N-CSRS 1 f6173d1.htm PRUDENTIAL JENNISON NATURAL RESOURCES FUND, INC

UNITEDSTATES

SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION

Washington,D.C.20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number:

811-05206

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc

Address of principal executive offices:

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

 

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and address of agent for service:

Andrew R. French

 

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

 

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

800-225-1852

Date of fiscal year end:

10/31/2020

Date of reporting period:

4/30/2020

Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders

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PGIM JENNISON NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

 

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2020

 

COMING SOON: PAPERLESS SHAREHOLDER REPORTS

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (pgiminvestments.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-225-1852 or by sending an email request to PGIM Investments at shareholderreports@pgim.com.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this notice to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-225-1852 or send an email request to shareholderreports@pgim.com to let the Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with the Fund.

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3  

Your Fund’s Performance

     4  

Fees and Expenses

     7  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     9  

 

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

 

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

 

The accompanying financial statements as of April 30, 2020 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, member SIPC. Jennison Associates LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2020 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund

June 15, 2020

 

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Your Fund’s Performance

 

Performance data quoted represents 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 pgiminvestments.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

    (without sales charges)   Average Annual Total Returns as of 4/30/20
(with sales charges)
 
    Six Months* (%)   One Year (%)   Five Years (%)     Ten Years (%)     Since Inception (%)  
Class A   –21.70   –33.87     –12.22       –7.05        
Class B   –22.04   –34.01     –12.09       –7.22        
Class C   –22.01   –31.17     –11.83       –7.16        
Class R   –21.81   –30.18     –11.42       –6.72        
Class Z   –21.53   –29.70     –10.91       –6.22        
Class R6   –21.51   –29.69     –10.80       N/A       –8.40 (12/27/10)  
Lipper Global Natural Resources Index

 

   
  –21.78   –30.22       –8.76       –4.52        
S&P 500 Index      
    –3.15       0.88         9.12       11.69        
MSCI World Net Dividends (ND) Index

 

   
      –7.29     –4.00         4.92         7.68        
                                 
Average Annual Total Returns as of 4/30/20 Since Inception (%)
    Class R6 (12/27/10)
Lipper Global Natural Resources Index   –6.06
S&P 500 Index   11.70
MSCI World Net Dividends (ND) Index     7.34

 

*Not annualized

Source: PGIM Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

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

 

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

 

             
     Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class R   Class Z   Class R6
Maximum initial sales charge   5.50% 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 $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase   5.00% (Yr. 1) 4.00% (Yr. 2) 3.00% (Yr. 3) 2.00% (Yr. 4) 1.00% (Yr. 5) 1.00% (Yr. 6) 0.00% (Yr. 7)   1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase   None   None   None
Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)   0.30%   1.00%   1.00%   0.75% (0.50% currently)   None   None

 

*Class B shares are closed to all purchase activity and no additional Class B shares may be purchased or acquired except by exchange from Class B shares of another Fund or through reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains. Effective on or about June 26, 2020, all issued and outstanding Class B shares will be automatically converted to Class A shares. See the supplement included with this shareholder report for details.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Lipper Global Natural Resources Index—The Lipper Global Natural Resources Index (Lipper Index) is an unmanaged index which tracks the performance of the 10 largest global natural resources mutual funds.

 

S&P 500 Index—The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of over 500 stocks of large US public companies. It gives a broad look at how stock prices in the United States have performed.

 

MSCI World Net Dividends Index—The Morgan Stanley Capital International World Net Dividends Index (MSCI World ND Index) is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World ND Index is unmanaged and the total return includes the reinvestment of all dividends. The ND version of the MSCI World Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends.

 

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

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 4/30/20

 

Ten Largest Holdings    Line of Business   Country   % of Net Assets
Barrick Gold Corp.    Gold   Canada   4.7%
Newmont Corp.    Gold   United States   4.3%
Lundin Mining Corp.    Copper   Chile   3.8%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.    Gold   Canada   3.2%
Kinross Gold Corp.    Gold   Canada   3.0%
BHP Group Ltd.    Diversified Metals & Mining   Australia   2.9%
Anglo American PLC    Diversified Metals & Mining   South Africa   2.6%
Linde PLC    Industrial Gases   United Kingdom   2.6%
Chevron Corp.    Integrated Oil & Gas   United States   2.6%
NextEra Energy Partners LP    Renewable Electricity   United States   2.5%

 

Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

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

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2020. 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

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

 

       

PGIM
Jennison Natural

Resources Fund

  Beginning Account
Value
November 1, 2019
    Ending Account
Value
April 30, 2020
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 783.00       1.41   $ 6.25  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.85       1.41   $ 7.07  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 779.60       2.19   $ 9.69  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,013.97       2.19   $ 10.97  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 779.90       2.13   $ 9.43  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.27       2.13   $ 10.67  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 781.90       1.66   $ 7.35  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.61       1.66   $ 8.32  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 784.70       0.97   $ 4.30  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.04       0.97   $ 4.87  
Class R6   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 784.90       0.90   $ 3.99  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.39       0.90   $ 4.52  

 

*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 182 days in the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, and divided by the 366 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2020 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of April 30, 2020

 

Description             Shares        Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS     95.3%

            

COMMON STOCKS

            

Agricultural Products     1.0%

                              

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

          227,001        $ 4,673,951  

Aluminum     1.2%

                              

Constellium SE*(a)

          696,933          5,408,200  

Commodity Chemicals     0.7%

                              

Dow, Inc.

          81,898          3,004,838  

Copper     12.0%

                              

ERO Copper Corp. (Canada)*

          733,932          8,394,121  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia)

 

       1,489,078          9,093,116  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(a)

          604,732          5,339,784  

Lundin Mining Corp. (Chile)

          3,586,572          17,572,773  

OZ Minerals Ltd. (Australia)

          736,437          4,254,852  

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)

          317,914          10,313,130  
            

 

 

 
               54,967,776  

Diversified Metals & Mining     6.5%

                              

Anglo American PLC (South Africa)

          669,819          11,941,967  

BHP Group Ltd. (Australia), ADR

          321,139          13,063,935  

Rio Tinto PLC (Australia)

          102,257          4,722,753  
            

 

 

 
               29,728,655  

Electric Utilities     1.2%

                              

Orsted A/S (Denmark), ADR

          165,613          5,582,814  

Electrical Components & Equipment     1.5%

                              

Sunrun, Inc.*(a)

          494,069          6,931,788  

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals     3.3%

                              

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

          93,551          2,572,652  

FMC Corp.

          86,273          7,928,489  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)

          123,708          4,417,613  
            

 

 

 
               14,918,754  

Gold     18.1%

                              

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

          246,467          14,462,683  

Alacer Gold Corp.*

          990,380          5,080,149  

Algold Resources Ltd. (Canada)*

          4,379          472  

Axmin, Inc. (Canada)*

          666,158          95,716  

.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2020

 

Description    Shares        Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

       

Gold (cont’d.)

                   

B2Gold Corp. (Canada)

     499,618        $ 2,526,894  

Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)

     839,733          21,597,933  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)*

     2,098,330          13,869,961  

Newmont Corp.

     332,010          19,747,955  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Canada)(a)

     138,456          5,228,099  
       

 

 

 
          82,609,862  

Heavy Electrical Equipment     0.6%

                   

TPI Composites, Inc.*

     159,049          2,788,129  

Industrial Gases     3.5%

                   

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     17,596          3,969,306  

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

     64,501          11,867,539  
       

 

 

 
          15,836,845  

Industrial Machinery     0.9%

                   

Chart Industries, Inc.*(a)

     116,818          4,172,739  

Industrial REITs     0.6%

                   

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.(a)

     90,133          2,522,823  

Integrated Oil & Gas     8.1%

                   

BP PLC (United Kingdom), ADR(a)

     202,397          4,817,048  

Chevron Corp.

     126,871          11,672,132  

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     583,362          10,413,012  

TOTAL SA (France), ADR

     282,760          9,939,014  
       

 

 

 
          36,841,206  

Marine     0.5%

                   

Kirby Corp.*

     40,763          2,177,559  

Multi-Utilities     1.8%

                   

RWE AG (Germany)

     284,599          8,170,544  

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services     3.3%

                   

Baker Hughes Co.(a)

     303,975          4,240,451  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*(a)

     777,231          3,971,650  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     245,606          4,131,093  

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)(a)

     280,037          2,495,130  
       

 

 

 
          14,838,324  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production    17.7%

                 

Concho Resources, Inc.(a)

     177,950      $ 10,093,324  

ConocoPhillips(a)

     262,431        11,048,345  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.(a)

     215,589        9,386,745  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     207,079        9,838,323  

Hess Corp.(a)

     124,353        6,048,530  

Lundin Petroleum AB (Sweden)

     199,262        5,214,146  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     661,279        6,487,147  

Parsley Energy, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     884,444        8,357,996  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     51,887        4,634,028  

Sintana Energy, Inc. (Canada)*

     637,992        36,668  

Sintana Energy, Inc. (Canada), Reg D*

     1,304,999        75,003  

WPX Energy, Inc.*(a)

     1,581,250        9,693,062  
     

 

 

 
        80,913,317  

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing    2.5%

                 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     143,247        4,595,363  

Valero Energy Corp.(a)

     108,488        6,872,715  
     

 

 

 
        11,468,078  

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation    4.6%

                 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

     225,827        10,543,862  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     681,834        10,384,332  
     

 

 

 
        20,928,194  

Precious Metals & Minerals    1.0%

                 

Osisko Mining, Inc. (Canada)*(a)

     1,853,044        4,659,402  

Sedibelo Platinum Mines Ltd. (South Africa) Private Placement(original cost $4,469,143; purchased 11/27/07)*^(f)

     523,100         
     

 

 

 
        4,659,402  

Renewable Electricity    3.8%

                 

NextEra Energy Partners LP

     225,297        11,330,186  

Sunnova Energy International, Inc.*(a)

     490,527        6,180,640  
     

 

 

 
        17,510,826  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2020

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Silver    0.9%

                 

MAG Silver Corp. (Canada)*

     375,567      $ 4,271,149  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $442,496,881)

        434,925,773  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    23.1%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     21,568,650        21,568,650  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $83,958,801; includes $83,922,485 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     84,050,164        84,033,354  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $105,527,451)

        105,602,004  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    118.4%
(cost $548,024,332)

        540,527,777  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (18.4)%

        (84,057,042
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

      $ 456,470,735  
     

 

 

 

 

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

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

LP—Limited Partnership

Reg D—Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, providing exemption from the registration requirements. Unless otherwise noted, Regulation D securities are deemed to be liquid.

REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust

*

Non-income producing security.

^

Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $0 and 0.0% of net assets.

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $79,345,257; cash collateral of $83,922,485 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

(b)

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

(f)

Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $4,469,143. The aggregate value of $0 is 0.0% of net assets.

(w)

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

 

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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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 April 30, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

       Level 1           Level 2            Level 3      

Investments in Securities

     

Assets

     

Common Stocks

     

Agricultural Products

  $ 4,673,951     $     $  

Aluminum

    5,408,200              

Commodity Chemicals

    3,004,838              

Copper

    50,712,924       4,254,852        

Diversified Metals & Mining

    13,063,935       16,664,720        

Electric Utilities

    5,582,814              

Electrical Components & Equipment

    6,931,788              

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

    14,918,754              

Gold

    82,609,862              

Heavy Electrical Equipment

    2,788,129              

Industrial Gases

    15,836,845              

Industrial Machinery

    4,172,739              

Industrial REITs

    2,522,823              

Integrated Oil & Gas

    36,841,206              

Marine.

    2,177,559              

Multi-Utilities

          8,170,544        

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    14,838,324              

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    75,699,171       5,214,146        

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    11,468,078              

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

    20,928,194              

Precious Metals & Minerals

    4,659,402              

Renewable Electricity

    17,510,826              

Silver

    4,271,149              

Affiliated Mutual Funds

    105,602,004              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 506,223,515     $ 34,304,262     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Country Allocation:

 

The country allocation of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

United States (including 18.4% of collateral for securities on loan)

    72.6

Canada

    19.7  

Australia

    4.8  

United Kingdom

    4.2  

Chile

    3.8

South Africa

    2.6  

Peru

    2.3  

France

    2.2  

Zambia

    2.0  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2020

 

Country Allocation (continued):

 

Germany

    1.8

Denmark

    1.2  

Sweden

    1.2  
 

 

 

 
    118.4  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (18.4
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:

 

The Fund entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.

 

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  Gross Market
Value of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(1)
    Net
Amount
 

Securities on Loan

  $ 79,345,257     $ (79,345,257   $   —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

as of April 30, 2020

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $79,345,257:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $442,496,881)

   $ 434,925,773  

Affiliated investments (cost $105,527,451)

     105,602,004  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,986,430  

Dividends receivable

     348,784  

Tax reclaim receivable

     260,463  

Prepaid expenses

     1,974  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     543,125,428  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     83,922,485  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     2,015,504  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     347,073  

Management fee payable

     245,625  

Distribution fee payable

     64,357  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     59,649  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     86,654,693  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 456,470,735  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 201,423  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     1,149,272,293  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (693,002,981
  

 

 

 

Net assets, April 30, 2020

   $ 456,470,735  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

as of April 30, 2020

 

Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share,
($182,059,242 ÷ 8,096,610 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 22.49  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     1.31  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 23.80  
  

 

 

 

Class B

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($951,024 ÷ 53,150 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 17.89  
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($23,150,304 ÷ 1,293,951 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 17.89  
  

 

 

 

Class R

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($18,485,081 ÷ 836,425 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 22.10  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($209,563,086 ÷ 8,921,446 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 23.49  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($22,261,998 ÷ 940,750 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 23.66  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2020

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $354,762 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 6,942,018  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $74,704)

     169,317  

Affiliated dividend income

     109,592  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     7,220,927  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     2,104,370  

Distribution fee(a)

     592,052  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $147,265)(a)

     623,359  

Shareholders’ reports

     59,438  

Custodian and accounting fees

     53,701  

Registration fees(a)

     52,936  

Audit fee

     12,145  

Legal fees and expenses

     11,932  

Directors’ fees

     10,224  

Miscellaneous

     16,263  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,536,420  

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

     (19,762

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (27,267
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     3,489,391  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     3,731,536  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(49,880))

     (43,885,916

Foreign currency transactions

     9,258  
  

 

 

 
     (43,876,658
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $66,763)

     (78,889,095

Foreign currencies

     (1,578
  

 

 

 
     (78,890,673
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (122,767,331
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (119,035,795
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class R6  

Distribution fee

    343,223       8,159       158,868       81,802              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    335,451       15,566       44,240       30,824       195,845       1,433  

Registration fees

    8,640       7,321       7,524       7,434       11,533       10,484  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

          (19,762                        

Distribution fee waiver

                      (27,267            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

    

Six Months

Ended

    

Year

Ended

 
     April 30, 2020      October 31, 2019  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,731,536      $ 13,514,173  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (43,876,658      (48,612,485

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (78,890,673      (67,582,919
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (119,035,795      (102,681,231
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

     

Distributions from distributable earnings

     

Class A

     (4,978,403      (4,465,964

Class B

     (34,496      (37,837

Class C

     (699,515      (1,126,678

Class R

     (416,879      (370,166

Class Z

     (6,490,037      (8,822,129

Class R6

     (700,128      (878,853
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (13,319,458      (15,701,627
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     82,007,689        151,089,563  

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

     11,556,363        13,689,597  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (165,463,213      (482,228,804
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     (71,899,161      (317,449,644
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (204,254,414      (435,832,502

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of period

     660,725,149        1,096,557,651  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 456,470,735      $ 660,725,149  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a non-diversified open-end management investment company for purposes of the 1940 Act. PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund (the “Fund”) is the sole series of the Company.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is long-term growth of capital.

 

1. 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 accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 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 at the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.

 

For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

 

Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

 

PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund     19  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Common and preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds, and derivative instruments, such as futures or options, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

 

Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.

 

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

 

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Illiquid Securities: Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted a Board approved Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) that requires, among other things, that the Fund limit its illiquid investments that are assets to no more than 15% of net assets. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Fund may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its subadviser(s) and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable.

 

Restricted Securities: Securities acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer are considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law (“restricted securities”). Such restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Restricted securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid investments pursuant to the Fund’s LRMP because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Therefore, these Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, may be classified higher than “illiquid” under the LRMP (i.e. “moderately liquid” or “less liquid” investments). However, the liquidity of the Fund’s investments in restricted securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the current rates of exchange;

 

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions.

 

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

 

PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund     21  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

 

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. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Securities Lending: The Fund lends its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. 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. 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.

 

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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. 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. Class specific expenses include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

 

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

 

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

 

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. In addition, under the management agreement, the Manager provides all of the administrative functions necessary for the organization, operation and management of the Fund. The Manager administers the corporate affairs of the Fund and, in connection therewith, furnishes the Fund with office facilities, together with those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by the Fund’s custodian and the Fund’s transfer agent. The Manager is also responsible for the staffing and management of dedicated groups of legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel necessary for the operation of the Fund. The legal, marketing, compliance and

 

PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund     23  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

related personnel are also responsible for the management and oversight of the various service providers to the Fund, including, but not limited to, the custodian, transfer agent, and accounting agent.

 

The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. The Manager pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and 0.70% of the average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.75% for the reporting period ended April 30, 2020.

 

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2021, to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the total annual operating expenses to exceed 2.19% of average daily net assets for Class B shares. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.

 

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total anuual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.

 

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

 

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incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30%, 1%, 1% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 28, 2021 to limit such fees to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.

 

For the reporting period ended April 30, 2020, PIMS received $43,593 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the reporting period ended April 30, 2020, PIMS received $136, $644 and $1,188 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

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

 

3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Company’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. Through the Fund’s investments in the mentioned underlying funds, PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

 

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Pursuant to the Rule 17a-7 procedures and consistent with guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Company’s Chief

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Compliance Officer (“CCO”) prepares a quarterly summary of all such transactions for submission to the Board, together with the CCO’s written representation that all such 17a-7 transactions were effected in accordance with the Fund’s Rule 17a-7 procedures. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2020, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

4. Portfolio Securities

 

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended April 30, 2020, were $116,578,631 and $207,925,464, respectively.

 

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated investments for the reporting period ended April 30, 2020, is presented as follows:

 

Value,
Beginning
of
Period

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value,
End of
Period
    Shares,
End
of
Period
    Income  
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*

 
$ 13,019,841     $ 112,468,799     $ 103,919,990     $     $     $ 21,568,650       21,568,650     $ 109,592  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*

 
  41,540,789       183,941,355       141,465,673       66,763       (49,880     84,033,354       84,050,164       74,704 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 54,560,630     $ 296,410,154     $ 245,385,663     $ 66,763     $ (49,880   $ 105,602,004       $ 184,296  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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

** Represents the affiliated amount of securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations.

 

5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of April 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

   $ 560,657,502  
  

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

     91,520,143  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (111,649,868
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (20,129,725
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2019 of approximately $632,774,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.

 

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No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 are subject to such review.

 

6. Capital and Ownership

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial 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 B shares are sold with a CDSC which declines from 5% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately seven years after purchase. Effective on or about June 26, 2020, all issued and outstanding Class B shares will be automatically converted to Class A shares. Class B shares are closed to new purchases. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately 10 years after purchase. Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

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

 

The Fund is authorized to issue a total of 500 million shares, par value of $0.01 per share, classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

     50,000,000  

Class B

     10,000,000  

Class C

     50,000,000  

Class R

     50,000,000  

Class Z

     145,000,000  

Class T

     90,000,000  

Class R6

     105,000,000  

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of April 30, 2020, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

     Number of Shares      Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
 

Class A

     66        %* 

Class R

     81,919        10

Class R6

     157,862        17

 

* Amount represents less than 1% of outstanding shares.

 

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

 

Affiliated   Unaffiliated
Number of
Shareholders
  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
  Number of
Shareholders
  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
  —%   5   56%

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       530,579      $ 12,077,364  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       161,543        4,691,193  

Shares reacquired

       (1,869,076      (50,026,219
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (1,176,954      (33,257,662

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       193,147        5,263,821  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (55,739      (1,496,973
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (1,039,546    $ (29,490,814
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       952,248      $ 29,010,796  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       138,139        4,152,472  

Shares reacquired

       (3,553,397      (108,834,519
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (2,463,010      (75,671,251

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       1,394,220        45,268,422  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (129,799      (3,979,685
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (1,198,589    $ (34,382,514
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class B

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       844      $ 13,053  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,413        32,727  

Shares reacquired

       (11,589      (259,276
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (9,332      (213,496

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (31,534      (643,644
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (40,866    $ (857,140
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       4,476      $ 115,720  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,463        35,304  

Shares reacquired

       (40,001      (992,780
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (34,062      (841,756

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (82,893      (2,029,005
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (116,955    $ (2,870,761
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Six months ended April 30, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       80,281      $ 1,549,448  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       26,413        611,992  

Shares reacquired

       (332,698      (7,026,997
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (226,004      (4,865,557

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (185,541      (4,054,986
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (411,545    $ (8,920,543
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       133,673      $ 3,217,563  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       42,436        1,023,560  

Shares reacquired

       (1,041,419      (25,357,578
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (865,310      (21,116,455

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (1,661,793      (43,338,291
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (2,527,103    $ (64,454,746
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

               

Six months ended April 30, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       237,339      $ 5,260,956  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       13,986        399,445  

Shares reacquired

       (286,245      (7,173,743
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (34,920    $ (1,513,342
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       325,894      $ 9,781,619  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       11,367        336,244  

Shares reacquired

       (549,366      (16,657,292
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (212,105      (6,539,429

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       106        3,360  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (211,999    $ (6,536,069
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       2,384,798      $ 54,895,505  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       169,242        5,124,652  

Shares reacquired

       (3,350,089      (91,098,853
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (796,049      (31,078,696

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       69,918        1,987,611  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (36,114      (1,066,350
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (762,245    $ (30,157,435
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       3,065,434      $ 95,441,203  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       231,976        7,263,164  

Shares reacquired

       (9,404,117      (300,138,227
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (6,106,707      (197,433,860

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       203,266        6,537,344  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (78,684      (2,523,046
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (5,982,125    $ (193,419,562
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R6

               

Six months ended April 30, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       324,125      $ 8,211,363  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       22,839        696,354  

Shares reacquired

       (366,211      (9,878,125
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (19,247      (970,408

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       314        10,521  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (18,933    $ (959,887
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       415,189      $ 13,522,662  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       27,874        878,853  

Shares reacquired

       (937,002      (30,248,408
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (493,939      (15,846,893

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       2,039        67,684  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (202      (6,783
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (492,102    $ (15,785,992
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7. Borrowings

 

The Fund along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end.

 

      SCA

Term of Commitment

   10/3/2019 – 10/1/2020
   

Total Commitment

   $ 1,222,500,000*

 

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     SCA

Annualized Commitment Fee on

the Unused Portion of the SCA

  

0.15%

Annualized Interest Rate on

Borrowings

  

1.20% plus the higher of (1)

the effective federal funds

rate, (2) the one-month

LIBOR rate or (3) zero

percent

 
* Effective March 31, 2020, the SCA’s total commitment was increased from $900,000,000 to $1,162,500,000 and subsequently, effective April 7, 2020 was increased to $1,222,500,000.

 

Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Funds in the SCA equitably.

 

The Fund utilized the SCA during the reporting period ended April 30, 2020. The average daily balance for the 4 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $1,730,750, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 2.92%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $2,002,000. At April 30, 2020, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.

 

8. Risks of Investing in the Fund

 

The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below:

 

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks: The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. The Fund’s holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Fund can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

 

Foreign Securities Risk: The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability.

 

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

 

Market and Credit 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 an investment in the Fund will decline. Additionally, the Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

 

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the recent outbreak of coronavirus globally or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally.

 

Non-diversification Risk: A non-diversified Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or industry than a diversified fund. Investing in a non-diversified fund involves greater risk than investing in a diversified fund because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified fund.

 

9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Reporting Updates

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The new ASU, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the Fund’s policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019,

 

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and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Manager has evaluated the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and has adopted the aspects related to the removal and modification of certain fair value measurement disclosures under the ASU. The Manager continues to evaluate certain other provisions of the ASU and does not expect a material impact to financial statement disclosures.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Class A Shares  
    

Six Months
Ended
April 30,

2020

         

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $29.28               $33.37       $35.98       $34.20       $32.50       $46.17  
Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

                                               
Net investment income (loss)     0.16               0.43       0.28       0.12       0.02       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     (6.39)               (4.08)       (2.89)       1.97       1.80       (13.78)  
Total from investment operations     (6.23)               (3.65)       (2.61)       2.09       1.82       (13.67)  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.56)               (0.44)       -       (0.31)       (0.12)       -  
Net asset value, end of period     $22.49               $29.28       $33.37       $35.98       $34.20       $32.50  
Total Return(b):     (21.70)%               (10.97)%       (7.25)%       6.05%       5.60%       (29.61)%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $182,059               $267,486       $344,851       $494,574       $606,462       $844,746  
Average net assets (000)     $230,073               $302,294       $456,839       $562,687       $707,741       $1,049,852  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.41% (e)              1.35%       1.24%       1.22%       1.25%       1.22%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.41% (e)              1.35%       1.24%       1.22%       1.25%       1.22%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.17% (e)              1.41%       0.73%       0.34%       0.07%       0.29%  
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     21%               39%       27%       32%       28%       35%  

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B Shares  
    

Six Months
Ended
April 30,

2020

         

Year Ended October 31,

 
         2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $23.33               $26.63       $28.98       $27.79       $26.53       $37.95  
Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

                                               
Net investment income (loss)     0.05               0.16       - (b)      (0.11)       (0.16)       (0.13)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     (5.10)               (3.27)       (2.35)       1.61       1.44       (11.29)  
Total from investment operations     (5.05)               (3.11)       (2.35)       1.50       1.28       (11.42)  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.39)               (0.19)       -       (0.31)       (0.02)       -  
Net asset value, end of period     $17.89               $23.33       $26.63       $28.98       $27.79       $26.53  
Total Return(c):     (22.04)%               (11.69)%       (8.11)%       5.32%       4.82%       (30.09)%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $951               $2,193       $5,617       $13,613       $23,687       $36,198  
Average net assets (000)     $1,641               $3,695       $10,001       $18,557       $27,807       $54,812  
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.19% (f)              2.19%       2.19%       1.92%       1.95%       1.92%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     4.61% (f)              3.23%       2.39%       1.92%       1.95%       1.92%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.44% (f)              0.63%       (0.01)%       (0.36)%       (0.61)%       (0.41)%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     21%               39%       27%       32%       28%       35%  

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund     35  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class C Shares  
    

Six Months
Ended
April 30,

2020

         

Year Ended October 31,

 
         2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $23.37               $26.71       $28.99       $27.80       $26.53       $37.96  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.05               0.20       0.03       (0.11)       (0.16)       (0.13)  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     (5.09)               (3.27)       (2.31)       1.61       1.45       (11.30)  
Total from investment operations     (5.04)               (3.07)       (2.28)       1.50       1.29       (11.43)  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.44)               (0.27)       -       (0.31)       (0.02)       -  
Net asset value, end of period     $17.89               $23.37       $26.71       $28.99       $27.80       $26.53  
Total Return(b):     (22.01)%               (11.51)%       (7.86)%       5.32%       4.86%       (30.11)%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $23,150               $39,853       $113,063       $166,711       $234,821       $272,169  
Average net assets (000)     $31,948               $72,400       $150,802       $203,277       $236,425       $347,186  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.13% (e)              1.99%       1.90%       1.92%       1.95%       1.92%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.13% (e)              1.99%       1.90%       1.92%       1.95%       1.92%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.47% (e)              0.82%       0.08%       (0.37)%       (0.64)%       (0.41)%  
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     21%               39%       27%       32%       28%       35%  

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R Shares                                                 
    

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2020

           Year Ended October 31,  
  2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $28.75               $32.75       $35.40       $33.73       $32.05       $45.62  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.12               0.36       0.18       0.05       (0.05)       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     (6.28)               (4.01)       (2.83)       1.93       1.78       (13.61)  
Total from investment operations     (6.16)               (3.65)       (2.65)       1.98       1.73       (13.57)  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.49)               (0.35)       -       (0.31)       (0.05)       -  
Net asset value, end of period     $22.10               $28.75       $32.75       $35.40       $33.73       $32.05  
Total Return(b):     (21.81)%               (11.18)%       (7.49)%       5.81%       5.39%       (29.75)%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $18,485               $25,050       $35,482       $49,793       $59,729       $56,596  
Average net assets (000)     $21,934               $30,801       $45,875       $56,984       $56,621       $65,555  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.66% (e)              1.59%       1.50%       1.42%       1.45%       1.42%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.91% (e)              1.84%       1.75%       1.67%       1.70%       1.67%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.90% (e)              1.18%       0.48%       0.14%       (0.15)%       0.10%  
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     21%               39%       27%       32%       28%       35%  

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund     37  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class Z Shares                                                 
    

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2020

           Year Ended October 31,  
  2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $30.62               $34.88       $37.48       $35.58       $33.82       $47.90  
Income (loss) from investment operations:

 

                                               
Net investment income (loss)     0.22               0.60       0.44       0.24       0.12       0.24  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     (6.66)               (4.28)       (3.04)       2.05       1.87       (14.32)  
Total from investment operations     (6.44)               (3.68)       (2.60)       2.29       1.99       (14.08)  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.69)               (0.58)       -       (0.39)       (0.23)       -  
Net asset value, end of period     $23.49               $30.62       $34.88       $37.48       $35.58       $33.82  
Total Return(b):     (21.53)%               (10.61)%       (6.94)%       6.38%       5.90%       (29.39)%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $209,563               $296,535       $546,496       $739,898       $809,852       $1,028,166  
Average net assets (000)     $251,690               $401,185       $717,400       $803,996       $834,087       $1,325,084  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.97% (e)              0.92%       0.87%       0.92%       0.95%       0.92%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.97% (e)              0.92%       0.87%       0.92%       0.95%       0.92%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.59% (e)              1.87%       1.10%       0.64%       0.37%       0.60%  
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     21%               39%       27%       32%       28%       35%  

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38  


Class R6 Shares                                                 
    

Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2020

           Year Ended October 31,  
  2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $30.85               $35.16       $37.73       $35.83       $34.04       $48.14  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.24               0.63       0.47       0.27       0.19       0.30  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     (6.72)               (4.32)       (3.04)       2.08       1.89       (14.40)  
Total from investment operations     (6.48)               (3.69)       (2.57)       2.35       2.08       (14.10)  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.71)               (0.62)       -       (0.45)       (0.29)       -  
Net asset value, end of period     $23.66               $30.85       $35.16       $37.73       $35.83       $34.04  
Total Return(b):     (21.51)%               (10.54)%       (6.81)%       6.51%       6.15%       (29.29)%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $22,262               $29,607       $51,048       $70,972       $109,742       $189,234  
Average net assets (000)     $26,964               $40,924       $63,591       $95,866       $126,781       $202,883  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.90% (e)              0.86%       0.78%       0.76%       0.77%       0.76%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.90% (e)              0.86%       0.78%       0.76%       0.77%       0.76%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.67% (e)              1.93%       1.18%       0.71%       0.57%       0.77%  
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     21%               39%       27%       32%       28%       35%  

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund     39  


Fund Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

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

 

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

 

At a meeting of the Board of Directors on March 3-5, 2020, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from the inception of the Fund’s program on December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (“Reporting Period”). The LRMP Report concluded that the Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Fund’s status as an open-end fund.

 

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

 

40  


Supplement dated December 18, 2019

to the Currently Effective Summary Prospectus, Prospectus

and Statement of Additional Information of the Funds Listed Below

 

This supplement should be read in conjunction with your Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, be retained for future reference and is in addition to any existing Fund supplements.

 

The Board of Directors/Trustees for each Fund listed below has approved the conversion of all issued and outstanding Class B shares of the Funds to Class A shares of the same Fund, effective on or about June 26, 2020.

 

As a result, effective on or about the close of business on June 26, 2020, all of the issued and outstanding Class B shares of a Fund will be converted into Class A shares of that Fund with the same relative aggregate net asset value as the Class B shares held immediately prior to the conversion. Class A shares currently have lower total expense ratios, and equal or lower distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees payable under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan than Class B shares. No sales load, fee, or other charge will be imposed on the conversion of these shares. Class A shares are not subject to the contingent deferred sales charge (if any) currently charged on the redemption of Class B shares. Please refer to your Fund’s Prospectus for more information regarding Class A shares. The conversion is not expected to be a taxable event for federal income tax purposes and should not result in recognition of gain or loss by converting shareholders.

 

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The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

PGIM Balanced Fund

PGIM Jennison Focused Value Fund

PGIM Jennison Growth Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios 3

PGIM Jennison Focused Growth Fund

PGIM QMA Large-Cap Value Fund

PGIM Real Assets Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios 4

PGIM Muni High Income Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios 5

PGIM Jennison Diversified Growth Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios 6

PGIM California Muni Income Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios 7

PGIM Jennison Value Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios 9

PGIM QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10

PGIM Jennison Global Equity Income Fund

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios 12

PGIM Global Real Estate Fund

PGIM US Real Estate Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

PGIM Government Income Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15

PGIM High Yield Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 16

PGIM Income Builder Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17

PGIM Total Return Bond Fund

Prudential Investment Portfolios 18

PGIM Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund

Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund

Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc.

PGIM Jennison Blend Fund

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

PGIM Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

PGIM Jennison Natural Resources Fund

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund

Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.

PGIM Government Money Market Fund

Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.

PGIM National Muni Fund

Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.

PGIM Jennison Financial Services Fund

PGIM Jennison Health Sciences Fund

PGIM Jennison Utility Fund

Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.

PGIM Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund

Prudential World Fund, Inc.

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund


 MAIL    TELEPHONE    WEBSITE

655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

pgiminvestments.com

 

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. 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 Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker Brian K. Reid Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President Christian J. Kelly, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer Dino Capasso, Chief Compliance Officer Charles H. Smith, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Andrew R. French, Secretary Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary Diana N. Huffman, Assistant Secretary  Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Russ Shupak, Assistant Treasurer Elyse McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC  

466 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment Management Services LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon  

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

FUND COUNSEL   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP  

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

 


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

 

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

 

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

 

Mutual Funds:

ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
  MAY LOSE VALUE   ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED
BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE


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PGIM JENNISON NATURAL RESOURCES FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   B   C   R   Z   R6
NASDAQ   PGNAX   PRGNX   PNRCX   JNRRX   PNRZX   PJNQX
CUSIP   74441K107   74441K206   74441K305   74441K404   74441K503   74441K602

 

MF135E2    

Item 2 – Code of Ethics — Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

(a)It is the conclusion of the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant's current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission's rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)There has been no significant change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Controls and Procedures - Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

Item 13 – Exhibits

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

(2)Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

(3)Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable.

(4)Registrant's Independent Public Accountant, attached as Exhibit 99.ACCT

(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 Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

By:

/s/ Andrew R. French

 

Andrew R. French

 

Secretary

Date:

June 15, 2020

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:

June 15, 2020

By:

/s/ Christian J. Kelly

 

Christian J. Kelly

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Date:

June 15, 2020