Formerly Director, Manulife Trust Company (2011-2018); formerly Director, Manulife Asset Management Limited (2015-2017); formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manulife Asset Management U.S. (2005-2016); formerly Chairman of the Board, Declaration Investment Management and Research (2008-2016).

 

Since September

2017

       

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 101

 

Retired; formerly Member (November 2014-September 2022) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly Executive Committee of the IDC Board of Governors (October 2019-December 2021); formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); formerly Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008).

 

None.

 

Since September

2013

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

 

Length of

Board Service

       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 98

 

A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).

 

Independent Director, Andela (since January 2022) (global talent network); Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).

 

Since September

2017

       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 101

 

Retired; formerly Chief Economist for the Investment Company Institute (ICI) (2005-2017); formerly Senior Economist and Director of Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1998-2004); formerly Senior Economist, Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1996-1998); formerly Staff Economist at the Federal Reserve Board (1989-1996); formerly Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2012-2017).

 

None.

 

Since March 2018

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

 

Length of

Board Service

       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 101

 

Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.

 

Director (since January 2018) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank; formerly Director (July 2015-January 2018) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. and Sun National Bank.

 

Since November 2014

 

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Interested Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

 

Length of

Board Service

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 101

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); President and Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; President and PEO (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; President and PEO (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).

 

None.

 

Since January 2012

       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice President

Portfolios Overseen: 101

 

Executive Vice President (since May 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, PGIM Investments (since February 2006); Vice President (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Vice President (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Vice President (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).

 

None.

 

Since March 2010

 

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Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

  

Chief Legal Officer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Chief Legal Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Chief Legal Officer (since July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (since August 2020); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since August 2020); Chief Legal Officer of PIFM Holdco, LLC (since August 2020); Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since August 2020); formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PGIM Investments LLC (2005-2020); formerly Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).

  

Since December

2005

     

Andrew Donohue

1972

Chief Compliance Officer

  

Chief Compliance Officer (since May 2023) of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., PGIM Private Credit Fund, PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since October 2022); Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of PGIM Investments LLC (since September 2022); Chief Compliance Officer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; formerly various senior compliance roles within Principal Global Investors, LLC., global asset management for Principal Financial (2011-2022), most recently as Global Chief Compliance Officer (2016-2022).

   Since May 2023
     

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

  

Vice President (since December 2018) of PGIM Investments LLC; Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Vice President and Corporate Counsel (2010-2018) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.

  

Since October

2006

 

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Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since September 2018) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since August 2020) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (March 2014-September 2018) of Prudential.

   Since March 2020
     

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since August 2020) of PGIM Investments LLC; Director and Corporate Counsel (since February 2017) of Prudential; Assistant Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.

   Since June 2020
     

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; Assistant Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).

  

Since December

2020

     

George Hoyt

1965

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Prudential (since September 2023); formerly Associate General Counsel of Franklin Templeton and Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of certain funds in the Franklin Templeton complex (2020-2023) and Managing Director (2016-2020) and Associate General Counsel for Legg Mason, Inc. and its predecessors (2004-2020).

  

Since December

2023

     

Devan Goolsby

1991

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Prudential (since May 2023); formerly Associate at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (2021-2023); Compliance Officer at Bloomberg LP (2019-2021); and an Examiner at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (2015-2019).

  

Since December

2023

     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

  

Director, Investment Operations of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since 2010); Assistant Secretary (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.

   Since March 2015

 

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Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Chief Financial Officer

  

Vice President, Global Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); Chief Financial Officer (since March 2023) of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds and ETFs, Advanced Series Trust Portfolios, Prudential Series Funds and Prudential Gibraltar Fund; Chief Financial Officer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Chief Financial Officer of PGIM Private Credit Fund (since September 2022); Chief Financial Officer of PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since July 2022); formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (January 2019- March 2023) of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds and ETFs, Advanced Series Trust Portfolios, Prudential Series Funds and Prudential Gibraltar Fund; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (March 2022 – July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Director of Fund Administration of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2009-2018), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds (2017-2018); Director of Accounting, Avenue Capital Group (2008-2009); Senior Manager, Investment Management Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP (1998-2007).

  

Since January

2019

     

Russ Shupak

1973

Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

  

Vice President (since 2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds and ETFs (since March 2023); Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; formerly Assistant Treasurer (March 2022 – July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer of Advanced Series Trust Portfolios, Prudential Series Funds and Prudential Gibraltar Fund (since October 2019); formerly Director (2013-2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.

  

Since October

2019

     

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

  

Vice President (since 2007) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.; formerly Director (2005-2007) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.

   Since April 2014
     

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

  

Vice President (since 2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; formerly Director (2007-2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.

  

Since October

2019

 

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Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

  

Vice President (since 2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Advanced Series Trust, the Prudential Series Fund and the Prudential Gibraltar Fund (since March 2023); Assistant Treasurer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds and ETFs (since October 2019); formerly Director (2011-2017) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.

  

Since October

2019

     

Robert W. McCormack

1973

Assistant Treasurer

  

Vice President (since 2019) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; Assistant Treasurer (since March 2023) of PGIM Investments mutual funds, closed end funds, ETFs, Advanced Series Trust Portfolios, Prudential Series Funds and Prudential Gibraltar Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since December 2023) of the PGIM Credit Income Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Director (2016-2019) within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; formerly Vice President within Goldman, Sachs & Co. Investment Management Controllers (2008-2016), Assistant Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Family of Funds (2015-2016).

   Since March 2023
     

Kelly Florio

1978

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  

Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since December 2021) of Prudential; formerly Head of Fraud Risk Management (October 2019-December 2021) at New York Life Insurance Company; formerly Head of Key Risk Area Operations (November 2018-October 2019), Director of the US Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Unit (2009-2018) and Bank Loss Prevention Associate (2006-2009) at MetLife.

   Since June 2022

(a) Excludes Mr. Parker and Mr. Benjamin, interested Board Members who also serve as President and Vice President, respectively.

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

Board Members are deemed to be “Interested,” as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of their affiliation with PGIM Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of PGIM Investments LLC.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410.

 

 

There is no set term of office for Board Members or Officers. The Board Members have adopted a retirement policy, which calls for the retirement of Board Members on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 75.

 

 

“Other Directorships Held” includes all directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the 1934 Act (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

 

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“Portfolios Overseen” includes such applicable investment companies managed by PGIM Investments LLC and overseen by the Board Member. The investment companies for which PGIM Investments LLC serves as manager include the PGIM Mutual Funds, Target Funds, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc., PGIM Private Credit Fund, PGIM Credit Income Fund, PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc., PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

 

 

As used in the Fund Officers table “Prudential” means The Prudential Insurance Company of America.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

The Fund’s Board of Directors

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

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreements with each of PGIM, Inc. (“PGIM”) on behalf of its PGIM Fixed Income unit (“PGIM Fixed Income”) and PGIM Limited (“PGIML”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on May 25 and June 6-8, 2023 (the “Board Meeting”) and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2024, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

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

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

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

 

1PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund is a series of Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

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

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

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

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

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

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

 

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provided by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML under the management and subadvisory agreements.

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PGIM Investments the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. However, the Board considered that the cost of services provided by PGIM Investments during the year ended December 31, 2022 exceeded the management fees received by PGIM Investments, resulting in an operating loss to PGIM Investments. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale

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

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

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML

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

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

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

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

The Board considered certain additional factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2022. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on December 12, 2017 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2022. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

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

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

 

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Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
  

 

4th Quartile

   3rd Quartile    2nd Quartile    N/A
 
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
 
Net Total Expenses: 1st Quartile

 

  ·  

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

 

  ·  

The Board considered PGIM Investments’ assertions that the Fund’s meaningful exposure to credit may detract during periods of heightened volatility and global risk-off sentiment, and that the Fund is expected to rebound versus the benchmark and peers as credit markets recover.

 

  ·  

The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index in the fourth quarter of 2022 and outperformed its benchmark index and peer group in the first quarter of 2023 (ranking in the 17th percentile). The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its peer group average for the five-year period and outperformed its benchmark index for the three-year period ended March 31, 2023.

 

  ·  

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual expense cap, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.88% for Class A shares, 1.63% for Class C shares, 0.63% for Class Z shares and 0.58% for Class R6 shares through February 29, 2024.

 

  ·  

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

 

  ·  

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to continue to allow the Fund to create a longer-term performance record, and to renew the agreements.

 

  ·  

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

*  *  *

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

 

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund


 

  MAIL

     655 Broad Street

     Newark, NJ 07102

 

  TELEPHONE

     (800) 225-1852

 

  WEBSITE

     pgim.com/investments

 

PROXY VOTING

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

 

DIRECTORS

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

 

OFFICERS

Stuart S. Parker, President · Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President · Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer · Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer · Andrew Donohue, Chief Compliance Officer · Russ Shupak, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer · Kelly Florio, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer · Andrew R. French, Secretary · Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary · Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary · Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary · Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary · George Hoyt, Assistant Secretary · Devan Goolsby, Assistant Secretary · Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer · Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer · Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer · Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER    PGIM Investments LLC   

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

SUBADVISERS    PGIM Fixed Income   

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

     PGIM Limited   

Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand

Trafalgar Square

London, WC2N 5HR

United Kingdom

DISTRIBUTOR   

Prudential Investment 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 534432

Pittsburgh, PA 15253

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 DIRECTORS

Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

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

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852.

  Mutual Funds:

 

     

ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

   MAY LOSE VALUE       

ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED

BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE


LOGO

 

 

PGIM GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN (USD HEDGED) FUND

 

SHARE CLASS        

       A        C        Z        R6

NASDAQ

       PHEAX        PHECX        PHEZX        PHEQX

CUSIP

       74439A707        74439A806        74439A871        74439A889  

MF238E


Item 2 – Code of Ethics — See Exhibit (a)

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies – Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers”) that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.

The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant 800-225-1852, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert –

The registrant’s Board has determined that Ms. Grace C. Torres, member of the Board’s Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and that she is “independent,” for purposes of this item.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services –

(a)   Audit Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $112,890 and $108,800, respectively, for professional services rendered for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022: none.

(c) Tax Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022: none.

(d) All Other Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022: none.

(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

THE PGIM MUTUAL FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY

on

Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Independent

Accountants


The Audit Committee of each PGIM Mutual Fund is charged with the responsibility to monitor the independence of the Fund’s independent accountants. As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee must pre-approve the independent accounting firm’s engagement to render audit and/or permissible non-audit services, as required by law. In evaluating a proposed engagement of the independent accountants, the Audit Committee will assess the effect that the engagement might reasonably be expected to have on the accountant’s independence. The Committee’s evaluation will be based on:

 

   

a review of the nature of the professional services expected to be provided,

 

   

a review of the safeguards put into place by the accounting firm to safeguard independence, and

 

   

periodic meetings with the accounting firm.

Policy for Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Funds

On an annual basis, the scope of audits for each Fund, audit fees and expenses, and audit-related and non-audit services (and fees proposed in respect thereof) proposed to be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants will be presented by the Treasurer and the independent accountants to the Audit Committee for review and, as appropriate, approval prior to the initiation of such services.

Such presentation shall be accompanied by confirmation by both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed

non-audit services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants. Such proposed non-audit services shall be described in sufficient detail to enable the Audit Committee to assess the appropriateness of such services and fees, and the compatibility of the provision of such services with the auditor’s independence. The Committee shall receive periodic reports on the progress of the audit and other services which are approved by the Committee or by the Committee Chair pursuant to authority delegated in this Policy.

The categories of services enumerated under “Audit Services”, “Audit-related Services”, and “Tax Services” are intended to provide guidance to the Treasurer and the independent accountants as to those categories of services which the Committee believes are generally consistent with the independence of the independent accountants and which the Committee (or the Committee Chair) would expect upon the presentation of specific proposals to pre-approve. The enumerated categories are not intended as an exclusive list of audit, audit-related or tax services, which the Committee (or the Committee Chair) would consider for pre-approval.

Audit Services

The following categories of audit services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

   

Annual Fund financial statement audits

 

   

Seed audits (related to new product filings, as required)

 

   

SEC and regulatory filings and consents

Audit-related Services

The following categories of audit-related services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

   

Accounting consultations

 

   

Fund merger support services

 

   

Agreed Upon Procedure Reports

 

   

Attestation Reports

 

   

Other Internal Control Reports

Individual audit-related services that fall within one of these categories (except for fund merger support services) and are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process are subject to an authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Any services provided under such pre-approval will be reported to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. Should the amount of such services exceed $30,000 any additional fees will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated). Fees related to fund merger support services are subject to a separate authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee with fees determined on a per occurrence and merger complexity basis.


Tax Services

The following categories of tax services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

   

Tax compliance services related to the filing or amendment of the following:

 

   

Federal, state and local income tax compliance; and,

 

   

Sales and use tax compliance

 

   

Timely RIC qualification reviews

 

   

Tax distribution analysis and planning

 

   

Tax authority examination services

 

   

Tax appeals support services

 

   

Accounting methods studies

 

   

Fund merger support services

 

   

Tax consulting services and related projects

Individual tax services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process are subject to an authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Any services provided under such pre-approval will be reported to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. Should the amount of such services exceed $30,000 any additional fees will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated).

Other Non-Audit Services

Certain non-audit services that the independent accountants are legally permitted to render will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee or by one or more Committee members to whom the Committee has delegated this authority and who will report to the full Committee any pre-approval decisions made pursuant to this Policy. Non-audit services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

Proscribed Services

The Fund’s independent accountants will not render services in the following categories of non-audit services:

 

   

Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund

 

   

Financial information systems design and implementation

 

   

Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports

 

   

Actuarial services

 

   

Internal audit outsourcing services

 

   

Management functions or human resources

 

   

Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

 

   

Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit

 

   

Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

Pre-approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to Other Entities Within the PGIM Fund Complex

Certain non-audit services provided to PGIM Investments LLC or any of its affiliates that also provide ongoing services to the PGIM Mutual Funds will be subject to pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The only non-audit services provided to these entities that will require pre-approval are those related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Individual projects that are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process will be subject


to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

Although the Audit Committee will not pre-approve all services provided to PGIM Investments LLC and its affiliates, the Committee will receive an annual report from the Fund’s independent accounting firm showing the aggregate fees for all services provided to PGIM Investments and its affiliates.

(e) (2) Percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X

 

    

Fiscal Year Ended October 31,

2023

      

Fiscal Year Ended October 31,

2022

4(b)

   Not applicable.           Not applicable.

4(c)

   Not applicable.      Not applicable.

4(d)

   Not applicable.      Not applicable.

(f) Percentage of hours expended attributable to work performed by other than full time employees of principal accountant if greater than 50%.

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.

(g) Non-Audit Fees

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022 was $0 and $0, respectively.

(h) Principal Accountant’s Independence

Not applicable as the Registrant’s principal accountant has not provided non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X.

(i) Not applicable.

(j) Not applicable.

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 (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably 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 – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CODE-ETH.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

(a)(2)(1) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not applicable.

(a)(2)(2) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant – 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 Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
By:    /s/ Andrew R. French
   Andrew R. French
   Secretary
Date:    December 19, 2023

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:    December 19, 2023
By:    /s/ Christian J. Kelly
   Christian J. Kelly
   Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:    December 19, 2023