N-CSRS 1 d564284dncsrs.htm THE PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-07343
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:    655 Broad Street, 17th Floor
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:    Deborah A. Docs
   655 Broad Street, 17th Floor
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    800-225-1852
Date of fiscal year end:    9/30/2018
Date of reporting period:    3/31/2018

 


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 


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PRUDENTIAL BALANCED FUND

 

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

MARCH 31, 2018

 

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Objective: Income and long-term growth of capital

 

 

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2018 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, a Prudential Financial company and member SIPC. PGIM Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser and Prudential Financial company. QMA is the primary business name of Quantitative Management Associates LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM. © 2018 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FUNDS — UPDATE

 

The Board of Directors/Trustees for the Fund has approved renaming the Fund’s Class Q shares as Class R6 shares, effective on June 11, 2018. The renaming of Class Q shares as Class R6 shares will not result in any changes to pricing, eligibility, or shareholder rights and obligations. The renamed Class R6 shares will not be exchangeable with Class R6 shares of the Prudential Day One Funds or the Prudential 60/40 Allocation Fund.

 

- Not part of the Semiannual Report -

 

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PRUDENTIAL FUNDS — UPDATE

 

Effective on or about June 1, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Z shares, as applicable, will be closed to investments by new group retirement plans, except as discussed below. Existing group retirement plans as of the Effective Date may keep their investments in their current share class and may continue to make additional purchases or exchanges of that class of shares. As of the Effective Date, all new group retirement plans wishing to add the Fund as a new addition to the plan generally will be into one of the available Class Q shares, Class R2 shares, or Class R4 shares of the Fund.

 

In addition, on or about the Effective Date, the Class R shares of the Fund will be closed to all new investors, except as discussed below. Due to the closing of the Class R shares to new investors, effective on or about the Effective Date new IRA investors may only purchase Class A, Class C, Class Z, or Class Q shares of the Fund, subject to share class eligibility. Following the Effective Date, no new accounts may be established in the Fund’s Class R shares and no Class R shares may be purchased or acquired by any new Class R shareholder, except as discussed below.

 

     Class A   Class C   Class Z   Class R

Existing Investors

(Group Retirement Plans, IRAs, and all other investors)

  No Change   No Change   No Change   No Change
New Group Retirement Plans   Closed to group retirement plans wishing to add the share classes as new additions to plan menus on or about June 1, 2018, subject to certain exceptions below

New IRAs

  No Change   No Change   No Change   Closed to all new
investors on or
about June 1, 2018,
subject to certain
exceptions below
All Other New Investors   No Change   No Change   No Change  

 

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However, the following new investors may continue to purchase Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Z shares of the Fund, as applicable:

 

   

Eligible group retirement plans who are exercising their one-time 90-day repurchase privilege in the Fund will be permitted to purchase such share classes.

   

Plan participants in a group retirement plan that offers Class A, Class C, Class R, or Class Z shares of the Fund as of the Effective Date will be permitted to purchase such share classes of the Fund, even if the plan participant did not own shares of that class of the Fund as of the Effective Date.

   

Certain new group retirement plans will be permitted to offer such share classes of the Fund after the Effective Date, provided that the plan has or is actively negotiating a contractual agreement with the Fund’s distributor or service provider to offer such share classes of the Fund prior to or on the Effective Date.

   

New group retirement plans that combine with, replace, or are otherwise affiliated with a current plan that invests in such share classes prior to or on the Effective Date will be permitted to purchase such share classes.

 

The Fund also reserves the right to refuse any purchase order that might disrupt management of the Fund or to otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

 

- Not part of the Semiannual Report -

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     7  

Your Fund’s Performance

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     11  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     13  

 

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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential Balanced Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018.

 

We have important information to share with you. Effective June 11, 2018,

Prudential Mutual Funds will be renamed from Prudential to PGIM Funds. Renaming our funds is part of our ongoing effort to further build our reputation and establish our global brand, which began when our firm adopted PGIM Investments as its name in April 2017. Please note that only the Fund’s name is changing. Your Fund’s management and operation, along with the Fund’s symbols, will remain the same.*

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Balanced Fund

May 15, 2018

 

*Note: The Prudential Day One Funds will not be changing their names.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

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

 

   

Total Returns as of 3/31/18
(without sales charges)

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/18

(with sales charges)

   

Six Months* (%)

  One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)
Class A   2.68     2.70     7.06   6.09  
Class B   2.27     2.84     7.37   5.95  
Class C   2.37     6.95     7.54   5.96  
Class R   2.46     8.33     8.04   6.44  
Class Z   2.88     9.07     8.63   7.03  
Class Q   0.14**   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A (11/28/17)
Customized Blend Index
    2.82     8.74     8.32   7.14  
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index
  –1.08     1.20     1.82   3.63  
S&P 500 Index
    5.84   13.98   13.29   9.49  
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average
      3.24     9.94     7.67   6.13  

 

*Not Annualized

**Since Inception

Source: PGIM Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

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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 Q***
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 original purchase price or 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 dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

**Certain share classes will be generally closed to investments by new group retirement plans effective on or about June 1, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” in the front of this report for more information.

***Class Q shares will be renamed as Class R6 shares effective on June 11, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” on page 3 of this report for more information.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Customized Blend Index—The Customized Blend Index is made up of the S&P 500 Index (50%), the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the Russell 2000 Index (5%), and the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Net Dividend (MSCI EAFE ND) Index (5%). The Net Dividend (ND) version of the MSCI EAFE Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends. Each component of the Customized Blend Index is an unmanaged index generally considered to represent the performance of its asset class. The Customized Blend Index is intended to provide a theoretical comparison to the Fund’s performance based on the amounts allocated to each class under the Fund’s investment strategies.

 

Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index—The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade securities issued by the US Government and its agencies and by corporations with between one and 10 years remaining to maturity on the securities. It gives a broad look at how US investment-grade bonds have performed.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

S&P 500 Index—The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (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.

 

Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average—The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds universe for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average are funds whose primary objective is to conserve principal by maintaining at all times a balanced portfolio of both stocks and bonds. Typically, the stock:bond ratio ranges around 60%:40%.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings

 

Five Largest Equity Holdings expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 3/31/18 (%)
 
Microsoft Corp., Software     1.5  
Apple, Inc., Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals     1.5  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Banks     1.3  
Facebook, Inc., Internet Software & Services     1.1  
Bank of America Corp., Banks     1.0  

 

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

 

Five Largest Equity Industries expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 3/31/18 (%)
 
Banks     4.6  
Software     3.4  
Internet Software & Services     2.9  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     2.9  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     2.8  

 

Industry weightings reflect only long-term equity investments and are subject to change.

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

 

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

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. 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 Prudential 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

Prudential
Balanced Fund
  Beginning  Account
Value
October 1, 2017
    Ending  Account
Value
March 31, 2018
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses  Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,026.80       1.16   $ 5.86  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.15       1.16   $ 5.84  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.70       2.08   $ 10.49  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.56       2.08   $ 10.45  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.70       1.86   $ 9.38  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.66       1.86   $ 9.35  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.60       1.63   $ 8.23  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.80       1.63   $ 8.20  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,028.80       0.86   $ 4.35  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.64       0.86   $ 4.33  
Class Q**   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,001.40       0.88   $ 2.97  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.54       0.88   $ 4.43  

 

*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 March 31, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying funds in which the Fund may invest.

**“Actual” expenses are calculated using the 123 days in the period ended March 31, 2018 due to the class’ inception date of November 28, 2017.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    97.5%

 

COMMON STOCKS    61.4%

 

Aerospace & Defense    2.1%

 

AAR Corp.

     2,300      $ 101,453  

Airbus SE (France)

     1,162        134,511  

BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)

     6,388        52,265  

Boeing Co. (The)

     12,700        4,164,076  

Cobham PLC (United Kingdom)*

     5,420        9,340  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     1,300        175,591  

Dassault Aviation SA (France)

     5        9,552  

Ducommun, Inc.*

     800        24,304  

Elbit Systems Ltd. (Israel)

     45        5,418  

Engility Holdings, Inc.*

     200        4,880  

Esterline Technologies Corp.*

     1,000        73,150  

Harris Corp.

     12,300        1,983,744  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     5,500        1,417,680  

Leonardo SpA (Italy)

     776        8,975  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     8,200        2,771,026  

Meggitt PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,504        9,124  

Moog, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,500        123,615  

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

     103        17,359  

Raytheon Co.

     1,200        258,984  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)*

     3,315        40,529  

Safran SA (France)

     678        71,956  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (Singapore)

     3,100        8,528  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     8,300        694,710  

Thales SA (France)

     222        27,045  

Vectrus, Inc.*

     2,300        85,652  

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.*

     4,000        41,000  
     

 

 

 
        12,314,467  

Air Freight & Logistics    0.4%

 

Bollore SA (France)

     1,631        8,701  

Deutsche Post AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     1,968        86,197  

FedEx Corp.

     8,800        2,112,968  

Royal Mail PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,955        14,838  

United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     2,500        261,650  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     700        17,595  
     

 

 

 
        2,501,949  

Airlines    0.0%

 

ANA Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     230        8,913  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     458        14,641  

easyJet PLC (United Kingdom)

     281        6,334  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Airlines (cont’d.)

 

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (United Kingdom)

     1,236      $ 10,701  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        8,143  

Singapore Airlines Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,200        9,972  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     2,100        120,288  
     

 

 

 
        178,992  

Auto Components    0.3%

 

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     350        19,101  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     24,700        1,240,681  

Bridgestone Corp. (Japan)

     1,300        57,192  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (France)

     346        51,223  

Continental AG (Germany)

     220        60,767  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*

     1,200        147,372  

Denso Corp. (Japan)

     950        52,254  

Faurecia SA (France)

     150        12,137  

GKN PLC (United Kingdom)

     3,442        22,310  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        13,967  

Minth Group Ltd. (China)

     2,000        9,176  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     500        10,575  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        7,229  

NOK Corp. (Japan)

     200        3,905  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ (Finland)

     253        11,490  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        11,264  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     1,500        22,925  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     400        7,375  

Tenneco, Inc.

     3,200        175,584  

Tower International, Inc.

     1,500        41,625  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     150        3,474  

Toyota Industries Corp. (Japan)

     350        21,159  

Valeo SA (France)

     471        31,157  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The) (Japan)

     300        6,953  
     

 

 

 
        2,040,895  

Automobiles    0.6%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

     663        72,114  

Daimler AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     1,927        164,181  

Ferrari NV (Italy)

     240        28,851  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (United Kingdom)

     2,153        43,913  

General Motors Co.

     53,900        1,958,726  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     3,500        121,158  

Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Japan)

     1,150        17,620  

Mazda Motor Corp. (Japan)

     1,160        15,514  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Automobiles (cont’d.)

 

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Japan)

     1,470      $ 10,513  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     4,600        47,482  

Peugeot SA (France)

     1,160        27,932  

Renault SA (France)

     382        46,355  

Subaru Corp. (Japan)

     1,200        39,723  

Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan)

     700        38,005  

Thor Industries, Inc.

     6,800        783,156  

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

     5,254        341,151  

Volkswagen AG (Germany)

     61        12,209  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

     1,500        56,400  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     600        17,851  
     

 

 

 
        3,842,854  

Banks    4.6%

 

ABN AMRO Group NV (Netherlands), CVA, 144A

     838        25,269  

AIB Group PLC (Ireland)

     1,607        9,672  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

     300        11,280  

Aozora Bank Ltd. (Japan)

     260        10,435  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

     5,878        122,341  

BancFirst Corp.

     1,200        63,720  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Spain)

     13,343        105,671  

Banco de Sabadell SA (Spain)

     10,534        21,547  

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

     32,324        211,573  

Bancorp, Inc. (The)*

     7,600        82,080  

Bank Hapoalim BM (Israel)

     2,045        14,063  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Israel)

     3,069        18,538  

Bank of America Corp.

     192,200        5,764,078  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)

     2,600        10,418  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Ireland)*

     1,882        16,492  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The) (Japan)

     120        6,800  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) (Bermuda)

     1,100        49,368  

Bank of Queensland Ltd. (Australia)

     843        7,156  

Bankia SA (Spain)

     2,469        11,076  

Bankinter SA (Spain)

     1,265        13,024  

BankUnited, Inc.

     4,900        195,902  

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

     34,088        99,609  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd. (Australia)

     1,072        8,162  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     1,700        64,515  

BNP Paribas SA (France)

     2,248        166,713  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (China)

     7,500        36,793  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     1,700        25,585  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     4,800        77,760  

CaixaBank SA (Spain)

     7,086        33,784  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     15  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Banks (cont’d.)

 

Cathay General Bancorp

     1,400      $ 55,972  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The) (Japan)

     1,500        12,264  

Citigroup, Inc.

     56,770        3,831,975  

Commerzbank AG (Germany)*

     2,152        27,938  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

     3,506        196,062  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     200        9,040  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd. (Japan)

     2,400        13,551  

Credit Agricole SA (France)

     2,271        37,029  

Danske Bank A/S (Denmark)

     1,500        56,202  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     3,613        76,315  

DNB ASA (Norway)

     1,956        38,528  

Erste Group Bank AG (Austria)

     624        31,371  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     1,500        20,775  

FB Financial Corp.*

     300        12,177  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     3,400        100,640  

First Bancorp.

     1,900        67,735  

First BanCorp. (Puerto Rico)*

     17,500        105,350  

First Busey Corp.

     600        17,832  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     500        206,620  

First Community Bancshares, Inc.

     1,600        47,760  

First Financial Corp.

     1,300        54,080  

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     3,800        150,290  

Flushing Financial Corp.

     900        24,264  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     1,700        9,313  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

     800        39,960  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The) (Japan)

     800        4,348  

Hancock Holding Co.

     4,300        222,310  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,500        34,852  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     2,000        106,100  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

     7,600        178,296  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     40,000        375,628  

IBERIABANK Corp.

     1,600        124,800  

Independent Bank Corp.

     3,000        68,700  

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)

     7,775        131,205  

International Bancshares Corp.

     1,900        73,910  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy)

     26,976        98,220  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy), RSP

     1,831        6,935  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     800        10,857  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     67,130        7,382,286  

KBC Group NV (Belgium)

     497        43,278  

Kyushu Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     700        3,496  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     143,975        130,963  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     1,804        7,007  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Banks (cont’d.)

 

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA (Italy)

     1,171      $ 13,767  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

     400        16,844  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

     900        29,961  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     23,900        158,830  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (Israel)

     326        6,245  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     48,260        87,948  

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

     5,374        118,639  

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden)

     6,078        65,034  

OFG Bancorp (Puerto Rico)

     2,000        20,900  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

     2,600        36,140  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Singapore)

     6,427        63,312  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.

     1,500        50,085  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     1,200        42,540  

Preferred Bank

     900        57,780  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

     1,700        76,245  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Austria)*

     280        10,906  

Republic Bancorp, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     500        19,150  

Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     4,600        24,725  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

     7,070        25,719  

Seven Bank Ltd. (Japan)

     1,200        3,850  

Shinsei Bank Ltd. (Japan)

     320        4,964  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The) (Japan)

     1,100        10,578  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     3,040        31,939  

Societe Generale SA (France)

     1,535        83,366  

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

     6,587        66,017  

State Bank Financial Corp.

     600        18,006  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     2,717        115,267  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     618        25,263  

Suruga Bank Ltd. (Japan)

     400        5,614  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     3,041        38,064  

Swedbank AB (Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     1,812        40,716  

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     1,700        39,525  

UniCredit SpA (Italy)*

     4,008        83,772  

United Community Banks, Inc.

     6,300        199,395  

United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore)

     2,686        56,519  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     69,641        3,649,885  

West Bancorporation, Inc.

     500        12,800  

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

     6,791        150,417  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     2,700        232,335  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     400        4,950  
     

 

 

 
        27,327,670  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     17  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Beverages    1.1%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Belgium)

     1,525      $ 167,669  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Japan)

     750        40,334  

Carlsberg A/S (Denmark) (Class B Stock)

     214        25,550  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia)

     1,132        7,580  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     200        8,260  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     50,000        2,171,500  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (United Kingdom)

     430        17,914  

Coca-Cola HBC AG (Switzerland)*

     342        12,656  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA (Italy)

     1,146        8,676  

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

     5,040        170,451  

Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands)

     228        23,509  

Heineken NV (Netherlands)

     514        55,283  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,800        47,920  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     33,400        3,645,610  

Pernod Ricard SA (France)

     425        70,766  

Remy Cointreau SA (France)

     40        5,706  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (Japan)

     300        14,604  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (Australia)

     1,555        20,316  
     

 

 

 
        6,514,304  

Biotechnology    1.8%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     41,500        3,927,975  

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*

     6,700        158,455  

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,600        32,240  

Amgen, Inc.

     10,300        1,755,944  

Biogen, Inc.*

     4,100        1,122,662  

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.*

     1,900        84,246  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     2,600        6,214  

Celgene Corp.*

     5,000        446,050  

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

     905        109,033  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

     3,500        184,275  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     2,200        178,002  

FibroGen, Inc.*

     3,600        166,320  

Genmab A/S (Denmark)*

     117        25,207  

Genomic Health, Inc.*

     5,200        162,708  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     15,900        1,198,701  

Grifols SA (Spain)

     581        16,472  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*

     10,300        201,777  

Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.*

     1,600        21,472  

MiMedx Group, Inc.*(a)

     12,600        87,822  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

     700        20,685  

PDL BioPharma, Inc.*

     6,700        19,698  

Retrophin, Inc.*

     5,100        114,036  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Biotechnology (cont’d.)

 

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*

     4,200      $ 79,800  

Shire PLC

     1,817        90,432  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     10,400        175,240  

Xencor, Inc.*

     2,200        65,956  
     

 

 

 
        10,451,422  

Building Products    0.1%

 

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     380        15,925  

Assa Abloy AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     1,977        42,852  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

     8,300        164,672  

Cie de Saint-Gobain (France)

     1,009        53,280  

Continental Building Products, Inc.*

     4,200        119,910  

Daikin Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     500        55,547  

Geberit AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     73        32,282  

LIXIL Group Corp. (Japan)

     600        13,310  

NCI Building Systems, Inc.*

     7,800        138,060  

PGT Innovations, Inc.*

     2,000        37,300  

TOTO Ltd. (Japan)

     250        13,108  

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     5,100        165,495  
     

 

 

 
        851,741  

Capital Markets    1.5%

 

3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,959        23,645  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     9,100        1,725,178  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     11,500        1,701,310  

Amundi SA (France), 144A

     119        9,557  

ASX Ltd. (Australia)

     375        16,252  

BlackRock, Inc.

     1,500        812,580  

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)*

     4,925        82,715  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)

     3,000        19,308  

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     4,136        57,699  

Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany)

     386        52,767  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     3,500        60,095  

Evercore, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     2,500        218,000  

GAMCO Investors, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     500        12,415  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (United Kingdom)

     491        11,270  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,400        79,049  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     3,000        133,800  

INTL. FCStone, Inc.*

     1,600        68,288  

Investec PLC (South Africa)

     1,252        9,676  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Japan)

     1,000        18,724  

Julius Baer Group Ltd. (Switzerland)*

     455        28,001  

Kingston Financial Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     8,000        3,599  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     19  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Capital Markets (cont’d.)

 

London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     631      $ 36,537  

Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia)

     659        52,547  

Natixis SA (France)

     1,881        15,434  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     7,500        43,735  

Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)

     34        25,300  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     6,500        581,165  

S&P Global, Inc.

     13,900        2,655,734  

SBI Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     480        11,278  

Schroders PLC (United Kingdom)

     239        10,723  

Singapore Exchange Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,600        9,033  

St. James’s Place PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,085        16,542  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     2,100        124,383  

UBS Group AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)*

     7,395        130,292  
     

 

 

 
        8,856,631  

Chemicals    1.4%

 

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     4,304        149,693  

Air Liquide SA (France)

     855        104,924  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     1,800        286,254  

Air Water, Inc. (Japan)

     300        5,864  

Akzo Nobel NV (Netherlands)

     516        48,753  

Arkema SA (France)

     143        18,669  

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Japan)

     2,500        33,415  

BASF SE (Germany)

     1,838        186,405  

Chemours Co. (The)

     30,400        1,480,784  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Denmark)

     198        17,136  

Clariant AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)*

     458        10,957  

Covestro AG (Germany), 144A

     323        31,805  

Croda International PLC (United Kingdom)

     272        17,474  

Daicel Corp. (Japan)

     600        6,589  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     16        10,122  

Evonik Industries AG (Germany)

     357        12,589  

Frutarom Industries Ltd. (Israel)

     73        6,712  

Givaudan SA (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     19        43,345  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        4,468  

Huntsman Corp.

     39,000        1,140,750  

Incitec Pivot Ltd. (Australia)

     3,496        9,514  

Ingevity Corp.*

     3,100        228,439  

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Israel)

     1,407        5,973  

Johnson Matthey PLC (United Kingdom)

     399        17,022  

JSR Corp. (Japan)

     350        7,877  

K+S AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     426        12,304  

Kaneka Corp. (Japan)

     500        4,974  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Chemicals (cont’d.)

 

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400      $ 9,349  

Koninklijke DSM NV (Netherlands)

     360        35,783  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     2,400        98,640  

Kuraray Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     700        12,137  

LANXESS AG (Germany)

     175        13,415  

Linde AG (Germany)*

     372        78,607  

LyondellBasell Industries NV (Class A Stock)

     20,400        2,155,872  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     2,800        27,262  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan)

     350        8,446  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Japan)

     400        12,700  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     350        12,892  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     200        8,308  

Nitto Denko Corp. (Japan)

     330        24,941  

Novozymes A/S (Denmark) (Class B Stock)

     455        23,687  

Orica Ltd. (Australia)

     716        9,855  

PolyOne Corp.

     4,300        182,836  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     780        81,361  

Sika AG (Switzerland) (Bearer Shares)

     4        31,377  

Solvay SA (Belgium)

     147        20,430  

Stepan Co.

     2,100        174,678  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     3,000        17,405  

Symrise AG (Germany)

     252        20,291  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (Japan)

     300        4,546  

Teijin Ltd. (Japan)

     380        7,221  

Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)

     3,000        28,537  

Tosoh Corp. (Japan)

     600        11,832  

Trinseo SA

     1,200        88,860  

Umicore SA (Belgium)

     419        22,197  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     11,100        1,233,765  

Yara International ASA (Norway)

     345        14,742  
     

 

 

 
        8,374,783  

Commercial Services & Supplies    0.1%

 

ACCO Brands Corp.

     1,900        23,845  

Babcock International Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     446        4,186  

Brambles Ltd. (Australia)

     3,216        24,821  

Cimpress NV (Netherlands)*

     460        71,162  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     550        11,430  

Edenred (France)

     431        14,991  

Ennis, Inc.

     2,100        41,370  

G4S PLC (United Kingdom)

     3,243        11,287  

Herman Miller, Inc.

     3,800        121,410  

ISS A/S (Denmark)

     338        12,553  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     21  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (cont’d.)

 

Kimball International, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     800      $ 13,632  

McGrath RentCorp

     1,800        96,642  

Park24 Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        5,457  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

     4,400        111,540  

Secom Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        29,794  

Securitas AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     587        9,995  

Societe BIC SA (France)

     55        5,467  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     150        7,372  

SP Plus Corp.*

     1,200        42,720  

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,100        9,042  
     

 

 

 
        668,716  

Communications Equipment    0.3%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     38,200        1,638,398  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     1,500        44,835  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

     2,600        28,782  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*

     400        25,520  

Nokia OYJ (Finland)

     11,696        64,587  

Plantronics, Inc.

     3,200        193,184  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     6,050        38,526  
     

 

 

 
        2,033,832  

Construction & Engineering    0.1%

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain)

     488        19,040  

Ameresco, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,300        16,900  

Boskalis Westminster (Netherlands)

     165        4,836  

Bouygues SA (France)

     429        21,509  

CIMIC Group Ltd. (Australia)

     227        7,813  

Eiffage SA (France)

     143        16,286  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     3,300        257,169  

Ferrovial SA (Spain)

     980        20,489  

HOCHTIEF AG (Germany)

     37        6,916  

JGC Corp. (Japan)

     400        8,709  

Kajima Corp. (Japan)

     1,600        15,042  

KBR, Inc.

     6,400        103,616  

Obayashi Corp. (Japan)

     1,300        14,321  

Shimizu Corp. (Japan)

     1,200        10,705  

Skanska AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     743        15,234  

Taisei Corp. (Japan)

     380        19,490  

Vinci SA (France)

     1,015        99,973  
     

 

 

 
        658,048  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Construction Materials    0.0%

 

Boral Ltd. (Australia)

     2,275      $ 13,123  

CRH PLC (Ireland)

     1,703        57,684  

Fletcher Building Ltd. (New Zealand)

     1,286        5,639  

HeidelbergCement AG (Germany)

     304        29,865  

Imerys SA (France)

     75        7,289  

James Hardie Industries PLC (Ireland), CDI

     843        14,961  

LafargeHolcim Ltd. (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)*

     918        50,301  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (Japan)

     250        8,980  

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.

     300        21,954  
     

 

 

 
        209,796  

Consumer Finance    0.8%

 

Acom Co. Ltd. (Japan)*

     700        3,143  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        4,638  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     24,300        2,328,426  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        5,021  

Curo Group Holdings Corp*

     1,100        18,920  

Enova International, Inc.*

     2,100        46,305  

Green Dot Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     2,800        179,648  

Navient Corp.

     73,700        966,944  

Nelnet, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,500        78,615  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.*

     31,800        952,092  

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.

     6,900        112,470  
     

 

 

 
        4,696,222  

Containers & Packaging    0.1%

 

Amcor Ltd. (Australia)

     2,370        25,952  

Greif, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     3,200        167,200  

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

     25,600        554,496  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd. (Japan)

     300        4,477  
     

 

 

 
        752,125  

Distributors    0.2%

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. (Singapore)

     200        5,283  

LKQ Corp.*

     31,100        1,180,245  
     

 

 

 
        1,185,528  

Diversified Consumer Services    0.1%

 

Benesse Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     150        5,457  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     2,800        293,776  
     

 

 

 
        299,233  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     23  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Diversified Financial Services    0.8%

 

AMP Ltd. (Australia)

     5,710      $ 22,036  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B Stock)*

     19,300        3,849,964  

Cannae Holdings, Inc.*

     4,500        84,870  

Challenger Ltd. (Australia)

     1,072        9,601  

Eurazeo SA (France)

     85        7,827  

EXOR NV (Netherlands)

     227        16,159  

First Pacific Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,000        2,174  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Belgium)

     161        18,414  

Industrivarden AB (Sweden) (Class C Stock)

     317        7,393  

Investor AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     899        39,937  

Kinnevik AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     478        17,269  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     73        5,248  

Leucadia National Corp.

     13,200        300,036  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     900        5,392  

ORIX Corp. (Japan)

     2,640        47,311  

Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland) (Bearer Shares)

     80        7,098  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (United Kingdom)

     5,376        27,136  

Wendel SA (France)

     54        8,420  
     

 

 

 
        4,476,285  

Diversified Telecommunication Services    1.5%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     113,800        4,056,970  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. (Israel)

     3,777        4,841  

BT Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     16,869        53,843  

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     6,669        109,110  

Elisa OYJ (Finland)

     302        13,659  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     7,720        9,733  

IDT Corp. (Class B Stock)*

     2,700        16,929  

Iliad SA (France)

     54        11,179  

Koninklijke KPN NV (Netherlands)

     6,976        20,977  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan)

     1,400        65,314  

Orange SA (France)

     4,056        68,943  

PCCW Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     7,400        4,295  

Proximus SADP (Belgium)

     300        9,328  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore)

     16,300        42,098  

Spark New Zealand Ltd. (New Zealand)

     3,547        8,607  

Swisscom AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     53        26,294  

TDC A/S (Denmark)*

     1,587        13,151  

Telecom Italia SpA (Italy)*

     23,896        22,689  

Telecom Italia SpA (Italy), RSP

     13,379        11,139  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Germany)

     1,630        7,659  

Telefonica SA (Spain)

     9,348        92,609  

Telenor ASA (Norway)

     1,486        33,793  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (cont’d.)

 

Telia Co. AB (Sweden)

     5,626      $ 26,508  

Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Australia)

     8,027        19,431  

TPG Telecom Ltd. (Australia)

     611        2,596  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     86,250        4,124,475  

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

     12,500        133,125  
     

 

 

 
        9,009,295  

Electric Utilities    0.6%

 

AusNet Services (Australia)

     4,251        5,499  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japan)

     1,300        18,657  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Japan)

     600        7,330  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,300        10,655  

CLP Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,500        35,686  

EDP—Energias de Portugal SA (Portugal)

     4,553        17,300  

Electricite de France SA (France)

     1,116        16,158  

Endesa SA (Spain)

     596        13,130  

Enel SpA (Italy)

     16,275        99,590  

Exelon Corp.

     55,700        2,172,857  

Fortum OYJ (Finland)

     934        20,065  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong), 144A

     6,000        5,818  

Iberdrola SA (Spain)

     11,598        85,285  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Japan)

     1,400        18,304  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japan)

     800        9,662  

Mercury NZ Ltd. (New Zealand)

     1,892        4,424  

MGE Energy, Inc.

     1,400        78,540  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     2,000        326,660  

Orsted A/S (Denmark), 144A

     376        24,463  

Otter Tail Corp.

     500        21,675  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,000        26,800  

PPL Corp.

     14,600        413,034  

Red Electrica Corp. SA (Spain)

     897        18,516  

SSE PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,033        36,471  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Italy)

     2,933        17,140  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japan)

     900        12,243  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. (Japan)*

     2,800        10,968  
     

 

 

 
        3,526,930  

Electrical Equipment    0.4%

 

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     3,688        87,694  

AMETEK, Inc.

     21,200        1,610,564  

Atkore International Group, Inc.*

     8,200        162,770  

Encore Wire Corp.

     1,600        90,720  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     25  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Electrical Equipment (cont’d.)

 

EnerSys

     2,600      $ 180,362  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,500        10,335  

Legrand SA (France)

     530        41,584  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     100        4,975  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

     3,900        63,299  

Nidec Corp. (Japan)

     480        73,876  

OSRAM Licht AG (Germany)

     196        14,423  

Prysmian SpA (Italy)

     448        14,068  

Schneider Electric SE (France)

     1,134        99,862  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (Spain)

     463        7,442  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark)

     437        31,268  
     

 

 

 
        2,493,242  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    0.3%

 

Alps Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        9,902  

Anixter International, Inc.*

     2,500        189,375  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     3,100        92,535  

CDW Corp.

     2,500        175,775  

ePlus, Inc.*

     1,400        108,780  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK (Japan)

     300        11,541  

Hexagon AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     517        30,859  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     73        10,085  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. (Japan)

     150        7,131  

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

     9,700        70,651  

Ingenico Group SA (France)

     117        9,496  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

     3,200        111,776  

Keyence Corp. (Japan)

     190        118,685  

Kyocera Corp. (Japan)

     640        36,287  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     370        51,072  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     180        5,218  

Omron Corp. (Japan)

     400        23,383  

PC Connection, Inc.

     1,200        30,000  

Sanmina Corp.*

     2,100        54,915  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     1,600        56,880  

Shimadzu Corp. (Japan)

     500        13,792  

SYNNEX Corp.

     1,300        153,920  

Systemax, Inc.

     1,800        51,390  

TDK Corp. (Japan)

     250        22,272  

Tech Data Corp.*

     1,900        161,747  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     1,100        20,460  

Yaskawa Electric Corp. (Japan)

     500        22,678  

Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Japan)

     500        10,138  
     

 

 

 
        1,660,743  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Energy Equipment & Services    0.3%

 

Bristow Group, Inc.

     6,500      $ 84,500  

Exterran Corp.*

     3,600        96,120  

Halliburton Co.

     25,200        1,182,888  

John Wood Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,333        10,129  

Matrix Service Co.*

     4,600        63,020  

McDermott International, Inc.*

     4,700        28,623  

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*

     1,500        76,650  

Smart Sand, Inc.*

     2,700        15,714  

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*

     2,000        16,860  

Tenaris SA (Luxembourg)

     966        16,698  

Unit Corp.*

     4,100        81,016  
     

 

 

 
        1,672,218  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    1.4%

 

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     1,100        36,751  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

     77,200        1,356,404  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     5,200        71,188  

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)

     4,700        9,467  

Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.

     6,900        67,068  

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

     12,800        82,688  

British Land Co. PLC (The) (United Kingdom)

     1,998        18,011  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     68,300        1,041,575  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust (Singapore)

     5,464        7,659  

CapitaLand Mall Trust (Singapore)

     4,700        7,482  

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     6,600        183,546  

CoreCivic, Inc.

     17,400        339,648  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. (Japan)

     3        7,254  

DDR Corp.

     18,300        134,139  

Dexus (Australia)

     1,946        14,013  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     18,000        187,920  

Fonciere Des Regions (France)

     71        7,833  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

     15,800        132,878  

Gecina SA (France)

     97        16,833  

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

     9,100        186,277  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

     2,300        39,882  

Goodman Group (Australia)

     3,633        23,622  

GPT Group (The) (Australia)

     3,611        13,234  

Gramercy Property Trust

     2,700        58,671  

Hammerson PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,610        12,136  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     36,500        680,360  

ICADE (France)

     67        6,505  

InfraREIT, Inc.

     2,700        52,461  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. (Japan)

     2        7,266  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     27  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (cont’d.)

 

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. (Japan)

     2      $ 10,396  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. (Japan)

     5        9,696  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     31,500        453,600  

Klepierre SA (France)

     443        17,856  

Land Securities Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,463        19,249  

Lexington Realty Trust

     3,000        23,610  

Link REIT (Hong Kong)

     4,500        38,573  

Mirvac Group (Australia)

     6,944        11,540  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. (Japan)

     3        16,640  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (Japan)

     4        8,688  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. (Japan)

     8        11,134  

Prologis, Inc.

     12,500        787,375  

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     8,500        105,060  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     600        11,664  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     1,900        147,155  

Scentre Group (Australia)

     10,654        31,439  

Segro PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,912        16,136  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     131,300        1,018,888  

Stockland (Australia)

     4,619        14,332  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     7,700        104,797  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)

     5,100        7,394  

Tier REIT, Inc.

     3,800        70,224  

Unibail-Rodamco SE (France)

     200        45,685  

United Urban Investment Corp. (Japan)

     6        9,399  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,100        21,230  

Vicinity Centres (Australia)

     6,933        12,886  

Westfield Corp. (Australia)

     3,830        25,121  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     9,400        185,368  
     

 

 

 
        8,037,906  

Food & Staples Retailing    1.1%

 

Aeon Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,300        23,120  

Carrefour SA (France)

     1,146        23,768  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (France)

     107        5,241  

Colruyt SA (Belgium)

     134        7,417  

CVS Health Corp.

     11,200        696,752  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        16,663  

ICA Gruppen AB (Sweden)

     166        5,885  

Ingles Markets, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     2,900        98,165  

J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom)

     3,615        12,127  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Portugal)

     494        8,985  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands)

     2,538        60,140  

Kroger Co. (The)

     72,900        1,745,226  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Food & Staples Retailing (cont’d.)

 

Lawson, Inc. (Japan)

     100      $ 6,836  

METRO AG (Germany)

     337        5,962  

Performance Food Group Co.*

     3,600        107,460  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,550        66,390  

SpartanNash Co.

     2,300        39,583  

Sundrug Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     150        7,021  

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

     19,487        56,399  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     70        10,075  

Village Super Market, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     900        23,733  

Walmart, Inc.

     36,300        3,229,611  

Wesfarmers Ltd. (Australia)

     2,269        72,710  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (United Kingdom)

     4,764        14,294  

Woolworths Group Ltd. (Australia)

     2,592        52,610  
     

 

 

 
        6,396,173  

Food Products    0.9%

 

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Japan)

     1,100        19,976  

Associated British Foods PLC (United Kingdom)

     722        25,242  

Barry Callebaut AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     5        9,779  

Calbee, Inc. (Japan)

     200        6,796  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Switzerland)

     2        12,408  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     19,200        708,096  

Danone SA (France)

     1,208        97,948  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     4,100        70,930  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (Singapore)

     16,600        4,450  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     10,300        1,277,303  

Kerry Group PLC (Ireland) (Class A Stock)

     332        33,665  

Kikkoman Corp. (Japan)

     300        12,163  

Marine Harvest ASA (Norway)

     825        16,676  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     250        19,204  

Nestle SA (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     6,261        494,879  

NH Foods Ltd. (Japan)

     150        6,159  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. (Japan)

     405        8,048  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     100        6,938  

Orkla ASA (Norway)

     1,720        18,537  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

     25,100        617,711  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

     1,300        154,726  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (Japan)

     200        7,903  

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     23,900        1,749,241  

WH Group Ltd. (Hong Kong), 144A

     17,500        18,751  

Wilmar International Ltd. (Singapore)

     3,600        8,777  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        14,992  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        6,285  
     

 

 

 
        5,427,583  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     29  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Gas Utilities    0.2%

 

APA Group (Australia)

     2,239      $ 13,634  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     900        63,315  

Gas Natural SDG SA (Spain)

     734        17,519  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     16,489        33,980  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     800        15,911  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     2,600        175,838  

Spire, Inc.

     300        21,690  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     160        5,001  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     800        21,376  

UGI Corp.

     19,800        879,516  
     

 

 

 
        1,247,780  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies    2.1%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     49,300        2,954,056  

Analogic Corp.

     800        76,720  

AngioDynamics, Inc.*

     6,000        103,500  

Atrion Corp.

     100        63,130  

Baxter International, Inc.

     33,900        2,204,856  

BioMerieux (France)

     82        6,753  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     11,400        311,448  

Cantel Medical Corp.

     1,900        211,679  

Cochlear Ltd. (Australia)

     109        15,309  

Coloplast A/S (Denmark) (Class B Stock)

     240        20,356  

CONMED Corp.

     2,000        126,660  

ConvaTec Group PLC (United Kingdom), 144A

     2,704        7,544  

CYBERDYNE, Inc. (Japan)*

     200        2,868  

Danaher Corp.

     25,400        2,486,914  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA (France)

     419        56,523  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. (New Zealand)

     1,126        10,786  

Getinge AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     451        5,136  

Haemonetics Corp.*

     2,300        168,268  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

     2,800        243,600  

Hoya Corp. (Japan)

     800        40,410  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     2,200        421,058  

Inogen, Inc.*

     1,700        208,828  

Integer Holdings Corp.*

     2,000        113,100  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     1,200        495,396  

Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands)

     1,883        72,104  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

     500        7,950  

Masimo Corp.*

     2,600        228,670  

Medtronic PLC

     21,200        1,700,664  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

     10,200        144,840  

Olympus Corp. (Japan)

     580        22,179  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (cont’d.)

 

Smith & Nephew PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,740      $ 32,550  

Sonova Holding AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     107        17,011  

Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     21        13,250  

Sysmex Corp. (Japan)

     300        27,259  

Terumo Corp. (Japan)

     600        31,207  

William Demant Holding A/S (Denmark)*

     266        9,909  
     

 

 

 
        12,662,491  

Health Care Providers & Services    1.9%

 

Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     400        9,032  

Anthem, Inc.

     6,000        1,318,200  

Chemed Corp.

     100        27,286  

Cigna Corp.

     4,100        687,734  

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

     33,400        2,307,272  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     424        43,304  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     846        64,689  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     4,300        417,100  

HealthEquity, Inc.*

     1,000        60,540  

Healthscope Ltd. (Australia)

     3,777        5,659  

Humana, Inc.

     2,200        591,426  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     2,200        235,620  

Mediclinic International PLC (South Africa)

     668        5,636  

Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     300        6,261  

National HealthCare Corp.

     900        53,667  

Providence Service Corp. (The)*

     2,900        200,506  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (Australia)

     300        14,454  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd. (New Zealand)

     734        5,649  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

     5,900        101,775  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Australia)

     842        14,899  

Suzuken Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     165        6,943  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     20,500        4,387,000  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

     3,700        716,431  
     

 

 

 
        11,281,083  

Health Care Technology    0.0%

 

Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.*

     5,300        182,532  

M3, Inc. (Japan)

     500        22,974  
     

 

 

 
        205,506  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    1.2%

 

Accor SA (France)

     397        21,448  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. (Australia)

     1,073        20,033  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     31  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (cont’d.)

 

Biglari Holdings, Inc.*

     110      $ 44,925  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

     300        13,470  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     6,600        160,248  

Brinker International, Inc.

     2,300        83,030  

Carnival PLC

     373        24,008  

Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     3,164        64,605  

Crown Resorts Ltd. (Australia)

     735        7,219  

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     2,200        33,550  

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.*

     2,000        20,720  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (Australia)

     109        3,512  

Drive Shack, Inc.*

     1,800        8,604  

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*

     1,600        15,200  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. (Australia)

     111        4,886  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,400        40,386  

Genting Singapore PLC (Singapore)

     12,000        9,953  

GVC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,089        14,072  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*

     10,400        447,408  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     23,300        1,835,108  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     378        22,647  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     1,100        93,863  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     4,700        337,930  

McDonald’s Corp.

     22,068        3,450,994  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. (Japan)

     100        4,733  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. (Hong Kong), ADR

     538        15,591  

Merlin Entertainments PLC (United Kingdom), 144A

     1,367        6,647  

MGM China Holdings Ltd. (Macau)

     1,600        4,161  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*

     200        8,458  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     440        45,020  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC (Ireland)

     159        16,332  

Sands China Ltd. (Macau)

     4,800        26,085  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,000        4,061  

SJM Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,000        4,380  

Sodexo SA (France)

     180        18,117  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     4,066        13,788  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     4,200        242,676  

TUI AG (Germany)

     841        18,034  

Whitbread PLC (United Kingdom)

     368        19,102  

Wynn Macau Ltd. (Macau)

     2,900        10,629  
     

 

 

 
        7,235,633  

Household Durables    0.1%

 

Barratt Developments PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,131        15,857  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     259        13,768  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Household Durables (cont’d.)

 

Casio Computer Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400      $ 5,958  

Electrolux AB (Sweden) Series B

     474        14,969  

Husqvarna AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     847        8,188  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        5,608  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     5,200        155,740  

New Home Co., Inc. (The)*

     2,000        22,160  

Nikon Corp. (Japan)

     700        12,653  

Panasonic Corp. (Japan)

     4,400        63,186  

Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom)

     597        21,189  

Rinnai Corp. (Japan)

     70        6,657  

SEB SA (France)

     43        8,225  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     800        14,030  

Sekisui House Ltd. (Japan)

     1,200        21,957  

Sharp Corp. (Japan)*

     280        8,386  

Sony Corp. (Japan)

     2,500        123,001  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     6,900        160,632  

Taylor Wimpey PLC (United Kingdom)

     6,355        16,464  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,000        17,607  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*

     6,000        98,580  
     

 

 

 
        814,815  

Household Products    0.5%

 

Central Garden & Pet Co. (Class A Stock)*

     1,200        47,532  

Essity AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)*

     1,212        33,588  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

     203        25,575  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     15,800        1,740,054  

Lion Corp. (Japan)

     500        10,261  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     8,775        695,682  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,337        112,853  

Unicharm Corp. (Japan)

     800        23,075  
     

 

 

 
        2,688,620  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers    0.5%

 

AES Corp.

     124,300        1,413,291  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        7,733  

Meridian Energy Ltd. (New Zealand)

     2,404        4,972  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     41,400        1,263,942  

Uniper SE (Germany)

     397        12,099  
     

 

 

 
        2,702,037  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders    0.0%

 

NRG Yield, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,800        29,592  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     33  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Industrial Conglomerates    1.1%

 

3M Co.

     15,000      $ 3,292,800  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,357        64,366  

DCC PLC (United Kingdom)

     177        16,308  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     20,700        2,991,357  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     400        24,648  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     400        15,336  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        6,205  

Keppel Corp. Ltd. (Singapore)

     2,900        17,340  

NWS Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,900        5,282  

Seibu Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     400        7,013  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd. (Singapore)

     2,300        5,500  

Siemens AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     1,531        195,352  

Smiths Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     781        16,613  

Toshiba Corp. (Japan)*

     13,700        39,959  
     

 

 

 
        6,698,079  

Insurance    1.3%

 

Admiral Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     447        11,569  

Aegon NV (Netherlands)

     3,648        24,612  

Ageas (Belgium)

     374        19,300  

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     24,100        206,023  

Allianz SE (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     900        203,452  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     20,800        1,971,840  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     6,400        187,904  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     2,000        224,440  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Italy)

     2,500        48,056  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     2,300        83,260  

Aviva PLC (United Kingdom)

     8,067        56,300  

AXA SA (France)

     3,881        103,169  

Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     1,000        22,000  

Baloise Holding AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     105        16,063  

CNA Financial Corp.

     2,200        108,570  

CNP Assurances (France)

     354        8,936  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     2,127        39,268  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,971        15,908  

FBL Financial Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     600        41,610  

Genworth Financial, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     24,900        70,467  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Norway)

     423        7,780  

Hannover Rueck SE (Germany)

     121        16,508  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     1,400        165,046  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (Australia)

     4,738        27,433  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     3,100        37,673  

Legal & General Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     11,920        43,189  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Insurance (cont’d.)

 

Lincoln National Corp.

     2,000      $ 146,120  

Mapfre SA (Spain)

     2,259        7,516  

Medibank Private Ltd. (Australia)

     5,681        12,751  

MetLife, Inc.

     22,800        1,046,292  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     990        30,753  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Germany)
(Registered Shares)

     307        71,390  

National General Holdings Corp.

     7,600        184,756  

National Western Life Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     60        18,293  

NN Group NV (Netherlands)

     622        27,636  

Old Mutual PLC (United Kingdom)

     9,643        32,448  

Old Republic International Corp.

     15,100        323,895  

Poste Italiane SpA (Italy), 144A

     1,175        10,733  

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom)

     5,174        129,291  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (Australia)

     2,677        19,972  

RSA Insurance Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,969        17,432  

Sampo OYJ (Finland) (Class A Stock)

     881        49,083  

SCOR SE (France)

     364        14,860  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     300        18,210  

Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     725        29,213  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     300        5,478  

Suncorp Group Ltd. (Australia)

     2,560        26,402  

Swiss Life Holding AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)*

     65        23,164  

Swiss Re AG (Switzerland)

     641        65,425  

T&D Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,100        17,497  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,370        62,120  

Tryg A/S (Denmark)

     242        5,638  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (Italy)

     1,765        4,197  

Unum Group

     32,200        1,533,042  

Zurich Insurance Group AG (Switzerland)

     304        100,278  
     

 

 

 
        7,794,261  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail    1.6%

 

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     5,200        61,360  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     3,300        4,776,222  

FTD Cos., Inc.*

     2,300        8,372  

Groupon, Inc.*

     33,300        144,522  

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group (Class A Stock)*

     67,000        1,686,390  

Netflix, Inc.*

     8,500        2,510,475  

Rakuten, Inc. (Japan)

     1,910        15,783  

Start Today Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        10,411  

Zalando SE (Germany), 144A*

     216        11,787  
     

 

 

 
        9,225,322  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     35  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Internet Software & Services    2.9%

 

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     4,100      $ 4,252,274  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     5,415        5,587,143  

Appfolio, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,300        53,105  

Auto Trader Group PLC (United Kingdom), 144A

     1,940        9,536  

Blucora, Inc.*

     6,300        154,980  

Care.com, Inc.*

     3,100        50,437  

DeNA Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        3,642  

Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.*

     12,500        92,500  

Envestnet, Inc.*

     3,500        200,550  

Etsy, Inc.*

     9,900        277,794  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     41,100        6,567,369  

Kakaku.com, Inc. (Japan)

     300        5,309  

Mixi, Inc. (Japan)

     100        3,741  

REA Group Ltd. (Australia)

     123        7,552  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     2,800        179,396  

United Internet AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     254        16,005  

XO Group, Inc.*

     3,500        72,625  

Yahoo Japan Corp. (Japan)

     3,156        14,773  
     

 

 

 
        17,548,731  

IT Services    2.0%

 

Accenture PLC (Class A Stock)

     18,800        2,885,800  

Amadeus IT Group SA (Spain) (Registered Shares)

     878        64,975  

Atos SE (France)

     183        25,073  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     2,600        295,048  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     13,700        530,464  

CACI International, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,500        227,025  

Capgemini SE (France)

     317        39,554  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Class A Stock)

     32,000        2,576,000  

Computershare Ltd. (Australia)

     941        12,619  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

     900        50,193  

Fujitsu Ltd. (Japan)

     3,800        23,092  

Hackett Group, Inc. (The)

     2,100        33,726  

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     1,600        106,784  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Japan)

     302        14,269  

NTT Data Corp. (Japan)

     1,245        13,082  

Obic Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     140        11,798  

Otsuka Corp. (Japan)

     220        11,216  

Science Applications International Corp.

     2,400        189,120  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     2,900        83,926  

Travelport Worldwide Ltd.

     6,800        111,112  

Virtusa Corp.*

     500        24,230  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

IT Services (cont’d.)

 

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     38,100      $ 4,557,522  

Wirecard AG (Germany)

     232        27,502  
     

 

 

 
        11,914,130  

Leisure Products    0.1%

 

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     400        12,946  

Johnson Outdoors, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     500        31,000  

MCBC Holdings, Inc.*

     3,000        75,600  

Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     50        1,749  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     400        6,481  

Shimano, Inc. (Japan)

     150        21,646  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

     10,600        172,992  

Yamaha Corp. (Japan)

     300        13,177  
     

 

 

 
        335,591  

Life Sciences Tools & Services    0.4%

 

Bruker Corp.

     9,900        296,208  

Eurofins Scientific SE (Luxembourg)

     23        12,120  

Illumina, Inc.*

     8,800        2,080,496  

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)*

     153        36,083  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

     4,100        143,131  

QIAGEN NV*

     428        13,837  
     

 

 

 
        2,581,875  

Machinery    1.6%

 

Alamo Group, Inc.

     900        98,910  

Alfa Laval AB (Sweden)

     631        14,953  

Alstom SA (France)

     324        14,613  

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     700        8,509  

ANDRITZ AG (Austria)

     139        7,773  

Atlas Copco AB (Sweden) (Class A Stock)

     1,344        58,372  

Atlas Copco AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     789        30,807  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     18,400        2,711,792  

CNH Industrial NV (United Kingdom)

     2,013        24,875  

Cummins, Inc.

     11,500        1,864,035  

Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        11,857  

FANUC Corp. (Japan)

     380        97,794  

Federal Signal Corp.

     2,300        50,646  

GEA Group AG (Germany)

     393        16,713  

Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.

     4,900        163,905  

Harsco Corp.*

     9,000        185,850  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     3,300        151,470  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     37  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Machinery (cont’d.)

 

Hino Motors Ltd. (Japan)

     500      $ 6,502  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        7,763  

Hoshizaki Corp. (Japan)

     100        8,915  

IHI Corp. (Japan)

     270        8,424  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     12,000        1,879,920  

IMI PLC (United Kingdom)

     601        9,117  

JTEKT Corp. (Japan)

     400        5,894  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     260        8,390  

KION Group AG (Germany)

     140        13,070  

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

     1,900        63,648  

Kone OYJ (Finland) (Class B Stock)

     671        33,488  

Kubota Corp. (Japan)

     2,100        37,018  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     200        6,457  

Makita Corp. (Japan)

     450        22,290  

MAN SE (Germany)

     66        7,696  

Metso OYJ (Finland)

     227        7,162  

Milacron Holdings Corp.*

     3,400        68,476  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc. (Japan)

     800        17,201  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     600        23,135  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     4,800        125,568  

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,800        19,566  

Nabtesco Corp. (Japan)

     300        11,685  

NGK Insulators Ltd. (Japan)

     500        8,661  

NSK Ltd. (Japan)

     800        10,763  

Oshkosh Corp.

     12,900        996,783  

Rexnord Corp.*

     2,700        80,136  

Sandvik AB (Sweden)

     2,259        41,388  

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) (Part. Cert.)

     87        18,772  

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     40        8,380  

SKF AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     776        15,898  

SMC Corp. (Japan)

     110        44,748  

SPX Corp.*

     2,700        87,696  

SPX FLOW, Inc.*

     3,900        191,841  

Standex International Corp.

     200        19,070  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     240        9,170  

THK Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     250        10,400  

TriMas Corp.*

     800        21,000  

Volvo AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     3,087        56,506  

Wabash National Corp.

     4,600        95,726  

Wartsila OYJ Abp (Finland)

     861        19,024  

Weir Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom)

     447        12,530  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. (China)

     4,800        4,471  
     

 

 

 
        9,657,222  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Marine    0.0%

 

AP Moller—Maersk A/S (Denmark) (Class A Stock)

     7      $ 10,313  

AP Moller—Maersk A/S (Denmark) (Class B Stock)

     13        20,287  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     112        17,641  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. (Japan)

     220        6,247  

Nippon Yusen KK (Japan)

     290        5,694  
     

 

 

 
        60,182  

Media    1.2%

 

Altice NV (Netherlands) (Class A Stock)*

     1,062        8,777  

Axel Springer SE (Germany)

     94        7,863  

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     98,600        3,369,162  

Dentsu, Inc. (Japan)

     400        17,677  

Entravision Communications Corp. (Class A Stock)

     3,800        17,860  

Eutelsat Communications SA (France)

     377        7,472  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     460        6,350  

ITV PLC (United Kingdom)

     7,198        14,571  

JCDecaux SA (France)

     176        6,121  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     2,300        146,510  

Lagardere SCA (France)

     229        6,541  

News Corp. (Class A Stock)

     78,500        1,240,300  

Pearson PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,601        16,879  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany)

     460        15,933  

Publicis Groupe SA (France)

     406        28,271  

RTL Group SA (Luxembourg)

     70        5,812  

Schibsted ASA (Norway) (Class B Stock)

     194        4,965  

SES SA (Luxembourg)

     736        9,963  

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     3,600        112,680  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

     3,000        5,788  

Sky PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,079        37,863  

TEGNA, Inc.

     15,300        174,267  

Telenet Group Holding NV (Belgium)*

     110        7,353  

Toho Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        6,657  

Townsquare Media, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,600        12,688  

tronc, Inc.*

     2,100        34,482  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     8,200        300,858  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     31,700        1,152,929  

Vivendi SA (France)

     2,067        53,607  

WPP PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,525        40,126  
     

 

 

 
        6,870,325  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     39  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Metals & Mining    0.7%

 

Alumina Ltd. (Australia)

     4,410      $ 8,092  

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,670        62,197  

Antofagasta PLC (Chile)

     866        11,196  

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)*

     1,329        42,212  

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

     6,427        142,458  

BHP Billiton PLC (Australia)

     4,226        83,519  

BlueScope Steel Ltd. (Australia)

     1,112        13,083  

Boliden AB (Sweden)

     544        19,143  

Commercial Metals Co.

     1,900        38,874  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Australia)

     2,922        9,843  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.*

     127,500        2,240,175  

Fresnillo PLC (Mexico)

     403        7,196  

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)*

     24,484        121,666  

Hitachi Metals Ltd. (Japan)

     400        4,701  

JFE Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     1,100        22,188  

Kobe Steel Ltd. (Japan)*

     610        6,051  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (Japan)

     100        3,047  

Materion Corp.

     1,000        51,050  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (Japan)

     210        6,225  

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia)

     1,601        24,147  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (Japan)

     1,517        33,306  

Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway)

     2,673        15,855  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     1,700        34,867  

Randgold Resources Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     182        15,120  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     1,200        102,888  

Rio Tinto Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     856        48,494  

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,425        123,054  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,000        32,350  

South32 Ltd. (Australia)

     10,231        25,712  

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)

     3,800        205,884  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     11,900        526,218  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500        20,681  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.*

     10,500        112,980  

thyssenkrupp AG (Germany)

     864        22,561  

voestalpine AG (Austria)

     244        12,800  
     

 

 

 
        4,249,833  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.1%

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     37,100        386,953  

Ladder Capital Corp.

     12,600        190,008  

Resource Capital Corp.

     2,850        27,104  

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp.

     8,500        82,365  
     

 

 

 
        686,430  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Multi-Utilities    0.2%

 

AGL Energy Ltd. (Australia)

     1,277      $ 21,403  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     8,400        230,160  

Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)

     11,268        22,562  

E.ON SE (Germany)

     4,340        48,226  

Engie SA (France)

     3,615        60,365  

Innogy SE (Germany), 144A

     261        12,371  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     9,000        253,440  

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

     6,893        77,591  

NorthWestern Corp.

     3,700        199,060  

RWE AG (Germany)*

     1,006        24,867  

Suez (France)

     715        10,360  

Veolia Environnement SA (France)

     958        22,760  
     

 

 

 
        983,165  

Multiline Retail    0.7%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     1,100        102,905  

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        11,462  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     1,203        3,440  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (Japan)

     700        7,746  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     450        7,600  

Kohl’s Corp.

     26,200        1,716,362  

Macy’s, Inc.

     63,500        1,888,490  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     3,045        11,566  

Marui Group Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        8,066  

Next PLC (United Kingdom)

     286        19,119  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

     1,300        78,390  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     50        16,704  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     600        5,768  
     

 

 

 
        3,877,618  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    2.9%

 

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     300        13,050  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     38,300        2,313,703  

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

     39,526        266,606  

Caltex Australia Ltd. (Australia)

     492        11,951  

Chevron Corp.

     900        102,636  

ConocoPhillips

     45,600        2,703,624  

CVR Energy, Inc.

     6,000        181,320  

Devon Energy Corp.

     31,400        998,206  

Earthstone Energy Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,500        15,180  

Enagas SA (Spain)

     479        13,117  

Eni SpA (Italy)

     5,087        89,609  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     41  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (cont’d.)

 

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

     3,100      $ 24,955  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     17,954        1,339,548  

Galp Energia SGPS SA (Portugal)

     1,086        20,481  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        11,478  

Inpex Corp. (Japan)

     1,981        24,583  

JXTG Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     6,285        38,317  

Koninklijke Vopak NV (Netherlands)

     138        6,776  

Lundin Petroleum AB (Sweden)*

     427        10,787  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     25,100        404,863  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     34,400        2,514,984  

Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc.*

     1,200        15,996  

Neste OYJ (Finland)

     257        17,889  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     20,400        618,120  

Oil Search Ltd. (Australia)

     2,929        16,270  

OMV AG (Austria)

     285        16,623  

Origin Energy Ltd. (Australia)*

     3,498        23,606  

Pacific Ethanol, Inc.*

     4,700        14,100  

Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     900        17,370  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     800        13,736  

Phillips 66

     12,800        1,227,776  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     3,800        652,764  

Repsol SA (Spain)

     2,569        45,666  

REX American Resources Corp.*

     1,200        87,360  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands) (Class A Stock)

     9,091        287,625  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands) (Class B Stock)

     7,495        241,177  

Santos Ltd. (Australia)*

     4,039        15,930  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (Japan)

     400        5,445  

Snam SpA (Italy)

     4,630        21,283  

Statoil ASA (Norway)

     2,319        54,886  

TOTAL SA (France)

     4,833        277,026  

Valero Energy Corp.

     27,300        2,532,621  

W&T Offshore, Inc.*

     15,500        68,665  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

     1,873        42,475  
     

 

 

 
        17,420,183  

Paper & Forest Products    0.1%

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     1,500        58,650  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     7,800        224,406  

Mondi PLC (South Africa)

     746        20,051  

Oji Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     1,500        9,668  

Stora Enso OYJ (Finland) (Class R Stock)

     1,102        20,262  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland)

     1,068        39,595  
     

 

 

 
        372,632  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

42  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Personal Products    0.1%

 

Beiersdorf AG (Germany)

     203      $ 23,006  

Kao Corp. (Japan)

     1,000        75,073  

Kose Corp. (Japan)

     60        12,613  

L’Oreal SA (France)

     504        113,833  

Medifast, Inc.

     1,300        121,485  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     200        8,337  

Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     750        48,163  

Unilever NV (United Kingdom), CVA

     3,277        184,972  

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,465        136,715  
     

 

 

 
        724,197  

Pharmaceuticals    2.4%

 

Allergan PLC

     8,700        1,464,123  

Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan)

     4,100        62,714  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,533        174,121  

Bayer AG (Germany) (Registered Shares)

     1,655        186,575  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     12,900        815,925  

Catalent, Inc.*

     5,700        234,042  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     450        22,846  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,100        36,900  

Depomed, Inc.*

     15,600        102,804  

Eisai Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500        32,193  

Endo International PLC*

     75,100        446,094  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

     9,842        191,141  

H. Lundbeck A/S (Denmark)

     134        7,526  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (Japan)

     100        7,730  

Ipsen SA (France)

     73        11,347  

Johnson & Johnson

     24,300        3,114,045  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     500        10,859  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     21,800        1,187,446  

Merck KGaA (Germany)

     257        24,659  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (Japan)

     500        10,102  

Novartis AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     4,475        361,942  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark) (Class B Stock)

     3,731        183,512  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     800        25,453  

Orion OYJ (Finland) (Class B Stock)

     214        6,551  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     780        39,125  

Pfizer, Inc.

     53,819        1,910,036  

Phibro Animal Health Corp. (Class A Stock)

     3,000        119,100  

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     300        10,116  

Recordati SpA (Italy)

     203        7,490  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     1,413        324,138  

Sanofi (France)

     2,274        182,466  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     43  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.)

 

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     750      $ 12,559  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     600        31,244  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     300        5,012  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,100        141,980  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     60        5,932  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,400        68,266  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel), ADR

     1,797        30,711  

UCB SA (Belgium)

     254        20,685  

Vifor Pharma AG (Switzerland)

     107        16,500  

Zoetis, Inc.

     32,000        2,672,320  
     

 

 

 
        14,318,330  

Professional Services    0.1%

 

Adecco Group AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     332        23,648  

Bureau Veritas SA (France)

     573        14,895  

Capita PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,423        2,878  

Experian PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,887        40,809  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     1,800        56,250  

Insperity, Inc.

     3,800        264,290  

Intertek Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     329        21,536  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        11,623  

Randstad Holding NV (Netherlands)

     238        15,675  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     2,200        55,140  

RELX NV (United Kingdom)

     1,933        40,069  

RELX PLC (United Kingdom)

     2,105        43,240  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     1,900        30,780  

SEEK Ltd. (Australia)

     633        9,130  

SGS SA (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     11        27,059  

Teleperformance (France)

     114        17,679  

Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands)

     604        32,124  
     

 

 

 
        706,825  

Real Estate Management & Development    0.5%

 

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     220        4,627  

Azrieli Group Ltd. (Israel)

     75        3,605  

CapitaLand Ltd. (Singapore)

     5,100        13,966  

CBRE Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     42,100        1,987,962  

City Developments Ltd. (Singapore)

     800        7,971  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     5,357        45,208  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     130        22,135  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,100        42,376  

Deutsche Wohnen SE (Germany) (Bearer Shares)

     714        33,315  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Real Estate Management & Development (cont’d.)

 

Hang Lung Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,000      $ 6,559  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,000        9,388  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,390        15,671  

HFF, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,600        79,520  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,500        17,225  

Hulic Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     700        7,628  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,400        7,430  

Kerry Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,500        6,783  

LendLease Group (Australia)

     1,188        15,928  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*

     2,200        79,332  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     2,500        41,879  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,800        43,454  

New World Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     11,800        16,818  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     300        7,044  

Rafael Holdings, Inc. (Class B Stock)*

     1,350        6,548  

RMR Group, Inc. (The) (Class A Stock)

     2,600        181,870  

Sino Land Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     7,300        11,832  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     690        25,783  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,800        44,444  

Swire Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong) (Class A Stock)

     1,000        10,127  

Swire Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     2,600        9,145  

Swiss Prime Site AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)*

     138        13,355  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     450        6,812  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     1,000        7,195  

UOL Group Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,054        6,911  

Vonovia SE (Germany)

     971        48,152  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)

     2,400        8,309  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)*

     2,400        15,687  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,400        10,269  
     

 

 

 
        2,922,263  

Road & Rail    0.7%

 

Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (Australia)

     3,945        12,942  

Central Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

     278        53,054  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. (Singapore)

     4,300        6,750  

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,300        38,779  

CSX Corp.

     14,600        813,366  

DSV A/S (Denmark)

     375        29,606  

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

     660        61,706  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     500        18,727  

Keikyu Corp. (Japan)

     500        8,788  

Keio Corp. (Japan)

     220        9,482  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     250        7,695  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     45  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Road & Rail (cont’d.)

 

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     350      $ 13,752  

Kyushu Railway Co. (Japan)

     300        9,359  

MTR Corp. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,000        16,195  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        10,207  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     160        10,586  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     15,400        2,091,012  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     550        11,204  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     380        11,611  

Tokyu Corp. (Japan)

     1,050        16,535  

Union Pacific Corp.

     4,800        645,264  

West Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

     300        21,269  
     

 

 

 
        3,917,889  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    2.8%

 

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*

     3,000        191,700  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.*

     2,000        30,900  

Amkor Technology, Inc.*

     7,900        80,027  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     54,000        3,002,940  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     600        8,453  

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

     777        154,074  

Broadcom Ltd.

     10,700        2,521,455  

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

     2,100        224,931  

Diodes, Inc.*

     3,000        91,380  

Disco Corp. (Japan)

     60        12,825  

Entegris, Inc.

     5,800        201,840  

Infineon Technologies AG (Germany)

     2,273        61,128  

Intel Corp.

     64,200        3,343,536  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     1,900        114,418  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     3,500        182,490  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     2,400        277,560  

NVIDIA Corp.

     14,600        3,381,214  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)*

     675        78,975  

Renesas Electronics Corp. (Japan)*

     1,300        13,069  

Rohm Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        18,984  

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*

     900        44,856  

STMicroelectronics NV (Switzerland)

     1,268        28,218  

SUMCO Corp. (Japan)

     500        13,059  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     23,400        2,431,026  

Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Japan)

     315        58,272  
     

 

 

 
        16,567,330  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Software    3.4%

 

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

     1,000      $ 23,720  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     34,200        2,307,132  

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     7,400        1,598,992  

American Software, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,600        20,800  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     3,600        564,084  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     2,200        173,558  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)*

     270        26,822  

Dassault Systemes SE (France)

     259        35,222  

Dell Technologies, Inc. (Class V Stock)*

     13,900        1,017,619  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

     530        89,766  

Intuit, Inc.

     13,400        2,322,890  

Konami Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     200        10,185  

LINE Corp. (Japan)*

     100        3,936  

Micro Focus International PLC (United Kingdom)

     868        12,120  

Microsoft Corp.

     97,513        8,900,011  

MicroStrategy, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,300        167,687  

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.

     2,100        47,145  

Nexon Co. Ltd. (Japan)*

     800        13,563  

Nice Ltd. (Israel)*

     136        12,707  

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     230        102,183  

Oracle Corp. (Japan)

     100        8,299  

Oracle Corp.

     42,700        1,953,525  

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     300        32,217  

Progress Software Corp.

     4,800        184,560  

Qualys, Inc.*

     2,200        160,050  

Rosetta Stone, Inc.*

     1,300        17,095  

Sage Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom)

     2,085        18,735  

SAP SE (Germany)

     1,967        206,500  

Trend Micro, Inc. (Japan)

     230        13,564  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (France)*

     157        13,287  

Verint Systems, Inc.*

     4,800        204,480  
     

 

 

 
        20,262,454  

Specialty Retail    0.9%

 

ABC-Mart, Inc. (Japan)

     100        6,585  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     600        40,500  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

     29,000        608,710  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

     6,400        852,160  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     9,100        82,264  

Dufry AG (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)*

     68        8,932  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     100        40,173  

Five Below, Inc.*

     2,800        205,352  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     4,000        182,160  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     47  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Specialty Retail (cont’d.)

 

Gap, Inc. (The)

     23,100      $ 720,720  

Genesco, Inc.*

     1,900        77,140  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     1,900        124,146  

Hennes & Mauritz AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     1,871        27,951  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (Japan)

     30        4,839  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Spain)

     2,177        68,442  

J. Jill, Inc.*

     8,600        38,012  

Kingfisher PLC (United Kingdom)

     4,263        17,488  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     150        26,305  

Office Depot, Inc.

     20,800        44,720  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     26,000        2,027,480  

Shimamura Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     50        6,235  

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     2,100        39,795  

Tailored Brands, Inc.

     300        7,518  

Tilly’s, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     9,500        107,350  

USS Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     400        8,187  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,360        8,264  
     

 

 

 
        5,381,428  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals    2.6%

 

Apple, Inc.

     52,700        8,842,006  

Brother Industries Ltd. (Japan)

     500        11,594  

Canon, Inc. (Japan)

     2,150        77,998  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Japan)

     850        33,944  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     106,300        1,864,502  

HP, Inc.

     100,300        2,198,576  

Konica Minolta, Inc. (Japan)

     900        7,651  

NEC Corp. (Japan)

     510        14,335  

Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     1,500        14,818  

Seiko Epson Corp. (Japan)

     600        10,398  

Western Digital Corp.

     23,200        2,140,664  
     

 

 

 
        15,216,486  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    0.5%

 

adidas AG (Germany)

     382        92,940  

Asics Corp. (Japan)

     300        5,588  

Burberry Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     853        20,332  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     1,041        93,546  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     2,300        175,789  

Hermes International (France)

     63        37,343  

HUGO BOSS AG (Germany)

     141        12,284  

Kering SA (France)

     152        72,902  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

48  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (cont’d.)

 

Li & Fung Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     11,000      $ 5,423  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

     16,000        1,425,920  

Luxottica Group SpA (Italy)

     339        21,060  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

     558        171,961  

Movado Group, Inc.

     400        15,360  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     600        44,736  

Pandora A/S (Denmark)

     220        23,803  

PVH Corp.

     4,700        711,721  

Swatch Group AG (The) (Switzerland) (Bearer Shares)

     63        27,798  

Swatch Group AG (The) (Switzerland) (Registered Shares)

     123        10,315  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     6,600        190,740  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,500        6,010  
     

 

 

 
        3,165,571  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance    0.1%

 

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*

     800        28,320  

Merchants Bancorp

     900        19,350  

MGIC Investment Corp.*

     17,200        223,600  

Radian Group, Inc.

     2,200        41,888  

United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     900        14,580  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     2,300        136,666  
     

 

 

 
        464,404  

Tobacco    0.6%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     45,800        2,854,256  

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

     4,589        265,275  

Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,918        65,307  

Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan)

     2,203        62,933  

Swedish Match AB (Sweden)

     387        17,538  
     

 

 

 
        3,265,309  

Trading Companies & Distributors    0.3%

 

AerCap Holdings NV (Ireland)*

     261        13,238  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     3,000        218,700  

Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,041        28,385  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

     300        15,921  

Brenntag AG (Germany)

     312        18,574  

Bunzl PLC (United Kingdom)

     672        19,761  

Ferguson PLC (Switzerland)

     507        38,131  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.*

     1,000        14,910  

GMS, Inc.*

     3,800        116,128  

ITOCHU Corp. (Japan)

     3,000        58,581  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     49  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (cont’d.)

 

Marubeni Corp. (Japan)

     3,200      $ 23,368  

MISUMI Group, Inc. (Japan)

     600        16,617  

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

     3,000        80,757  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     3,400        58,507  

Rexel SA (France)

     666        11,282  

Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     400        16,996  

Sumitomo Corp. (Japan)

     2,400        40,206  

Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Japan)

     450        15,208  

Travis Perkins PLC (United Kingdom)

     523        9,068  

Veritiv Corp.*

     3,900        152,880  

WESCO International, Inc.*

     13,800        856,290  
     

 

 

 
        1,823,508  

Transportation Infrastructure    0.0%

 

Abertis Infraestructuras SA (Spain)

     1,405        31,497  

Aena SME SA (Spain), 144A

     131        26,415  

Aeroports de Paris (France)

     57        12,418  

Atlantia SpA (Italy)

     882        27,330  

Auckland International Airport Ltd. (New Zealand)

     2,225        9,873  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Germany)

     77        7,599  

Getlink SE (France) (Registered Shares)

     987        14,090  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (Hong Kong), UTS

     11,700        3,452  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     100        3,883  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd. (Japan)

     200        4,484  

SATS Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,300        5,109  

Sydney Airport (Australia)

     2,078        10,774  

Transurban Group (Australia)

     4,541        40,045  
     

 

 

 
        196,969  

Water Utilities    0.0%

 

Middlesex Water Co.

     600        22,020  

Severn Trent PLC (United Kingdom)

     452        11,702  

SJW Group

     2,900        152,859  

United Utilities Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,384        13,899  
     

 

 

 
        200,480  

Wireless Telecommunication Services    0.1%

 

1&1 Drillisch AG (Germany)

     105        7,085  

KDDI Corp. (Japan)

     3,600        92,716  

Millicom International Cellular SA (Colombia)

     146        9,991  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (Japan)

     2,704        68,934  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

     1,700        61,200  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

50  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (cont’d.)

 

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)

     1,630      $ 121,584  

StarHub Ltd. (Singapore)

     1,000        1,760  

Tele2 AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

     718        8,646  

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     53,363        146,003  
     

 

 

 
        517,919  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $285,572,913)

 

     365,254,081  
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND    0.1%

 

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
(cost $770,690)

     13,500        940,680  
     

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS    0.1%

 

Auto Components    0.0%

 

Schaeffler AG (Germany), PRFC

     295        4,556  

Automobiles    0.0%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany), PRFC

     122        11,448  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Germany), PRFC

     310        25,841  

Volkswagen AG (Germany), PRFC

     372        74,145  
     

 

 

 
        111,434  

Banks    0.0%

 

Citigroup Capital XIII 7.748%, (Capital security, fixed to floating preferred)

     3,000        81,570  

Capital Markets    0.1%

 

State Street Corp. 5.350%, (Capital Security, fixed to floating preferred)

     5,000        133,950  

Chemicals    0.0%

 

FUCHS PETROLUB SE (Germany), PRFC

     151        8,197  

Household Products    0.0%

 

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany), PRFC

     357        46,929  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $304,227)

 

     386,636  
     

 

 

 
    

Units

        

RIGHTS*    0.0%

     

Biotechnology

                 

Dyax Corporation CVR, expiring 12/31/19
(cost $238)^

     900        2,845  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     51  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES    6.0%

       

Automobiles    2.1%

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,

       

Series 2016-3, Class A2B, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.560%

    2.271 %(c)      11/08/19       6     $ 6,126  

Series 2016-4, Class C

    2.410       07/08/22       200       196,687  

Series 2017-3, Class C

    2.690       06/19/23       170       167,666  

Series 2017-4, Class C

    2.600       09/18/23       300       294,526  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC,

       

Series 2013-1A, Class A, 144A

    1.920       09/20/19       300       299,446  

Series 2015-1A, Class A, 144A

    2.500       07/20/21       800       791,326  

Series 2015-2A, Class A, 144A

    2.630       12/20/21       400       396,264  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1, Series 2018-1B

    2.880       02/15/22       300       299,497  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC,

       

Series 2016-2, Class A2, 144A

    1.740       02/22/22       182       180,720  

Series 2017-1, Class A2, 144A

    2.130       07/20/22       433       431,069  

Series 2017-2, Class A2, 144A

    1.970       01/20/23       300       297,825  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

       

Series 2016-1, Class A, 144A

    2.310       08/15/27       600       590,642  

Series 2016-2, Class A, 144A

    2.030       12/15/27       400       388,843  

Series 2017-1, Class A, 144A

    2.620       08/15/28       1,100       1,086,930  

Series 2017-2, Class A, 144A

    2.360       03/15/29       1,000       971,805  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A,

       

Series 2017-3, Class A

    2.480       09/15/24       700       687,474  

Series 2018-2, Class A

    3.170       03/15/25       2,100       2,107,193  

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust,

       

Series 2015-1, Class A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.500%

    2.277 (c)      05/15/20       200       200,077  

Series 2016-1, Class A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.850%

    2.627 (c)      05/17/21       300       302,016  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, Series 2016-1A,
Class A, 144A

    2.320       03/25/20       400       397,865  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,

       

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 144A

    2.040       01/15/21       15       14,701  

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 144A

    2.160       10/15/20       1,124       1,118,340  

Series 2017-2A, Class B, 144A

    2.550       11/14/23       900       884,023  

Series 2017-2A, Class C, 144A

    2.820       07/15/24       200       196,666  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1, Class C

    2.960       03/15/24       200       198,991  
       

 

 

 
          12,506,718  

Collateralized Loan Obligations    1.1%

 

ALM VIII Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2013-8A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.490%

    3.212 (c)      10/15/28       250       250,953  

Anchorage Capital CLO 8 Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2016-8A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

    3.410 (c)      07/28/28       500       501,394  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

52  


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

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

       

Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.)

 

Atlas Sr. Loan Fund V Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2014-1A, Class AR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.260%

    2.982 %(c)      07/16/29       250     $ 251,195  

Burnham Park CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2016-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.430%

    3.175 (c)      10/20/29       250       252,525  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2012-4A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.450%

    3.195 (c)      01/20/29       250       251,284  

Carlyle US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2017-1A, Class A1B, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.230%

    2.975 (c)      04/20/31       250       250,839  

Eaton Vance CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2014-1A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

    2.922 (c)      07/15/26       250       249,985  

ECP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2014-6A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.450%

    3.172 (c)      07/15/26       250       250,173  

Jefferson Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2015-1A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.500%

    3.245 (c)      07/20/27       350       351,374  

KVK CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2014-1A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

    3.139 (c)      05/15/26       250       250,283  

Mountain View CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2014-1A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.240%

    2.962 (c)      10/15/26       250       250,245  

OZLM Funding II Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2012-2A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.440%

    3.207 (c)      10/30/27       250       250,041  

OZLM XV Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2016-15A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.490%

    3.235 (c)      01/20/29       750       754,071  

Regatta VIII Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2016-1A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.520%

    3.722 (c)      12/20/28       250       251,438  

TIAA CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2016-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

    3.445 (c)      07/20/28       250       250,622  

TICP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2016-6A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.550%

    3.272 (c)      01/15/29       500       502,571  

Trinitas CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

       

Series 2016-4A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

    3.484 (c)      04/18/28       500       500,275  

Series 2016-5A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

    3.445 (c)      10/25/28       500       500,796  

Tyron Park CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2013-1A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120%

    2.842 (c)      07/15/25       186       186,045  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2016-2A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

    3.395 (c)      10/20/28       250       251,128  
       

 

 

 
          6,557,237  

Consumer Loans    0.4%

 

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,

       

Series 2015-2A, Class A, 144A

    2.570       07/18/25       135       135,047  

Series 2017-1a, Class A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.800%

    2.565 (c)      09/14/32       500       501,407  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, 144A

    3.300       03/14/29       190       190,331  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     53  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

Consumer Loans (cont’d.)

 

SpringCastle America Funding LLC, Series 2016-AA, Class A, 144A

    3.050     04/25/29       248     $ 247,749  

Springleaf Funding Trust,

       

Series 2015-AA, Class A, 144A

    3.160       11/15/24       706       706,866  

Series 2017-AA, Class A, 144A

    2.680       07/15/30       500       492,115  
       

 

 

 
          2,273,515  

Credit Cards    0.7%

 

American Express Credit Account Master Trust,

       

Series 2017-2, Class A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.450%

    2.227 (c)      09/16/24       900       908,155  

Series 2017-5, Class A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.380%

    2.157 (c)      02/18/25       300       301,617  

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2017-A2, Class A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.400%

    2.177 (c)      03/15/24       400       402,408  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,

       

Series 2016-A3, Class A3, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.490%

    2.192 (c)      12/07/23       700       705,799  

Series 2017-A5, Class A5, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.620%

    2.474 (c)      04/22/26       500       503,432  

Series 2017-A7, Class A7, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.370%

    2.081 (c)      08/08/24       500       501,698  

Discover Card Execution Note Trust,

       

Series 2017-A1, Class A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.490%

    2.267 (c)      07/15/24       600       605,448  

Series 2017-A5, Class A5, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

    2.377 (c)      12/15/26       300       302,575  
       

 

 

 
          4,231,132  

Equipment    0.2%

 

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC,

       

Series 2017-AA, Class A4, 144A

    2.410       08/16/24       500       491,885  

Series 2017-B, Class A4, 144A

    2.410       11/15/24       300       293,542  

Series 2017-B, Class A5, 144A

    2.720       06/15/40       400       388,826  
       

 

 

 
          1,174,253  

Home Equity Loans    0.1%

 

CDC Mortgage Capital Trust, Series 2002-HE3, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

    3.522 (c)      03/25/33       22       21,997  

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Inc. Trust,

       

Series 2002-HE1, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.900%

    2.772 (c)      07/25/32       28       28,442  

Series 2002-NC4, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.275%

    3.147 (c)      09/25/32       54       53,869  

New Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A1A, 144A

    4.000 (cc)      12/25/57       359       365,070  

RASC Trust, Series 2004-KS2, Class MI1

    4.710 (cc)      03/25/34       22       21,367  
       

 

 

 
          490,745  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

54  


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

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

       

Other    0.0%

 

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2013-3A, Class A, 144A

    2.200     10/20/30       107     $ 106,210  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities    0.9%

 

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 1A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.350%

    3.222 (c)      10/25/37       373       374,822  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2016-RPL1, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month
LIBOR + 3.150%

    4.814 (c)      12/26/46       652       672,612  

Series 2017-6R, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550%

    3.214 (c)      03/06/47       319       321,120  

Series 2018-3R

    3.071 (c)      12/25/46       300       300,000  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, Series 2005-CB6, Class A3

    3.715 (cc)      07/25/35       47       46,717  

CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-1, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

    2.622 (c)      03/25/34       191       191,834  

Equity One Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2004-3, Class M1

    4.633 (cc)      07/25/34       46       45,279  

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-3,
Class A1, 144A

    2.750 (cc)      01/25/61       546       539,771  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2017-4, Class A1, 144A

    2.750 (cc)      06/25/57       1,247       1,229,318  

Series 2017-5, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.600%

    2.472 (c)      02/25/57       890       893,570  

Series 2017-6, Class A1, 144A

    2.750 (cc)      10/25/57       771       759,688  

VOLT LVII LLC, Series 2017-NPL4, Class A1, 144A

    3.375       04/25/47       58       58,152  

VOLT LX LLC, Series 2017-NPL7, Class A1, 144A

    3.250       06/25/47       75       74,450  
       

 

 

 
          5,507,333  

Student Loans    0.5%

 

Commonbond Student Loan Trust,

       

Series 2017-BGS, Class A1, 144A

    2.680       09/25/42       557       546,966  

Series 2018-AGS, Class A1, 144A

    3.210       02/25/44       400       400,705  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2017-C, Class A2B, 144A

    2.810       11/25/42       300       294,321  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A2, 144A

    3.190       02/18/42       700       698,085  

Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

    2.622 (c)      06/25/65       53       53,556  

Sofi Professional Loan Program Trust,

       

Series 2018-B, Class A1FX, 144A

    2.640       08/25/47       500       498,703  

Series 2018-B, Class A2FX, 144A

    3.340       08/25/47       700       703,097  
       

 

 

 
          3,195,433  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $36,134,033)

          36,042,576  
       

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     55  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    6.0%

 

BANK, Series 2017-BNK4, Class A3

    3.362     05/15/50       1,000     $ 987,004  

BENCHMARK Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B3, Class A4

    3.761       04/10/51       800       813,805  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2013-GC11, Class A3

    2.815       04/10/46       100       98,265  

Series 2014-GC21, Class A4

    3.575       05/10/47       420       425,444  

Series 2015-GC29, Class A3

    2.935       04/10/48       200       193,867  

Series 2015-P1, Class A4

    3.462       09/15/48       600       599,781  

Series 2017-P8, Class A3

    3.203       09/15/50       1,000       973,658  

COMM Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2013-CR7, Class A3

    2.929       03/10/46       151       149,497  

Series 2013-CR8, Class A4

    3.334       06/10/46       600       603,733  

Series 2014-CR15, Class A2

    2.928       02/10/47       366       367,013  

Series 2014-CR18, Class A4

    3.550       07/15/47       400       404,624  

Series 2014-UBS3, Class A2

    2.844       06/10/47       300       300,451  

Series 2014-UBS4, Class A4

    3.420       08/10/47       700       702,816  

Series 2015-LC21, Class A3

    3.445       07/10/48       700       699,844  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2015-C2, Class A3

    3.231       06/15/57       800       787,128  

Series 2017-C8, Class A3

    3.127       06/15/50       800       771,834  

Deutsche Bank JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C1, Class A3A

    3.015       05/10/49       800       776,905  

Fannie Mae-Aces,

       

Series 2014-M2, Class A2

    3.513 (cc)      12/25/23       375       384,550  

Series 2015-M10, Class A2

    3.092 (cc)      04/25/27       800       792,496  

Series 2015-M17, Class A2

    2.938 (cc)      11/25/25       500       495,188  

Series 2017-M1, Class A2

    2.417 (cc)      10/25/26       300       283,291  

Series 2017-M4, Class A2

    2.597 (cc)      12/25/26       1,750       1,670,269  

Series 2017-M8, Class A2

    3.061 (cc)      05/25/27       1,250       1,230,635  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

       

Series K020, Class X1, IO

    1.423 (cc)      05/25/22       2,747       131,784  

Series K021, Class X1, IO

    1.462 (cc)      06/25/22       831       41,973  

Series K025, Class X1, IO

    0.866 (cc)      10/25/22       1,412       45,571  

Series K030, Class A2

    3.250 (cc)      04/25/23       300       304,305  

Series K055, Class X1, IO

    1.367 (cc)      03/25/26       2,319       207,996  

Series K064, Class AM

    3.327 (cc)      03/25/27       900       902,583  

Series K068, Class AM

    3.315       08/25/27       900       899,292  

Series K069, Class A2

    3.187 (cc)      09/25/27       750       746,426  

Series K069, Class AM

    3.248 (cc)      09/25/27       150       149,057  

Series K070, Class A2

    3.303 (cc)      11/25/27       1,225       1,230,603  

Series K070, Class AM

    3.364 (cc)      12/25/27       225       226,215  

Series K072, Class A2

    3.444       12/25/27       300       304,085  

Series K074, Class A2

    3.600       01/25/28       1,950       2,001,734  

Series K710, Class X1, IO

    1.731 (cc)      05/25/19       2,224       30,792  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

56  


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

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, (cont’d.)

 

Series K711, Class X1, IO

    1.681 %(cc)      07/25/19       2,304     $ 32,721  

Series KS03, Class A4

    3.161 (cc)      05/25/25       300       298,687  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-GC28, Class A4

    3.136       02/10/48       400       393,210  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

       

Series 2012-CBX, Class A3

    3.139       06/15/45       57       57,353  

Series 2012-LC9, Class A4

    2.611       12/15/47       200       197,100  

Series 2013-C10, Class A4

    2.875       12/15/47       240       238,378  

Series 2013-C16, Class A2

    3.070       12/15/46       256       256,405  

Series 2013-LC11, Class A4

    2.694       04/15/46       157       153,307  

Series 2017-JP7, Class ASB

    3.241       09/15/50       400       395,333  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,

       

Series 2013-C8, Class A3

    2.863       12/15/48       180       177,471  

Series 2015-C23, Class A3

    3.451       07/15/50       600       600,164  

Series 2015-C25, Class A4

    3.372       10/15/48       700       695,859  

Series 2016-C29, Class A3

    3.058       05/15/49       800       777,134  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2016-UB11, Class A3

    2.531       08/15/49       1,300       1,209,902  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2017-C2, Class ASB

    3.264       08/15/50       500       497,905  

Series 2017-C5, Class A4

    3.212       11/15/50       1,000       970,976  

Series 2018-C9, Class A3

    3.854       03/15/51       400       406,210  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2012-C4, Class A4

    2.792       12/10/45       200       197,346  

Series 2013-C5, Class A3

    2.920       03/10/46       483       477,998  

Series 2013-C6, Class A3

    2.971       04/10/46       200       198,520  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2016-C33, Class A3

    3.162       03/15/59       900       878,978  

Series 2015-NXS2, Class A4

    3.498       07/15/58       800       801,733  

Series 2016-C34, Class A3

    2.834       06/15/49       800       762,473  

Series 2016-C35, Class A3

    2.674       07/15/48       1,200       1,131,548  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class A3

    2.642       11/15/49       1,500       1,411,778  

Series 2017-C38, Class A4

    3.190       07/15/50       700       681,311  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $36,524,362)

 

    35,634,314  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS    9.6%

 

Agriculture    0.1%

 

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes, 144A

    3.222       08/15/24       570       549,551  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

    8.500       06/15/19       110       116,875  

Reynolds American, Inc. (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes

    8.125       06/23/19       50       53,071  
       

 

 

 
          719,497  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     57  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Airlines    0.1%

 

American Airlines, Pass Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-1, Class AA

    3.575     07/15/29       195     $ 192,713  

Continental Airlines, Pass Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates,

       

Series 2009-2, Class A

    7.250       05/10/21       82       86,467  

Series 2001-1, Class A-1

    6.703       12/15/22       4       4,426  

Series 2012-2, Class A

    4.000       04/29/26       92       93,310  

Delta Air Lines, Pass Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates,

       

Series 2007-1, Class A

    6.821       02/10/24       51       56,658  

Series 2007-1, Class A, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.875       03/13/20       205       203,664  

Series 2011-1, Class A

    5.300       10/15/20       105       106,521  

United Airlines, Pass Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-1, Class A

    4.000       10/11/27       77       78,190  
       

 

 

 
          821,949  

Auto Manufacturers    0.3%

 

Ford Motor Co.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.750       01/15/43       175       159,586  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.291       12/08/46       425       415,606  

General Motors Co.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.875       10/02/23       155       161,745  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.250       10/02/43       135       148,270  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.600       04/01/36       80       91,685  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc, Gtd. Notes

    3.950       04/13/24       500       495,755  

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes,
144A, MTN

    2.850       01/15/21       565       559,462  
       

 

 

 
          2,032,109  

Banks     2.4%

 

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV (Netherlands),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    2.625       04/28/21       230       229,400  

Bank of America Corp.,

       

Jr. Sub. Notes

    8.125       12/29/49       380       381,520  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    3.300       01/11/23       250       249,269  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    3.593       07/21/28       160       155,404  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    4.100       07/24/23       130       134,200  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    4.125       01/22/24       620       638,182  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    4.443       01/20/48       470       490,656  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    3.004       12/20/23       286       280,525  

Sub. Notes, MTN

    4.450       03/03/26       365       372,862  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

58  


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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Banks (cont’d.)

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    2.950     01/29/23       170     $ 167,864  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    2.200       08/16/23       550       517,062  

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.375       01/12/26       200       200,207  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.950       01/10/47       200       205,130  

BNP Paribas SA (France), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.950       05/23/22       275       269,550  

Citigroup, Inc.,

       

Jr. Sub. Notes

    5.950       12/29/49       280       290,153  

Jr. Sub. Notes

    6.125       12/29/49       150       157,815  

Jr. Sub. Notes

    6.250       12/29/49       105       110,906  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.700       01/12/26       200       197,502  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.281       04/24/48       130       131,552  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    8.125       07/15/39       200       302,861  

Sub. Notes

    4.400       06/10/25       540       549,659  

Sub. Notes

    4.450       09/29/27       195       197,308  

Sub. Notes

    4.750       05/18/46       55       55,888  

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    3.375       05/12/21       220       217,448  

Development Bank of Japan, Inc. (Japan), Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.125       09/01/22       200       192,991  

Dexia Credit Local SA (France), Gov’t. Liquid Gtd.
Notes, 144A

    1.875       09/15/21       250       241,757  

Discover Bank, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.250       03/13/26       315       316,193  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

       

Jr. Sub. Notes

    5.375       12/29/49       265       272,044  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.750       02/25/26       50       49,127  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.850       01/26/27       410       404,840  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    4.800       07/08/44       400       431,182  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.750       01/24/22       250       270,514  

Sub. Notes

    6.750       10/01/37       275       344,496  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.600       08/02/18       195       194,967  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

       

Jr. Sub. Notes

    7.900       12/29/49       300       301,530  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.950       10/01/26       210       197,612  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.200       06/15/26       750       719,487  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.509       01/23/29       265       257,236  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.032       07/24/48       365       353,444  

Sub. Notes

    3.875       09/10/24       90       89,851  

Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

    5.800       01/13/20       195       204,315  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes

    4.375       03/22/28       275       277,749  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     59  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Banks (cont’d.)

 

Morgan Stanley,

       

Jr. Sub. Notes

    5.450     12/29/49       125     $ 127,253  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    3.125       01/23/23       45       44,357  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    3.772       01/24/29       230       226,440  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    3.875       01/27/26       370       369,678  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    3.971       07/22/38       90       87,924  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.375       01/22/47       435       445,148  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    5.500       07/28/21       60       64,083  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    5.625       09/23/19       285       295,845  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    6.375       07/24/42       120       155,262  

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN (original cost $259,277; purchased 09/09/15)(f)

    1.875       09/17/18       260       259,223  

State Street Corp., Jr. Sub. Notes

    5.250       12/29/49       190       194,750  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Japan), Gtd. Notes

    2.450       01/10/19       250       249,353  
       

 

 

 
          14,141,574  

Beverages    0.1%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. (Belgium),

       

Gtd. Notes

    4.700       02/01/36       190       201,032  

Gtd. Notes

    4.000       01/17/43       120       113,756  

Gtd. Notes

    4.900       02/01/46       50       53,926  
       

 

 

 
          368,714  

Biotechnology    0.1%

 

Amgen, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.663       06/15/51       374       386,068  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.150       03/01/47       10       9,792  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.800       04/01/44       20       21,590  
       

 

 

 
          417,450  

Building Materials    0.1%

 

Griffon Corp., Gtd. Notes

    5.250       03/01/22       65       65,264  

Owens Corning, Gtd. Notes

    4.200       12/15/22       90       92,065  

Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    5.375       11/15/24       120       121,500  
       

 

 

 
          278,829  

Chemicals    0.1%

 

CF Industries, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    5.375       03/15/44       90       81,590  

CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd. (China), Gtd. Notes

    3.500       07/19/22       410       396,414  

Dow Chemical Co. (The),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.625       10/01/44       10       10,277  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    9.400       05/15/39       67       107,936  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

60  


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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Chemicals (cont’d.)

 

Mosaic Co. (The),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.450     11/15/33       55     $ 58,237  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.625       11/15/43       60       62,733  

Union Carbide Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    7.500       06/01/25       100       119,577  
       

 

 

 
          836,764  

Commercial Services    0.2%

 

ERAC USA Finance LLC,

       

Gtd. Notes, 144A

    2.700       11/01/23       820       787,507  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

    7.000       10/15/37       20       26,067  

President & Fellows of Harvard College, Unsec’d. Notes

    3.300       07/15/56       270       250,456  

United Rentals North America, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    5.875       09/15/26       65       67,600  
       

 

 

 
          1,131,630  

Computers    0.3%

 

Apple, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.850       05/11/24       1,045       1,018,653  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.250       02/23/26       330       325,360  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

    3.480       06/01/19       145       145,656  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.850       10/05/18       90       90,092  

Seagate HDD Cayman, Gtd. Notes

    3.750       11/15/18       90       90,531  
       

 

 

 
          1,670,292  

Diversified Financial Services    0.3%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Netherlands), Gtd. Notes

    3.750       05/15/19       150       150,939  

CPPIB Capital, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.750       11/02/27       250       242,630  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., Gtd. Notes

    2.342       11/15/20       500       488,979  

Jefferies Group LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.500       01/20/43       65       72,087  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN(d)

    5.250       02/06/12       345       13,800  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN(d)

    6.875       05/02/18       100       4,120  

Navient Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    8.450       06/15/18       90       90,765  

Private Export Funding Corp.,

       

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

    2.450       07/15/24       65       63,437  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    2.650       02/16/21       385       384,411  

Synchrony Financial, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.700       02/03/20       125       123,678  
       

 

 

 
          1,634,846  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     61  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Electric    1.1%

 

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.350     10/01/36       115     $ 152,101  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.125       04/01/36       117       149,112  

Black Hills Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.500       01/11/19       150       149,887  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC,

       

Gen. Ref. Mtg.

    2.400       09/01/26       170       157,241  

Gen. Ref. Mtg.

    6.950       03/15/33       120       160,449  

Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage

    3.750       08/15/47       530       508,103  

Dominion Energy, Inc., Jr. Sub. Notes

    4.104 (cc)      04/01/21       400       408,525  

DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    7.250       10/15/21       200       216,750  

DTE Electric Co., Genl Rfe. Mtg.

    3.750       08/15/47       505       494,193  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, First Mortgage

    6.050       04/15/38       55       70,486  

Duke Energy Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.650       09/01/26       210       191,656  

El Paso Electric Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.000       05/15/35       135       157,097  

Enel Finance International NV (Italy), Gtd. Notes, 144A

    2.875       05/25/22       500       487,960  

Eversource Energy, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.500       11/15/19       90       92,426  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    5.450       07/15/44       50       57,382  

Florida Power & Light Co., First Mortgage

    5.950       10/01/33       60       74,793  

Iberdrola International BV (Spain), Gtd. Notes

    6.750       09/15/33       30       36,088  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (Israel),

       

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, GMTN

    4.250       08/14/28       235       230,258  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    9.375       01/28/20       230       251,047  

Monongahela Power Co., First Mortgage, 144A

    4.100       04/15/24       280       290,019  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    4.881       08/15/19       100       102,609  

NRG Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    7.250       05/15/26       120       126,936  

Ohio Power Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.150       04/01/48       175       178,350  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.400       08/15/24       1,020       1,000,472  

Public Service Co. of Colorado, First Mortgage

    4.300       03/15/44       35       37,254  

Public Service Co. of New Mexico, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    7.950       05/15/18       55       55,345  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, MTN

    5.800       05/01/37       125       155,309  

Southwestern Public Service Co., First Mortgage

    3.700       08/15/47       250       240,195  

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd. (China), Gtd. Notes, 144A

    2.750       05/07/19       200       199,583  

Xcel Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.800       09/15/41       105       115,735  
       

 

 

 
          6,547,361  

Engineering & Construction    0.0%

 

Mexico City Airport Trust (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

    4.250       10/31/26       200       192,500  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

62  


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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Foods    0.1%

 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

       

Gtd. Notes

    3.000     06/01/26       220     $ 203,068  

Gtd. Notes

    4.375       06/01/46       60       55,019  

Gtd. Notes

    5.000       07/15/35       100       103,686  

Kroger Co. (The), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.450       02/01/47       55       52,000  
       

 

 

 
          413,773  

Forest Products & Paper    0.1%

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

    5.400       11/01/20       40       42,287  

International Paper Co.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.350       08/15/48       160       151,794  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.000       11/15/41       30       34,352  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    7.300       11/15/39       175       229,239  
       

 

 

 
          457,672  

Gas    0.1%

 

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.100       09/01/47       200       195,196  

Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.800       11/01/43       10       10,708  

NiSource, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.490       05/15/27       445       430,064  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.800       02/15/44       40       42,400  
       

 

 

 
          678,368  

Healthcare-Products    0.3%

 

Abbott Laboratories,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.000       09/15/18       605       603,656  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.900       11/30/21       465       460,080  

Becton Dickinson and Co.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.700       06/06/27       720       695,143  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.734       12/15/24       65       63,911  

Medtronic, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    4.375       03/15/35       174       184,616  
       

 

 

 
          2,007,406  

Healthcare-Services    0.3%

 

Anthem, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.625       05/15/42       45       45,591  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.650       01/15/43       30       30,218  

Ascension Health, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.945       11/15/46       245       248,663  

Duke University Health System, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.920       06/01/47       95       96,410  

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc. (Germany), Gtd. Notes, 144A

    4.125       10/15/20       75       76,286  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     63  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Healthcare-Services (cont’d.)

 

HCA, Inc.,

       

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

    4.750     05/01/23       255     $ 257,869  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

    5.250       04/15/25       100       102,220  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Gtd. Notes

    4.150       05/01/47       140       144,813  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.200       02/01/22       20       19,904  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.600       09/01/27       200       193,513  

Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Unsec’d. Notes

    2.746       10/01/26       50       47,202  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.625       07/15/35       60       65,621  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.625       11/15/37       80       106,981  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.875       02/15/38       95       130,510  
       

 

 

 
          1,565,801  

Housewares    0.0%

 

Newell Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.200       04/01/26       100       99,002  

Insurance    0.3%

 

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd., Gtd. Notes

    5.500       11/15/20       80       84,086  

American International Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.500       07/16/44       125       123,379  

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC, Gtd. Notes

    5.875       06/01/20       160       168,256  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.125       03/15/26       100       97,468  

Chubb Corp. (The), Gtd. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.250%

    3.972 (c)      04/15/37       210       209,937  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    6.000       01/15/19       90       92,197  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

    7.000       03/15/34       180       226,220  

Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.300       10/09/37       110       132,884  

Markel Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.000       03/30/43       25       26,426  

New York Life Insurance Co., Sub. Notes, 144A

    6.750       11/15/39       110       149,235  

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), Sub. Notes, 144A

    6.063       03/30/40       60       76,000  

Ohio National Financial Services, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    6.375       04/30/20       105       111,693  

Principal Financial Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    4.625       09/15/42       15       15,504  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America,

       

Sub. Notes, 144A

    4.270       05/15/47       240       240,037  

Sub. Notes, 144A

    6.850       12/16/39       22       29,356  

Unum Group, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.625       09/15/20       50       52,833  

W.R. Berkley Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.150       08/15/19       90       93,759  
       

 

 

 
          1,929,270  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

64  


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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Lodging    0.2%

 

Marriott International, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.125     06/15/26       455     $ 431,241  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.250       09/15/22       130       128,890  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.750       05/15/18       500       502,409  
       

 

 

 
          1,062,540  

Machinery-Diversified    0.0%

 

Xylem, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.875       10/01/21       160       169,258  

Media    0.4%

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    7.625       11/30/28       125       161,903  

AMC Networks, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    5.000       04/01/24       215       212,457  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    5.375       05/01/25       120       118,200  

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital,

       

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

    6.384       10/23/35       110       122,876  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

    6.484       10/23/45       172       188,802  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

    5.375       05/01/47       20       19,345  

Comcast Corp.,

       

Gtd. Notes

    3.969       11/01/47       94       89,127  

Gtd. Notes

    6.450       03/15/37       35       44,554  

Cox Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    3.150       08/15/24       520       498,688  

Discovery Communications LLC,

       

Gtd. Notes

    5.000       09/20/37       25       24,916  

Gtd. Notes

    5.200       09/20/47       100       99,786  

Time Warner Cable LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes

    5.500       09/01/41       140       139,094  

Time Warner, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    3.800       02/15/27       180       174,029  

Viacom, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.250       04/01/44       65       65,788  

Videotron Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes

    5.000       07/15/22       150       152,250  
       

 

 

 
          2,111,815  

Mining    0.1%

 

Barrick North America Finance LLC (Canada), Gtd. Notes

    5.750       05/01/43       280       326,051  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia),

       

Gtd. Notes

    5.000       09/30/43       35       40,432  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

    6.250       10/19/75       65       68,413  

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.625       06/09/21       110       110,896  

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.875       04/23/45       10       11,297  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    7.500       07/27/35       95       122,918  
       

 

 

 
          680,007  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     65  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing    0.1%

 

Actuant Corp., Gtd. Notes

    5.625     06/15/22       160     $ 162,000  

General Electric Co.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    6.000       08/07/19       172       178,308  

Sub. Notes, MTN

    5.300       02/11/21       100       104,860  
       

 

 

 
          445,168  

Multi-National    0.1%

 

Corp. Andina de Fomento (Supranational Bank),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.000       05/10/19       180       178,651  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.125       09/27/21       355       344,315  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.750       01/06/23       70       68,515  

North American Development Bank (Supranational Bank),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.400       10/26/22       150       145,436  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.375       02/11/20       100       103,024  
       

 

 

 
          839,941  

Oil & Gas    0.6%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.450       09/15/36       200       239,793  

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes

    4.500       10/01/20       70       72,549  

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.400       06/15/47       413       415,701  

Concho Resources, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    4.875       10/01/47       35       37,148  

ConocoPhillips Co., Gtd. Notes

    4.950       03/15/26       225       245,611  

ConocoPhillips Holding Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.950       04/15/29       150       190,796  

Devon Energy Corp.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.000       06/15/45       15       15,942  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.600       07/15/41       35       39,403  

Encana Corp. (Canada),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.500       08/15/34       340       404,793  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.500       02/01/38       50       60,407  

EOG Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.900       04/01/35       120       117,738  

Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., Gtd. Notes

    4.650       03/15/25       240       249,183  

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico),

       

Gtd. Notes

    5.375       03/13/22       70       72,765  

Gtd. Notes

    5.500       01/21/21       310       322,710  

Gtd. Notes

    6.500       06/02/41       170       168,725  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

    6.750       09/21/47       415       419,930  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

    6.875       08/04/26       230       252,770  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd. (China), Gtd. Notes, 144A

    2.500       04/28/20       200       197,019  
       

 

 

 
          3,522,983  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

66  


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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Oil & Gas Services    0.1%

 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    4.000     12/21/25       345     $ 350,822  

Packaging & Containers    0.1%

 

WestRock RKT Co.,

       

Gtd. Notes

    4.900       03/01/22       95       99,973  

Gtd. Notes

    4.000       03/01/23       550       563,077  
       

 

 

 
          663,050  

Pharmaceuticals    0.4%

 

AbbVie, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.600       05/14/25       315       310,440  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.500       05/14/35       235       240,688  

Allergan Funding SCS,

       

Gtd. Notes

    3.800       03/15/25       115       112,974  

Gtd. Notes

    4.550       03/15/35       430       420,962  

CVS Health Corp.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.780       03/25/38       100       101,353  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.050       03/25/48       175       184,063  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.125       07/20/45       105       111,371  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.300       12/05/43       35       37,850  

Express Scripts Holding Co., Gtd. Notes

    4.500       02/25/26       680       692,345  

Mylan, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

    4.550       04/15/28       400       400,650  
       

 

 

 
          2,612,696  

Pipelines    0.3%

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

       

Gtd. Notes

    3.700       02/15/26       20       19,819  

Gtd. Notes

    4.850       03/15/44       185       193,754  

MPLX LP,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.500       04/15/38       175       172,782  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.875       06/01/25       375       391,557  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.200       03/01/47       20       20,900  

ONEOK Partners LP, Gtd. Notes

    6.200       09/15/43       205       239,054  

ONEOK, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    4.950       07/13/47       50       50,732  

Phillips 66 Partners LP, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.550       10/01/26       360       342,586  

Spectra Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.375       10/15/26       165       155,730  

Williams Partners LP,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.850       03/01/48       20       19,798  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.900       01/15/45       220       216,930  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.400       03/04/44       175       183,333  
       

 

 

 
          2,006,975  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     67  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.0%

 

Simon Property Group LP, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.375     03/15/22       30     $ 30,119  

Welltower, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.250       04/01/26       160       161,987  
       

 

 

 
          192,106  

Retail    0.2%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.200       04/01/43       110       113,749  

L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    6.625       04/01/21       225       239,062  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.500       03/15/29       21       25,957  

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    3.875       01/15/22       45       45,038  

McDonald’s Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    3.700       01/30/26       320       321,804  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes

    5.625       12/01/25       170       168,088  

Target Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.500       07/01/24       60       60,926  
       

 

 

 
          974,624  

Semiconductors    0.1%

 

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., Gtd. Notes

    3.875       01/15/27       345       335,541  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands), Gtd. Notes, 144A

    5.750       03/15/23       200       205,750  
       

 

 

 
          541,291  

Software    0.2%

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.850       10/15/18       200       200,091  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.625       10/15/20       151       152,897  

Microsoft Corp.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.000       02/12/55       80       81,256  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.500       02/06/57       240       263,068  

Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.300       07/08/34       145       153,080  
       

 

 

 
          850,392  

Telecommunications    0.2%

 

AT&T, Inc.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.900       08/14/37       100       100,565  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.300       08/14/58       115       115,961  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.400       05/15/25       320       308,335  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.150       03/15/42       200       206,053  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.250       03/01/37       60       63,472  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.350       09/01/40       4       4,199  

British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    9.125       12/15/30       50       73,058  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

68  


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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Telecommunications (cont’d.)

 

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

    3.360     03/20/23       241     $ 239,121  

Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico), Gtd. Notes

    5.500       11/15/19       40       41,521  

Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.500       08/10/33       185       187,280  
       

 

 

 
          1,339,565  

Transportation    0.1%

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.450       03/15/43       100       105,428  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.700       08/01/28       135       169,419  

CSX Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.150       05/01/37       170       211,059  

Norfolk Southern Corp.,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.903       02/15/23       97       95,245  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.590       05/17/25       20       22,355  
       

 

 

 
          603,506  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $56,594,342)

 

    56,911,546  
       

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS    0.5%

 

Alabama    0.0%

 

Alabama Economic Settlement Auth. Rev., Taxable BP Settlement, Ser. B (Pre-refunded date 09/15/32)

    4.263       09/15/32       35       36,446  

California    0.1%

 

Bay Area Toll Authority, Taxable, Revenue Bonds, BABs (Pre-refunded date 04/01/49)

    6.263       04/01/49       220       309,047  

California Educational Facilities Authority, Stanford Univ., Revenue Bonds, Ser. U-7 (Pre-refunded date 06/01/46)

    5.000       06/01/46       100       131,016  

State of California, GO, BABs (Pre-refunded date 10/01/39)

    7.300       10/01/39       210       306,254  

State of California, Tax. Var. Purp., GO, BABs (Pre-refunded date 04/01/34)

    7.500       04/01/34       15       21,636  
       

 

 

 
          767,953  

Illinois    0.1%

 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B, BABs (Pre-refunded date 01/01/40)

    6.395       01/01/40       160       216,974  

State of Illinois, GO, Ser D (Pre-refunded date 11/01/22)

    5.000       11/01/22       500       522,625  
       

 

 

 
          739,599  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     69  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

       

New Jersey    0.1%

 

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, Tax. Issuer Subs., Revenue Bonds, Ser. F, BABs (Pre-refunded date 01/01/40)

    7.414     01/01/40       165     $ 243,027  

New York    0.1%

 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Tax. Future, Tax. Sec’d. Rev., Ser. C-2, BABs (Pre-refunded date 08/01/36)

    5.767       08/01/36       190       231,021  

Ohio    0.0%

 

Ohio State University (The), Revenue Bonds, Taxable, Ser. C, BABs (Pre-refunded date 06/01/40)

    4.910       06/01/40       65       76,170  

Ohio State Water Development Auth. Wtr. Poll. Ctl. Rev., Taxable Ld. Fd. B-2 Wtr. Quality, BABs (Pre-refunded date 12/01/34)

    4.879       12/01/34       45       49,902  
       

 

 

 
          126,072  

Oregon    0.0%

                               

Oregon State Department of Transportation Highway, Revenue Bonds, Taxable, Ser. A, BABs (Pre-refunded date 11/15/34)

    5.834       11/15/34       70       87,295  

Pennsylvania    0.0%

                               

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Ser. B, BABs (Pre-refunded date 12/01/45)

    5.511       12/01/45       80       100,897  

Tennessee    0.0%

                               

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Convention Center Authority, Taxable Sub. B, Direct Pay, Revenue Bonds, BABs (Pre-refunded date 07/01/43)

    6.731       07/01/43       160       217,960  

Texas    0.1%

                               

University of Texas System (The), Revenue Bonds, Ser. F, Rfdg. (Pre-refunded date 08/15/47)

    5.000       08/15/47       230       293,977  

Virginia    0.0%

                               

University of Virginia, Revenue Bonds, Taxable, Ser. C (Pre-refunded date 09/01/2117)

    4.179       09/01/2117       80       80,081  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(cost $2,476,510)

          2,924,328  
       

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    1.3%

       

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-18CB, Class 3A1

    5.250     09/25/19       14     $ 14,262  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2005-A, Class 2A1

    3.692 (cc)      02/25/35       27       26,532  

Series 2005-B, Class 2A1

    3.908 (cc)      03/25/35       30       28,898  

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust, Series 2017-CRT1, Class M, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150%

    4.027 (c)      10/25/28       191       191,137  

Bellemeade Re Ltd. (Bermuda), Series 2017-1, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.700%

    3.572 (c)      10/25/27       154       155,026  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 1A5

    3.714 (cc)      02/25/37       75       75,045  

CIM Trust,

       

Series 2017-2, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

    3.664 (c)      12/25/57       309       311,942  

Series 2017-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

    3.664 (c)      01/25/57       646       659,435  

Series 2017-6, Class A1, 144A

    3.015 (cc)      06/25/57       301       295,105  

Series 2017-8, Class A1, 144A

    3.000 (cc)      12/25/65       610       608,714  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

       

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150%

    4.022 (c)      09/25/28       64       64,148  

Series 2016-C03, Class 2M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.200%

    4.072 (c)      10/25/28       61       61,802  

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.450%

    3.322 (c)      01/25/29       133       134,307  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,

       

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.900%

    2.772 (c)      10/25/27       68       68,422  

Series 2016-DNA1, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.450%

    3.322 (c)      07/25/28       11       11,166  

Series 2016-HQA4, Class M2, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.300%

    3.172 (c)      04/25/29       290       294,312  

Series 2017-DNA1, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200%

    3.072 (c)      07/25/29       448       452,375  

Series 2017-DNA3, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750%

    2.622 (c)      03/25/30       969       971,961  

Holmes Master Issuer PLC (United Kingdom), Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.360%

    2.146 (c)      10/15/54       400       399,774  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 4A1

    3.739 (cc)      07/25/35       39       39,641  

Lanark Master Issuer PLC (United Kingdom), Series 2018-1A, Class 1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.420%

    2.236 (c)      12/22/69       300       300,023  

LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd., Series 2017-3, Class A1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%^

    3.664 (c)      04/01/22       248       248,738  

LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

       

Series 2017-4, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

    3.664 (c)      05/01/22       820       819,965  

Series 2017-5, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000%

    3.664 (c)      05/01/22       556       555,894  

LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd., Series 2017-6, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

    3.414 (c)      09/01/22       196       197,021  

LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2017-8, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650%

    3.314 (c)      11/01/22       242       243,044  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust,

       

Series 2003-8, Class 4A1

    7.000       12/25/33       (r)      61  

Series 2004-4, Class 4A1

    5.000       04/25/19       7       6,717  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     71  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

OBX Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.650%

    2.527 %(c)      06/25/57       400     $ 400,256  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-1, Class 4A3

    3.689 (cc)      02/25/34       46       46,761  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-1, Class 3A

    5.000       03/25/20       7       6,582  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $7,646,723)

 

    7,689,066  
       

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS    1.2%

 

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond (United Arab Emirates), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    3.125       10/11/27       685       647,325  

Belgium Government International Bond (Belgium), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, EMTN

    1.125       08/03/19       200       196,699  

Colombia Government International Bond (Colombia),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    7.375       09/18/37       100       128,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.375       07/12/21       200       207,000  

Export-Import Bank of India (India), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    3.875       02/01/28       200       193,786  

Export-Import Bank of Korea (South Korea), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.125       06/29/20       100       104,160  

Hungary Government International Bond (Hungary), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    6.375       03/29/21       280       304,864  

Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.350       01/11/48       295       281,262  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.750       01/08/26       200       208,898  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.150       07/18/24       EUR  315       399,220  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    3.375       07/30/25       EUR  350       472,673  

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (Japan),

       

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

    2.125       07/21/20       200       197,193  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

    2.125       11/16/20       200       196,572  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

    2.250       02/24/20       200       198,310  

Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (Japan),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.000       09/08/20       200       195,835  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.125       10/25/23       200       189,380  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.625       04/20/22       400       393,485  

Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    4.000       10/02/23       76       77,824  

Poland Government International Bond (Poland), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.000       03/17/23       160       158,486  

Province of Alberta (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    3.300       03/15/28       180       181,278  

Province of Manitoba (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.125       06/22/26       100       92,265  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

72  


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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

 

Province of Ontario (Canada),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.550     02/12/21       85     $ 84,529  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.250       05/18/22       120       116,656  

Province of Quebec (Canada),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    2.750       04/12/27       290       280,389  

Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

    7.140 (cc)      02/27/26       135       166,175  

Saudi Government International Bond (Saudi Arabia),

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.375       10/26/21       205       197,415  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

    2.875       03/04/23       285       274,228  

Svensk Exportkredit AB (Sweden), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

    1.750       03/10/21       380       370,089  

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

    2.500       06/08/22       200       195,194  

Turkey Government International Bond (Turkey), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    7.000       06/05/20       190       201,311  

Uruguay Government International Bond (Uruguay), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    5.100       06/18/50       100       102,500  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(cost $7,084,258)

 

    7,013,001  
       

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS    8.6%

 

Federal Home Loan Banks

    5.500       07/15/36       135       179,905  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    3.000       07/01/43       415       407,836  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.000       02/01/41       422       437,196  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    1.375       08/15/19       230       227,322  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    1.625       09/29/20       60       58,876  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    3.000       06/01/29       262       261,557  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    3.000       01/01/37       199       197,959  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    3.000       TBA       3,000       2,921,133  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    3.500       08/01/26       234       238,625  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    3.500       TBA       2,500       2,502,024  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.000       06/01/26       82       85,663  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.000       09/01/26       69       71,354  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.000       TBA       500       512,363  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.000       11/01/39       266       274,913  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.000       04/01/42       354       364,684  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.500       10/01/39       236       249,528  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    4.500       10/01/46       449       470,759  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.000       07/01/18       1       1,288  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.000       07/01/19       9       9,382  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.000       01/01/21       14       14,255  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.000       04/01/34       18       19,526  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.000       05/01/34       37       39,314  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.000       10/01/35       52       56,387  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.500       12/01/33       37       40,919  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     73  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.500     05/01/34       18     $ 19,512  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.500       07/01/34       81       89,464  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.500       05/01/37       14       15,029  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    5.500       10/01/37       28       30,769  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    6.000       01/01/34       47       51,921  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    7.000       10/01/31       1       864  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

    7.000       05/01/32       20       22,166  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    2.500       04/01/28       855       843,717  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    2.500       10/01/46       489       460,923  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       08/01/30       1,101       1,102,018  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       02/01/31       353       352,816  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       01/01/43       1,293       1,273,254  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       08/01/42       350       352,695  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       06/01/43       454       458,131  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       06/01/45       1,418       1,423,488  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       02/01/44       239       253,271  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       08/01/44       444       468,366  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    1.875       09/24/26       75       69,123  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    2.000       08/01/31       341       325,706  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       TBA       4,500       4,488,516  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       11/01/36       438       435,516  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       10/01/42       255       251,064  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       12/01/42       418       411,791  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       12/01/42       303       298,399  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       TBA       1,000       974,080  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       07/01/43       709       698,073  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       06/01/39       167       168,137  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       TBA       2,250       2,251,321  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       05/01/42       1,651       1,666,102  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       08/01/42       445       449,177  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       04/01/43       727       734,239  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       04/01/43       388       390,696  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       09/01/40       716       740,436  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       TBA       750       768,332  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       04/01/42       970       1,003,017  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       12/01/46       474       487,070  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       07/01/19       10       9,648  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       10/01/33       41       43,228  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       03/01/34       27       28,818  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       TBA       250       261,323  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       09/01/39       194       205,098  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       08/01/40       155       164,098  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       01/01/45       435       456,676  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

74  


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

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

       

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.000     10/01/18       3     $ 2,791  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.000       07/01/35       38       40,810  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.000       02/01/36       79       85,688  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.000       TBA       1,000       1,068,125  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       06/01/33       15       15,969  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       08/01/33       22       24,435  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       09/01/33       51       55,814  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       09/01/33       81       89,160  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       01/01/34       34       36,866  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       01/01/34       45       48,946  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       07/01/34       57       62,538  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       09/01/21       2       2,008  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       11/01/33       47       52,311  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       01/01/34       12       13,372  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       01/01/34       133       149,215  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       02/01/34       16       18,013  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       02/01/34       8       8,471  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       10/01/34       5       5,714  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       10/01/34       6       6,524  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       11/01/34       91       102,030  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       11/01/34       29       31,675  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       11/01/34       11       12,580  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       01/01/35       23       25,671  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       01/01/35       76       84,894  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       02/01/35       72       81,796  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       08/01/36       39       43,677  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.000       08/01/38       8       8,660  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.250       05/15/29       70       90,939  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       05/01/24       14       15,883  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       07/01/29       18       20,261  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       07/01/32       20       21,821  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       09/01/32       5       5,430  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       04/01/33       17       18,657  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       01/01/34       30       33,393  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       01/01/34       13       14,896  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       10/01/36       33       37,594  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       09/01/37       86       95,863  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       10/01/37       83       92,761  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.(k)

    6.625       11/15/30       145       198,532  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    7.000       06/01/32       17       19,748  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.(k)

    7.125       01/15/30       380       531,839  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    7.500       09/01/30       1       1,525  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    8.000       12/01/23       2       1,755  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     75  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

       

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

    8.500     02/01/28       3     $ 3,580  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       11/20/46       784       824,917  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    2.500       12/20/46       137       130,800  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       09/20/43       309       305,825  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       01/20/44       94       92,940  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       03/15/45       316       311,502  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       05/20/45       447       441,789  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       06/20/46       644       635,128  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       12/20/46       457       450,986  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       01/20/47       908       895,647  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.000       03/20/47       450       444,205  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       11/20/41       413       419,423  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       12/20/42       413       419,432  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       03/20/45       295       298,719  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       04/20/45       334       337,406  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    3.500       07/20/46       2,062       2,084,409  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       12/20/42       832       865,892  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       TBA       1,500       1,539,463  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       11/20/45       477       494,089  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       10/20/46       127       131,238  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.000       11/20/46       173       178,997  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       06/20/41       358       376,784  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    4.500       06/20/45       260       273,261  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.000       10/20/37       21       22,544  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.000       04/20/45       153       163,159  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       07/15/33       32       35,160  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       12/15/33       22       24,415  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       09/15/34       112       121,818  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       01/15/36       73       81,875  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    5.500       02/15/36       134       145,797  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       09/15/23       12       13,782  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       10/15/23       4       4,502  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       11/15/23       14       15,388  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       12/15/23       7       8,216  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       12/15/23       4       4,813  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       12/15/23       1       1,294  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       04/15/24       52       58,166  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       07/15/32       3       3,149  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       08/15/32       1       856  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       08/15/32       1       628  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       08/15/32       2       1,939  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    6.500       08/15/32       14       16,547  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    7.000       06/15/24       15       16,308  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

76  


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

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

 

   

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    7.000     05/15/31       8     $ 9,006  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    7.500       04/15/29       1       701  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    7.500       12/15/29       3       3,244  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    8.000       08/15/22       1       1,040  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    8.000       12/15/22       7       7,509  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    8.000       12/15/22       4       3,803  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

    8.000       06/15/25       22       24,115  

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Government AID Bond, Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

    3.000       06/30/25       315       317,036  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

    7.125       05/01/30       90       125,952  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $51,653,846)

          51,208,700  
       

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS    2.7%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

    2.750       11/15/47       1,030       984,656  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.000       09/15/18       25       24,901  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.250       12/31/18       5       4,970  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.500       01/31/19       55       54,721  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.625       04/30/23       365       348,490  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    1.875       04/30/22       505       492,513  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.000       11/30/22       635       619,844  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.125       09/30/21       565       558,533  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.125       05/15/25       5,755       5,542,110  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.250       02/29/20       60       59,972  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.375       08/15/24       335       329,334  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.500       03/31/23       1,270       1,266,081  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.500       01/31/25       5       4,944  

U.S. Treasury Notes(k)

    2.625       02/28/23       1,264       1,267,851  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    2.750       02/28/25       1,174       1,178,907  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon(k)

    2.404 (s)      08/15/21       460       423,601  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

    2.499 (s)      02/15/22       245       222,256  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

    2.502 (s)      11/15/30       640       444,693  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

    2.752 (s)      08/15/30       605       423,720  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

    2.783 (s)      08/15/29       200       144,535  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

    2.878 (s)      05/15/31       200       137,093  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

    2.972 (s)      02/15/37       725       414,592  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

    3.042 (s)      11/15/35       400       238,506  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

    3.202 (s)      08/15/40       400       205,517  

U.S. Treasury Strips Principal, PO

    2.351 (s)      05/15/43       195       92,462  

U.S. Treasury Strips Principal, PO

    2.543 (s)      02/15/45       230       103,052  

U.S. Treasury Strips Principal, PO

    2.952 (s)      05/15/45       385       171,250  

U.S. Treasury Strips Principal, PO

    2.993 (s)      11/15/43       75       34,966  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     77  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

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

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

       

U.S. Treasury Strips Principal, PO

    3.682 %(s)      05/15/44       450     $ 206,737  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $16,057,015)

          16,000,807  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $500,819,157)

          580,008,580  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    5.5%

       
               

Shares

       

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS    5.5%

       

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund(w)

        2,274,039       21,080,346  

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

        11,687,785       11,687,785  

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $91,397; includes $90,589 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

        91,399       91,380  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $33,746,606)

          32,859,511  
       

 

 

 
               

Principal
Amount (000)#

       

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION(k)(n)    0.0%

       

U.S. Treasury Bill
(cost $288,977)

    1.758 (s)      06/14/18       290       289,025  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $34,035,583)

          33,148,536  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    103.0%
(cost $534,854,740)

          613,157,116  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(z)    (3.0)%

          (17,991,695
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

        $ 595,165,421  
       

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the semi-annual report:

A—Annual payment frequency for swaps

Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps

S—Semiannual payment frequency for swaps

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

78  


T—Swap payment upon termination

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

ABS—Asset-Backed Security

Aces—Alternative Credit Enhancements Securities

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

BABs—Build America Bonds

CDI—Chess Depository Interest

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

CPI—Consumer Price Index

CVA—Certificate Van Aandelen (Bearer)

CVR—Contingent Value Rights

EAFE—Europe, Australasia and Far East

EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note

ETF—Exchange Traded Fund

EUR—Euro

EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FTSE—Financial Times Stock Exchange

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

GO—General Obligation

IO—Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

MSCI —Morgan Stanley Capital International

MTN—Medium Term Note

NASDAQ—National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

NSA—Non-Seasonally Adjusted

OTC—Over-the-counter

PO—Principal Only

PRFC—Preference Shares

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trusts

RSP—Non-Voting Shares

STOXX—Stock Index of the Eurozone

STRIPS—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA—To Be Announced

TIPS—Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

TOPIX—Tokyo Stock Price Index

USAID—United States Agency for International Development

USOIS—United States Overnight Index Swap

UTS—Unit Trust Security

* Non-income producing security.
# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
^ Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $251,583 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 $87,125; cash collateral of $90,589 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Series purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     79  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

(c) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at March 31, 2018.
(cc) Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of March 31, 2018. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
(d) Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post maturity.
(f) Indicates a restricted security; the original cost of such securities is $259,277. The value of $259,223 is 0.0% of net assets.
(k) Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.
(n) Rate quoted represents yield to maturity as of purchase date.
(r) Less than $500 par.
(s) Represents zero coupon bond or principal only securities. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Series, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund, Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund.
(z) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at March 31, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
    Type   Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  Long Positions:      
  45     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Jun. 2018     $ 5,451,328     $ 14,148  
  165     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Jun. 2018       35,080,547       28,295  
  59     30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds     Jun. 2018       9,467,656       380,026  
  280     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Jun. 2018       32,049,062       160,185  
  6     Euro STOXX 50 Index     Jun. 2018       242,227       (1,901
  1     FTSE 100 Index     Jun. 2018       98,119       (1,393
  3     MSCI EAFE     Jun. 2018       300,090       (4,643
  11     S&P 500 E-Mini Index     Jun. 2018       1,453,650       (80,343
  1     TOPIX Index     Jun. 2018       160,378       1,634  
       

 

 

 
        496,008  
       

 

 

 
  Short Positions:      
  14     10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes     Jun. 2018       1,818,031       (25,944
  28     20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds     Jun. 2018       4,105,500       (106,030
  52     90 day Euro Dollar     Dec. 2018       12,675,650       71,392  
       

 

 

 
        (60,582
       

 

 

 
      $ 435,426  
       

 

 

 

 

Securities with combined market values of $588,788 and $289,025 have been segregated with Citigroup Global Markets and Goldman Sachs & Co., respectively, to cover requirements for open futures contracts at March 31, 2018.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

80  


Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at March 31, 2018:

 

Sale Contract

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contract:

 

 

Euro,

           

Expiring 04/26/2018

  Citigroup Global Markets   EUR  699     $ 871,804     $ 862,105     $ 9,699     $  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Inflation Swap Agreements outstanding at March 31, 2018:

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
   

Floating Rate

  Value at
Trade
Date
    Value at
March 31,
2018
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally cleared swap agreements:

   
          270       10/25/27       2.160%(T)     U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA Index(2)(T)   $ 6     $ (4,220   $ (4,226
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at March 31, 2018:

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

    Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    Floating Rate   Value at
Trade
Date
    Value at
March 31,
2018
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally cleared swap agreements:

 
EUR  715       05/11/24        0.396%(A)     6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)   $ 4,843     $ 2,681     $ (2,162
  9,880       06/30/19        1.487%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     (3,767     52,169       55,936  
  1,935       06/30/19        1.502%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     (1,120     9,684       10,804  
  3,615       09/30/19        1.707%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     1,017       15,898       14,881  
  5,545       12/31/19        1.840%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     3,250       28,411       25,161  
  2,755       12/31/19        1.950%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     726       8,909       8,183  
  1,270       12/31/19        2.040%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     16       2,141       2,125  
  425       12/31/19        2.107%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)                  
  4,030       03/23/21        2.370%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)           (12,647     (12,647
  235       09/27/21        2.330%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     (65     (357     (292
  2,400       11/30/21        1.762%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q)           (66,194     (66,194
  115       05/31/22        2.353%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)           (197     (197
  790       05/31/23        1.399%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     (14,222     47,417       61,639  
  2,790       08/15/23        1.459%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     138,418       175,603       37,185  
  946       11/15/23        2.209%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     90       18,895       18,805  
  610       02/15/24        2.115%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     1,555       19,638       18,083  
  1,469       02/15/24        2.151%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     (1,707     44,343       46,050  
  375       02/15/24        2.167%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     (3,436     10,984       14,420  
  850       02/15/24        2.183%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     (1,674     23,992       25,666  
  500       08/15/24        2.168%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)           15,926       15,926  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     81  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at March 31, 2018 (continued):

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

    Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
    Floating Rate   Value at
Trade
Date
    Value at
March 31,
2018
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 

Centrally cleared swap agreements (cont’d.):

 
        4,805       08/15/24        2.170%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)   $ 14,820     $ 152,566     $ 137,746  
  3,435       08/15/24        2.176%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     6,488       107,913       101,425  
  2,215       11/15/24        2.334%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     6,716       52,445       45,729  
  1,605       02/12/25        2.408%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)           (8,607     (8,607
  300       02/14/25        —(3)     —(3)           558       558  
  930       09/04/25        2.214%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     157       32,583       32,426  
  3,430       01/08/26        2.210%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)     85       125,664       125,579  
  921       02/15/27        1.824%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     12,290       39,701       27,411  
  390       02/15/27        1.899%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     495       14,407       13,912  
  265       02/15/27        1.965%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)           8,363       8,363  
  655       02/15/27        2.068%(A)     1 Day USOIS(1)(A)     (362     15,160       15,522  
  130       05/15/27        2.295%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(1)(Q)           4,452       4,452  
  1,055       02/15/36        2.338%(S)     3 Month LIBOR(2)(Q)     (7,015     (76,182     (69,167
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 157,598     $ 866,319     $ 708,721  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Securities with a combined market value of $998,151 have been segregated with Citigroup Global Markets to cover requirements for open centrally cleared swap contracts at March 31, 2018.

 

(1) The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.
(2) The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.
(3) The Fund pays the floating rate of 3 Month LIBOR quarterly and receives the floating rate of 1 Day USOIS plus 38.25 bps quarterly.

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

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

 

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

 

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

82  


The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

  $ 336,034,119     $ 29,219,962     $  

Exchange Traded Fund

    940,680              

Preferred Stocks

    215,520       171,116        

Rights

                2,845  

Asset-Backed Securities

     

Automobiles

          12,506,718        

Collateralized Loan Obligations

          6,557,237        

Consumer Loans

          2,273,515        

Credit Cards

          4,231,132        

Equipment

          1,174,253        

Home Equity Loans

          490,745        

Other

          106,210        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

          5,507,333        

Student Loans

          3,195,433        

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

          35,634,314        

Corporate Bonds

          56,911,546        

Municipal Bonds

          2,924,328        

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

          7,440,328       248,738  

Sovereign Bonds

          7,013,001        

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          51,208,700        

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          16,289,832        

Affiliated Mutual Funds

    32,859,511              

Other Financial Instruments*

     

Futures Contracts

    435,426              

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contract

          9,699        

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps Agreements

          (4,226      

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

          708,721        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 370,485,256     $ 243,569,897     $ 251,583  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value.

 

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     83  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

Industry Classification:

 

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

    8.6

Banks

    7.0  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    6.0  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (including 0.0% of collateral for securities on loan)

    5.5  

Software

    3.6  

Internet Software & Services

    2.9  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    2.9  

Pharmaceuticals

    2.8  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    2.8  

Automobiles

    2.7  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    2.7  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    2.6  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

    2.2  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    2.1  

Aerospace & Defense

    2.1  

IT Services

    2.0  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.9  

Biotechnology

    1.9  

Insurance

    1.6  

Machinery

    1.6  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    1.6  

Capital Markets

    1.6  

Media

    1.6  

Chemicals

    1.5  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    1.5  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    1.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    1.2  

Sovereign Bonds

    1.2  

Beverages

    1.2  

Industrial Conglomerates

    1.1  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

    1.1  

Electric

    1.1  

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.1  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.1  

Food Products

    0.9  

Specialty Retail

    0.9  

Consumer Finance

    0.8  

Metals & Mining

    0.7  

Credit Cards

    0.7  

Road & Rail

    0.7  

Multiline Retail

    0.7  

Electric Utilities

    0.6  

Oil & Gas

    0.6  

Tobacco

    0.6  

Student Loans

    0.5  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.5  

Municipal Bonds

    0.5

Real Estate Management & Development

    0.5  

Household Products

    0.5  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    0.5  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.4  

Air Freight & Logistics

    0.4  

Electrical Equipment

    0.4  

Consumer Loans

    0.4  

Auto Components

    0.3  

Communications Equipment

    0.3  

Auto Manufacturers

    0.3  

Healthcare-Products

    0.3  

Pipelines

    0.3  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.3  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.3  

Computers

    0.3  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    0.3  

Healthcare-Services

    0.3  

Telecommunications

    0.2  

Gas Utilities

    0.2  

Distributors

    0.2  

Equipment

    0.2  

Commercial Services

    0.2  

Lodging

    0.2  

Multi-Utilities

    0.2  

Retail

    0.2  

Airlines

    0.1  

Exchange Traded Fund

    0.1  

Building Products

    0.1  

Multi-National

    0.1  

Household Durables

    0.1  

Containers & Packaging

    0.1  

Personal Products

    0.1  

Agriculture

    0.1  

Professional Services

    0.1  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.1  

Mining

    0.1  

Gas

    0.1  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.1  

Packaging & Containers

    0.1  

Construction & Engineering

    0.1  

Transportation

    0.1  

Semiconductors

    0.1  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    0.1  

Home Equity Loans

    0.1  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    0.1  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

84  


Industry (cont’d.)

 

Forest Products & Paper

    0.1

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    0.1  

Foods

    0.1  

Paper & Forest Products

    0.1  

Oil & Gas Services

    0.1  

Leisure Products

    0.1  

Diversified Consumer Services

    0.1  

Building Materials

    0.1  

Construction Materials

    0.0

Health Care Technology

    0.0

Water Utilities

    0.0

Transportation Infrastructure

    0.0

Engineering & Construction

    0.0 %* 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.0

Machinery-Diversified

    0.0

Other

    0.0

Housewares

    0.0

Marine

    0.0

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    103.0  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (3.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

* Less than +/- 0.05%

 

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

 

The Series invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are equity contracts risk, foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Series’ financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2018, as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

 

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
 

Balance Sheet
Location

  Fair
Value
   

Balance Sheet

Location

  Fair
Value
 
Equity contracts   Due from/to broker—variation margin futures   $ 1,634   Due from/to broker—variation margin futures   $ 88,280
Equity contracts   Unaffiliated investments     2,845          
Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts     9,699          
Interest rate contracts   Due from/to broker—variation margin futures     654,046   Due from/to broker—variation margin futures     131,974
Interest rate contracts   Due from/to broker—variation margin swaps     867,987   Due from/to broker—variation margin swaps     163,492
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ 1,536,211       $ 383,746  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     85  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments,
carried at fair value

  Rights(1)     Options
Purchased(1)
    Options
Written
    Futures     Forward
Currency
Contracts
    Swaps  

Credit contracts

  $     $ 7,342     $ 700     $     $     $  

Equity contracts

    448                   190,924              

Foreign exchange contracts

                            (26,544      

Interest rate contracts

          (147,504     68,115       (1,738,684           (10,172
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 448     $ (140,162   $ 68,815     $ (1,547,760   $ (26,544   $ (10,172
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations.

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments,
carried at fair value

  Rights(2)     Options
Purchased(2)
    Options
Written
    Futures     Forward
Currency
Contracts
    Swaps  

Credit contracts

  $     $ (3,242   $ (202   $     $     $  

Equity contracts

    (145                 (132,832            

Foreign exchange contracts

                            14,339        

Interest rate contracts

          78,339       (34,396     679,509             741,377  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (145   $ 75,097     $ (34,598   $ 546,677     $ 14,339     $ 741,377  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Series’ average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Options
Purchased(1)

  Options
Written(2)
    Futures
Contracts—

Long
Positions(2)
    Futures
Contracts—

Short
Positions(2)
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts—

Sold(3)
    Interest
Rate
Swap
Agreements(2)
    Inflation Swap
Agreements(2)
 
$32,454   $ 740,000     $ 87,359,790     $ 22,947,090     $ 841,663     $ 58,245,221     $ 180,000  

 

(1) Cost.
(2) Notional Amount in USD.
(3) Value at Settlement Date.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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

 

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  Gross Market
Value of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(2)
    Net Amount  

Securities on Loan

  $ 87,125     $ (87,125   $   —  
 

 

 

     

 

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

  Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(1)
    Net
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)(2)
    Net
Amount
 

Citigroup Global Markets

  $ 9,699     $     $ 9,699     $   —     $ 9,699  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(2) Collateral amount disclosed by the Series is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Series’ OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     87  


Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $87,125:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $501,108,134)

   $ 580,297,605  

Affiliated investments (cost $33,746,606)

     32,859,511  

Cash

     105,442  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $540,420)

     587,805  

Receivable for investments sold

     19,198,551  

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,587,895  

Receivable for Series shares sold

     1,004,259  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     91,090  

Tax reclaim receivable

     70,341  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     9,699  

Prepaid expenses

     2,216  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     635,814,414  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     39,174,247  

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     576,364  

Management fee payable

     328,074  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     227,029  

Distribution fee payable

     169,542  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     90,589  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     56,691  

Due to broker—variation margin swaps

     26,457  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     40,648,993  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 595,165,421  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 38,083  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     507,104,751  
  

 

 

 
     507,142,834  

Undistributed net investment income

     320,284  

Accumulated net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     8,200,636  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     79,501,667  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, March 31, 2018

   $ 595,165,421  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($346,806,110 ÷ 22,252,669 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.58  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.91  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 16.49  
  

 

 

 

Class B

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($10,192,376 ÷ 650,019 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.68  
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($82,312,553 ÷ 5,249,662 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.68  
  

 

 

 

Class R

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($1,827,349 ÷ 117,185 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.59  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($153,994,099 ÷ 9,811,509 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.70  
  

 

 

 

Class Q

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($32,934 ÷ 2,098 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.70  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     89  


Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

 

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $31,679)

   $ 3,310,900  

Interest income

     2,957,033  

Affiliated dividend income

     364,995  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $241)

     8,259  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     6,641,187  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

     1,918,119  

Distribution fee(a)

     984,605  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (affiliated expense of $134,471)(a)

     362,314  

Custodian and accounting fees

     140,904  

Registration fees(a)

     41,773  

Shareholders’ reports

     30,522  

Audit fee

     22,498  

Legal fees and expenses

     10,372  

Directors’ fees

     8,726  

Miscellaneous

     65,687  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,585,520  

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

     (50,139

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (2,087
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     3,533,294  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     3,107,893  
  

 

 

 

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

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $991)

     14,669,862  

Futures transactions

     (1,547,760

Forward currency contracts transactions

     (26,544

Options written transactions

     68,815  

Swap agreement transactions

     (10,172

Foreign currency transactions

     (7,474
  

 

 

 
     13,146,727  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments (including affiliated of: ($90,116))

     (2,376,353

Futures

     546,677  

Forward currency contracts

     14,339  

Options written

     (34,598

Swap agreements

     741,377  

Foreign currencies

     28,215  
  

 

 

 
     (1,080,343
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     12,066,384  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 15,174,277  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(a) Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class Q  

Distribution fee

    524,258       55,183       398,942       6,222              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    217,454       13,600       37,560       2,363       91,301       36  

Registration fees

    8,978       6,125       6,911       6,805       6,466       6,488  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (24,123     (1,104           (5,951     (12,442     (6,519

Distribution fee waiver

                      (2,087            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     91  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

     Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2018
     Year
Ended
September 30, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,107,893      $ 5,677,328  

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

     13,146,727        23,149,783  

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

     (1,080,343      26,791,672  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     15,174,277        55,618,783  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

Class A

     (1,964,669      (3,839,217

Class B

     (12,281      (52,670

Class C

     (167,073      (305,032

Class R

     (5,823      (9,532

Class Z

     (1,056,162      (1,731,154

Class Q

     (112       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (3,206,120      (5,937,605
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

Class A

     (14,743,277      (10,385,532

Class B

     (465,067      (370,499

Class C

     (3,313,753      (1,928,302

Class R

     (68,936      (23,286

Class Z

     (6,197,978      (3,104,100

Class Q

     (420       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (24,789,431      (15,811,719
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions)

 

Net proceeds from shares sold

     59,964,920        125,968,668  

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

     26,605,556        20,632,637  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (48,653,865      (97,656,581
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     37,916,611        48,944,724  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     25,095,337        82,814,183  

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

     570,070,084        487,255,901  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period(a)

   $ 595,165,421      $ 570,070,084  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed/(distributions in excess of) net investment income of:

   $ 320,284      $ 418,511  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company consists of six series: Prudential Balanced Fund, Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund and Prudential Jennison Growth Fund, each of which are diversified funds and Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund, Prudential Growth Allocation Fund and Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund, each of which are non-diversified funds for purposes of the 1940 Act and may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer 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 non­diversified fund. These financial statements relate only to the Prudential Balanced Fund (the “Series”).

 

The investment objective of the Series is to seek income and long-term growth of capital.

 

1. Accounting Policies

 

The Series follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Series consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series 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 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”). Under the current valuation procedures, the Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Series 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

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     93  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Series’ foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Series shares.

 

Various inputs determine how the Series’ 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.

 

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. 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.

 

Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Series utilizes the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield

 

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spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

 

OTC derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Series utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing OTC derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated OTC derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain OTC derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

 

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

 

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.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     95  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Series may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Series has valued the investment. Therefore, the Series may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid 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. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Series’ Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Board of the Company. However, the liquidity of the Series’ investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) and Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR): The Series purchased government controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities that transfer most of the cost of defaults to private investors including the Series. These are insurance-like products that are called CAS by Fannie Mae and STACR securities by Freddie Mac. Payments on the securities are based primarily on the performance of a reference pool of underlying mortgages. With such securities, the Series could lose some or all of its principal if the underlying mortgages experience credit defaults.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series 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 Series 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

 

96  


foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions. Notwithstanding the above, the Series does isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions.

 

Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

Forward and Cross Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The Series enters into forward currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposure to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies. Gain (loss) is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and negotiated forward contracts. This gain (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve risks from currency exchange rate and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contract’s life. A cross currency contract is a forward contract where a specified amount of one foreign currency will be exchanged for a specified amount of another foreign currency.

 

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Series is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Series each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     97  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

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

 

Swap Agreements: The Series may enter into credit default, interest rate and other types of swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. Any upfront premiums paid and received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule of Investments.

 

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The Series is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Series used interest rate swaps to maintain its ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed-rate payments and to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments. The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.

 

Master Netting Arrangements: The Company, on behalf of the Series, 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 the Series. A master netting arrangement between the Series and the counterparty permits the Series to offset amounts payable by the Series to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Series to cover the Series’ exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating

 

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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.

 

The Company, on behalf of the Series, is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Series is held in a segregated account by the Series’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Series is segregated by the Series’s custodian and identified in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Series and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Series’ net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Series may occur upon a decline in the Series’ net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Series’ counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Series’ future derivative activity.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

As of March 31, 2018, the Series has not met conditions under such agreements which give the counterparty the right to call for an early termination.

 

Forward currency contracts, forward rate agreements, written options, short sales, swaps and financial futures contracts involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.

 

Warrants and Rights: The Series may hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants and rights entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock, or such other security that the issuer may specify, at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such warrants and rights are held as long positions by the Series until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

Securities Lending: The Series may lend 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 Series. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Series securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Series has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

 

The Series 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 Series 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 on the Statement of Operations as “Income from securities lending, net”.

 

Concentration of Risk: The ability of debt securities issuers (other than those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government) held by the Series to meet their obligations may be

 

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affected by the economic or political developments in a specific industry, region or country. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): The Series invests in equity REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from equity REITs during the period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded accordingly. When material, these estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the equity REITs.

 

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. 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, distribution fee waivers, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Taxes: It is the Series’ 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 Series expects to pay dividends from net investment income quarterly. Distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, are declared and paid 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 amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain (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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

2. Agreements

 

The Company, on behalf of the Series, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisers’ performance of such services. In addition, under the management agreement, PGIM Investments provides all of the administrative functions necessary for the organization, operation and management of the Series. PGIM Investments administers the corporate affairs of the Series and, in connection therewith, furnishes the Series with office facilities, together with those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by, the Series’ custodian (the Custodian), and the Series’ transfer agent. PGIM Investments is also responsible for the staffing and management of dedicated groups of legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel necessary for the operation of the Series. The legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel are also responsible for the management and oversight of the various service providers to the Series, including, but not limited to, the custodian, transfer agent, and accounting agent.

 

PGIM Investments has entered into a subadvisory agreement with each of PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Series through its PGIM Fixed Income unit, and Quantitative Management Associates LLC (“QMA”). Each subadvisory agreement provides that PGIM, Inc. and QMA will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection therewith, PGIM, Inc. and QMA are obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PGIM Investments pays for the services of PGIM, Inc. and QMA, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PGIM Investments is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Series’ average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion and 0.60% of such average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.65% for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

PGIM Investments entered into a contractual agreement that waives management fees in an amount up to 0.02% of the Series’ average daily net assets through January 31, 2019, to the extent that the Series’ net annual operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest, distribution (12b-1) fees and certain extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.86% of the Series’ average daily net assets on an annualized basis. Separately, PGIM Investments has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2020, to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the total annual Series Operating Expenses to exceed 0.88% of average daily

 

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net assets for Class Q shares or 1.63% of average daily net assets for Class R shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager in accordance with this agreement may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/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 effective management fee rate, net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.63%, for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

The Company, on behalf of the Series, 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 Q shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or services fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z and Class Q shares of the Series.

 

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Series 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, B, C and R shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through January 31, 2019 to limit such fees to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that it has received $293,417 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the six months ended March 31, 2018. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that for the six months ended March 31, 2018 it received $3,879 and $7,548 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class B shareholders, respectively.

 

PGIM Investments, PGIM, Inc., PIMS and QMA 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 Series’ 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 Series 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,

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

that 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. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the reporting period ended March 31, 2018 no such transactions were entered into by the Series.

 

The Series may invest its overnight sweep cash in the Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. The Series also invests in the Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 (together with Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund, the “Core Funds”), registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. For the reporting period ended March 31, 2018, PGIM, Inc. was compensated $413 by PGIM Investments for managing the Series’ securities lending cash collateral as subadviser to the Money Market Fund. Earnings from the Core Funds and Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2018, were $405,594,497 and $392,344,787, respectively.

 

5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

   $ 536,497,198  
  

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

     92,243,866  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (14,434,328
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 77,809,538  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ 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 Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ federal, state and local income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

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6. Capital and Ownership

 

The Series offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class Q 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 automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. 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 R, Class Z and Class Q shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge 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 Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock.

 

The Company is authorized to issue 6.625 billion shares of common stock at $0.001 par value per shares. There are 923 million shares authorized for the Series, divided into seven classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class Q and Class T common stock, each of which consists of 125 million, 3 million, 25 million, 125 million, 280 million, 290 million and 75 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2018, Prudential, through its affiliates, owned 638 Class Q shares of the Series. At reporting period end, three shareholders of record held 30% of the Series’ outstanding shares.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       1,067,680      $ 17,079,365  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,043,616        16,416,963  

Shares reacquired

       (1,450,541      (23,252,831
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       660,755        10,243,497  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       57,839        929,480  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (32,658      (520,289
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       685,936      $ 10,652,688  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       2,514,509      $ 37,992,401  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       937,107        13,911,744  

Shares reacquired

       (3,058,535      (46,399,474
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       393,081        5,504,671  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       152,354        2,334,216  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (618,239      (9,279,826
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (72,804    $ (1,440,939
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class B

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       31,440      $ 510,944  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       28,893        457,390  

Shares reacquired

       (55,900      (897,330
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       4,433        71,004  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (43,349      (706,526
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (38,916    $ (635,522
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       80,892      $ 1,226,822  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       27,001        401,662  

Shares reacquired

       (118,638      (1,802,332
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (10,745      (173,848

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (102,859      (1,589,127
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (113,604    $ (1,762,975
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       863,616      $ 13,902,090  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       208,853        3,306,723  

Shares reacquired

       (448,633      (7,195,585
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       623,836        10,013,228  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (25,899      (415,424
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       597,937      $ 9,597,804  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       1,841,293      $ 28,019,593  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       136,892        2,036,756  

Shares reacquired

       (887,964      (13,559,270
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,090,221        16,497,079  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (249,204      (3,810,107
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       841,017      $ 12,686,972  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       36,326      $ 587,938  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       3,217        50,654  

Shares reacquired

       (13,779      (222,909
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       25,764      $ 415,683  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       49,000      $ 754,000  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,309        19,489  

Shares reacquired

       (7,075      (106,903
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       43,234      $ 666,586  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       1,725,623      $ 27,851,229  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       402,262        6,373,294  

Shares reacquired

       (1,059,026      (17,085,206
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,068,859        17,139,317  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       57,536        923,791  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (13,393      (211,032
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,113,002      $ 17,852,076  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       3,809,479      $ 57,975,852  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       284,391        4,262,986  

Shares reacquired

       (2,344,631      (35,788,602
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,749,239        26,450,236  

Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)

       817,647        12,394,597  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (3,199      (49,753
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,563,687      $ 38,795,080  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

               

Period ended March 31, 2018*:

       

Shares sold

       2,064      $ 33,354  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       34        532  

Shares reacquired

              (4
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,098      $ 33,882  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of offering was November 28, 2017

 

7. Borrowings

 

The Company, on behalf of the Series, 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 SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 5, 2017 through October 4, 2018. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Series’ portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 5, 2017, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCA is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

 

Other 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

 

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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 Series did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Class A Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $15.93               $14.99       $14.67       $16.45       $14.70       $13.37  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.09               0.17       0.18       0.18       0.20       0.21  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.34               1.43       1.25       (0.09     1.76       1.34  
Total from investment operations     0.43               1.60       1.43       0.09       1.96       1.55  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.09             (0.18     (0.19     (0.33     (0.21     (0.22
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.69             (0.48     (0.92     (1.54     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.78             (0.66     (1.11     (1.87     (0.21     (0.22
Net asset value, end of period     $15.58               $15.93       $14.99       $14.67       $16.45       $14.70  
Total Return(b):     2.68%               10.99%       10.15%       0.17%       13.43%       11.78%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $346,806               $343,550       $324,422       $295,456       $303,153       $281,499  
Average net assets (000)     $350,465               $332,088       $308,458       $309,664       $295,552       $273,250  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.16% (e)              1.18%       1.23%       1.23%       1.22%       1.22%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.17% (e)              1.20%       1.25%       1.25%       1.24%       1.24%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.09% (e)              1.11%       1.23%       1.16%       1.27%       1.50%  
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     73% (f)              180%       230%       216%       215%       234%  

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effect 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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The Series accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     109  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class B Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $16.02               $15.08       $14.75       $16.45       $14.71       $13.38  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.01               0.06       0.08       0.07       0.09       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.36               1.43       1.25       (0.09     1.75       1.35  
Total from investment operations     0.37               1.49       1.33       (0.02     1.84       1.46  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.02             (0.07     (0.08     (0.14     (0.10     (0.13
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.69             (0.48     (0.92     (1.54     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.71             (0.55     (1.00     (1.68     (0.10     (0.13
Net asset value, end of period     $15.68               $16.02       $15.08       $14.75       $16.45       $14.71  
Total Return(b):     2.27%               10.16%       9.41%       (0.49)%       12.60%       11.01%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10,192               $11,040       $12,101       $12,376       $14,899       $13,222  
Average net assets (000)     $11,067               $11,624       $12,405       $14,068       $14,806       $11,466  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.08% (e)              1.88%       1.93%       1.93%       1.92%       1.92%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.10% (e)              1.90%       1.95%       1.95%       1.94%       1.94%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.17% (e)              0.41%       0.54%       0.46%       0.57%       0.80%  
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     73% (f)              180%       230%       216%       215%       234%  

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effect 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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The Series accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

110  


Class C Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $16.02               $15.08       $14.74       $16.45       $14.71       $13.37  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.03               0.06       0.08       0.07       0.09       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.36               1.43       1.26       (0.10     1.75       1.36  
Total from investment operations     0.39               1.49       1.34       (0.03     1.84       1.47  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.04             (0.07     (0.08     (0.14     (0.10     (0.13
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.69             (0.48     (0.92     (1.54     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.73             (0.55     (1.00     (1.68     (0.10     (0.13
Net asset value, end of period     $15.68               $16.02       $15.08       $14.74       $16.45       $14.71  
Total Return(b):     2.37%               10.16%       9.49%       (0.56)%       12.60%       11.10%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $82,313               $74,527       $57,448       $30,093       $20,838       $15,926  
Average net assets (000)     $80,008               $66,532       $43,525       $26,353       $17,899       $12,912  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.86% (e)              1.88%       1.93%       1.93%       1.92%       1.92%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.86% (e)              1.90%       1.95%       1.95%       1.94%       1.94%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.40% (e)              0.41%       0.53%       0.47%       0.58%       0.79%  
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     73% (f)              180%       230%       216%       215%       234%  

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effect 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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The Series accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     111  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class R Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $15.94               $15.00       $14.68       $16.43       $14.69       $13.36  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.05               0.14       0.15       0.15       0.17       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.35               1.43       1.25       (0.09     1.75       1.35  
Total from investment operations     0.40               1.57       1.40       0.06       1.92       1.53  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.06             (0.15     (0.16     (0.27     (0.18     (0.20
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.69             (0.48     (0.92     (1.54     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.75             (0.63     (1.08     (1.81     (0.18     (0.20
Net asset value, end of period     $15.59               $15.94       $15.00       $14.68       $16.43       $14.69  
Total Return(b):     2.46%               10.77%       9.93%       0.02%       13.16%       11.58%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $1,827               $1,457       $723       $553       $482       $305  
Average net assets (000)     $1,674               $947       $739       $528       $395       $273  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.63% (e)              1.38%       1.43%       1.43%       1.42%       1.42%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.59% (e)              1.65%       1.70%       1.70%       1.69%       1.69%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.62% (e)              0.92%       1.04%       0.96%       1.08%       1.30%  
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     73% (f)              180%       230%       216%       215%       234%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The Series accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

112  


Class Z Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):          
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $16.04               $15.09       $14.75       $16.57       $14.80       $13.46  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.11               0.22       0.22       0.23       0.25       0.25  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investment transactions
    0.36               1.43       1.27       (0.10     1.77       1.35  
Total from investment operations     0.47               1.65       1.49       0.13       2.02       1.60  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.12             (0.22     (0.23     (0.41     (0.25     (0.26
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.69             (0.48     (0.92     (1.54     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.81             (0.70     (1.15     (1.95     (0.25     (0.26
Net asset value, end of period     $15.70               $16.04       $15.09       $14.75       $16.57       $14.80  
Total Return(b):     2.88%               11.32%       10.57%       0.41%       13.80%       12.10%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $153,994               $139,497       $92,562       $63,516       $98,321       $85,068  
Average net assets (000)     $148,591               $118,555       $79,518       $59,423       $89,928       $70,535  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.86% (e)              0.88%       0.93%       0.93%       0.92%       0.92%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.88% (e)              0.90%       0.95%       0.95%       0.94%       0.94%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.39% (e)              1.41%       1.53%       1.45%       1.57%       1.76%  
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     73% (f)              180%       230%       216%       215%       234%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The Series accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Balanced Fund     113  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class Q Shares       
     November 28,
2017(e)
through
March 31,
 
     2018  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $16.48  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)     0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investment transactions
    (0.04
Total from investment operations     0.03  
Less Dividends and Distributions:        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.12
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.69
Total dividends and distributions     (0.81
Net asset value, end of period     $15.70  
Total Return(b):     0.14%  
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000)     $33  
Average net assets (000)     $14  
Ratios to average net assets(c):        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.88% (f) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     141.45% (f) 
Net investment income (loss)     1.43% (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     73% (g) 

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The Series accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.
(e) Commencement of offering.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIRECTORS
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OFFICERS

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PRUDENTIAL BALANCED FUND

 

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NASDAQ   PIBAX   PBFBX   PABCX   PALRX   PABFX   PIBQX
CUSIP   74437E883   74437E875   74437E867   74437E636   74437E859   74437E461

 

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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON

EQUITY OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

MARCH 31, 2018

 

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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 March 31, 2018 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FUNDS — UPDATE

 

The Board of Directors/Trustees for the Fund has approved renaming the Fund’s Class Q shares as Class R6 shares, effective on June 11, 2018. The renaming of Class Q shares as Class R6 shares will not result in any changes to pricing, eligibility, or shareholder rights and obligations. The renamed Class R6 shares will not be exchangeable with Class R6 shares of the Prudential Day One Funds or the Prudential 60/40 Allocation Fund.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FUNDS — UPDATE

 

Effective on or about June 1, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Z shares, as applicable, will be closed to investments by new group retirement plans, except as discussed below. Existing group retirement plans as of the Effective Date may keep their investments in their current share class and may continue to make additional purchases or exchanges of that class of shares. As of the Effective Date, all new group retirement plans wishing to add the Fund as a new addition to the plan generally will be into one of the available Class Q shares, Class R2 shares, or Class R4 shares of the Fund.

 

In addition, on or about the Effective Date, the Class R shares of the Fund will be closed to all new investors, except as discussed below. Due to the closing of the Class R shares to new investors, effective on or about the Effective Date new IRA investors may only purchase Class A, Class C, Class Z, or Class Q shares of the Fund, subject to share class eligibility. Following the Effective Date, no new accounts may be established in the Fund’s Class R shares and no Class R shares may be purchased or acquired by any new Class R shareholder, except as discussed below.

 

     Class A   Class C   Class Z   Class R

Existing Investors

(Group Retirement Plans, IRAs, and all other investors)

  No Change   No Change   No Change   No Change
New Group Retirement Plans   Closed to group retirement plans wishing to add the share classes as new additions to plan menus on or about June 1, 2018, subject to certain exceptions below

New IRAs

  No Change   No Change   No Change   Closed to all new
investors on or
about June 1, 2018,
subject to certain
exceptions below
All Other New Investors   No Change   No Change   No Change  

 

- Not part of the Semiannual Report -

 

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However, the following new investors may continue to purchase Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Z shares of the Fund, as applicable:

 

   

Eligible group retirement plans who are exercising their one-time 90-day repurchase privilege in the Fund will be permitted to purchase such share classes.

   

Plan participants in a group retirement plan that offers Class A, Class C, Class R, or Class Z shares of the Fund as of the Effective Date will be permitted to purchase such share classes of the Fund, even if the plan participant did not own shares of that class of the Fund as of the Effective Date.

   

Certain new group retirement plans will be permitted to offer such share classes of the Fund after the Effective Date, provided that the plan has or is actively negotiating a contractual agreement with the Fund’s distributor or service provider to offer such share classes of the Fund prior to or on the Effective Date.

   

New group retirement plans that combine with, replace, or are otherwise affiliated with a current plan that invests in such share classes prior to or on the Effective Date will be permitted to purchase such share classes.

 

The Fund also reserves the right to refuse any purchase order that might disrupt management of the Fund or to otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

 

- Not part of the Semiannual Report -

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     7  

Your Fund’s Performance

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     11  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     13  

 

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Letter from the President

 

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018.

 

We have important information to share with you. Effective June 11, 2018, Prudential Mutual Funds will be renamed from Prudential to PGIM Funds. Renaming our funds is part of our ongoing effort to further build our reputation and establish our global brand, which began when our firm adopted PGIM Investments as its name in April 2017. Please note that only the Fund’s name is changing. Your Fund’s management and operation, along with the Fund’s symbols, will remain the same.*

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund

May 15, 2018

 

*Note: The Prudential Day One Funds will not be changing their names.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

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

 

   

Total Returns as of 3/31/18

(without sales charges)

  Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/18
(with sales charges)
    Six Months* (%)   One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)
Class A   7.23     4.74   10.30   8.58  
Class B   6.71     5.24   10.62   8.43  
Class C   6.83     9.10   10.77   8.43  
Class R   6.96   10.46   11.31   8.96  
Class Z   7.35   11.14   11.89   9.53  
Class Q   7.36   11.25   N/A   N/A   8.71 (11/25/14)
S&P 500 Index
  5.84   13.98   13.29   9.49  
Lipper Customized Blend Funds Average**  
  4.45   11.26   10.90   8.01  
Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Average**
    5.06   12.48   11.22   8.20  

 

* Not Annualized

**The Lipper Customized Blend Funds Average is a blend of the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds and Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Averages. The Lipper Customized Blend Funds Average was utilized because the Fund’s manager believes that a blend of the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds and Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Averages provides a more appropriate basis for Fund performance comparisons, although Lipper classifies the Fund in its Multi-Cap Core Funds universe.

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 Index and the Lipper Averages 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 Q***
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 original purchase price or 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 dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

**Certain share classes will be generally closed to investments by new group retirement plans effective on or about June 1, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” in the front of this report for more information.

***Class Q shares will be renamed as Class R6 shares effective on June 11, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” on page 3 of this report for more information.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

S&P 500 Index—The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (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. The average annual total return for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class Q shares through 3/31/18 is 9.87%.

 

Lipper Customized Blend Funds Average—The Lipper Customized Blend Funds Average (Lipper Average) is a 50/50 blend of the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds and Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Averages. The average annual total return for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class Q shares through 3/31/18 is 7.35%.

 

Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Average—The Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds universe for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-Cap Core Funds in the Lipper Average typically have between 25% and 75% of their assets invested in companies with market capitalizations of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Multi-Cap Core Funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value compared with the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. The average annual total return for the Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class Q shares through 3/31/18 is 7.66%.

 

Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Average—The Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds universe for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-Cap Value Funds in the Lipper Average typically have a below-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value compared to the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. The average annual total return for the Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class Q shares through 3/31/18 is 6.69%.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Averages reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 3/31/18 (%)
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Banks     2.4  
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Media     2.3  
Tapestry, Inc., Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     2.2  
Bank of America Corp., Banks     2.1  
Microsoft Corp., Software     2.1  

 

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

Five Largest Industries expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 3/31/18 (%)
 
Banks     10.7  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     9.3  
Software     8.4  
Media     6.6  
Pharmaceuticals     6.2  

 

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

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

 

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

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. 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 Prudential 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

Prudential
Jennison Equity
Opportunity Fund
 

Beginning Account

Value
October 1, 2017

    Ending  Account
Value
March 31, 2018
   

Annualized

Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period

    Expenses  Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,072.30       1.06   $ 5.48  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.65       1.06   $ 5.34  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,067.10       2.03   $ 10.46  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.81       2.03   $ 10.20  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,068.30       1.79   $ 9.23  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.01       1.79   $ 9.00  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,069.60       1.53   $ 7.89  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.30       1.53   $ 7.70  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,073.50       0.76   $ 3.93  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.14       0.76   $ 3.83  
Class Q   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,073.60       0.72   $ 3.72  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.34       0.72   $ 3.63  

 

*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 March 31, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying funds in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.2%

     

COMMON STOCKS

     

Aerospace & Defense    1.4%

                 

United Technologies Corp.

     46,785      $ 5,886,489  

Airlines    1.3%

                 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     99,928        5,477,054  

Banks    10.7%

                 

Bank of America Corp.

     300,660        9,016,794  

BB&T Corp.

     141,653        7,371,622  

Citigroup, Inc.

     89,205        6,021,338  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     91,994        10,116,580  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     66,207        4,250,489  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     55,796        8,438,587  
     

 

 

 
        45,215,410  

Biotechnology    4.1%

                 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     34,372        3,831,103  

Biogen, Inc.*

     14,821        4,058,286  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     67,525        5,474,252  

Shire PLC, ADR

     26,684        3,986,323  
     

 

 

 
        17,349,964  

Capital Markets    3.5%

                 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     31,022        7,813,201  

Morgan Stanley

     128,366        6,926,629  
     

 

 

 
        14,739,830  

Commercial Services & Supplies    1.1%

                 

Mobile Mini, Inc.

     105,679        4,597,036  

Diversified Consumer Services    1.7%

                 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

     468,398        3,255,366  

Laureate Education, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     296,374        4,075,143  
     

 

 

 
        7,330,509  

Electrical Equipment    1.2%

                 

Emerson Electric Co.

     71,993        4,917,122  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    2.5%

                 

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     117,166        3,497,405  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     141,867        7,094,769  
     

 

 

 
        10,592,174  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Energy Equipment & Services    1.8%

                 

Halliburton Co.

     165,413      $ 7,764,486  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    1.0%

                 

CoreCivic, Inc.

     205,248        4,006,441  

Food & Staples Retailing    1.2%

                 

Walmart, Inc.

     56,763        5,050,204  

Food Products    2.1%

                 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     70,850        2,612,948  

Mondelez International, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     149,643        6,244,602  
     

 

 

 
        8,857,550  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies    0.7%

                 

Siemens Healthineers AG (Germany), 144A*

     70,434        2,894,631  

Health Care Providers & Services    1.4%

                 

Cigna Corp.

     34,244        5,744,089  

Holding Companies—Diversified    0.7%

                 

TPG Pace Holdings Corp.*

     297,321        3,112,951  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    9.3%

                 

Carnival Corp.

     73,907        4,846,821  

Hyatt Hotels Corp. (Class A Stock)

     108,942        8,307,917  

International Game Technology PLC

     190,948        5,104,040  

MGM Resorts International

     193,580        6,779,172  

Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.*

     490,360        5,011,479  

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*(a)

     256,521        3,804,206  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     301,966        5,299,503  
     

 

 

 
        39,153,138  

Insurance    3.4%

                 

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

     79,833        4,103,416  

Chubb Ltd.

     23,677        3,238,304  

MetLife, Inc.

     147,735        6,779,559  
     

 

 

 
        14,121,279  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail    1.1%

                 

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group (Class A Stock)*

     181,761        4,574,924  

Internet Software & Services    1.8%

                 

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     7,267        7,498,018  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

IT Services    1.2%

                 

Teradata Corp.*

     130,530      $ 5,178,125  

Machinery    1.9%

                 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     16,914        2,492,785  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     164,163        5,356,639  
     

 

 

 
        7,849,424  

Media    6.6%

                 

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     111,637        3,814,636  

Liberty Global PLC (United Kingdom) (Class C Stock)*

     146,123        4,446,523  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

     80,947        3,411,107  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     263,850        9,680,657  

Viacom, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     207,690        6,450,851  
     

 

 

 
        27,803,774  

Metals & Mining    3.1%

                 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

     116,694        4,909,317  

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom), ADR

     104,198        5,369,323  

United States Steel Corp.

     83,113        2,924,746  
     

 

 

 
        13,203,386  

Multi-Utilities    1.1%

                 

Sempra Energy

     41,170        4,578,927  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    5.3%

                 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     105,591        6,378,752  

Andeavor

     25,160        2,530,090  

Arch Coal, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     29,178        2,680,875  

Concho Resources, Inc.*

     28,989        4,357,916  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     209,546        6,349,244  
     

 

 

 
        22,296,877  

Pharmaceuticals    6.2%

                 

Allergan PLC

     36,283        6,106,066  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     125,586        7,943,314  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     54,940        2,992,582  

Mylan NV*

     145,927        6,007,815  

Pfizer, Inc.

     84,236        2,989,536  
     

 

 

 
        26,039,313  

Road & Rail    3.0%

                 

Schneider National, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     201,440        5,249,526  

Union Pacific Corp.

     53,995        7,258,548  
     

 

 

 
        12,508,074  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    3.6%

                 

Intel Corp.

     148,561      $ 7,737,057  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     93,203        5,164,378  

Versum Materials, Inc.

     55,696        2,095,841  
     

 

 

 
        14,997,276  

Software    8.4%

                 

BlackBerry Ltd. (Canada)*

     316,083        3,634,954  

Fortinet, Inc.*

     83,031        4,448,801  

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

     31,410        2,538,870  

Microsoft Corp.

     96,329        8,791,948  

Oracle Corp.

     119,818        5,481,673  

PTC, Inc.*

     70,073        5,466,395  

Verint Systems, Inc.*

     121,531        5,177,221  
     

 

 

 
        35,539,862  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals    2.0%

                 

Apple, Inc.

     39,363        6,604,324  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.(a)

     126,665        1,950,641  
     

 

 

 
        8,554,965  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    3.7%

                 

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

     69,560        6,199,187  

Tapestry, Inc.

     175,253        9,220,060  
     

 

 

 
        15,419,247  

Trading Companies & Distributors    1.1%

                 

Univar, Inc.*

     168,017        4,662,472  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $325,551,148)

        417,515,021  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    1.6%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

                 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     1,246,950        1,246,950  

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $5,759,697; includes $5,750,129 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     5,760,169        5,759,016  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $7,006,647)

        7,005,966  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.8%
(cost $332,557,795)

        424,520,987  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (0.8)%

        (3,533,663
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

      $ 420,987,324  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The following abbreviations are used in the semi-annual report:

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

REIT(s)—Real Estate Investment Trust(s)

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $5,746,120; cash collateral of $5,750,129 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Series purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Series, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

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

 

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

 

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

     

Aerospace & Defense

  $ 5,886,489     $     —     $     —  

Airlines

    5,477,054              

Banks

    45,215,410              

Biotechnology

    17,349,964              

Capital Markets

    14,739,830              

Commercial Services & Supplies

    4,597,036              

Diversified Consumer Services

    7,330,509              

Electrical Equipment

    4,917,122              

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    10,592,174              

Energy Equipment & Services

    7,764,486              

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    4,006,441              

Food & Staples Retailing

    5,050,204              

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities (continued)

     

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Food Products

  $ 8,857,550     $     $     —  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

          2,894,631        

Health Care Providers & Services

    5,744,089              

Holding Companies—Diversified

          3,112,951        

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    39,153,138              

Insurance

    14,121,279              

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    4,574,924              

Internet Software & Services

    7,498,018              

IT Services

    5,178,125              

Machinery

    7,849,424              

Media

    27,803,774              

Metals & Mining

    13,203,386              

Multi-Utilities

    4,578,927              

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    22,296,877              

Pharmaceuticals

    26,039,313              

Road & Rail

    12,508,074              

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    14,997,276              

Software

    35,539,862              

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    8,554,965              

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    15,419,247              

Trading Companies & Distributors

    4,662,472              

Affiliated Mutual Funds

    7,005,966              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 418,513,405     $ 6,007,582     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

 

Industry Classification:

 

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Banks

    10.7

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    9.3  

Software

    8.4  

Media

    6.6  

Pharmaceuticals

    6.2  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    5.3  

Biotechnology

    4.1  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    3.7  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    3.6  

Capital Markets

    3.5  

Insurance

    3.4  

Metals & Mining

    3.1  

Road & Rail

    3.0

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    2.5  

Food Products

    2.1  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    2.0  

Machinery

    1.9  

Energy Equipment & Services

    1.8  

Internet Software & Services

    1.8  

Diversified Consumer Services

    1.7  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (including 1.4% of collateral for securities on loan)

    1.6  

Aerospace & Defense

    1.4  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.4  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Industry (cont’d.)

     

Airlines

    1.3

IT Services

    1.2  

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.2  

Electrical Equipment

    1.2  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    1.1  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    1.1  

Multi-Utilities

    1.1  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    1.1  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    1.0

Holding Companies—Diversified

    0.7  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    0.7  
 

 

 

 
    100.8  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.8
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

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

 

The Series 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

  $ 5,746,120     $ (5,746,120   $   —  
 

 

 

     

 

(1) Collateral amount disclosed by the Series is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $5,746,120:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $325,551,148)

   $ 417,515,021  

Affiliated investments (cost $7,006,647)

     7,005,966  

Cash

     75,496  

Receivable for investments sold

     3,399,843  

Dividends receivable

     661,301  

Receivable for Series shares sold

     377,827  

Tax reclaim receivable

     272,749  

Prepaid expenses

     1,675  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     429,309,878  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     5,750,129  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,714,884  

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     382,653  

Management fee payable

     214,967  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     138,048  

Distribution fee payable

     96,479  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     25,394  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     8,322,554  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 420,987,324  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 21,786  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     311,054,766  
  

 

 

 
     311,076,552  

Undistributed net investment income

     633,345  

Accumulated net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     17,290,479  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     91,986,948  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, March 31, 2018

   $ 420,987,324  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

       

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($230,685,120 ÷ 11,835,268 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 19.49  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

    1.13  
 

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

  $ 20.62  
 

 

 

 

Class B

       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($5,464,428 ÷ 344,085 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 15.88  
 

 

 

 

Class C

       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($34,035,605 ÷ 2,142,070 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 15.89  
 

 

 

 

Class R

       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($4,378,840 ÷ 256,556 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 17.07  
 

 

 

 

Class Z

       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($128,186,944 ÷ 6,310,559 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 20.31  
 

 

 

 

Class Q

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($18,236,387 ÷ 897,292 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 20.32  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,925)

   $ 5,072,352  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $2,943)

     47,864  

Affiliated dividend income

     33,010  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     5,153,226  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     1,268,596  

Distribution fee(a)

     578,110  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $66,819)(a)

     239,464  

Registration fees(a)

     44,220  

Custodian and accounting fees

     37,081  

Shareholders’ reports

     20,835  

Audit fee

     11,873  

Legal fees and expenses

     9,978  

Directors’ fees

     7,609  

Miscellaneous

     11,128  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,228,894  

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

     (6,486

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (6,022
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,216,386  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     2,936,840  
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $1,771)

     25,973,062  

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,071
  

 

 

 
     25,971,991  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(1,097))

     1,097,157  

Foreign currencies

     10,763  
  

 

 

 
     1,107,920  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     27,079,911  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 30,016,751  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class Q  

Distribution fee

    351,709       30,464       177,960       17,977              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    133,384       9,913       19,832       3,950       72,309       76  

Registration fees

    8,176       6,978       7,149       7,037       7,850       7,030  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

          (4,948           (1,538            

Distribution fee waiver

                      (6,022            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2018
    Year
Ended
September 30, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,936,840     $ 1,725,136  

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

    25,971,991       45,183,930  

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

    1,107,920       20,196,739  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    30,016,751       67,105,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

Class A

    (2,088,750     (1,787,242

Class B

    (25,855     (24,068

Class C

    (172,299     (125,231

Class R

    (36,612     (42,479

Class Z

    (1,460,530     (1,049,595

Class Q

    (219,570     (178,312
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (4,003,616     (3,206,927
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains and capital gain distributions received

   

Class A

    (28,302,850     (15,484,653

Class B

    (865,699     (570,058

Class C

    (5,171,433     (2,966,179

Class R

    (614,183     (442,240

Class Z

    (15,099,851     (6,756,621

Class Q

    (2,089,917     (1,047,774
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (52,143,933     (27,267,525
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions)

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    20,781,734       46,678,814  

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

    54,563,378       29,444,765  

Cost of shares reacquired

    (46,071,421     (91,668,331
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    29,273,691       (15,544,752
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    3,142,893       21,086,601  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

    417,844,431       396,757,830  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period(a)

  $ 420,987,324     $ 417,844,431  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

  $ 633,345     $ 1,700,121  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company consists of six series: Prudential Balanced Fund, Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund and Prudential Jennison Growth Fund, each of which are diversified funds and Prudential Growth Allocation Fund, Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund and Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund, each of which are non-diversified funds for purposes of the 1940 Act and may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer 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. These financial statements relate only to the Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund (the “Series”).

 

The investment objective of the Series is to achieve long-term growth of capital.

 

1. Accounting Policies

 

The Series follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Series consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series 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 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”). Under the current valuation procedures, the Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Series 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

 

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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 Series’ foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Series shares.

 

Various inputs determine how the Series’ 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.

 

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. 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Series may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Series has valued the investment. Therefore, the Series may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid 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. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Series’ Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Board of the Company. However, the liquidity of the Series’ investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series 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 Series 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.

 

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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 securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

Master Netting Arrangements: The Series 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 the Series. A master netting arrangement between the Series and the counterparty permits the Series to offset amounts payable by the Series to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Series to cover the Series’ 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 Series may lend 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 Series. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Series securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Series has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral. The Series 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 Series 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 on the Statement of Operations as “Income from securities lending, net”.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Concentration of Risk: Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

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. 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, distribution fee waivers, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): The Series invests in equity REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from equity REITs during the period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded accordingly. When material, these estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the equity REITs.

 

Taxes: It is the Series’ 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 Series expects to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital and currency 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 amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

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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 Company, on behalf of the Series, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. In addition, under the management agreement, PGIM Investments provides all of the administrative functions necessary for the organization, operation and management of the Series. PGIM Investments administers the corporate affairs of the Series 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 Series’ custodian (the Custodian), and the Series’ transfer agent. PGIM Investments is also responsible for the staffing and management of dedicated groups of legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel necessary for the operation of the Series. The legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel are also responsible for the management and oversight of the various service providers to the Series, including, but not limited to, the custodian, transfer agent, and accounting agent.

 

PGIM Investments 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 Series. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PGIM Investments pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PGIM Investments is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Series up to $300 million and 0.575% of the average daily net assets of the Series over $300 million. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.59% for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

PGIM Investments has contractually agreed through January 31, 2020, to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 2.03% of average daily net assets for Class B shares or 1.53% of average daily net assets for Class R shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Series expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The effective management fee, net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.59% for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

The Company, on behalf of the Series, 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 Q shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually 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 Q shares of the Series.

 

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Series 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 January 31, 2019 to limit such fees to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that it has received $76,562 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the six months ended March 31, 2018. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that for the six months ended March 31, 2018 it received $3,154 and $736 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

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 Series’ 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 Series 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 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

 

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common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the reporting period ended March 31, 2018 no such transactions were entered into by the Series.

 

The Series may invest its overnight sweep cash in the Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the Prudential 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. For the reporting period ended March 31, 2018, PGIM, Inc. was compensated $5,740 by PGIM Investments for managing the Series’ securities lending cash collateral as subadviser to the Money Market Fund. Earnings from the Core Fund and Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2018, were $122,933,052 and $149,674,454, respectively.

 

5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

   $ 333,366,079  
  

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

     106,110,314  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (14,955,406
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 91,154,908  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ 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 Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ federal, state and local income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

6. Capital and Ownership

 

The Series offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class Q 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. 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 R, Class Z and Class Q shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge 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 Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock.

 

The Company is authorized to issue 6.625 billion shares of common stock at $0.001 par value per shares. There are 1.02 billion shares authorized for the Series equally divided into seven classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class Q and Class T common stock, each of which consists of 100 million, 2 million, 25 million, 200 million, 325 million, 320 million and 50 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

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

 

At reporting period end, three shareholders of record held 46% of the Series’ outstanding shares.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       237,116      $ 4,765,158  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,559,883        29,684,573  

Shares reacquired

       (923,835      (18,760,883
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       873,164        15,688,848  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       43,893        920,531  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (48,280      (986,458
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       868,777      $ 15,622,921  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       721,253      $ 14,428,089  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       865,729        16,795,140  

Shares reacquired

       (2,105,817      (42,105,703
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (518,835      (10,882,474

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       112,309        2,283,260  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (497,651      (9,998,223
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (904,177    $ (18,597,437
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class B

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       12,374      $ 204,665  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       55,276        859,544  

Shares reacquired

       (38,032      (634,290
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       29,618        429,919  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (40,907      (708,060
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (11,289    $ (278,141
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       23,066      $ 388,054  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       35,274        576,029  

Shares reacquired

       (69,462      (1,164,819
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (11,122      (200,736

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (90,937      (1,557,244
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (102,059    $ (1,757,980
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       47,437      $ 790,630  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       332,205        5,165,783  

Shares reacquired

       (241,402      (3,994,435
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       138,240        1,961,978  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (14,803      (244,849
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       123,437      $ 1,717,129  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       200,709      $ 3,392,531  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       178,318        2,911,925  

Shares reacquired

       (535,046      (9,017,836
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (156,019      (2,713,380

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (118,093      (1,999,010
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (274,112    $ (4,712,390
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       21,175      $ 365,167  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       27,100        452,296  

Shares reacquired

       (80,524      (1,501,041
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (32,249      (683,578

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (82      (1,430
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (32,331    $ (685,008
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       60,416      $ 1,069,583  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       19,144        331,771  

Shares reacquired

       (132,221      (2,364,000
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (52,661      (962,646

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (223      (3,951
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (52,884    $ (966,597
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       639,693      $ 13,606,792  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       811,892        16,091,695  

Shares reacquired

       (910,759      (19,204,043
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       540,826        10,494,444  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       36,956        787,170  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (9,104      (198,160
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       568,678      $ 11,083,454  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       1,237,852      $ 25,754,320  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       378,488        7,603,814  

Shares reacquired

       (1,596,331      (33,098,949
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       20,009        259,185  

Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)

       537,994        11,197,914  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (1,326      (27,395
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       556,677      $ 11,429,704  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       50,230      $ 1,049,322  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       116,523        2,309,487  

Shares reacquired

       (93,333      (1,976,729
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       73,420        1,382,080  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       20,444        431,256  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       93,864      $ 1,813,336  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       78,233      $ 1,646,237  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       60,999        1,226,086  

Shares reacquired

       (187,659      (3,917,024
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (48,427      (1,044,701

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       4,981        104,649  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (43,446    $ (940,052
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7. Borrowings

 

The Company, on behalf of the Series, 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 SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 5, 2017 through October 4, 2018. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Series’ portion of the

 

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commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 5, 2017, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCA is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

 

Other 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 Series utilized the SCA during the reporting period ended March 31, 2018. The average daily balance for the 14 days that the Series had loans outstanding during the period was $315,929, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 2.85%. The maximum loan balance outstanding during the period was $535,000. At March 31, 2018, the Series did not have an outstanding loan balance.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Class A Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $20.89               $19.11       $18.46       $21.48       $19.56       $15.40  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.14               0.08       0.14       0.12       0.05       0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     1.29               3.21       1.97       (1.20     2.63       4.18  
Total from investment operations     1.43               3.29       2.11       (1.08     2.68       4.24  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.19             (0.16     (0.13     (0.04     (0.04     (0.08
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.64             (1.35     (1.33     (1.90     (0.72     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (2.83             (1.51     (1.46     (1.94     (0.76     (0.08
Net asset value, end of period     $19.49               $20.89       $19.11       $18.46       $21.48       $19.56  
Total Return(b):     7.18%               17.80%       12.14%       (5.38)%       14.00%       27.64%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $230,685               $229,043       $226,889       $245,320       $303,859       $260,720  
Average net assets (000)     $235,116               $231,082       $235,287       $290,318       $291,978       $231,545  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.06% (d)              1.09%       1.07%       1.10%       1.07%       1.10%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.06% (d)              1.09%       1.07%       1.10%       1.07%       1.10%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.35% (d)              0.39%       0.78%       0.59%       0.26%       0.36%  
Portfolio turnover rate     29% (e)              49%       59%       69%       47%       55%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $17.48               $16.24       $15.90       $18.86       $17.33       $13.70  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.03               (0.05     0.01       (0.02     (0.08     (0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     1.09               2.70       1.68       (1.04     2.33       3.70  
Total from investment operations     1.12               2.65       1.69       (1.06     2.25       3.65  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.08             (0.06     (0.02     -       -       (0.02
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.64             (1.35     (1.33     (1.90     (0.72     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (2.72             (1.41     (1.35     (1.90     (0.72     (0.02
Net asset value, end of period     $15.88               $17.48       $16.24       $15.90       $18.86       $17.33  
Total Return(b):     6.71%               16.91%       11.34%       (6.04)%       13.30%       26.66%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $5,464               $6,213       $7,429       $8,997       $13,049       $10,406  
Average net assets (000)     $6,110               $7,088       $8,184       $11,632       $13,038       $9,405  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    2.03% (d)              1.79%       1.77%       1.80%       1.77%       1.80%  
Expenses before waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    2.19% (d)              1.79%       1.77%       1.80%       1.77%       1.80%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.41% (d)              (0.30)%       0.08%       (0.10)%       (0.43)%       (0.33)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     29% (e)              49%       59%       69%       47%       55%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class C Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $17.48               $16.24       $15.89       $18.86       $17.33       $13.70  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.05               (0.05     0.01       (0.02     (0.08     (0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign currency transactions
    1.08               2.70       1.69       (1.05     2.33       3.70  
Total from investment operations     1.13               2.65       1.70       (1.07     2.25       3.65  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.08             (0.06     (0.02     -       -       (0.02
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.64             (1.35     (1.33     (1.90     (0.72     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (2.72             (1.41     (1.35     (1.90     (0.72     (0.02
Net asset value, end of period     $15.89               $17.48       $16.24       $15.89       $18.86       $17.33  
Total Return(b):     6.83%               16.91%       11.41%       (6.10)%       13.30%       26.66%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $34,036               $35,289       $37,229       $42,644       $48,927       $33,179  
Average net assets (000)     $35,690               $37,497       $40,176       $49,176       $42,781       $28,668  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    1.79% (d)              1.79%       1.77%       1.80%       1.77%       1.80%  
Expenses before waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    1.79% (d)              1.79%       1.77%       1.80%       1.77%       1.80%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.62% (d)              (0.31)%       0.08%       (0.10)%       (0.44)%       (0.34)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     29% (e)              49%       59%       69%       47%       55%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38  


Class R Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $18.63               $17.21       $16.76       $19.69       $17.99       $14.18  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.08               0.03       0.09       0.07       0.01       0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     1.15               2.87       1.79       (1.10     2.42       3.83  
Total from investment operations     1.23               2.90       1.88       (1.03     2.43       3.86  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.15             (0.13     (0.10     - (d)      (0.01     (0.05
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.64             (1.35     (1.33     (1.90     (0.72     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (2.79             (1.48     (1.43     (1.90     (0.73     (0.05
Net asset value, end of period     $17.07               $18.63       $17.21       $16.76       $19.69       $17.99  
Total Return(b):     6.96%               17.49%       11.98%       (5.59)%       13.81%       27.34%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $4,379               $5,382       $5,880       $6,430       $8,188       $4,418  
Average net assets (000)     $4,831               $5,859       $6,281       $7,693       $6,569       $3,599  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    1.53% (e)              1.29%       1.27%       1.30%       1.27%       1.30%  
Expenses before waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    1.84% (e)              1.54%       1.52%       1.55%       1.52%       1.55%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.86% (e)              0.19%       0.57%       0.39%       0.07%       0.17%  
Portfolio turnover rate     29% (f)              49%       59%       69%       47%       55%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) Less than $0.005 per share
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Z Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $21.68               $19.78       $19.06       $22.12       $20.11       $15.83  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.17               0.14       0.20       0.19       0.12       0.12  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investment transactions
    1.35               3.32       2.04       (1.25     2.70       4.28  
Total from investment operations     1.52               3.46       2.24       (1.06     2.82       4.40  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.25             (0.21     (0.19     (0.10     (0.09     (0.12
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.64             (1.35     (1.33     (1.90     (0.72     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (2.89             (1.56     (1.52     (2.00     (0.81     (0.12
Net asset value, end of period     $20.31               $21.68       $19.78       $19.06       $22.12       $20.11  
Total Return(b):     7.35%               18.11%       12.49%       (5.10)%       14.38%       28.01%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $128,187               $124,480       $102,564       $147,716       $194,498       $120,082  
Average net assets (000)     $129,550               $115,507       $123,372       $177,458       $161,815       $104,364  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    0.76% (d)              0.79%       0.77%       0.80%       0.77%       0.80%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.76% (d)              0.79%       0.77%       0.80%       0.77%       0.80%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.65% (d)              0.70%       1.06%       0.90%       0.57%       0.66%  
Portfolio turnover rate     29% (e)              49%       59%       69%       47%       55%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40  


Class Q Shares                
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

         

Year Ended September 30,

          November 25,
2014(a)
through
September 30,
 
     2018              2017         2016              2015  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $21.70               $19.80       $19.09               $22.73  
Income from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss)     0.18               0.17       0.23               0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investment transactions
    1.35               3.31       2.03               (1.82
Total from investment operations     1.53               3.48       2.26               (1.64
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.27             (0.23     (0.22             (0.10
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.64             (1.35     (1.33             (1.90
Total dividends and distributions     (2.91             (1.58     (1.55             (2.00
Net asset value, end of period     $20.32               $21.70       $19.80               $19.09  
Total Return(c):     7.41%               18.21%       12.61%               (7.49)%  
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              
Net assets, end of period (000)     $18,236               $17,438       $16,766               $16,611  
Average net assets (000)     $18,122               $16,981       $16,698               $17,054  
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    0.72% (e)              0.66%       0.66%               0.66% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or
expense reimbursement
    0.72% (e)              0.66%       0.66%               0.66% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     1.70% (e)              0.81%       1.20%               1.01% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     29% (f)              49%       59%               69% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of offering.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(800) 225-1852

 

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PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s investment 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 Richard A. Redeker  Brian K. Reid  Stephen G. Stoneburn Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer  Dino Capasso, Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer  Charles H. Smith, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC  

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New York, NY 10017

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment Management Services LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon  

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP  

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

 


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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity 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 SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month no sooner than 15 days after the end of the month.

 

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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON EQUITY OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

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MARCH 31, 2018

 

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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 March 31, 2018 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 is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2018 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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PRUDENTIAL FUNDS — UPDATE

 

The Board of Directors/Trustees for the Fund has approved renaming the Fund’s Class Q shares as Class R6 shares, effective on June 11, 2018. The renaming of Class Q shares as Class R6 shares will not result in any changes to pricing, eligibility, or shareholder rights and obligations. The renamed Class R6 shares will not be exchangeable with Class R6 shares of the Prudential Day One Funds or the Prudential 60/40 Allocation Fund.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FUNDS — UPDATE

 

Effective on or about June 1, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Z shares, as applicable, will be closed to investments by new group retirement plans, except as discussed below. Existing group retirement plans as of the Effective Date may keep their investments in their current share class and may continue to make additional purchases or exchanges of that class of shares. As of the Effective Date, all new group retirement plans wishing to add the Fund as a new addition to the plan generally will be into one of the available Class Q shares, Class R2 shares, or Class R4 shares of the Fund.

 

In addition, on or about the Effective Date, the Class R shares of the Fund will be closed to all new investors, except as discussed below. Due to the closing of the Class R shares to new investors, effective on or about the Effective Date new IRA investors may only purchase Class A, Class C, Class Z, or Class Q shares of the Fund, subject to share class eligibility. Following the Effective Date, no new accounts may be established in the Fund’s Class R shares and no Class R shares may be purchased or acquired by any new Class R shareholder, except as discussed below.

 

     Class A   Class C   Class Z   Class R

Existing Investors

(Group Retirement Plans, IRAs, and all other investors)

  No Change   No Change   No Change   No Change
New Group Retirement Plans   Closed to group retirement plans wishing to add the share classes as new additions to plan menus on or about June 1, 2018, subject to certain exceptions below

New IRAs

  No Change   No Change   No Change   Closed to all new
investors on or
about June 1, 2018,
subject to certain
exceptions below
All Other New Investors   No Change   No Change   No Change  

 

- Not part of the Semiannual Report -

 

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However, the following new investors may continue to purchase Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Z shares of the Fund, as applicable:

 

   

Eligible group retirement plans who are exercising their one-time 90-day repurchase privilege in the Fund will be permitted to purchase such share classes.

   

Plan participants in a group retirement plan that offers Class A, Class C, Class R, or Class Z shares of the Fund as of the Effective Date will be permitted to purchase such share classes of the Fund, even if the plan participant did not own shares of that class of the Fund as of the Effective Date.

   

Certain new group retirement plans will be permitted to offer such share classes of the Fund after the Effective Date, provided that the plan has or is actively negotiating a contractual agreement with the Fund’s distributor or service provider to offer such share classes of the Fund prior to or on the Effective Date.

   

New group retirement plans that combine with, replace, or are otherwise affiliated with a current plan that invests in such share classes prior to or on the Effective Date will be permitted to purchase such share classes.

 

The Fund also reserves the right to refuse any purchase order that might disrupt management of the Fund or to otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

 

- Not part of the Semiannual Report -

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     7  

Your Fund’s Performance

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     11  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     13  

 

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Letter from the President

 

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential Jennison Growth Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018.

 

We have important information to share with you. Effective June 11, 2018,

Prudential Mutual Funds will be renamed from Prudential to PGIM Funds. Renaming our funds is part of our ongoing effort to further build our reputation and establish our global brand, which began when our firm adopted PGIM Investments as its name in April 2017. Please note that only the Fund’s name is changing. Your Fund’s management and operation, along with the Fund’s symbols, will remain the same.*

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund

May 15, 2018

 

*Note: The Prudential Day One Funds will not be changing their names.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

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

 

   

Total Returns as of 3/31/18

(without sales charges)

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/18

(with sales charges)

    Six Months* (%)   One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)
Class A   11.69   21.24   15.57   10.97  
Class B   11.18   22.24   15.93   10.82  
Class C   11.30   26.39   16.07   10.85  
Class R   11.54   28.01   16.64   11.39  
Class Z   11.84   28.67   17.24   11.94  
Class R2     3.74**   N/A   N/A   N/A     N/A (11/28/17)
Class R4     3.84**   N/A   N/A   N/A     N/A (11/28/17)
Class Q   11.93   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A (9/27/17)
Russell 1000 Growth Index
    9.39   21.25   15.53   11.34  
S&P 500 Index
    5.84   13.98   13.29     9.49  
Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Average
      9.69   22.08   14.44   10.03  

 

*Not Annualized

**Since Inception

Source: PGIM Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

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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 R2   Class R4   Class Q***
Maximum Initial Sales Charge   5.50% of the public offering price   None   None   None   None   None   None   None
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or 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   None  

None

Annual Distribution or 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   0.25%   None   None
Shareholder Service fees   None   None   None   None   None   0.10%   0.10%   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 dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

**Certain share classes will be generally closed to investments by new group retirement plans effective on or about June 1, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS–UPDATE” in the front of this report for more information.

***Class Q shares will be renamed as Class R6 shares effective on June 11, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS– UPDATE” on page 3 of this report for more information.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Russell 1000 Growth Index—The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index which contains those securities in the Russell 1000 Growth Index with an above-average growth orientation. Companies in this index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book ratios and price-to-earnings ratios, lower dividend yields, and higher forecasted growth rates.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

S&P 500 Index—The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (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.

 

Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Average—The Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds universe for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings

 

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 3/31/18 (%)
 
Amazon.com, Inc., Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     5.6
Apple, Inc., Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals     4.3  
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China), Internet Software & Services     4.0  
Netflix, Inc., Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     4.0  
Microsoft Corp., Software     3.9  

 

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

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 3/31/18 (%)
 
Software     14.6
Internet Software & Services     14.6  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     11.0  
IT Services     10.0  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     5.6  

 

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

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

 

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

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. 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 Prudential 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

Prudential  Jennison
Growth Fund
 

Beginning Account

Value
October 1, 2017

    Ending  Account
Value
March 31, 2018
   

Annualized

Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period

    Expenses  Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,116.90       1.02   $ 5.38  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.85       1.02   $ 5.14  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,111.80       1.95   $ 10.27  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.21       1.95   $ 9.80  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,113.00       1.69   $ 8.90  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.50       1.69   $ 8.50  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,115.40       1.23   $ 6.49  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.80       1.23   $ 6.19  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,118.40       0.69   $ 3.64  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.49       0.69   $ 3.48  
Class R2**   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,037.40       1.10   $ 3.78  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.45       1.10   $ 5.54  
Class R4**   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,038.40       0.85   $ 2.92  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.69       0.85   $ 4.28  
Class Q   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,119.30       0.60   $ 3.17  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.94       0.60   $ 3.02  

 

*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 March 31, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying funds in which the Fund may invest.

**“Actual” expenses are calculated using the 123 days in the period ended March 31, 2018 due to the class’ inception date of November 28, 2017.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.6%

     

COMMON STOCKS

     

Aerospace & Defense    3.1%

                 

Boeing Co. (The)

     438,747      $ 143,856,366  

Air Freight & Logistics    2.0%

                 

FedEx Corp.

     393,359        94,449,429  

Automobiles    1.1%

                 

Tesla, Inc.*(a)

     198,536        52,836,386  

Banks    3.3%

                 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     966,912        106,331,313  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     315,450        47,708,658  
     

 

 

 
        154,039,971  

Beverages    1.1%

                 

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     890,175        50,926,912  

Biotechnology    4.9%

                 

AbbVie, Inc.

     356,389        33,732,219  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     424,152        47,275,982  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     525,279        42,584,368  

Celgene Corp.*

     574,455        51,247,131  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     354,897        57,841,113  
     

 

 

 
        232,680,813  

Capital Markets    1.8%

                 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     338,839        85,339,991  

Chemicals    0.9%

                 

Albemarle Corp.

     455,448        42,238,248  

Food & Staples Retailing    1.7%

                 

Costco Wholesale Corp.(a)

     436,275        82,207,298  

Health Care Providers & Services    1.4%

                 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     313,998        67,195,572  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    3.5%

                 

Marriott International, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     699,676        95,141,942  

McDonald’s Corp.

     459,107        71,795,153  
     

 

 

 
        166,937,095  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail    11.0%

                 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     182,054      $ 263,494,036  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     31,652        65,848,504  

Netflix, Inc.*

     630,562        186,236,487  
     

 

 

 
        515,579,027  

Internet Software & Services    14.6%

                 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China), ADR*(a)

     1,015,113        186,313,840  

Alphabet, Inc (Class A Stock)*

     93,126        96,584,700  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     92,992        95,948,216  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     887,655        141,838,392  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China), 144A

     339,147        18,205,265  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

     2,707,203        145,321,492  
     

 

 

 
        684,211,905  

IT Services    10.0%

                 

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     304,295        61,619,737  

Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     881,785        154,453,460  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     966,032        73,292,848  

Square, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     682,183        33,563,404  

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,233,022        147,494,092  
     

 

 

 
        470,423,541  

Life Sciences Tools & Services    1.2%

                 

Illumina, Inc.*

     233,238        55,142,128  

Machinery    2.8%

                 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     483,727        71,291,685  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     344,152        58,860,317  
     

 

 

 
        130,152,002  

Media    1.2%

                 

Charter Communications, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     178,708        55,617,504  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    1.3%

                 

Concho Resources, Inc.*

     413,740        62,197,534  

Personal Products    1.8%

                 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) (Class A Stock)(a)

     578,076        86,549,539  

Pharmaceuticals    1.9%

                 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     1,405,206        88,879,279  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    5.6%

                 

Broadcom Ltd.

     398,746      $ 93,964,495  

NVIDIA Corp.

     435,939        100,959,113  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     654,432        67,988,940  
     

 

 

 
        262,912,548  

Software    14.6%

                 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     959,745        64,744,398  

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     609,097        131,613,680  

Microsoft Corp.

     2,023,393        184,675,079  

Red Hat, Inc.*

     543,696        81,287,989  

salesforce.com, Inc.*(a)

     1,034,218        120,279,553  

Splunk, Inc.*

     514,790        50,650,188  

Workday, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

     417,455        53,062,705  
     

 

 

 
        686,313,592  

Specialty Retail    2.0%

                 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     517,699        92,274,670  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals    4.3%

                 

Apple, Inc.

     1,195,814        200,633,673  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    2.5%

                 

Kering (France)

     151,422        72,624,674  

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     657,061        43,655,133  
     

 

 

 
        116,279,807  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $2,392,099,978)

        4,679,874,830  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    8.7%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

     

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     23,339,212        23,339,212  

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $386,091,374; includes $385,580,467 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     386,104,182        386,026,962  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $409,430,586)

        409,366,174  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    108.3%
(cost $2,801,530,564)

        5,089,241,004  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (8.3)%

        (388,800,983
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

      $ 4,700,440,021  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the semiannual report:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $386,468,396; cash collateral of $385,580,467 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Series purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Series, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and Prudential Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

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

 

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

 

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

     

Aerospace & Defense

  $ 143,856,366     $   —     $   —  

Air Freight & Logistics

    94,449,429              

Automobiles

    52,836,386              

Banks

    154,039,971              

Beverages

    50,926,912              

Biotechnology

    232,680,813              

Capital Markets

    85,339,991              

Chemicals

    42,238,248              

Food & Staples Retailing

    82,207,298              

Health Care Providers & Services

    67,195,572              

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    166,937,095              

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    515,579,027         —         —  

Internet Software & Services

    520,685,148       163,526,757        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities (continued)

     

Common Stocks (continued)

     

IT Services

  $ 470,423,541     $   —     $   —  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    55,142,128              

Machinery

    130,152,002              

Media

    55,617,504              

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    62,197,534              

Personal Products

    86,549,539              

Pharmaceuticals

    88,879,279              

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    262,912,548              

Software

    686,313,592              

Specialty Retail

    92,274,670              

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    200,633,673              

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    43,655,133       72,624,674        

Affiliated Mutual Funds

    409,366,174              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,853,089,573     $ 236,151,431     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

 

Industry Classification:

 

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Software

    14.6

Internet Software & Services

    14.6  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    11.0  

IT Services

    10.0  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (including 8.2% of collateral for securities on loan)

    8.7  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    5.6  

Biotechnology

    4.9  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    4.3  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    3.5  

Banks

    3.3  

Aerospace & Defense

    3.1  

Machinery

    2.8  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    2.5  

Air Freight & Logistics

    2.0  

Specialty Retail

    2.0  

Pharmaceuticals

    1.9

Personal Products

    1.8  

Capital Markets

    1.8  

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.7  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.4  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    1.3  

Media

    1.2  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    1.2  

Automobiles

    1.1  

Beverages

    1.1  

Chemicals

    0.9  
 

 

 

 
    108.3  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (8.3
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

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

 

The Series 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

  $ 386,468,396     $ (385,580,467   $ 887,929  
 

 

 

     

 

(1) Collateral amount disclosed by the Series is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Assets

 

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $386,468,396:

 

Unaffiliated investments (cost $2,392,099,978)

   $ 4,679,874,830  

Affiliated investments (cost $409,430,586)

     409,366,174  

Cash

     231,372  

Receivable for investments sold

     29,151,957  

Receivable for Series shares sold

     6,571,870  

Dividends receivable

     1,065,539  

Tax reclaim receivable

     456,122  

Prepaid expenses

     16,404  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     5,126,734,268  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     385,580,467  

Payable for investments purchased

     29,099,830  

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     7,377,357  

Management fee payable

     2,326,698  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     968,191  

Distribution fee payable

     604,812  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     336,884  

Shareholder servicing fee payable

     8  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     426,294,247  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 4,700,440,021  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Common stock, at par

   $ 121,087  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     2,253,617,579  
  

 

 

 
     2,253,738,666  

Accumulated net investment loss

     (840,294

Accumulated net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     159,816,296  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     2,287,725,353  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, March 31, 2018

   $ 4,700,440,021  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($1,215,517,601 ÷ 32,202,648 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 37.75  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     2.20  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 39.95  
  

 

 

 

Class B

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($15,407,525 ÷ 508,682 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 30.29  
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($143,843,192 ÷ 4,732,926 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 30.39  
  

 

 

 

Class R

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($320,849,695 ÷ 9,672,736 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 33.17  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($2,973,380,654 ÷ 73,196,110 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 40.62  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($10,375 ÷ 256 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 40.57  
  

 

 

 

Class R4

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($10,384 ÷ 256 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 40.61  
  

 

 

 

Class Q

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($31,420,595 ÷ 772,897 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 40.65  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

 

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $73,879)

   $ 18,545,592  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $97,666)

     363,560  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     18,909,152  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

     13,203,725  

Distribution fee(a)

     3,840,725  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $914,526)(a)

     2,683,333  

Custodian and accounting fees

     186,201  

Registration fees(a)

     92,420  

Shareholders’ reports

     77,870  

Directors’ fees

     32,753  

Legal fees and expenses

     19,241  

Audit fee

     14,294  

Shareholder servicing fees

     8  

Miscellaneous

     54,694  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     20,205,264  

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

     (38,544

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (417,524
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     19,749,196  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (840,044
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $40,396)

     213,100,973  

Foreign currency transactions

     11,370  
  

 

 

 
     213,112,343  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(80,134))

     291,312,970  

Foreign currencies

     9,138  
  

 

 

 
     291,322,108  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     504,434,451  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 503,594,407  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Class specific expenses were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class R2     Class R4     Class Q  

Distribution fee

    1,828,754       82,057       677,334       1,252,571             9              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    817,784       39,829       61,498       233,492       1,529,556       562       562       50  

Registration fees

    14,301       8,456       9,685       9,204       29,932       6,432       6,432       7,978  

Shareholder serving fees

                                  4       4        

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

          (18,336                       (6,986     (6,987     (6,235

Distribution fee waiver

                      (417,524                    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2018
    Year
Ended
September 30, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (840,044   $ (1,005,921

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

    213,112,343       237,206,723  

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

    291,322,108       611,253,463  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    503,594,407       847,454,265  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

Class A

    (66,625,885     (39,167,677

Class B

    (1,079,287     (791,375

Class C

    (8,851,870     (5,175,628

Class R

    (20,922,621     (12,570,604

Class Z

    (149,280,992     (74,652,783

Class R2

    (513      

Class R4

    (513      

Class Q

    (1,587,854      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (248,349,535     (132,358,067
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions)

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    575,053,429       974,327,663  

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

    227,088,868       120,797,163  

Cost of shares reacquired

    (736,524,970     (913,621,980
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    65,617,327       181,502,846  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    320,862,199       896,599,044  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

    4,379,577,822       3,482,978,778  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period(a)

  $ 4,700,440,021     $ 4,379,577,822  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes (accumulated net investment loss) of:

  $ (840,294   $ (250
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund     23  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company consists of six series: Prudential Balanced Fund, Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund and Prudential Jennison Growth Fund, each of which are diversified funds and Prudential Growth Allocation Fund, Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund and Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund, each of which are non-diversified funds for purposes of the 1940 Act and may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer 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. These financial statements relate only to the Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (the “Series”).

 

The investment objective of the Series is to achieve long-term growth of capital.

 

1. Accounting Policies

 

The Series follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Series consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series 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 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”). Under the current valuation procedures, the Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Series 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 Series’ foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Series shares.

 

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Various inputs determine how the Series’ 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.

 

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. 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.

 

 

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund     25  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Series may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Series has valued the investment. Therefore, the Series may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid 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. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Series’ Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Board of the Company. However, the liquidity of the Series’ investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series 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 Series 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 securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

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Master Netting Arrangements: The Company, on behalf of the Series, 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 the Series. A master netting arrangement between the Series and the counterparty permits the Series to offset amounts payable by the Series to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Series to cover the Series’ 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 Series may lend 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 Series. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Series securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Series has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral. The Series 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 Series 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 on the Statement of Operations as “Income from securities lending, net”.

 

Concentration of Risk: Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

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. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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, distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fee, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Taxes: It is the Series’ 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 Series expects to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital and currency 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 amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain (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 Company, on behalf of the Series, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. In addition, under the management agreement, PGIM Investments provides all of the administrative functions necessary for the organization, operation and management of the Series. PGIM Investments administers the corporate affairs of the Series 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 Series’ custodian (the Custodian), and the Series’ transfer agent. PGIM Investments is also responsible for the staffing and management of dedicated groups of legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel necessary for the operation of the Series. The legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel are also responsible for the management and oversight of the various service providers to the Series, including, but not limited to, the custodian, transfer agent, and accounting agent.

 

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PGIM Investments 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 Series. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PGIM Investments pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PGIM Investments is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.60% of the Series’ average daily net assets up to $300 million, 0.575% of the average daily net assets on the next $2.7 billion and 0.55% of the average daily net assets in excess of $3 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.57% for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

PGIM Investments has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2020, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.95% of average daily net assets for Class B shares and 0.60% of average daily net assets for Class Q shares. Separately, PGIM Investments has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2020, to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 1.10% of average daily net assets for Class R2 shares or 0.85% of average daily net assets for Class R4 shares. The contractual waiver and expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other Series expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The effective management fee, net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.57% for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

The Company, on behalf of the Series, 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, Class R2, Class R4 and Class Q shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class R2 shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually 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, Class R4 and Class Q shares of the Series.

 

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Series compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30%, 1%, 1%, 0.75% and 0.25%, of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class R2 shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through January 31, 2019 to limit such fees to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares.

 

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund     29  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

PIMS has advised the Series that it has received $630,508 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the six months ended March 31, 2018. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that for the six months ended March 31, 2018 it received $1,145, $3,339 and $5,744 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

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 Series’ 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 Series 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 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. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the reporting period ended March 31, 2018 no such transactions were entered into by the Series.

 

The Series may invest its overnight sweep cash in the Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the Prudential 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. For the reporting period ended March 31, 2018, PGIM, Inc. was compensated $110,619 by PGIM Investments for managing the Series’ securities lending cash collateral as subadviser to the Money Market Fund. Earnings from the Core Fund and Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2018, were $981,702,608 and $1,133,196,236, respectively.

 

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5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of March 31, 2018 were as follows: .

 

Tax Basis

   $ 2,816,971,075  
  

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

     2,286,005,390  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (13,735,461
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 2,272,269,929  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ 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 Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ federal, state and local income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

6. Capital and Ownership

 

The Series offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class Q 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 automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. 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 R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class Q shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge 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 Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock.

 

The Company is authorized to issue 6.625 billion shares of common stock at $0.001 par value per shares. There are 1.897 billion shares aurthorized for the Series equally divided into nine classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4, Class Q and Class T common stock, each of which consists of 125 million, 2 million, 25 million, 220 million, 825 million, 125 million, 250 million, 275 million and 50 million authorized shares, respectively. The Series currently does not have any Class T shares outstanding.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

As of March 31, 2018, Prudential, through its affiliate entities, including affiliated funds, owned 256 Class R2 shares, 256 Class R4 shares and 314,939 Class Q shares of the Series. At reporting period end, six shareholders of record held 50% of the Series’ outstanding shares, of which 6% were held by an affiliate of Prudential.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       1,810,776      $ 68,573,892  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,741,675        62,874,456  

Shares reacquired

       (3,323,350      (125,609,002
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       229,101        5,839,346  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       81,035        3,149,354  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (189,036      (7,175,211
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       121,100      $ 1,813,489  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       3,137,085      $ 99,030,337  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,282,873        36,510,582  

Shares reacquired

       (6,336,257      (197,975,558
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (1,916,299      (62,434,639

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       248,504        7,954,210  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (1,220,633      (37,120,508
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (2,888,428    $ (91,600,937
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       29,296      $ 899,113  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       35,853        1,041,541  

Shares reacquired

       (30,793      (935,316
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       34,356        1,005,338  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (63,876      (2,035,303
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (29,520    $ (1,029,965
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       59,197      $ 1,542,022  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       32,673        763,887  

Shares reacquired

       (110,690      (2,829,851
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (18,820      (523,942

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (146,084      (3,790,333
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (164,904    $ (4,314,275
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       756,942      $ 23,236,804  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       282,277        8,222,731  

Shares reacquired

       (343,831      (10,569,600
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       695,388        20,889,935  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (96,406      (2,940,604
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       598,982      $ 17,949,331  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       718,973      $ 18,637,677  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       194,171        4,549,427  

Shares reacquired

       (940,625      (23,906,022
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (27,481      (718,918

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (471,883      (12,360,435
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (499,364    $ (13,079,353
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       370,759      $ 12,457,898  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       643,869        20,442,842  

Shares reacquired

       (1,373,086      (45,375,937
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (358,458      (12,475,197

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (1,450      (47,025
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (359,908    $ (12,522,222
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       1,399,575      $ 37,406,860  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       489,026        12,352,803  

Shares reacquired

       (2,749,118      (77,386,132
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (860,517      (27,626,469

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       1,894        51,964  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (1,296      (37,521
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (859,919    $ (27,612,026
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       11,483,559      $ 469,005,720  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       3,424,850        132,918,418  

Shares reacquired

       (13,433,310      (542,170,114
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,475,099        59,754,024  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       239,151        9,720,624  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (667,419      (27,025,251
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,046,831      $ 42,449,397  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       23,964,788      $ 817,575,767  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       2,192,906        66,620,464  

Shares reacquired

       (18,463,162      (611,524,417
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       7,694,532        272,671,814  

Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)

       1,447,559        47,437,712  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (412,523      (15,407,342
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       8,729,568      $ 304,702,184  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class R2

     Shares      Amount  

Period ended March 31, 2018**:

       

Shares sold

       243      $ 10,000  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       13        513  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       256      $ 10,513  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R4

               

Period ended March 31, 2018**:

       

Shares sold

       243      $ 10,000  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       13        513  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       256      $ 10,513  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       21,249      $ 860,002  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       40,903        1,587,854  

Shares reacquired

       (293,652      (11,865,001
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (231,500      (9,417,145

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       650,862        26,353,416  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       419,362      $ 16,936,271  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended September 30, 2017*:

       

Shares sold

       3,528      $ 135,000  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       3,528        135,000  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       350,007        13,272,253  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       353,535      $ 13,407,253  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of offering was September 27, 2017.
** Commencement of offering was November 29, 2017.

 

7. Borrowings

 

The Company, on behalf of the Series, 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 SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 5, 2017 through October 4, 2018. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Series’ portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 5, 2017, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCA is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

 

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Other 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 Series utilized the SCA during the reporting period ended March 31, 2018. The average daily balance for the 12 days that the Series had loans outstanding during the period was $13,090,417 borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 2.76%. The maximum loan balance outstanding during the period was $22,869,000. At March 31, 2018, the Series did not have an outstanding loan balance.

 

 

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund     35  


Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

Class A Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $35.78               $29.86       $29.37       $29.31       $25.59       $21.16  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.04             (0.05     (0.06     (0.08     (0.08     (0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     4.13               7.13       2.60       1.70       4.79       4.44  
Total from investment operations     4.09               7.08       2.54       1.62       4.71       4.43  
Less Distributions:                                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.12             (1.16     (2.05     (1.56     (0.99     -  
Net asset value, end of period     $37.75               $35.78       $29.86       $29.37       $29.31       $25.59  
Total Return(b):     11.69%               24.70%       8.63%       5.89%       18.72%       20.94%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $1,215,518               $1,147,941       $1,044,317       $1,026,140       $1,086,552       $1,006,407  
Average net assets (000)     $1,222,515               $1,055,913       $1,061,391       $1,079,867       $1,079,657       $933,021  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.02%               1.02%       1.03%       1.05%       1.05%       1.06%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.02%               1.02%       1.03%       1.05%       1.05%       1.06%  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.21)%               (0.16)%       (0.19)%       (0.26)%       (0.27)%       (0.04)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     21%               54% (d)      36%       41%       38%       43%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $29.23               $24.78       $24.85       $25.21       $22.29       $18.55  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.17             (0.22     (0.21     (0.25     (0.23     (0.14
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     3.35               5.83       2.19       1.45       4.14       3.88  
Total from investment operations     3.18               5.61       1.98       1.20       3.91       3.74  
Less Distributions:                                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.12             (1.16     (2.05     (1.56     (0.99     -  
Net asset value, end of period     $30.29               $29.23       $24.78       $24.85       $25.21       $22.29  
Total Return(b):     11.18%               23.80%       7.90%       5.14%       17.87%       20.16%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $15,408               $15,734       $17,421       $21,843       $26,222       $28,166  
Average net assets (000)     $16,457               $16,248       $20,138       $25,070       $28,811       $28,518  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.95%               1.72%       1.73%       1.75%       1.75%       1.76%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.17%               1.72%       1.73%       1.75%       1.75%       1.76%  
Net investment income (loss)     (1.13)%               (0.86)%       (0.89)%       (0.96)%       (0.97)%       (0.72)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     21%               54% (d)      36%       41%       38%       43%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund     37  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class C Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $29.29               $24.82       $24.89       $25.25       $22.32       $18.58  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.13             (0.22     (0.21     (0.25     (0.24     (0.15
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     3.35               5.85       2.19       1.45       4.16       3.89  
Total from investment operations     3.22               5.63       1.98       1.20       3.92       3.74  
Less Distributions:                                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.12             (1.16     (2.05     (1.56     (0.99     -  
Net asset value, end of period     $30.39               $29.29       $24.82       $24.89       $25.25       $22.32  
Total Return(b):     11.30%               23.84%       7.89%       5.13%       17.89%       20.13%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $143,843               $121,092       $115,018       $91,552       $75,620       $64,213  
Average net assets (000)     $135,839               $113,836       $110,677       $83,892       $71,867       $59,245  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.69%               1.72%       1.73%       1.75%       1.75%       1.76%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.69%               1.72%       1.73%       1.75%       1.75%       1.76%  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.88)%               (0.86)%       (0.88)%       (0.96)%       (0.97)%       (0.74)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     21%               54% (d)      36%       41%       38%       43%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $31.72               $26.65       $26.47       $26.62       $23.37       $19.36  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.07             (0.10     (0.10     (0.16     (0.12     (0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     3.64               6.33       2.33       1.57       4.36       4.06  
Total from investment operations     3.57               6.23       2.23       1.41       4.24       4.01  
Less Distributions:                                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.12             (1.16     (2.05     (1.56     (0.99     -  
Net asset value, end of period     $33.17               $31.72       $26.65       $26.47       $26.62       $23.37  
Total Return(b):     11.54%               24.48%       8.39%       5.68%       18.48%       20.71%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $320,850               $318,202       $290,328       $261,304       $47,957       $37,198  
Average net assets (000)     $334,937               $306,004       $277,093       $122,239       $43,736       $38,280  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.23%               1.22%       1.23%       1.25%       1.25%       1.26%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.48%               1.47%       1.48%       1.50%       1.50%       1.51%  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.42)%               (0.36)%       (0.39)%       (0.57)%       (0.48)%       (0.25)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     21%               54% (d)      36%       41%       38%       43%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Z Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $38.30               $31.79       $31.05       $30.81       $26.78       $22.07  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.02               0.04       0.03       0.01       0.01       0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     4.42               7.63       2.76       1.79       5.01       4.65  
Total from investment operations     4.44               7.67       2.79       1.80       5.02       4.71  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     -               -       -       -       - (d)      -  
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.12             (1.16     (2.05     (1.56     (0.99     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (2.12             (1.16     (2.05     (1.56     (0.99     -  
Net asset value, end of period     $40.62               $38.30       $31.79       $31.05       $30.81       $26.78  
Total Return(b):     11.84%               25.07%       8.99%       6.20%       19.07%       21.34%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $2,973,381               $2,763,070       $2,015,895       $1,801,158       $1,465,227       $1,241,434  
Average net assets (000)     $2,926,650               $2,264,779       $1,944,589       $1,701,486       $1,398,654       $1,077,941  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.69%               0.72%       0.73%       0.75%       0.75%       0.76%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.69%               0.72%       0.73%       0.75%       0.75%       0.76%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.12%               0.13%       0.11%       0.03%       0.03%       0.25%  
Portfolio turnover rate     21%               54% (e)      36%       41%       38%       43%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) Less than $0.005 per share.
(e) The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R2 Shares  
    

November 28,
2017(d)
through
March 31,
2018

 
Per Share Operating Performance(a):        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $41.24  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.04
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     1.49  
Total from investment operations     1.45  
Less Distributions:        
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.12
Net asset value, end of period     $40.57  
Total Return(b):     3.74%  
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10  
Average net assets (000)     $10  
Ratios to average net assets(c):        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.10%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     199.95%  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.31)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     21%  

 

(a) Calculated based upon 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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) Commencement of offering.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class R4 Shares  
    

November 28,
2017(d)
through
March 31,
2018

 
Per Share Operating Performance(a):        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $41.24  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     1.50  
Total from investment operations     1.49  
Less Distributions:        
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.12
Net asset value, end of period     $40.61  
Total Return(b):     3.84%  
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10  
Average net assets (000)     $10  
Ratios to average net assets(c):        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.85%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     199.62%  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.06)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     21%  

 

(a) Calculated based upon 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) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Series invests.
(d) Commencement of offering.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Q Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2018
          

September 27,
2017(a)

through

September 30,

2017

 
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $38.30               $37.92  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.06               - (c) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     4.41               0.38  
Total from investment operations     4.47               0.38  
Less Distributions:                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (2.12             -  
Net asset value, end of period     $40.65               $38.30  
Total Return(d):     11.92%               1.00%  
     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $31,421               $13,539  
Average net assets (000)     $28,137               $13,296  
Ratios to average net assets(e):                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.60%               0.58% (f) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.64%               0.58% (f) 
Net investment income (loss)     0.28%               (0.43)% (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate     21%               54% (g)(h) 

 

(a) Commencement of offering.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(e) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

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PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s investment 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 Richard A. Redeker Brian K. Reid Stephen G. Stoneburn Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer Dino Capasso, Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Charles H. Smith, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer  Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC   655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT 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  

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  KPMG LLP  

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

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 a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.pgiminvestments.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

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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, Prudential Jennison Growth 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 SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month no sooner than 15 days after the end of the month.

 

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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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GROWTH FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   B   C   R   Z   R2   R4   Q
NASDAQ   PJFAX   PJFBX   PJFCX   PJGRX   PJFZX   PJFOX   PJFPX   PJFQX
CUSIP   74437E107   74437E206   74437E305   74437E651   74437E404   74437E420   74437E412   74437E479

 

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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

MARCH 31, 2018

 

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Objective: Balanced / Allocation

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

The accompanying financial statements as of March 31, 2018 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, a Prudential Financial company and member SIPC. QMA is the primary business name for Quantitative Management Associates LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a Prudential Financial company. © 2018 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FUNDS — UPDATE

 

The Board of Directors/Trustees for the Fund has approved renaming the Fund’s Class Q shares as Class R6 shares, effective on June 11, 2018. The renaming of Class Q shares as Class R6 shares will not result in any changes to pricing, eligibility, or shareholder rights and obligations. The renamed Class R6 shares will not be exchangeable with Class R6 shares of the Prudential Day One Funds or the Prudential 60/40 Allocation Fund.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FUNDS — UPDATE

 

Effective on or about June 1, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Z shares, as applicable, will be closed to investments by new group retirement plans, except as discussed below. Existing group retirement plans as of the Effective Date may keep their investments in their current share class and may continue to make additional purchases or exchanges of that class of shares. As of the Effective Date, all new group retirement plans wishing to add the Fund as a new addition to the plan generally will be into one of the available Class Q shares, Class R2 shares, or Class R4 shares of the Fund.

 

In addition, on or about the Effective Date, the Class R shares of the Fund will be closed to all new investors, except as discussed below. Due to the closing of the Class R shares to new investors, effective on or about the Effective Date new IRA investors may only purchase Class A, Class C, Class Z, or Class Q shares of the Fund, subject to share class eligibility. Following the Effective Date, no new accounts may be established in the Fund’s Class R shares and no Class R shares may be purchased or acquired by any new Class R shareholder, except as discussed below.

 

     Class A   Class C   Class Z   Class R

Existing Investors

(Group Retirement Plans, IRAs, and all other investors)

  No Change   No Change   No Change   No Change
New Group Retirement Plans   Closed to group retirement plans wishing to add the share classes as new additions to plan menus on or about June 1, 2018, subject to certain exceptions below

New IRAs

  No Change   No Change   No Change   Closed to all new
investors on or
about June 1, 2018,
subject to certain
exceptions below
All Other New Investors   No Change   No Change   No Change  

 

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However, the following new investors may continue to purchase Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Z shares of the Fund, as applicable:

 

   

Eligible group retirement plans who are exercising their one-time 90-day repurchase privilege in the Fund will be permitted to purchase such share classes.

   

Plan participants in a group retirement plan that offers Class A, Class C, Class R, or Class Z shares of the Fund as of the Effective Date will be permitted to purchase such share classes of the Fund, even if the plan participant did not own shares of that class of the Fund as of the Effective Date.

   

Certain new group retirement plans will be permitted to offer such share classes of the Fund after the Effective Date, provided that the plan has or is actively negotiating a contractual agreement with the Fund’s distributor or service provider to offer such share classes of the Fund prior to or on the Effective Date.

   

New group retirement plans that combine with, replace, or are otherwise affiliated with a current plan that invests in such share classes prior to or on the Effective Date will be permitted to purchase such share classes.

 

The Fund also reserves the right to refuse any purchase order that might disrupt management of the Fund or to otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     7  

Your Fund’s Performance:

     8  

Conservative Allocation Fund

     8  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     12  

Growth Allocation Fund

     16  

Fees and Expenses

     20  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     23  

 

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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential Asset Allocation Funds informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018.

 

We have important information to share with you. Effective June 11, 2018, Prudential Mutual Funds will be renamed from Prudential to PGIM Funds. Renaming our funds is part of our ongoing effort to further build our reputation and establish our global brand, which began when our firm adopted PGIM Investments as its name in April 2017. Please note that only the Fund’s name is changing. Your Fund’s management and operation, along with the Fund’s symbols, will remain the same.*

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Asset Allocation Funds

May 15, 2018

 

*Note: The Prudential Day One Funds will not be changing their names.

 

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Conservative Allocation Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

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

 

    Total  Returns as of 3/31/18
(without sales charges)
  Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/18
(with sales charges)
    Six Months* (%)   One Year  (%)   Five Years  (%)   Ten Years  (%)   Since Inception  (%)
Class A   2.01     1.34     3.52   4.51  
Class B   1.65     1.48     3.75   4.31  
Class C   1.66     5.48     3.94   4.32  
Class R   1.88     7.02     4.45   4.84  
Class Z   2.19     7.54     4.97   5.36  
Class Q      0.38**   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A (11/28/17)
Conservative Customized Blend Index
  1.37     5.71     4.95   4.78  
Russell 1000 Index
  5.85   13.98   13.17   9.61  
S&P 500 Index
  5.84   13.98   13.29   9.49  
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds Average
    0.85     4.81     3.97   4.46  

 

*Not Annualized

**Since Inception

Source: PGIM Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

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

 

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 Q***
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 original purchase price or 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% (0.25% currently)   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 dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

**Certain share classes will be generally closed to investments by new group retirement plans effective on or about June 1, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” in the front of this report for more information.

***Class Q shares will be renamed as Class R6 shares effective on June 11, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” on page 3 of this report for more information.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Conservative Customized Blend Index—The Conservative Customized Blend is a model portfolio consisting of the Russell 3000 Index (25.5%), the MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index (10%), the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (29%), the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index (29%), the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Net Index (5%), and the Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill Index (1.5%).

 

Russell 1000 Index—The Russell 1000 Index is an unmanaged index that consists of the stocks of the 1,000 largest firms in the Russell 3000 Index, an index that represents approximately 98% of the US market.

 

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Conservative Allocation Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

S&P 500 Index—The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (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.

 

Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds Average—The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on an average return of all funds in the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds universe for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average maintain a mix of between 20% and 40% in equity securities with the remainder in bonds, cash, and cash equivalents.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

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Conservative Allocation Fund

Performance Target

 

The Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund seeks to exceed a performance target—the Conservative Customized Blend Index—consisting of a weighted average return of six securities indexes that are generally considered representative of the asset classes in which the Fund may invest. The chart below shows both the total returns of these indexes for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, and their weightings in the Conservative Customized Blend Index. The Fund seeks to exceed this target by holding positions in specific Prudential mutual funds. In response to market developments, the Fund’s investment subadviser may vary its holdings in those funds (within specified ranges).

 

LOGO

 

Source: Lipper Inc.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade securities issued by the US Government and its agencies and by corporations with between one and 10 years remaining to maturity. It gives a broad look at how prices of short- and intermediate-term bonds have performed.

The Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is considered representative of the performance of short-term US corporate bonds and US government bonds with maturities from one to three years.

The Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill Index is an unmanaged index representing monthly return equivalents of yield averages of the last 3-month Treasury Bill issues.

The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Net Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITs worldwide.

The MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. It comprises approximately 22 developed and 24 emerging market country indexes. The Net Dividend (ND) version of the MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends.

The Russell 3000 Index is an unmanaged index that represents the US equity market—it covers about 98% of all investable stocks in the US.

 

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Moderate Allocation Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

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

 

    Total Returns as of 3/31/18
(without sales charges)
  Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/18
(with sales charges)
    Six Months* (%)   One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)
Class A   3.35     4.53     5.64   5.30  
Class B   2.92     4.70     5.87   5.10  
Class C   2.99     8.78     6.04   5.10  
Class R   3.25   10.34     6.52   5.60  
Class Z   3.52   10.87     7.12   6.15  
Class Q      0.87**   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A (11/28/17)
Moderate Customized Blend Index
  2.82     9.02     7.46   6.16  
Russell 1000 Index
  5.85   13.98   13.17   9.61  
S&P 500 Index
  5.84   13.98   13.29   9.49  
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Average***
  1.97     7.55     5.99   5.40  
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average***
    3.24     9.94     7.67   6.13  

 

*Not Annualized

**Since Inception

***The Fund is compared to the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Performance Universe, although Lipper classifies the Fund in the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Performance Universe. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Performance Universe is utilized because the Fund’s manager believes that the funds included in this Universe provide a more appropriate basis for Fund performance comparisons.

Source: PGIM Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

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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 Q***
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 original purchase price or 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% (0.25% currently)   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 dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

**Certain share classes will be generally closed to investments by new group retirement plans effective on or about June 1, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” in the front of this report for more information.

***Class Q shares will be renamed as Class R6 shares effective on June 11, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” on page 3 of this report for more information.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Moderate Customized Blend Index—The Moderate Customized Blend is a model portfolio consisting of the Russell 3000 Index (45%), the MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index (15%), the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (19%), the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index (14%), the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Net Index (5%), and the Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill Index (2%).

 

Russell 1000 Index—The Russell 1000 Index is an unmanaged index that consists of the stocks of the 1,000 largest firms in the Russell 3000 Index, an index that represents approximately 98% of the US market.

 

S&P 500 Index—The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (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.

 

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Moderate Allocation Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Average—The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on an average return of all funds in the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds universe for the periods noted. These are funds that, by portfolio practice, maintain a mix of between 40%-60% in equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash, and cash equivalents.

 

Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average—The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds universe for the periods noted. These are funds that, by portfolio practice, maintain a mix of between 60%-80% in equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash, and cash equivalents.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Averages reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

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Moderate Allocation Fund

Performance Target

 

The Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund seeks to exceed a performance target—the Moderate Customized Blend Index—consisting of a weighted average return of six securities indexes that are generally considered representative of the asset classes in which the Fund may invest. The chart below shows both the total returns of these indexes for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, and their weightings in the Moderate Customized Blend Index. The Fund seeks to exceed this target by holding positions in specific Prudential mutual funds. In response to market developments, the Fund’s investment subadviser may vary its holdings in those funds (within specified ranges).

 

LOGO

 

Source: Lipper Inc.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade securities issued by the US Government and its agencies and by corporations with between one and 10 years remaining to maturity. It gives a broad look at how prices of short- and intermediate-term bonds have performed.

The Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is considered representative of the performance of short-term US corporate bonds and US Government bonds with maturities from one to three years.

The Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill Index is an unmanaged index representing monthly return equivalents of yield averages of the last 3-month Treasury Bill issues.

The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Net Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITs worldwide.

The MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. It comprises approximately 22 developed and 24 emerging market country indexes. The Net Dividend (ND) version of the MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends.

The Russell 3000 Index is an unmanaged index that represents the US equity market—it covers about 98% of all investable stocks in the US.

 

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Growth Allocation Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

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

 

    Total Returns as of 3/31/18
(without sales charges)
  Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/18
(with sales charges)
    Six Months* (%)   One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)
Class A   4.68     7.89     7.50   5.72  
Class B   4.31     8.37     7.77   5.53  
Class C   4.30   12.35     7.92   5.53  
Class R   4.59   13.94     8.46   6.07  
Class Z   4.81   14.50     8.99   6.59  
Class Q      1.37**   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A (11/28/17)
Growth Customized Blend Index
  4.18   12.53     9.69   7.11  
Russell 1000 Index
  5.85   13.98   13.17   9.61  
S&P 500 Index
  5.84   13.98   13.29   9.49  
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Aggressive Growth Funds Average
    4.43   13.22     9.05   6.22  

 

*Not Annualized

**Since Inception

Source: PGIM Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

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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 Q***
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 original purchase price or 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%
(0.25% currently)
  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 dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

**Certain share classes will be generally closed to investments by new group retirement plans effective on or about June 1, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” in the front of this report for more information.

***Class Q shares will be renamed as Class R6 shares effective on June 11, 2018. Please see the “PRUDENTIAL FUNDS—UPDATE” on page 3 of this report for more information.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Growth Customized Blend Index—The Growth Customized Blend is a model portfolio consisting of the Russell 3000 Index (60.5%), the MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index (24%), the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (8%), the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Net Index (5%), and the Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill Index (2.5%).

 

Russell 1000 Index—The Russell 1000 Index is an unmanaged index that consists of the stocks of the 1,000 largest firms in the Russell 3000 Index, an index that represents approximately 98% of the US market.

 

S&P 500 Index—The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (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.

 

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Growth Allocation Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Aggressive Growth Funds Average—The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Aggressive Growth Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Aggressive Growth Funds universe for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average are funds of funds that, by portfolio practice, maintain at least 80% of assets in equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash, and cash equivalents.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

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Growth Allocation Fund

Performance Target

 

The Prudential Growth Allocation Fund seeks to exceed a performance target—the Growth Customized Blend Index—consisting of a weighted average return of five securities indexes that are generally considered representative of the asset classes in which the Fund may invest. The chart below shows both the total returns of these indexes for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, and their weightings in the Growth Customized Blend Index. The Fund seeks to exceed this target by holding positions in specific Prudential mutual funds. In response to market developments, the Fund’s investment subadviser may vary its holdings in those funds (within specified ranges).

 

LOGO

 

Source: Lipper Inc.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade securities issued by the US Government and its agencies and by corporations with between one and 10 years remaining to maturity. It gives a broad look at how prices of short- and intermediate-term bonds have performed.

The Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill Index is an unmanaged index representing monthly return equivalents of yield averages of the last 3-month Treasury Bill issues.

The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Net Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITs worldwide.

The MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. It comprises approximately 22 developed and 24 emerging market country indexes. The Net Dividend (ND) version of the MSCI ACWI ex-US ND Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends.

The Russell 3000 Index is an unmanaged index that represents the US equity market—it covers about 98% of all investable stocks in the US.

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a 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. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. These examples are 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 tables on the following pages 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 tables below 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 tables on the following pages. 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 tables, 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 Prudential 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

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables 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 tables 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.

 

Prudential  Conservative
Allocation Fund
  Beginning  Account
Value
October 1, 2017
   

Ending Account
Value

March 31, 2018

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses  Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.10       1.26   $ 6.35  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.65       1.26   $ 6.34  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.50       2.01   $ 10.11  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.91       2.01   $ 10.10  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.60       2.01   $ 10.11  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.91       2.01   $ 10.10  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.80       1.51   $ 7.60  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.40       1.51   $ 7.59  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.90       1.01   $ 5.09  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.90       1.01   $ 5.09  
Class Q**   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,003.80       1.01   $ 3.41  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.90       1.01   $ 5.09  

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

Prudential  Moderate
Allocation Fund
  Beginning  Account
Value
October 1, 2017
   

Ending Account
Value

March 31, 2018

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,033.50       1.27   $ 6.44  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.60       1.27   $ 6.39  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,029.20       2.04   $ 10.32  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.76       2.04   $ 10.25  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,029.90       2.04   $ 10.32  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.76       2.04   $ 10.25  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,032.50       1.54   $ 7.80  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.25       1.54   $ 7.75  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,035.20       1.04   $ 5.28  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.75       1.04   $ 5.24  
Class Q**   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,008.70       1.04   $ 3.52  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.75       1.04   $ 5.24  

 

Prudential  Growth
Allocation Fund
  Beginning  Account
Value
October 1, 2017
   

Ending Account
Value

March 31, 2018

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,046.80       1.34   $ 6.84  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.25       1.34   $ 6.74  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,043.10       2.09   $ 10.65  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.51       2.09   $ 10.50  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,043.00       2.09   $ 10.65  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.51       2.09   $ 10.50  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,045.90       1.59   $ 8.11  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.00       1.59   $ 8.00  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,048.10       1.09   $ 5.57  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.50       1.09   $ 5.49  
Class Q**   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,013.70       1.09   $ 3.70  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.50       1.09   $ 5.49  

 

* 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 March 31, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying funds in which the Fund may invest.

**”Actual” expenses are calculated using the 123 days in the period ended March 31, 2018 due to the class’ inception date of November 28, 2017.

 

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Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

Description    Shares        Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.2%

       

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

 

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

     516,735        $ 5,141,512  

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund (Class Q)

     277,941          6,437,109  

Prudential Government Income Fund (Class Q)

     813,670          7,575,266  

Prudential High Yield Fund (Class Q)

     477,738          2,584,563  

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund (Class Q)*

     78,036          1,297,736  

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund (Class Q)

     127,519          2,591,185  

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Class Q)*

     73,949          3,005,269  

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (Class Q)

     279,299          5,080,444  

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (Class Q)*

     45,238          1,757,062  

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (Class Q)*

     3,316          129,243  

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

     170,494          4,533,438  

Prudential Jennison Value Fund (Class Q)

     143,402          2,842,221  

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (Class Q)

     953,070          7,643,620  

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund (Class Q)

     316,791          5,325,253  

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund (Class Q)*

     305,172          3,869,583  

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

     92,247          2,007,299  

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

     26,511          519,343  

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund (Class Q)

     546,514          7,902,592  

Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund (Class Q)

     4,069,570          39,189,957  

Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

     59,596          645,425  

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

     1,234,288          17,637,969  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $108,024,763)

 

       127,716,089  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    1.0%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 -
Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund
(cost $1,358,372)

     1,358,372          1,358,372  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.2%
(cost $109,383,135)(w)

 

       129,074,461  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (0.2)%

 

       (275,152
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

 

     $ 128,799,309  
       

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviation is used in the semiannual report:

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

* Non-income producing security.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as the manager of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

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

 

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

 

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  $ 129,074,461     $     —     $     —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

 

Investment Allocation:

 

The investment allocation of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Multi-Sector Debt

    48.1

International

    9.9  

Large-Cap Value

    8.4  

U.S. Government Debt

    5.9  

Large/Mid-Cap Growth

    5.7  

Large-Cap Core

    5.1  

Global Real Estate

    5.0  

Small-Cap Core

    3.5  

Long-Short Cap

    3.0  

High Yield

    2.0

Small/Mid-Cap Value

    2.0  

Short-Term Debt

    0.5  

Natural Resources

    0.1  
 

 

 

 
    99.2  

Short-Term Investment

    1.0  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Assets

 

Affiliated investments (cost $109,383,135)

   $ 129,074,461  

Receivable for investments sold

     690,000  

Dividends receivable

     188,495  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     115,006  

Prepaid expenses

     373  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     130,068,335  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for investments purchased

     1,004,749  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     137,975  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     46,789  

Distribution fee payable

     45,727  

Administration fee payable

     19,104  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     10,237  

Management fee payable

     4,445  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,269,026  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 128,799,309  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Common stock, at par

   $ 9,994  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     106,535,183  
  

 

 

 
     106,545,177  

Distribution in excess of net investment income

     (180,274

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     2,743,080  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     19,691,326  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, March 31, 2018

   $ 128,799,309  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($88,963,566 ÷ 6,896,640 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 12.90  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.75  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 13.65  
  

 

 

 

Class B

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($6,018,879 ÷ 469,153 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 12.83  
  

 

 

 

Class C

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($25,935,910 ÷ 2,020,789 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 12.83  
  

 

 

 

Class R

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($168,068 ÷ 12,982 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 12.95  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($7,702,848 ÷ 594,158 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 12.96  
  

 

 

 

Class Q

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($10,038 ÷ 775 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 12.95  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

Affiliated dividend income

   $ 1,745,845  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

     64,842  

Distribution fee(a)

     299,605  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $25,910)(a)

     71,169  

Custodian and accounting fees

     44,660  

Registration fees(a)

     40,860  

Audit fee

     11,873  

Shareholders’ reports

     10,622  

Legal fees and expenses

     8,908  

Directors’ fees

     5,905  

Miscellaneous

     6,218  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     564,662  

Less: Expense subsidy(a)

     (38,107

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (22,275
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     504,280  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     1,241,565  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     1,083,224  

Net capital gain distributions received

     2,516,591  
  

 

 

 
     3,599,815  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (2,410,706
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

     1,189,109  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 2,430,674  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Class specific expenses and waivers were as follow:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class Q  

Distribution fee

    131,682       35,209       132,099       615              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    45,945       9,753       12,933       110       2,388       40  

Registration fees

    7,028       6,807       6,954       6,807       6,807       6,457  

Expense subsidy

    (2,679     (12,530     (4,825     (6,823     (4,757     (6,493

Distribution fee waiver

    (22,069                 (206            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

 

    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2018
    Year
Ended
September 30, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,241,565     $ 1,601,383  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1,083,224       2,065,233  

Net capital gain (loss) distributions received

    2,516,591       1,872,021  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (2,410,706     4,538,476  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    2,430,674       10,077,113  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

Class A

    (1,454,623     (1,329,492

Class B

    (87,099     (115,917

Class C

    (343,287     (232,637

Class R

    (2,511     (1,762

Class Z

    (135,858     (142,125

Class Q

    (140      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,023,518     (1,821,933
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains and capital gain distributions received

   

Class A

    (1,645,904     (897,459

Class B

    (122,528     (152,058

Class C

    (490,474     (300,939

Class R

    (3,060     (1,440

Class Z

    (141,291     (82,721

Class Q

    (184      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,403,441     (1,434,617
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    7,244,470       12,950,865  

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

    4,310,068       3,125,805  

Cost of shares reacquired

    (10,227,353     (30,786,101
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    1,327,185       (14,709,431
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    (669,100     (7,888,868

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

    129,468,409       137,357,277  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period(a)

  $ 128,799,309     $ 129,468,409  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed/(distributions in excess of) net investment income of:

  $ (180,274   $ 601,679  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

Description    Shares        Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.7%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

 

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

     417,657        $ 4,155,683  

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund (Class Q)

     359,302          8,321,434  

Prudential Government Income Fund (Class Q)

     499,258          4,648,091  

Prudential High Yield Fund (Class Q)

     306,417          1,657,717  

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund (Class Q)*

     201,863          3,356,979  

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund (Class Q)

     330,969          6,725,285  

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Class Q)*

     128,509          5,222,587  

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (Class Q)

     540,707          9,835,454  

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (Class Q)*

     107,938          4,192,310  

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (Class Q)*

     4,442          173,101  

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

     371,961          9,890,454  

Prudential Jennison Value Fund (Class Q)

     350,126          6,939,492  

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (Class Q)

     1,815,010          14,556,383  

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund (Class Q)

     928,881          15,614,497  

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund (Class Q)*

     525,463          6,662,869  

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

     219,246          4,770,803  

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

     72,307          1,416,488  

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund (Class Q)

     1,089,673          15,756,678  

Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund (Class Q)

     2,671,990          25,731,262  

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

     1,106,595          15,813,249  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $127,090,869)

 

       165,440,816  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    0.8%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 -
Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund
(cost $1,360,944)

     1,360,944          1,360,944  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.5%
(cost $128,451,813)(w)

 

       166,801,760  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (0.5)%

 

       (833,111
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

 

     $ 165,968,649  
       

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviation is used in the semiannual report:

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

* Non-income producing security.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as the manager of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Fair Value Measurements:

 

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

 

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

 

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities

     

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  $ 166,801,760     $     —     $     —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

 

Investment Allocation:

 

The investment allocation of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Multi-Sector Debt

    27.5

International

    14.7  

Large-Cap Value

    13.7  

Large-Cap Core

    11.4  

Large/Mid-Cap Growth

    9.7  

Small-Cap Core

    6.0  

Global Real Estate

    5.0  

Long-Short Cap

    4.0  

Small/Mid-Cap Value

    3.8  

U.S. Government Debt

    2.8

High Yield

    1.0  

Natural Resources

    0.1  
 

 

 

 
    99.7  

Short-Term Investment

    0.8  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.5
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Assets

 

Affiliated investments (cost $128,451,813)

   $ 166,801,760  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,430,000  

Dividends receivable

     137,587  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     42,813  

Prepaid expenses

     374  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     168,412,534  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for investments purchased

     1,272,206  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     1,010,471  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     78,218  

Distribution fee payable

     58,267  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     17,129  

Management fee payable

     7,594  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     2,443,885  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 165,968,649  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Common stock, at par

   $ 11,048  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     121,622,907  
  

 

 

 
     121,633,955  

Distribution in excess of net investment income

     (1,128,063

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     7,112,810  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     38,349,947  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, March 31, 2018

   $ 165,968,649  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($126,341,504 ÷ 8,395,456 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.05  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.88  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 15.93  
  

 

 

 

Class B

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($10,497,622 ÷ 702,929 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.93  
  

 

 

 

Class C

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($25,691,791 ÷ 1,720,822 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.93  
  

 

 

 

Class R

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($148,413 ÷ 9,918 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.96  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($3,279,231 ÷ 217,739 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.06  
  

 

 

 

Class Q

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($10,088 ÷ 670 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.06  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

  

Affiliated dividend income

   $ 2,128,242  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

     84,811  

Distribution fee(a)

     383,041  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (affiliated expense of $42,820)(a)

     107,752  

Custodian and accounting fees

     44,687  

Registration fees(a)

     42,579  

Audit fee

     11,873  

Shareholders’ reports

     11,219  

Legal fees and expenses

     9,019  

Directors’ fees

     6,421  

Miscellaneous

     6,309  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     707,711  

Less: Expense subsidy(a)

     (38,814

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (32,054
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     636,843  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     1,491,399  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Affiliated Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     1,676,813  

Net capital gain distributions received

     6,207,118  
  

 

 

 
     7,883,931  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (3,917,876
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

     3,966,055  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 5,457,454  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class Q  

Distribution fee

    190,450       61,219       130,960       412              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    73,278       17,791       14,307       26       2,312       38  

Registration fees

    7,914       6,914       7,463       6,914       6,914       6,460  

Expense subsidy

          (15,843     (2,858     (6,861     (6,759     (6,493

Distribution fee waiver

    (31,915                 (139            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

 

    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2018
    Year
Ended
September 30, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,491,399     $ 1,348,166  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1,676,813       2,935,444  

Net capital gain (loss) distributions received

    6,207,118       3,742,657  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (3,917,876     11,749,432  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5,457,454       19,775,699  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

Class A

    (2,679,512     (1,266,793

Class B

    (162,867     (97,019

Class C

    (371,059     (124,143

Class R

    (1,876     (79

Class Z

    (77,331     (38,832

Class Q

    (232      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (3,292,877     (1,526,866
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains and capital gain distributions received

   

Class A

    (2,840,983     (2,451,148

Class B

    (258,639     (483,523

Class C

    (589,254     (618,707

Class R

    (2,252     (193

Class Z

    (73,692     (62,254

Class Q

    (221      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (3,765,041     (3,615,825
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    5,869,663       14,504,912  

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

    6,875,301       4,977,834  

Cost of shares reacquired

    (12,776,780     (29,688,388
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (31,816     (10,205,642
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    (1,632,280     4,427,366  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

    167,600,929       163,173,563  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period(a)

  $ 165,968,649     $ 167,600,929  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed/(distributions in excess of) net investment income of:

  $ (1,128,063   $ 673,415  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

 

Description    Shares        Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.1%

       

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

 

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

     81,887        $ 814,778  

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund (Class Q)

     236,424          5,475,581  

Prudential High Yield Fund (Class Q)

     100,673          544,642  

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund (Class Q)*

     200,131          3,328,186  

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund (Class Q)

     381,565          7,753,409  

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Class Q)*

     112,204          4,559,968  

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (Class Q)

     572,834          10,419,844  

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (Class Q)*

     91,083          3,537,658  

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (Class Q)*

     2,837          110,558  

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

     321,963          8,560,994  

Prudential Jennison Value Fund (Class Q)

     319,688          6,336,222  

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (Class Q)

     1,912,685          15,339,736  

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund (Class Q)

     767,395          12,899,918  

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund (Class Q)*

     432,942          5,489,702  

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

     172,741          3,758,842  

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

     56,489          1,106,625  

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund (Class Q)

     970,582          14,034,619  

Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund (Class Q)

     198,415          1,910,733  

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

     234,602          3,352,458  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $81,039,308)

 

       109,334,473  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    1.0%

 

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 -
Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund
(cost $1,053,537)

     1,053,537          1,053,537  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.1%
(cost $82,092,845)(w)

 

       110,388,010  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (0.1)%

 

       (100,570
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

 

     $ 110,287,440  
       

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviation is used in the semiannual report:

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

* Non-income producing security.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as the manager of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Fair Value Measurements:

 

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

 

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

 

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  $ 110,388,010     $     —     $     —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

 

Investment Allocation:

 

The investment allocation of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

International

    23.4

Large-Cap Value

    18.5  

Large-Cap Core

    14.7  

Large/Mid-Cap Growth

    14.3  

Small-Cap Core

    7.8  

Multi-Sector Debt

    5.4  

Long-Short Cap

    5.0  

Global Real Estate

    5.0  

Small/Mid-Cap Value

    4.4

High Yield

    0.5  

Natural Resources

    0.1  
 

 

 

 
    99.1  

Short-Term Investment

    1.0  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.1
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2018

 

Assets

 

Affiliated investments (cost $82,092,845)

   $ 110,388,010  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,270,000  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     36,818  

Dividends receivable

     19,441  

Due from Manager

     3,227  

Prepaid expenses

     374  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     111,717,870  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for investments purchased

     1,140,125  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     167,149  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     50,533  

Distribution fee payable

     37,268  

Administration fee payable

     19,104  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     16,251  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,430,430  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 110,287,440  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Common stock, at par

   $ 6,094  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     77,420,042  
  

 

 

 
     77,426,136  

Distribution in excess of net investment income

     (1,148,298

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     5,714,437  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     28,295,165  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, March 31, 2018

   $ 110,287,440  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($83,391,809 ÷ 4,568,455 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 18.25  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     1.06  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 19.31  
  

 

 

 

Class B

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($7,426,522 ÷ 424,818 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 17.48  
  

 

 

 

Class C

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($15,429,724 ÷ 881,552 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 17.50  
  

 

 

 

Class R

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($203,980 ÷ 11,265 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 18.11  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($3,825,268 ÷ 206,986 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 18.48  
  

 

 

 

Class Q

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($10,137 ÷ 549 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 18.46  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

  

Affiliated dividend income

   $ 1,281,127  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     1,281,127  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

     55,000  

Distribution fee(a)

     244,877  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (affiliated expense of $40,697)(a)

     88,452  

Custodian and accounting fees

     44,660  

Registration fees(a)

     40,719  

Audit fee

     11,873  

Shareholders’ reports

     10,897  

Legal fees and expenses

     8,882  

Directors’ fees

     5,835  

Miscellaneous

     6,157  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     517,352  

Less: Expense subsidy(a)

     (79,974

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (20,944
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     416,434  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     864,693  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Affiliated Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     748,076  

Net capital gain distributions received

     5,388,102  
  

 

 

 
     6,136,178  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (2,173,324
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

     3,962,854  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 4,827,547  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class Q  

Distribution fee

    123,554       43,302       77,309       712              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    62,245       14,558       9,555       35       2,019       40  

Registration fees

    7,161       6,740       6,927       6,740       6,740       6,411  

Expense subsidy

    (32,362     (17,418     (9,570     (6,690     (7,486     (6,448

Distribution fee waiver

    (20,706                 (238            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

 

    Six Months
Ended
March 31, 2018
    Year
Ended
September 30, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 864,693     $ 412,949  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    748,076       1,396,557  

Net capital gain distributions received

    5,388,102       2,860,032  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (2,173,324     11,303,894  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    4,827,547       15,973,432  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

Class A

    (1,771,051     (720,738

Class B

    (129,341     (50,040

Class C

    (240,693     (54,686

Class R

    (3,963     (210

Class Z

    (67,459     (23,756

Class Q

    (235      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,212,742     (849,430
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains and capital gain distributions received

   

Class A

    (1,144,763     (1,903,452

Class B

    (120,159     (346,254

Class C

    (223,606     (378,406

Class R

    (2,885     (712

Class Z

    (39,367     (51,505

Class Q

    (137      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,530,917     (2,680,329
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    6,971,795       9,325,472  

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

    3,675,942       3,441,557  

Cost of shares reacquired

    (6,325,281     (13,035,435
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    4,322,456       (268,406
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    5,406,344       12,175,267  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

    104,881,096       92,705,829  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period(a)

  $ 110,287,440     $ 104,881,096  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed/(distributions in excess of) net investment income of:

  $ (1,148,298   $ 199,751  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated in Maryland on August 10, 1995 and consists of six series (“Fund” or “Funds”): Prudential Balanced Fund, Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund and Prudential Jennison Growth Fund, each of which are diversified funds and Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund (“Conservative Allocation Fund”), Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund (“Moderate Allocation Fund”) and Prudential Growth Allocation Fund (“Growth Allocation Fund”), each of which are non-diversified funds for purposes of the 1940 Act and may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer 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. These financial statements relate only to the Conservative Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund and Growth Allocation Fund (collectively referred to as the “Allocation Funds”).

 

The investment objective of the Conservative Allocation Fund is current income and a reasonable level of capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Moderate Allocation Fund is capital appreciation and a reasonable level of current income. The investment objective of the Growth Allocation Fund is long-term capital appreciation. Each of the three Allocation Funds is typically referred to as a “Fund of Funds” because it invests in other mutual funds. The Allocation Funds may also invest directly in U.S. Government securities and money market instruments for cash management purposes or when assuming a defensive position.

 

1. Accounting Policies

 

The Allocation Funds follow investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company and the Allocation Funds consistently follow such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: Each Allocation 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 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”). Under the current valuation procedures, the Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising

 

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the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Allocation Funds 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 each Allocation 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.

 

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.

 

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. 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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, distribution fee waivers, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Taxes: It is the policy of each of the Allocation Funds’ 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 Conservative Allocation Fund expects to pay dividends from net investment income quarterly and distributions from net realized gains, if any, annually. The Moderate Allocation Fund and the Growth Allocation Fund expect to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized 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 amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain (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 Company, on behalf of the Allocation Funds, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. In addition, under the management agreement, PGIM Investments provides all of the administrative functions necessary for the organization, operation and management of the Allocations Funds. PGIM Investments administers the corporate affairs of the Allocation Funds and, in connection therewith, furnishes the Allocation Funds with office facilities, together with those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by, the Allocation Fund’s custodian (the Custodian), and the Allocation Fund’s transfer agent. PGIM Investments is also responsible for the staffing and management of

 

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dedicated groups of legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel necessary for the operation of the Allocation Funds. The legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel are also responsible for the management and oversight of the various service providers to the Allocation Funds, including, but not limited to, the custodian, transfer agent, and accounting agent.

 

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

 

The management fee paid to PGIM Investments is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.10% of each of the Allocation Funds’ average daily net assets up to $5 billion and 0.08% of average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion. The effective management fee rate, before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements were 0.10%, 0.10% and 0.10% for the Conservative Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund and Growth Allocation Fund, respectively, for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments) has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2019, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 0.60% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.35% of average daily net assets for Class B shares, 1.35% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 0.85% of average daily net assets for Class R shares, 0.35% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares, and 0.35% of average daily net assets for Class Q 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. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager in accordance with this agreement may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such wavier/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 effective management fee rates net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements were 0.04% and 0.05% for the Conservative Allocation Fund and Moderate Allocation Fund, respectively for the six months ended March 31, 2018. The management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement exceeded the management fee for the Growth Allocation Fund for the six months ended March 31, 2018.

 

The Company, on behalf of the Allocation Funds, 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 Q shares of the Allocation Funds. The Allocation Funds compensate PIMS for distributing and servicing the Allocation Funds’

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually 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 or Class Q shares of the Allocation Funds.

 

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Allocation Funds compensate 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 January 31, 2019 to limit such expenses to 0.25% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

 

PIMS has advised the Allocation Funds of its receipt of front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the six months ended March 31, 2018. These amounts were as follows:

 

Fund

   Class A  

Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 84,979  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     111,948  

Growth Allocation Fund

     96,360  

 

From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Allocation Funds of its receipt of contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders for the six months ended March 31, 2018. These amounts were as follows:

 

Fund

   Class A      Class B      Class C  

Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 0      $ 1,329      $ 453  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     0        3,091        3,285  

Growth Allocation Fund

     0        2,945        705  

 

PGIM Investments, PIMS and QMA 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. The transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

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The Allocation Funds 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 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. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the reporting period ended March 31, 2018 no such transactions were entered into by the Allocation Funds.

 

The Allocation Funds may invest their overnight sweep cash in the Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. Earnings from the Core Fund and other affiliated mutual funds are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”.

 

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 six months ended March 31, 2018, were as follows:

 

Fund

   Cost of
Purchases
     Proceeds
from Sales
 

Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 15,614,357      $ 14,860,000  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     24,425,500        22,855,000  

Growth Allocation Fund

     16,666,624        9,885,000  

 

A summary of cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds, other than short-term investments, for the for the six months ended March 31, 2018, is presented as follows:

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Conservative Allocation Fund:

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Cost of
Purchases
    Exchange     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund
(Class Q)

  $ 9,113,753     $ 166,085     $     $ 4,200,000     $ (54,547

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund (Class Q)

    6,384,456       782,440             430,000       (313,682

Prudential Government Income Fund (Class Q)

    7,584,285       498,113             320,000       (180,686

Prudential High Yield Fund (Class Q)

    2,609,669       130,766             75,000       (79,876

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund
(Class Q)

    1,300,389       257,569             150,000       (125,557

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund (Class Q)

    2,597,968       425,793             290,000       (210,131

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Class Q)

    3,254,029       426,202             890,000       86,205  

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (Class Q)

    5,347,222       221,060             950,000       275,647  

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

    1,887,875       266,686             305,000       (218,293

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

    144,262                   20,000       4,058  

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Q)

    4,876,811       482,977             735,000       (146,914

Prudential Jennison Value Fund (Class Q)

    2,596,163       580,577             260,000       (81,964

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (Class Q)

    7,932,236       376,441             825,000       (8,002

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund (Class Q)

    4,937,573       1,390,201             590,000       (421,351

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund (Class Q)

    3,888,483       70,000             160,000       47,780  

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund
(Class Q)

    788,040       1,430,490             145,000       (68,411

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

    1,575,505       81,624             1,080,000       (275,016

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund
(Class Q)

    7,139,825       1,537,534             750,000       (44,664

Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund (Class Q)

    35,583,667       5,608,259             1,680,000       (262,620

Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

    651,525       29,484             20,000       (15,252

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

    18,095,478       852,056             985,000       (317,430
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 128,289,214     $ 15,614,357     $             —     $ 14,860,000     $ (2,410,706
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value, End
of Period
    Shares,
End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
    
$

116,221

 
  $ 5,141,512     $ 516,735     $ 126,266     $  
  13,895       6,437,109       277,941       152,261       110,179  
 
    
(6,446)

 
    7,575,266       813,670       88,033        
  (996     2,584,563       477,738       80,761        
 
    
15,335

 
    1,297,736       78,036             207,569  
 
    
67,555

 
    2,591,185       127,519       31,925       303,868  
  128,833       3,005,269       73,949             156,202  
 
    
186,515

 
    5,080,444       279,299       11,060        
 
    
125,794

 
    1,757,062       45,238             206,686  
 
    
923

 
    129,243       3,316              
  55,564       4,533,438       170,494       20,124       333,120  
 
    
7,445

 
    2,842,221       143,402       34,551       146,026  
 
    
167,945

 
    7,643,620       953,070       186,441        
 
    
8,830

 
    5,325,253       316,791       67,794       672,407  
 
    
23,320

 
    3,869,583       305,172              
 
    
2,180

 
    2,007,299       92,247       35,132       95,358  
 
    
217,230

 
    519,343       26,511       8,645       52,979  
 
    
19,897

 
    7,902,592       546,514       105,337       232,197  
 
    
(59,349)

 
    39,189,957       4,069,570       502,448        
 
    
(332)

 
    645,425       59,596       9,482        
  (7,135)       17,637,969       1,234,288       276,898        

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 1,083,224     $ 127,716,089       $ 1,737,158     $ 2,516,591  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Moderate Allocation Fund:

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Cost of
Purchases
    Exchange     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund
(Class Q)

  $ 8,389,642     $ 204,731     $     $ 4,500,000     $ (88,511

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund (Class Q)

    8,276,327       1,044,352             600,000       (386,326

Prudential Government Income Fund (Class Q)

    4,630,165       374,542             240,000       (109,435

Prudential High Yield Fund (Class Q)

    1,687,924       102,829             80,000       (51,400

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund
(Class Q)

    3,376,217       685,260             415,000       (315,838

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund (Class Q)

    6,723,943       1,060,666             680,000       (434,498

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Class Q)

    5,737,901       617,239             1,510,000       172,744  

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (Class Q)

    10,310,727       311,584             1,675,000       547,091  

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

    4,454,549       512,371             545,000       (436,434

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

    186,499                   20,000       5,679  

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Q)

    10,506,439       870,382             1,280,000       (277,880

Prudential Jennison Value Fund (Class Q)

    6,374,293       1,309,437             555,000       (203,176

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (Class Q)

    15,478,098       668,780             1,890,000       (101,385

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund (Class Q)

    14,777,624       3,483,749             1,410,000       (1,250,424

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund (Class Q)

    6,696,845       20,000             175,000       97,229  

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund
(Class Q)

    2,769,688       2,462,461             305,000       (161,965

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

    3,800,472       241,319             2,460,000       (379,437

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund
(Class Q)

    13,414,876       3,633,168             1,225,000       (96,792

Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund (Class Q)

    21,771,995       5,820,177             1,650,000       (150,379

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

    16,747,155       1,002,453             1,640,000       (296,739
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 166,111,379     $ 24,425,500     $             —     $ 22,855,000     $ (3,917,876
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

50  


 

 

Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value, End
of Period
    Shares,
End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
    
$

149,821

 
  $ 4,155,683     $ 417,657     $ 114,948     $  
  (12,919     8,321,434       359,302       199,584       144,768  
 
    
(7,181)

 
    4,648,091       499,258       54,493        
  (1,636     1,657,717       306,417       52,807        
 
    
26,340

 
    3,356,979       201,863             545,260  
 
    
55,174

 
    6,725,285       330,969       83,728       796,938  
  204,703       5,222,587       128,509             277,239  
 
    
341,052

 
    9,835,454       540,707       21,584        
 
    
206,824

 
    4,192,310       107,938             502,371  
 
    
923

 
    173,101       4,442              
 
    
71,513

 
    9,890,454       371,961       43,899       736,483  
  13,938       6,939,492       350,126       85,997       363,440  
 
    
400,890

 
    14,556,383       1,815,010       368,780        
 
    
13,548

 
    15,614,497       928,881       201,839       2,001,910  
 
    
23,795

 
    6,662,869       525,463              
 
    
5,619

 
    4,770,803       219,246       84,124       228,337  
 
    
214,134

 
    1,416,488       72,307       24,034       147,285  
 
    
30,426

 
    15,756,678       1,089,673       210,081       463,087  
 
    
(60,531)

 
    25,731,262       2,671,990       319,479        
  380       15,813,249       1,106,595       252,294        

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 1,676,813     $ 165,440,816       $ 2,117,671     $ 6,207,118  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Growth Allocation Fund:

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Cost of
Purchases
    Exchange     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund
(Class Q)

  $ 847,438     $ 43,794     $     $ 80,000     $ 3,250  

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund (Class Q)

    5,179,917       911,171             350,000       (249,910

Prudential High Yield Fund (Class Q)

    519,882       72,105             30,000       (16,407

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund
(Class Q)

    3,161,703       660,867             210,000       (291,174

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund (Class Q)

    7,356,523       1,124,263             290,000       (435,303

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Class Q)

    4,538,357       484,539             765,000       214,159  

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (Class Q)

    10,354,191       367,253             1,200,000       691,836  

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

    3,370,851       461,910             100,000       (198,848

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (Class Q)

    106,473                         4,085  

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Q)

    9,105,293       862,042             1,230,000       (262,704

Prudential Jennison Value Fund (Class Q)

    4,992,782       1,648,315             140,000       (166,275

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (Class Q)

    15,465,354       1,052,910             1,455,000       209,819  

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund (Class Q)

    11,650,975       2,615,351             345,000       (1,000,495

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund (Class Q)

    5,245,350       335,000             180,000       92,917  

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund
(Class Q)

    1,687,823       2,311,601             110,000       (131,780

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund (Class Q)

    3,098,850       293,915             2,160,000       (445,541

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund
(Class Q)

    11,792,723       2,712,435             370,000       (107,025

Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund (Class Q)

    1,667,095       409,696             150,000       (14,533

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund (Class Q)

    3,836,517       299,457             720,000       (69,395
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 103,978,097     $ 16,666,624     $             —     $ 9,885,000     $ (2,173,324
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value, End
of Period
    Shares,
End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
    Capital Gain
Distributions
 
    
$

296

 
  $ 814,778     $ 81,887     $ 13,767     $  
  (15,597     5,475,581       236,424       127,919       93,251  
  (938)       544,642       100,673       17,083        
 
    
6,790

 
    3,328,186       200,131             525,867  
 
    
(2,074)

 
    7,753,409       381,565       94,052       895,210  
  87,913       4,559,968       112,204             234,539  
 
    
206,564

 
    10,419,844       572,834       22,253        
 
    
3,745

 
    3,537,658       91,083             411,910  
 
    

 
    110,558       2,837              
 
    
86,363

 
    8,560,994       321,963       36,961       620,081  
  1,400       6,336,222       319,688       69,530       293,785  
 
    
66,653

 
    15,339,736       1,912,685       377,910        
 
    
(20,913)

 
    12,899,918       767,395       162,145       1,608,207  
 
    
(3,565)

 
    5,489,702       432,942              
 
    
1,198

 
    3,758,842       172,741       65,046       176,555  
 
    
319,401

 
    1,106,625       56,489       18,085       110,829  
 
    
6,486

 
    14,034,619       970,582       189,567       417,868  
 
    
(1,525)

 
    1,910,733       198,415       24,640        
  5,879       3,352,458       234,602       54,437        

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 748,076     $ 109,334,473       $ 1,273,395     $ 5,388,102  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Funds’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Conservative
Allocation
Fund
     Moderate
Allocation
Fund
     Growth
Allocation
Fund
 

Tax Basis

   $ 110,124,335      $ 129,107,164      $ 82,469,629  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

     19,801,029        38,364,684        28,151,370  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (850,903      (670,088      (232,989
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 18,950,126      $ 37,694,596      $ 27,918,381  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

Management has analyzed the Allocation Funds’ tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provisions for income tax is required in the Allocation Funds’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Allocation Funds’ federal, state and local income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

6. Capital and Ownership

 

The Allocation Funds offer Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class Q 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 automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. 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 R, Class Z and Class Q shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

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

 

The Company is authorized to issue 6.625 billion shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share, which are divided into six series. Of the Company’s authorized capital stock, 938 million authorized shares have been allocated to the Conservative Allocation Fund and divided into seven classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class Q and

 

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Class T common stock, each of which consists of 125 million, 3 million, 25 million, 165 million, 285 million, 285 million and 50 million authorized shares, respectively. Of the Company’s authorized capital stock, 943 million authorized shares have been allocated to the Moderate Allocation Fund and divided into seven classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class Q and Class T common stock, each of which consists of 125 million, 3 million, 25 million, 135 million, 305 million, 300 million and 50 million authorized shares, respectively. Of the Company’s authorized capital stock, 902 million authorized shares have been allocated to the Growth Allocation Fund and divided into seven classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class Q and Class T common stock, each of which consists of 125 million, 2 million, 25 million, 100 million, 300 million, 300 million and 50 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

Each of the Allocation Funds do not have any Class T shares outstanding.

 

As of March 31, 2018, Prudential through its affiliates entities, including affiliateds, owned the following number of shares of the Fund:

 

     Class R      Class Q  

Conservative Allocation Fund

     302        775  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     274        670  

Growth Allocation Fund

     232        549  

 

At reporting period end, the following number of shareholders of record held the following percentage of the Fund outstanding shares on behalf of multiple beneficial owners:

 

     Number of
Shareholders
     % of Outstanding
Shares
 

Conservative Allocation Fund

     2        44  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     2        44  

Growth Allocation Fund

     3        40  

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Conservative Allocation Fund:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       411,387      $ 5,386,312  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       235,289        3,051,003  

Shares reacquired

       (509,903      (6,680,720
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       136,773        1,756,595  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       129,521        1,711,269  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (742      (9,614
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       265,552      $ 3,458,250  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       727,911      $ 9,141,833  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       177,708        2,178,051  

Shares reacquired

       (1,593,151      (19,938,933
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (687,532      (8,619,049

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       523,463        6,621,416  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (56,963      (710,683
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (221,032    $ (2,708,316
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Conservative Allocation Fund (cont’d.):

 

Class B

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       16,922      $ 217,512  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       14,914        192,659  

Shares reacquired

       (42,073      (548,413
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (10,237      (138,242

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (125,993      (1,658,363
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (136,230    $ (1,796,605
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       6,856      $ 85,528  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       20,045        243,200  

Shares reacquired

       (205,661      (2,559,540
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (178,760      (2,230,812

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (518,367      (6,524,816
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (697,127    $ (8,755,628
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       101,008      $ 1,321,605  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       61,262        791,281  

Shares reacquired

       (165,047      (2,151,832
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (2,777      (38,946

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (4,168      (53,522
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (6,945    $ (92,468
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       242,521      $ 3,028,905  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       39,858        484,172  

Shares reacquired

       (525,532      (6,573,487
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (243,153      (3,060,410

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (18,549      (235,434
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (261,702    $ (3,295,844
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

               

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       971      $ 12,835  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       428        5,571  

Shares reacquired

       (55      (719
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,344      $ 17,687  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       2,327      $ 29,287  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       260        3,202  

Shares reacquired

       (150      (1,899
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,437      $ 30,590  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Conservative Allocation Fund (cont’d.):

 

Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       22,488      $ 296,206  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       20,661        269,230  

Shares reacquired

       (63,899      (845,669
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (20,750      (280,233

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       785        10,230  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (19,965    $ (270,003
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       53,057      $ 665,312  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       17,618        217,180  

Shares reacquired

       (135,676      (1,712,242
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (65,001      (829,750

Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)

       72,711        915,118  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (5,109      (65,601
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,601      $ 19,767  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

 

Period ended March 31, 2018*:

 

Shares sold

       750      $ 10,000  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       25        324  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       775      $ 10,324  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of offering was November 28, 2017.

 

Moderate Allocation Fund:

 

Class A

  Shares     Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

    213,711     $ 3,282,687  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    360,295       5,451,257  

Shares reacquired

    (563,157     (8,639,645
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    10,849       94,299  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

    190,113       2,958,969  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (10,157     (157,612
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    190,805     $ 2,895,656  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

    783,420     $ 11,093,144  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    267,043       3,655,812  

Shares reacquired

    (1,264,081     (18,007,937
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    (213,618     (3,258,981

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

    807,581       11,629,593  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (13,404     (196,719
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    580,559     $ 8,173,893  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Moderate Allocation Fund (cont’d.):

 

Class B

  Shares     Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

    5,146     $ 78,514  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    27,490       413,453  

Shares reacquired

    (37,614     (571,687
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    (4,978     (79,720

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (188,709     (2,907,766
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (193,687   $ (2,987,486
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

   

Shares sold

    12,213     $ 171,412  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    42,026       572,399  

Shares reacquired

    (189,519     (2,665,371
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    (135,280     (1,921,560

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (810,708     (11,571,103
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (945,988   $ (13,492,663
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

           

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

   

Shares sold

    147,801     $ 2,248,597  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    59,242       891,011  

Shares reacquired

    (186,858     (2,845,481
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    20,185       294,127  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (11,499     (174,838
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    8,686     $ 119,289  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

    216,557     $ 3,051,946  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    47,997       653,717  

Shares reacquired

    (544,745     (7,695,796
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    (280,191     (3,990,133

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (61,145     (881,249
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (341,336   $ (4,871,382
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R

 

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

    6,317     $ 96,998  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    274       4,128  

Shares reacquired

    (45     (684
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    6,546     $ 100,442  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

    3,165     $ 46,595  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    20       271  

Shares reacquired

    (106     (1,563
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    3,079     $ 45,303  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Moderate Allocation Fund (cont’d.):

 

Class Z

  Shares     Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

    10,060     $ 152,867  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    7,601       114,998  

Shares reacquired

    (46,517     (719,283
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    (28,856     (451,418

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

    18,141       281,247  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (10,715   $ (170,171
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

    9,947     $ 141,815  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    6,991       95,635  

Shares reacquired

    (93,707     (1,317,721
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    (76,769     (1,080,271

Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)

    69,842       1,019,478  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (6,927   $ (60,793
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class Q

 

Period ended March 31, 2018*:

 

Shares sold

    640     $ 10,000  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    30       454  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    670     $ 10,454  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of offering was November 28, 2017.

 

Growth Allocation Fund:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       188,378      $ 3,499,628  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       156,094        2,864,318  

Shares reacquired

       (232,219      (4,317,707
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       112,253        2,046,239  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       88,853        1,670,857  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (522      (9,495
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       200,584      $ 3,707,601  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       391,803      $ 6,499,312  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       162,185        2,559,286  

Shares reacquired

       (538,908      (8,929,518
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       15,080        129,080  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       290,678        4,880,104  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (17,538      (286,809
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       288,220      $ 4,722,375  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Growth Allocation Fund (cont’d.):

 

Class B

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       4,272      $ 76,553  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       14,068        247,735  

Shares reacquired

       (32,201      (573,910
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (13,861      (249,622

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (94,108      (1,691,220
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (107,969    $ (1,940,842
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       23,168      $ 372,581  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       25,952        393,955  

Shares reacquired

       (90,417      (1,434,155
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (41,297      (667,619

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (298,783      (4,805,506
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (340,080    $ (5,473,125
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

 

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       77,560      $ 1,373,055  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       25,763        454,206  

Shares reacquired

       (58,028      (1,030,706
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       45,295        796,555  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (2,935      (53,038
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       42,360      $ 743,517  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       124,547      $ 1,989,057  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       27,407        416,595  

Shares reacquired

       (118,976      (1,897,509
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       32,978        508,143  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (9,281      (147,845
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       23,697      $ 360,298  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

 

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       9,684      $ 175,470  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       376        6,849  

Shares reacquired

       (434      (7,976
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       9,626      $ 174,343  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       706      $ 11,154  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       59        923  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       765      $ 12,077  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

60  


Growth Allocation Fund (cont’d.):

 

Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended March 31, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       97,414      $ 1,837,089  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       5,518        102,463  

Shares reacquired

       (21,113      (394,982
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       81,819        1,544,570  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       4,402        82,896  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       86,221      $ 1,627,466  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended September 30, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       27,136      $ 453,368  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       4,436        70,798  

Shares reacquired

       (46,936      (774,253
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (15,364      (250,087

Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)

       21,782        360,056  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       6,418      $ 109,969  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

 

Period ended March 31, 2018*:

 

Shares sold

       529      $ 10,000  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       20        371  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       549      $ 10,371  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of offering was November 28, 2017.

 

7. Borrowings

 

The Company, on behalf of the Allocation Funds, 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 SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 5, 2017 through October 4, 2018. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. Each Allocation Fund’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Prior to October 5, 2017, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The interest on borrowings under the SCA is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

 

Other 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 Allocation Funds did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended March 31, 2018.

 

8. Dividends to Shareholders

 

Subsequent to the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Conservative Allocation Fund declared ordinary income dividends on April 11, 2018 to shareholders of record on April 12, 2018. The ex-date was April 13, 2018. The per share amounts declared were as follows:

 

     Ordinary Income  

Class A

   $ 0.04302  

Class B

   $ 0.01726  

Class C

   $ 0.01726  

Class Q

   $ 0.05134  

Class R

   $ 0.03480  

Class Z

   $ 0.05134  

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

Class A Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $13.10               $12.43       $12.49       $13.30       $13.03       $12.39  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.14               0.18       0.16       0.24       0.20       0.22  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.12               0.83       0.62       (0.41     0.53       0.70  
Total from investment operations     0.26               1.01       0.78       (0.17     0.73       0.92  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.21             (0.20     (0.21     (0.29     (0.22     (0.28
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.25             (0.14     (0.63     (0.35     (0.24     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.46             (0.34     (0.84     (0.64     (0.46     (0.28
Net asset value, end of period     $12.90               $13.10       $12.43       $12.49       $13.30       $13.03  
Total Return(b):     2.01%               8.33%       6.61%       (1.42)%       5.67%       7.52%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $88,964               $86,890       $85,173       $73,273       $72,292       $64,535  
Average net assets (000)     $88,515               $82,763       $81,813       $75,170       $66,510       $60,521  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.60% (d)              0.71%       0.73%       0.72%       0.71%       0.72%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.65% (d)              0.77%       0.78%       0.77%       0.76%       0.77%  
Net investment income (loss)     2.10% (d)              1.43%       1.36%       1.86%       1.48%       1.74%  
Portfolio turnover rate     12% (e)              17%       25%       42%       46%       25%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class B Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $13.04               $12.37       $12.43       $13.24       $12.98       $12.33  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.09               0.10       0.08       0.15       0.10       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.12               0.81       0.61       (0.42     0.52       0.70  
Total from investment operations     0.21               0.91       0.69       (0.27     0.62       0.83  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.17             (0.10     (0.12     (0.19     (0.12     (0.18
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.25             (0.14     (0.63     (0.35     (0.24     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.42             (0.24     (0.75     (0.54     (0.36     (0.18
Net asset value, end of period     $12.83               $13.04       $12.37       $12.43       $13.24       $12.98  
Total Return(b):     1.58%               7.54%       5.84%       (2.17)%       4.82%       6.84%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $6,019               $7,892       $16,107       $30,118       $40,863       $43,767  
Average net assets (000)     $7,061               $12,187       $23,560       $37,344       $43,801       $43,407  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.35% (d)              1.47%       1.48%       1.47%       1.46%       1.47%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.71% (d)              1.48%       1.48%       1.47%       1.46%       1.47%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.33% (d)              0.77%       0.67%       1.17%       0.73%       1.01%  
Portfolio turnover rate     12% (e)              17%       25%       42%       46%       25%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $13.04               $12.37       $12.44       $13.24       $12.98       $12.34  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.09               0.09       0.08       0.14       0.10       0.12  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.12               0.82       0.60       (0.40     0.52       0.70  
Total from investment operations     0.21               0.91       0.68       (0.26     0.62       0.82  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.17             (0.10     (0.12     (0.19     (0.12     (0.18
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.25             (0.14     (0.63     (0.35     (0.24     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.42             (0.24     (0.75     (0.54     (0.36     (0.18
Net asset value, end of period     $12.83               $13.04       $12.37       $12.44       $13.24       $12.98  
Total Return(b):     1.58%               7.54%       5.75%       (2.09)%       4.82%       6.75%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $25,936               $26,447       $28,325       $31,091       $28,724       $22,055  
Average net assets (000)     $26,492               $27,069       $30,257       $30,647       $26,250       $19,308  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.35% (d)              1.46%       1.48%       1.47%       1.46%       1.47%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.39% (d)              1.47%       1.48%       1.47%       1.46%       1.47%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.34% (d)              0.70%       0.63%       1.09%       0.69%       0.98%  
Portfolio turnover rate     12% (e)              17%       25%       42%       46%       25%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class R Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $13.15               $12.47       $12.53       $13.34       $13.07       $12.42  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.12               0.15       0.13       0.21       0.17       0.19  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.13               0.84       0.62       (0.41     0.53       0.71  
Total from investment operations     0.25               0.99       0.75       (0.20     0.70       0.90  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.20             (0.17     (0.18     (0.26     (0.19     (0.25
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.25             (0.14     (0.63     (0.35     (0.24     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.45             (0.31     (0.81     (0.61     (0.43     (0.25
Net asset value, end of period     $12.95               $13.15       $12.47       $12.53       $13.34       $13.07  
Total Return(b):     1.88%               8.11%       6.32%       (1.66)%       5.38%       7.32%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $168               $153       $115       $107       $95       $59  
Average net assets (000)     $165               $136       $101       $101       $76       $54  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.85% (d)              0.96%       0.98%       0.97%       0.96%       0.97%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     9.37% (d)              1.22%       1.23%       1.22%       1.21%       1.22%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.85% (d)              1.18%       1.10%       1.59%       1.18%       1.48%  
Portfolio turnover rate     12% (e)              17%       25%       42%       46%       25%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $13.17               $12.49       $12.55       $13.36       $13.09       $12.44  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.15               0.21       0.19       0.27       0.22       0.24  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.12               0.84       0.63       (0.40     0.54       0.72  
Total from investment operations     0.27               1.05       0.82       (0.13     0.76       0.96  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.23             (0.23     (0.25     (0.33     (0.25     (0.31
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.25             (0.14     (0.63     (0.35     (0.24     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.48             (0.37     (0.88     (0.68     (0.49     (0.31
Net asset value, end of period     $12.96               $13.17       $12.49       $12.55       $13.36       $13.09  
Total Return(b):     2.04%               8.65%       6.85%       (1.16)%       5.90%       7.84%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $7,703               $8,086       $7,637       $6,404       $5,572       $6,097  
Average net assets (000)     $7,802               $7,804       $6,800       $6,058       $5,941       $5,492  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.35% (d)              0.46%       0.48%       0.47%       0.46%       0.47%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.47% (d)              0.47%       0.48%       0.47%       0.46%       0.47%  
Net investment income (loss)     2.33% (d)              1.67%       1.59%       2.09%       1.75%       1.90%  
Portfolio turnover rate     12% (e)              17%       25%       42%       46%       25%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Q Shares       
     November 28,
2017(a)
through
March 31,
 
     2018  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $13.34  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)     0.12  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (0.08
Total from investment operations     0.04  
Less Dividends and Distributions:        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.18
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.25
Total dividends and distributions     (0.43
Net asset value, end of period     $12.95  
Total Return(c):     0.31%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10  
Average net assets (000)     $10  
Ratios to average net assets(d):        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.35% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     191.16% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     2.80% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     12% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of offering.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

68  


Class A Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $15.21               $13.93       $13.96       $15.17       $14.21       $12.80  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.15               0.14       0.12       0.18       0.15       0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.36               1.62       0.94       (0.55     0.97       1.49  
Total from investment operations     0.51               1.76       1.06       (0.37     1.12       1.65  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.32             (0.17     (0.21     (0.31     (0.16     (0.24
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.35             (0.31     (0.88     (0.53     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.67             (0.48     (1.09     (0.84     (0.16     (0.24
Net asset value, end of period     $15.05               $15.21       $13.93       $13.96       $15.17       $14.21  
Total Return(b):     3.35%               12.99%       8.00%       (2.79)%       7.91%       13.13%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $126,342               $124,808       $106,173       $96,846       $93,752       $81,788  
Average net assets (000)     $128,008               $114,527       $100,247       $98,271       $89,611       $74,440  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.58% (d)              0.70%       0.75%       0.71%       0.70%       0.71%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.63% (d)              0.76%       0.80%       0.76%       0.75%       0.76%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.93% (d)              1.00%       0.90%       1.17%       1.00%       1.22%  
Portfolio turnover rate     14% (e)              19%       20%       45%       35%       30%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited)


Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class B Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $15.05               $13.79       $13.83       $15.04       $14.09       $12.69  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.09               0.06       0.03       0.07       0.04       0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.35               1.58       0.91       (0.56     0.97       1.48  
Total from investment operations     0.44               1.64       0.94       (0.49     1.01       1.55  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.21             (0.07     (0.10     (0.19     (0.06     (0.15
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.35             (0.31     (0.88     (0.53     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.56             (0.38     (0.98     (0.72     (0.06     (0.15
Net asset value, end of period     $14.93               $15.05       $13.79       $13.83       $15.04       $14.09  
Total Return(b):     2.92%               12.16%       7.13%       (3.55)%       7.15%       12.35%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10,498               $13,496       $25,407       $38,084       $53,127       $54,574  
Average net assets (000)     $12,277               $19,480       $32,651       $48,273       $56,302       $54,466  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.35% (d)              1.46%       1.50%       1.46%       1.45%       1.46%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.61% (d)              1.47%       1.50%       1.46%       1.45%       1.46%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.14% (d)              0.40%       0.22%       0.49%       0.28%       0.51%  
Portfolio turnover rate     14% (e)              19%       20%       45%       35%       30%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $15.05               $13.78       $13.83       $15.03       $14.08       $12.69  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.09               0.04       0.03       0.06       0.04       0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.35               1.61       0.90       (0.54     0.97       1.48  
Total from investment operations     0.44               1.65       0.93       (0.48     1.01       1.54  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.21             (0.07     (0.10     (0.19     (0.06     (0.15
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.35             (0.31     (0.88     (0.53     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.56             (0.38     (0.98     (0.72     (0.06     (0.15
Net asset value, end of period     $14.93               $15.05       $13.78       $13.83       $15.03       $14.08  
Total Return(b):     2.92%               12.24%       7.06%       (3.48)%       7.15%       12.27%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $25,692               $25,765       $28,306       $30,872       $29,564       $24,604  
Average net assets (000)     $26,264               $26,925       $29,628       $31,776       $28,118       $21,933  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.35% (d)              1.45%       1.50%       1.46%       1.45%       1.46%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.37% (d)              1.46%       1.50%       1.46%       1.45%       1.46%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.16% (d)              0.31%       0.19%       0.40%       0.24%       0.43%  
Portfolio turnover rate     14% (e)              19%       20%       45%       35%       30%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class R Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $15.11               $13.83       $13.87       $15.11       $14.15       $12.76  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.12               0.07       0.09       0.18       0.11       0.05  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.36               1.65       0.93       (0.62     0.97       1.55  
Total from investment operations     0.48               1.72       1.02       (0.44     1.08       1.60  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.28             (0.13     (0.18     (0.27     (0.12     (0.21
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.35             (0.31     (0.88     (0.53     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.63             (0.44     (1.06     (0.80     (0.12     (0.21
Net asset value, end of period     $14.96               $15.11       $13.83       $13.87       $15.11       $14.15  
Total Return(b):     3.18%               12.80%       7.68%       (3.26)%       7.67%       12.74%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $148               $51       $4       $4       $177       $153  
Average net assets (000)     $111               $15       $4       $140       $167       $15  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.85% (d)              0.88%       1.00%       0.96%       0.95%       0.90%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     13.48% (d)              1.16%       1.25%       1.21%       1.20%       1.15%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.54% (d)              0.51%       0.64%       1.18%       0.76%       0.40%  
Portfolio turnover rate     14% (e)              19%       20%       45%       35%       30%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017(a)     2016(a)     2015(a)     2014     2013(a)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $15.24               $13.95       $13.99       $15.20       $14.23       $12.81  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.17               0.18       0.17       0.21       0.17       0.21  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.36               1.62       0.92       (0.54     0.99       1.49  
Total from investment operations     0.53               1.80       1.09       (0.33     1.16       1.70  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.36             (0.20     (0.25     (0.35     (0.19     (0.28
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.35             (0.31     (0.88     (0.53     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.71             (0.51     (1.13     (0.88     (0.19     (0.28
Net asset value, end of period     $15.06               $15.24       $13.95       $13.99       $15.20       $14.23  
Total Return(b):     3.45%               13.32%       8.21%       (2.54)%       8.22%       13.48%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $3,279               $3,481       $3,283       $3,601       $3,767       $2,684  
Average net assets (000)     $3,422               $2,928       $3,319       $3,537       $3,190       $2,874  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.35% (d)              0.45%       0.50%       0.46%       0.45%       0.46%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.75% (d)              0.45%       0.50%       0.46%       0.45%       0.46%  
Net investment income (loss)     2.17% (d)              1.27%       1.24%       1.43%       1.20%       1.57%  
Portfolio turnover rate     14% (e)              19%       20%       45%       35%       30%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Q Shares  
    

November 28,

2017(a)
through

March 31,

 
     2018  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $15.63  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)     0.15  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (0.01
Total from investment operations     0.14  
Less Dividends and Distributions:        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.36
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.35
Total dividends and distributions     (0.71
Net asset value, end of period     $15.06  
Total Return(c):     0.87%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10  
Average net assets (000)     $10  
Ratios to average net assets(d):        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.35% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     189.44% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     2.83% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     14% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of offering.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

Class A Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $18.07               $15.94       $16.15       $17.41       $16.02       $13.58  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.16               0.10       0.07       0.08       0.08       0.10  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.68               2.67       1.33       (0.84     1.42       2.46  
Total from investment operations     0.84               2.77       1.40       (0.76     1.50       2.56  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.40             (0.18     (0.16     (0.35     (0.11     (0.12
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.26             (0.46     (1.45     (0.15     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.66             (0.64     (1.61     (0.50     (0.11     (0.12
Net asset value, end of period     $18.25               $18.07       $15.94       $16.15       $17.41       $16.02  
Total Return(b):     4.63%               17.95%       9.13%       (4.58)%       9.37%       19.02%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $83,392               $78,919       $65,038       $57,536       $56,293       $46,911  
Average net assets (000)     $83,049               $70,830       $60,610       $59,770       $52,609       $41,896  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.60% (d)              0.71%       0.75%       0.75%       0.75%       0.75%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.73% (d)              0.90%       0.97%       0.93%       0.90%       0.92%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.73% (d)              0.58%       0.47%       0.48%       0.46%       0.65%  
Portfolio turnover rate     9% (e)              23%       24%       44%       24%       23%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class B Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
March 31,
          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(b)            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $17.28               $15.28       $15.53       $16.76       $15.44       $13.10  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.09               - (d)      (0.03     (0.03     (0.04     (0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.65               2.53       1.27       (0.82     1.36       2.38  
Total from investment operations     0.74               2.53       1.24       (0.85     1.32       2.37  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.28             (0.07     (0.04     (0.23     -       (0.03
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.26             (0.46     (1.45     (0.15     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.54             (0.53     (1.49     (0.38     -       (0.03
Net asset value, end of period     $17.48               $17.28       $15.28       $15.53       $16.76       $15.44  
Total Return(b):     4.25%               17.04%       8.35%       (5.28)%       8.55%       18.13%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $7,427               $9,205       $13,335       $18,670       $27,929       $29,785  
Average net assets (000)     $8,684               $11,120       $16,171       $24,591       $30,822       $29,020  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.35% (d)              1.47%       1.50%       1.50%       1.50%       1.50%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.75% (d)              1.61%       1.67%       1.63%       1.60%       1.62%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.99% (d)              0.01%       (0.18)%       (0.16)%       (0.22)%       (0.06)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     9% (e)              23%       24%       44%       24%       23%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

76  


Class C Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $17.30               $15.30       $15.54       $16.78       $15.45       $13.11  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.09               (0.02     (0.04     (0.05     (0.05     (0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.65               2.55       1.29       (0.81     1.38       2.38  
Total from investment operations     0.74               2.53       1.25       (0.86     1.33       2.37  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.28             (0.07     (0.04     (0.23     -       (0.03
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.26             (0.46     (1.45     (0.15     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.54             (0.53     (1.49     (0.38     -       (0.03
Net asset value, end of period     $17.50               $17.30       $15.30       $15.54       $16.78       $15.45  
Total Return(b):     4.24%               17.01%       8.41%       (5.33)%       8.61%       18.11%  
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $15,430               $14,517       $12,473       $12,025       $11,858       $10,416  
Average net assets (000)     $15,504               $13,311       $12,092       $12,540       $11,625       $9,377  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.35% (d)              1.46%       1.50%       1.50%       1.50%       1.50%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.47% (d)              1.60%       1.67%       1.63%       1.60%       1.62%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.98% (d)              (0.14%     (0.26)%       (0.28)%       (0.29)%       (0.10)%  
Portfolio turnover rate     9% (e)              23%       24%       44%       24%       23%  

 

(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) Does not include the expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Asset Allocation Funds     77  


Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class R Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $17.91               $15.80       $16.01       $17.27       $15.90       $13.48  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.15               0.06       (0.04     0.04       0.04       0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.67               2.65       1.40       (0.84     1.40       2.45  
Total from investment operations     0.82               2.71       1.36       (0.80     1.44       2.51  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.36             (0.14     (0.12     (0.31     (0.07     (0.09
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.26             (0.46     (1.45     (0.15     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.62             (0.60     (1.57     (0.46     (0.07     (0.09
Net asset value, end of period     $18.11               $17.91       $15.80       $16.01       $17.27       $15.90  
Total Return(b):     4.53%               17.69%       8.91%       (4.85)%       9.07%       18.74%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $204               $29       $14       $3       $3       $3  
Average net assets (000)     $192               $26       $8       $3       $3       $3  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.85% (d)              0.96%       1.00%       1.00%       0.97%       1.00%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     8.10% (d)              1.34%       1.42%       1.36%       1.31%       1.37%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.66% (d)              0.35%       (0.24)%       0.21%       0.25%       0.40%  
Portfolio turnover rate     9% (e)              23%       24%       44%       24%       23%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

78  


Class Z Shares  
    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

          Year Ended September 30,  
     2018(a)            2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $18.30               $16.14       $16.34       $17.61       $16.20       $13.73  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.19               0.14       0.13       0.15       0.11       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.69               2.70       1.33       (0.87     1.45       2.50  
Total from investment operations     0.88               2.84       1.46       (0.72     1.56       2.63  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.44             (0.22     (0.21     (0.40     (0.15     (0.16
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.26             (0.46     (1.45     (0.15     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.70             (0.68     (1.66     (0.55     (0.15     (0.16
Net asset value, end of period     $18.48               $18.30       $16.14       $16.34       $17.61       $16.20  
Total Return(b):     4.81%               18.19%       9.39%       (4.36)%       9.64%       19.31%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $3,825               $2,211       $1,845       $1,573       $1,477       $989  
Average net assets (000)     $2,868               $1,974       $1,794       $1,352       $1,278       $1,071  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.35% (d)              0.46%       0.50%       0.50%       0.50%       0.50%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.87% (d)              0.60%       0.67%       0.63%       0.60%       0.62%  
Net investment income (loss)     2.01% (d)              0.86%       0.81%       0.82%       0.62%       0.84%  
Portfolio turnover rate     9% (e)              23%       24%       44%       24%       23%  

 

(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Asset Allocation Funds     79  


Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Q Shares       
     November 28,
2017(a)
through
March 31,
 
     2018  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $18.92  
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment income (loss)     0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.06  
Total from investment operations     0.24  
Less Dividends and Distributions:        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.44
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.26
Total dividends and distributions     (0.70
Net asset value, end of period     $18.46  
Total Return(c):     1.26%  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10  
Average net assets (000)     $10  
Ratios to average net assets(d):        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.35% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     186.45% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     2.88% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     9% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of offering.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

80  


 MAIL    TELEPHONE    WEBSITE

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

www.pgiminvestments.com

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Funds has delegated to the Funds’ investment subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Funds. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Funds’ 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 Richard A. Redeker Brian K. Reid Stephen G. Stoneburn Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer  Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer  Dino Capasso, Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer  Charles H. Smith, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer  Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer  Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer  Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Quantitative Management Associates LLC  

Gateway Center Two

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment Management Services LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon  

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  KPMG LLP  

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

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 Funds carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus for each Fund contain this and other information about the Funds. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.pgiminvestments.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
To receive your mutual fund documents online, go to www.pgiminvestments.com/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above.

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Asset Allocation Funds, 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 SCHEDULE
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Each Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month no sooner than 15 days after the end of the month.

 

Mutual Funds:

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


LOGO

 

PRUDENTIAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS   NASDAQ   CUSIP       NASDAQ   CUSIP
Conservative Allocation (Class A)   JDUAX   74437E750   Moderate Allocation (Class R)   JMARX   74437E610
Conservative Allocation (Class B)   JDABX   74437E743   Moderate Allocation (Class Z)   JDMZX   74437E776
Conservative Allocation (Class C)   JDACX   74437E735   Moderate Allocation (Class Q)   JDTQX   74437E438
Conservative Allocation (Class R)   JDARX   74437E628  

Growth Allocation (Class A)

  JDAAX   74437E685
Conservative Allocation (Class Z)   JDAZX   74437E784  

Growth Allocation (Class B)

  JDGBX   74437E677
Conservative Allocation (Class Q)   JDAQX   74437E453   Growth Allocation (Class C)   JDGCX   74437E669
Moderate Allocation (Class A)   JDTAX   74437E727   Growth Allocation (Class R)   JGARX   74437E594
Moderate Allocation (Class B)   JDMBX   74437E719   Growth Allocation (Class Z)   JDGZX   74437E768
Moderate Allocation (Class C)   JDMCX   74437E693   Growth Allocation (Class Q)   JDGQX   74437E446

 

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Item 2 –

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

Item 3 –

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

Item 4 –

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

Item 5 –

  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.

Item 6 –

  Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7 –   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 8 –   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

Item 9 –

  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.
Item 10 –   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – Not applicable.
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 – Exhibits

 

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

 

(2)   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.
(3)   Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable.

 

  (b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant:        

  

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

By:

  

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

  

Deborah A. Docs

  

Secretary

Date:

  

May 16, 2018

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:

  

May 16, 2018

By:

  

/s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam

  

M. Sadiq Peshimam

  

Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Date:

  

May 16, 2018