UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number: | | 811- 08565 |
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Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | | Prudential Investment Portfolios 12 |
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(This Form N-CSR relates solely to the Registrant’s PGIM Global Real Estate Fund, PGIM Jennison Technology Fund, PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund and PGIM Jennison NextGeneration Global Opportunities Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”)) |
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Address of principal executive offices: | | 655 Broad Street, 6th Floor |
| | Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
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Name and address of agent for service: | | Andrew R. French |
| | 655 Broad Street, 6th Floor |
| | Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 800-225-1852 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | | 10/31/2023 |
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Date of reporting period: | | 4/30/2023 |
Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders
PGIM GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2023
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Table of Contents
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of April 30, 2023 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), member SIPC. PGIM Real Estate is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. © 2023 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM Real Estate, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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Letter from the President
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| | Dear Shareholder: We hope you find the semiannual report for the PGIM Global Real Estate Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended April 30, 2023. Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals. |
Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.
At PGIM Investments, we provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance for investors. PGIM is the world’s 11th-largest investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. Our scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver a diversified suite of actively managed solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles.
Thank you for choosing our family of funds.
Sincerely,
Stuart S. Parker, President
PGIM Global Real Estate Fund
June 15, 2023
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Your Fund’s Performance
Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.
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| | Total Returns as of 4/30/23 (without sales charges) | | Average Annual Total Returns as of 4/30/23 (with sales charges) | |
| | Six Months* (%) | | One Year (%) | | Five Years (%) | | | Ten Years (%) | | | Since Inception (%) | |
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Class A | | 10.22 | | -19.51 | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.87 | | | | — | |
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Class C | | 9.79 | | -16.32 | | | 1.84 | | | | 1.80 | | | | — | |
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Class R | | 10.10 | | -15.03 | | | 2.26 | | | | 2.26 | | | | — | |
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Class Z | | 10.43 | | -14.51 | | | 2.91 | | | | 2.85 | | | | — | |
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Class R2 | | 10.26 | | -14.77 | | | 2.52 | | | | N/A | | | | 1.88 (12/27/2017) | |
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Class R4 | | 10.39 | | -14.58 | | | 2.78 | | | | N/A | | | | 2.14 (12/27/2017) | |
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Class R6 | | 10.51 | | -14.38 | | | 3.04 | | | | N/A | | | | 4.36 (08/23/2013) | |
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FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index | |
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| | 6.54 | | -15.28 | | | 0.84 | | | | 1.94 | | | | — | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | | | |
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| | 8.63 | | 2.66 | | | 11.45 | | | | 12.20 | | | | — | |
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Average Annual Total Returns as of 4/30/23 Since Inception (%) |
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FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index | | 0.28 | | 3.52 |
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S&P 500 Index | | 10.62 | | 12.30 |
*Not annualized
Since Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the closest month-end to the class’s 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.
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| | Class A | | Class C | | Class R | | Class Z | | Class R2 | | Class R4 | | Class R6 |
Maximum initial sales charge | | 5.50% of the public offering price | | None | | None | | None | | None | | None | | None |
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption) | | 1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase | | 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% | | 0.75% (0.50% currently) | | None | | 0.25% | | None | | None |
Shareholder service fees | | None | | None | | None | | None | | 0.10%* | | 0.10%* | | None |
*Shareholder service fee reflects maximum allowable fees under a shareholder services plan.
Benchmark Definitions
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index—The Financial Times Stock Exchange European Public Real Estate Association/National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE EPRA/NAREIT) Developed Index reflects the stock performance of companies engaged in specific aspects of the major real estate markets/regions of the world.
S&P 500 Index*—The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of over 500 stocks of large US public companies. It gives a broad look at how stock prices in the United States have performed.
*The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by PGIM, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Copyright © 2023 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, Inc., and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part are prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. For more information on any of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC’s indices please visit www.spdji.com. S&P® is a registered trademark of S&P Global and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC.
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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 4/30/23
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Real Estate Sectors | | Country | | % of Net Assets |
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Prologis, Inc. | | Industrial REITs | | United States | | 7.5% |
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Equinix, Inc. | | Specialized REITs | | United States | | 4.7% |
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Welltower, Inc. | | Health Care REITs | | United States | | 4.3% |
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Realty Income Corp. | | Retail REITs | | United States | | 3.5% |
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Equity Residential | | Residential REITs | | United States | | 3.2% |
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Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | Specialized REITs | | United States | | 2.8% |
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Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | | Diversified Real Estate Activities | | Japan | | 2.6% |
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Sun Communities, Inc. | | Residential REITs | | United States | | 2.2% |
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Ventas, Inc. | | Health Care REITs | | United States | | 2.2% |
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Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | Diversified Real Estate Activities | | Hong Kong | | 2.2% |
Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
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Fees and Expenses
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information
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Fees and Expenses (continued)
provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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PGIM Global Real Estate Fund | | Beginning Account Value November 1, 2022 | | | Ending Account Value April 30, 2023 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* | |
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Class A | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,102.20 | | | | 1.35% | | | | $ 7.04 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,018.10 | | | | 1.35% | | | | $ 6.76 | |
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Class C | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,097.90 | | | | 2.20% | | | | $11.44 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,013.88 | | | | 2.20% | | | | $10.99 | |
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Class R | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,101.00 | | | | 1.56% | | | | $ 8.13 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,017.06 | | | | 1.56% | | | | $ 7.80 | |
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Class Z | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,104.30 | | | | 0.96% | | | | $ 5.01 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,020.03 | | | | 0.96% | | | | $ 4.81 | |
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Class R2 | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,102.60 | | | | 1.30% | | | | $ 6.78 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,018.35 | | | | 1.30% | | | | $ 6.51 | |
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Class R4 | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,103.90 | | | | 1.05% | | | | $ 5.48 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,019.59 | | | | 1.05% | | | | $ 5.26 | |
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Class R6 | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,105.10 | | | | 0.80% | | | | $ 4.18 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,020.83 | | | | 0.80% | | | | $ 4.01 | |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended April 30, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.6% | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
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Australia 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ingenia Communities Group, REIT | | | 2,538,079 | | | $ | 7,233,952 | |
National Storage REIT, REIT | | | 6,423,740 | | | | 10,699,259 | |
Region Re Ltd., REIT | | | 4,577,916 | | | | 7,491,580 | |
Scentre Group, REIT | | | 3,941,894 | | | | 7,564,871 | |
Stockland, REIT | | | 2,075,488 | | | | 6,152,532 | |
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Belgium 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Aedifica SA, REIT | | | 96,261 | | | | 8,040,867 | |
Shurgard Self Storage Ltd. | | | 176,682 | | | | 9,135,635 | |
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Canada 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT | | | 175,309 | | | | 7,504,833 | |
Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT | | | 442,019 | | | | 4,841,541 | |
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT | | | 840,290 | | | | 8,037,907 | |
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT | | | 375,386 | | | | 5,812,893 | |
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France 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Klepierre SA, REIT | | | 420,468 | | | | 10,650,505 | |
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Germany 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
LEG Immobilien SE | | | 52,193 | | | | 3,248,661 | |
Vonovia SE | | | 43,516 | | | | 943,797 | |
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Hong Kong 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,327,642 | | | | 7,850,516 | |
Link REIT, REIT | | | 1,480,686 | | | | 9,685,006 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 1,446,767 | | | | 20,143,761 | |
Swire Properties Ltd. | | | 1,650,400 | | | | 4,435,838 | |
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. | | | 2,284,136 | | | | 13,171,968 | |
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Japan 10.1% | | | | | | | | |
GLP J-REIT, REIT | | | 8,920 | | | | 10,191,774 | |
Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc., REIT | | | 1,189 | | | | 6,192,116 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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Japan (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | |
Invincible Investment Corp., REIT | | | 16,903 | | | $ | 7,297,997 | |
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp., REIT | | | 13,284 | | | | 7,505,370 | |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 212,728 | | | | 2,621,724 | |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | | | 1,242,671 | | | | 24,681,955 | |
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc., REIT | | | 549 | | | | 2,668,700 | |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc., REIT | | | 1,611 | | | | 6,755,271 | |
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc., REIT | | | 5,336 | | | | 12,155,795 | |
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc., REIT | | | 5,809 | | | | 6,797,148 | |
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | | | 1,499,950 | | | | 7,611,939 | |
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Singapore 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, REIT | | | 4,341,334 | | | | 9,342,225 | |
CapitaLand Ascott Trust, REIT, UTS | | | 238,311 | | | | 193,486 | |
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, REIT | | | 3,575,239 | | | | 5,459,172 | |
Capitaland Investment Ltd. | | | 4,180,901 | | | | 11,703,276 | |
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, REIT | | | 5,903,040 | | | | 5,991,235 | |
Lendlease Global Commercial REIT, REIT | | | 4,314,169 | | | | 2,269,744 | |
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Sweden 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Castellum AB(a) | | | 192,911 | | | | 2,345,047 | |
Catena AB | | | 67,262 | | | | 2,580,190 | |
Fastighets AB Balder (Class B Stock)* | | | 809,686 | | | | 3,769,750 | |
Pandox AB | | | 361,294 | | | | 4,304,978 | |
Sagax AB (Class B Stock) | | | 242,395 | | | | 5,945,651 | |
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Switzerland 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
PSP Swiss Property AG | | | 9,139 | | | | 1,076,219 | |
Swiss Prime Site AG | | | 7,946 | | | | 719,269 | |
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United Kingdom 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Big Yellow Group PLC, REIT | | | 730,172 | | | | 11,239,475 | |
Grainger PLC | | | 2,708,424 | | | | 8,811,785 | |
Great Portland Estates PLC, REIT | | | 675,497 | | | | 4,531,029 | |
Land Securities Group PLC, REIT | | | 597,940 | | | | 5,074,019 | |
Segro PLC, REIT | | | 1,364,484 | | | | 14,365,194 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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United Kingdom (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | |
Tritax Big Box REIT PLC, REIT | | | 2,825,268 | | | $ | 5,519,885 | |
UNITE Group PLC (The), REIT | | | 557,132 | | | | 6,722,510 | |
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United States 61.2% | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent (Class A Stock), REIT | | | 171,167 | | | | 5,693,014 | |
Americold Realty Trust, Inc., REIT | | | 624,466 | | | | 18,477,949 | |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc., REIT | | | 426,537 | | | | 6,351,136 | |
Boston Properties, Inc., REIT | | | 136,161 | | | | 7,265,551 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc., REIT | | | 478,701 | | | | 10,210,692 | |
Camden Property Trust, REIT | | | 166,563 | | | | 18,330,258 | |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc., REIT | | | 325,727 | | | | 11,657,769 | |
CubeSmart, REIT | | | 124,187 | | | | 5,649,267 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT | | | 268,339 | | | | 26,605,812 | |
Equinix, Inc., REIT | | | 61,228 | | | | 44,333,970 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., REIT | | | 132,208 | | | | 9,109,131 | |
Equity Residential, REIT | | | 467,953 | | | | 29,598,027 | |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc., REIT | | | 574,052 | | | | 14,207,787 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT | | | 42,326 | | | | 6,435,245 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., REIT | | | 97,487 | | | | 5,115,143 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT | | | 641,621 | | | | 10,375,012 | |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc., REIT | | | 133,614 | | | | 2,224,673 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc., REIT(a) | | | 114,147 | | | | 3,809,085 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp., REIT | | | 278,610 | | | | 8,146,556 | |
Kite Realty Group Trust, REIT | | | 300,626 | | | | 6,228,971 | |
Life Storage, Inc., REIT | | | 139,367 | | | | 18,728,137 | |
NETSTREIT Corp., REIT(a) | | | 425,708 | | | | 7,756,400 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., REIT | | | 331,552 | | | | 8,872,332 | |
Prologis, Inc., REIT | | | 558,710 | | | | 69,978,428 | |
Public Storage, REIT | | | 54,553 | | | | 16,083,861 | |
Realty Income Corp., REIT | | | 520,986 | | | | 32,738,760 | |
Regency Centers Corp., REIT | | | 146,731 | | | | 9,013,685 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., REIT | | | 259,899 | | | | 14,494,567 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT | | | 97,625 | | | | 11,062,865 | |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., REIT | | | 271,188 | | | | 10,429,891 | |
Sun Communities, Inc., REIT | | | 145,876 | | | | 20,266,553 | |
UDR, Inc., REIT(a) | | | 483,624 | | | | 19,988,180 | |
Ventas, Inc., REIT | | | 420,632 | | | | 20,211,368 | |
Veris Residential, Inc., REIT*(a) | | | 579,691 | | | | 9,477,948 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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United States (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | |
VICI Properties, Inc., REIT | | | 402,487 | | | $ | 13,660,409 | |
Welltower, Inc., REIT(a) | | | 511,895 | | | | 40,552,322 | |
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $862,112,362) | | | | | | | 932,230,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.8% | | | | | | |
| | |
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS | | | | | | |
PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(wi) | | | 2,195,424 | | | | 2,195,424 | |
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund | | | | | | | | |
(cost $14,946,375; includes $14,859,669 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wi) | | | 14,959,388 | | | | 14,950,413 | |
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| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $17,141,799) | | | | | | | 17,145,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 101.4% (cost $879,254,161) | | | | | | | 949,376,441 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets (1.4)% | | | | | | | (13,059,529 | ) |
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| | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | $ 936,316,912 | |
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Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report:
REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
* | 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 $14,433,383; cash collateral of $14,859,669 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day. |
(b) | Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. |
(wi) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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 April 30, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,142,194 | | | $ | — | �� |
Belgium | | | 9,135,635 | | | | 8,040,867 | | | | — | |
Canada | | | 26,197,174 | | | | — | | | | — | |
France | | | — | | | | 10,650,505 | | | | — | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 4,192,458 | | | | — | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 55,287,089 | | | | — | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 94,479,789 | | | | — | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 34,959,138 | | | | — | |
Sweden | | | — | | | | 18,945,616 | | | | — | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 1,795,488 | | | | — | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 56,263,897 | | | | — | |
United States | | | 573,140,754 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Funds | | | 17,145,837 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 625,619,400 | | | $ | 323,757,041 | | | $ | — | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global Real Estate Fund | | | 13 | |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
Sector Classification:
The sector classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
Industrial REITs | | | 18.1 | % |
Specialized REITs | | | 16.3 | |
Residential REITs | | | 16.2 | |
Retail REITs | | | 14.6 | |
Health Care REITs | | | 9.4 | |
Real Estate Operating Companies | | | 7.8 | |
Diversified Real Estate Activities | | | 5.9 | |
Hotel & Resort REITs | | | 4.1 | |
Diversified REITs | | | 3.5 | |
Office REITs | | | 2.9 | |
| | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Funds (1.6% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan) | | | 1.8 | % |
Real Estate Development | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | |
| | | 101.4 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (1.4 | ) |
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| | | 100.0 | % |
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Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
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Description | | Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(1) | | Net Amount |
Securities on Loan | | $14,433,383 | | $(14,433,383) | | $— |
(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $14,433,383: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $862,112,362) | | $ | 932,230,604 | |
Affiliated investments (cost $17,141,799) | | | 17,145,837 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $423) | | | 523 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 2,331,047 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,236,818 | |
Tax reclaim receivable | | | 1,035,462 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,004,734 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 144,236 | |
| | | | |
Total Assets | | | 955,129,261 | |
| | | | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan | | | 14,859,669 | |
Payable for Fund shares purchased | | | 1,974,797 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 1,055,208 | |
Management fee payable | | | 566,397 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 313,865 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 32,903 | |
Affiliated transfer agent fee payable | | | 8,932 | |
Trustees’ fees payable | | | 578 | |
| | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 18,812,349 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 936,316,912 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 50,784 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 933,039,928 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | 3,226,200 | |
| | | | |
Net assets, April 30, 2023 | | $ | 936,316,912 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Global Real Estate Fund | | | 15 | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
| | | | |
Class A | | | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share, | | | | |
($99,779,365 ÷ 5,441,928 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 18.34 | |
Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price) | | | 1.07 | |
| | | | |
Maximum offering price to public | | $ | 19.41 | |
| | | | |
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Class C | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | | | | |
($5,244,024 ÷ 295,783 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 17.73 | |
| | | | |
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Class R | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | | | | |
($9,652,391 ÷ 528,513 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 18.26 | |
| | | | |
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Class Z | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | | | | |
($486,074,681 ÷ 26,332,171 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 18.46 | |
| | | | |
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Class R2 | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | | | | |
($2,468,199 ÷ 134,007 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 18.42 | |
| | | | |
| |
Class R4 | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | | | | |
($999,684 ÷ 54,242 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 18.43 | |
| | | | |
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Class R6 | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | | | | |
($332,098,568 ÷ 17,997,595 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 18.45 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended April 30, 2023
| | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
Income | | | | |
Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $604,199 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 13,238,334 | |
Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $68,145) | | | 100,051 | |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 17,159 | |
| | | | |
Total income | | | 13,355,544 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 3,472,250 | |
Distribution fee(a) | | | 221,602 | |
Shareholder servicing fees(a) | | | 1,634 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $35,776)(a) | | | 547,766 | |
Custodian and accounting fees | | | 66,401 | |
Registration fees(a) | | | 49,062 | |
Shareholders’ reports | | | 36,607 | |
Professional fees | | | 15,834 | |
Audit fee | | | 14,332 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 12,282 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 39,825 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 4,477,595 | |
Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a) | | | (6,085 | ) |
Distribution fee waiver(a) | | | (12,237 | ) |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 4,459,273 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 8,896,271 | |
| | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions (including affiliated of $21,818) | | | (20,336,961 | ) |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (26,391 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | (20,363,352 | ) |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments (including affiliated of $5,668) | | | 103,382,712 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 135,853 | |
| | | | |
| | | 103,518,565 | |
| | | | |
Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 83,155,213 | |
| | | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 92,051,484 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Global Real Estate Fund | | | 17 | |
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended April 30, 2023
(a) | Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | Class C | | Class R | | Class Z | | Class R2 | | Class R4 | | Class R6 |
Distribution fee | | | | 153,339 | | | | | 28,543 | | | | | 36,712 | | | | | — | | | | | 3,008 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,203 | | | | | 431 | | | | | — | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses | | | | 127,502 | | | | | 6,150 | | | | | 10,783 | | | | | 392,252 | | | | | 2,264 | | | | | 719 | | | | | 8,096 | |
Registration fees | | | | 7,884 | | | | | 5,455 | | | | | 2,371 | | | | | 18,916 | | | | | 2,371 | | | | | 3,363 | | | | | 8,702 | |
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (2,699 | ) | | | | (3,386 | ) | | | | — | |
Distribution fee waiver | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (12,237 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 8,896,271 | | | $ | 22,829,091 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (20,363,352 | ) | | | (25,448,369 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | 103,518,565 | | | | (358,824,937 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 92,051,484 | | | | (361,444,215 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (782,668 | ) | | | (22,148,204 | ) |
Class C | | | (24,300 | ) | | | (2,018,563 | ) |
Class R | | | (66,464 | ) | | | (2,024,567 | ) |
Class Z | | | (4,627,843 | ) | | | (111,461,258 | ) |
Class R2 | | | (19,019 | ) | | | (123,215 | ) |
Class R4 | | | (8,372 | ) | | | (130,996 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (3,293,226 | ) | | | (70,680,242 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | (8,821,892 | ) | | | (208,587,045 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (1,081,194 | ) |
Class C | | | — | | | | (98,539 | ) |
Class R | | | — | | | | (98,832 | ) |
Class Z | | | — | | | | (5,441,128 | ) |
Class R2 | | | — | | | | (6,015 | ) |
Class R4 | | | — | | | | (6,394 | ) |
Class R6 | | | — | | | | (3,450,349 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | — | | | | (10,182,451 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions) | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | 119,978,892 | | | | 304,727,057 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 8,182,427 | | | | 201,004,370 | |
Cost of shares purchased | | | (180,742,236 | ) | | | (542,575,318 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | (52,580,917 | ) | | | (36,843,891 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | 30,648,675 | | | | (617,057,602 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 905,668,237 | | | | 1,522,725,839 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 936,316,912 | | | $ | 905,668,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Global Real Estate Fund | | | 19 | |
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, | | | | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | | | | 2023 | | | | | | | | 2022 | | | | 2021 | | | | 2020 | | | | 2019 | | | | 2018 | |
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | $16.77 | | | | | | | | $27.44 | | | | $20.05 | | | | $27.31 | | | | $22.97 | | | | $24.07 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.42 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | | | (6.86 | ) | | | 7.41 | | | | (4.45 | ) | | | 4.87 | | | | (0.36 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | | | | (6.52 | ) | | | 7.66 | | | | (4.14 | ) | | | 5.23 | | | | 0.06 | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (3.42 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | | | | (4.15 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (3.12 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | $18.34 | | | | | | | | $16.77 | | | | $27.44 | | | | $20.05 | | | | $27.31 | | | | $22.97 | |
Total Return(b): | | | | | 10.22 | % | | | | | | | (27.70 | )% | | | 38.32 | % | | | (16.64 | )% | | | 23.50 | % | | | 0.11 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | $99,779 | | | | | | | | $101,666 | | | | $153,763 | | | | $122,346 | | | | $169,987 | | | | $161,591 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | $103,073 | | | | | | | | $132,796 | | | | $140,808 | | | | $139,599 | | | | $160,416 | | | | $231,191 | |
Ratios to average net assets(c): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 1.35 | %(d) | | | | | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.46 | % |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 1.35 | %(d) | | | | | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.46 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 1.54 | %(d) | | | | | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | | | 47 | % | | | | | | | 108 | % | | | 149 | % | | | 158 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 57 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(c) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class C Shares | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, | | | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | | | | 2023 | | | | | | 2022 | | | | 2021 | | | | 2020 | | | | 2019 | | | | 2018 | |
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | $16.22 | | | | | | $26.68 | | | | $19.51 | | | | $26.69 | | | | $22.46 | | | | $23.57 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.30 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | | (6.62 | ) | | | 7.20 | | | | (4.34 | ) | | | 4.77 | | | | (0.35 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | | (6.46 | ) | | | 7.30 | | | | (4.15 | ) | | | 5.02 | | | | (0.05 | ) |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | - | | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | - | | | | | | (3.42 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | | (4.00 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (3.03 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | $17.73 | | | | | | $16.22 | | | | $26.68 | | | | $19.51 | | | | $26.69 | | | | $22.46 | |
Total Return(b): | | | | | 9.79 | % | | | | | (28.25 | )% | | | 37.48 | % | | | (17.11 | )% | | | 23.05 | % | | | (0.36 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | $5,244 | | | | | | $6,120 | | | | $14,756 | | | | $23,586 | | | | $54,343 | | | | $67,679 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | $5,756 | | | | | | $10,899 | | | | $18,469 | | | | $38,807 | | | | $62,207 | | | | $82,784 | |
Ratios to average net assets(c): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 2.20 | %(d) | | | | | 2.03 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.92 | % |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 2.20 | %(d) | | | | | 2.03 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.92 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.69 | %(d) | | | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.29 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | | | 47 | % | | | | | 108 | % | | | 149 | % | | | 158 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 57 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(c) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global Real Estate Fund | | | 21 | |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
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Class R Shares | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, | | | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | | | | 2023 | | | | | | 2022 | | | | 2021 | | | | 2020 | | | | 2019 | | | | 2018 | |
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | $16.70 | | | | | | $27.36 | | | | $19.97 | | | | $27.24 | | | | $22.90 | | | | $24.01 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.40 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | | (6.82 | ) | | | 7.38 | | | | (4.44 | ) | | | 4.88 | | | | (0.38 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | | 1.68 | | | | | | (6.55 | ) | | | 7.58 | | | | (4.17 | ) | | | 5.21 | | | | 0.02 | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | - | | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | - | | | | | | (3.42 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | | (4.11 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (3.10 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | $18.26 | | | | | | $16.70 | | | | $27.36 | | | | $19.97 | | | | $27.24 | | | | $22.90 | |
Total Return(b): | | | | | 10.10 | % | | | | | (27.90 | )% | | | 38.08 | % | | | (16.82 | )% | | | 23.45 | % | | | (0.06 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | $9,652 | | | | | | $9,441 | | | | $14,415 | | | | $12,562 | | | | $19,815 | | | | $19,864 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | $9,871 | | | | | | $11,927 | | | | $14,099 | | | | $15,354 | | | | $19,694 | | | | $24,550 | |
Ratios to average net assets(c): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 1.56 | %(d) | | | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 1.81 | %(d) | | | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.85 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 1.33 | %(d) | | | | | 1.26 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.70 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | | | 47 | % | | | | | 108 | % | | | 149 | % | | | 158 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 57 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(c) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class Z Shares | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, | | | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | | | | 2023 | | | | | | 2022 | | | | 2021 | | | | 2020 | | | | 2019 | | | | 2018 | |
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | $16.88 | | | | | | $27.60 | | | | $20.15 | | | | $27.45 | | | | $23.07 | | | | $24.17 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.55 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | | (6.90 | ) | | | 7.46 | | | | (4.48 | ) | | | 4.92 | | | | (0.36 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | | 1.75 | | | | | | (6.49 | ) | | | 7.80 | | | | (4.06 | ) | | | 5.42 | | | | 0.19 | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | - | | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | - | | | | | | (3.42 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | (4.23 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (3.24 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | (1.29 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | $18.46 | | | | | | $16.88 | | | | $27.60 | | | | $20.15 | | | | $27.45 | | | | $23.07 | |
Total Return(b): | | | | | 10.43 | % | | | | | (27.44 | )% | | | 38.87 | % | | | (16.26 | )% | | | 24.27 | % | | | 0.64 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | $486,075 | | | | | | $475,896 | | | | $755,205 | | | | $609,899 | | | | $1,030,064 | | | | $974,596 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | $489,206 | | | | | | $656,463 | | | | $696,648 | | | | $794,641 | | | | $971,722 | | | | $1,175,745 | |
Ratios to average net assets(c): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 0.96 | %(d) | | | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.93 | % |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 0.96 | %(d) | | | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.93 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 1.93 | %(d) | | | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.32 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | | | 47 | % | | | | | 108 | % | | | 149 | % | | | 158 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 57 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(c) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global Real Estate Fund | | | 23 | |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
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Class R2 Shares | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, | | | | | Year Ended October 31, | | | | | December 27, 2017(a) through October 31, 2018 | | | | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | $16.84 | | | | | | $27.54 | | | | $20.11 | | | | $27.40 | | | | $23.05 | | | | | | $24.10 | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | | (6.93 | ) | | | 7.43 | | | | (4.45 | ) | | | 4.97 | | | | | | (0.96 | ) | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | 1.72 | | | | | | (6.55 | ) | | | 7.68 | | | | (4.13 | ) | | | 5.31 | | | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | - | | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | | | - | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | - | | | | | | (3.42 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | | - | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | | (4.15 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (3.16 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | $18.42 | | | | | | $16.84 | | | | $27.54 | | | | $20.11 | | | | $27.40 | | | | | | $23.05 | | | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | | 10.26 | % | | | | | (27.71 | )% | | | 38.33 | % | | | (16.56 | )% | | | 23.77 | % | | | | | (3.01 | )% | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | $2,468 | | | | | | $2,245 | | | | $689 | | | | $237 | | | | $222 | | | | | | $10 | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | $2,426 | | | | | | $1,921 | | | | $444 | | | | $223 | | | | $69 | | | | | | $10 | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 1.30 | %(e) | | | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | | | 1.30 | %(e) | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 1.52 | %(e) | | | | | 1.55 | % | | | 2.44 | % | | | 7.86 | % | | | 19.11 | % | | | | | 209.91 | %(e) | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 1.60 | %(e) | | | | | 1.87 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | | | 1.22 | %(e) | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | | 47 | % | | | | | 108 | % | | | 149 | % | | | 158 | % | | | 82 | % | | | | | 57 | % | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of offering. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(f) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class R4 Shares | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, | | | | | Year Ended October 31, | | | | | | | | December 27, 2017(a) through October 31, 2018 | | | | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | $16.85 | | | | | | $27.56 | | | | $20.12 | | | | $27.41 | | | | $23.06 | | | | | | $24.10 | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.47 | | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | (6.89 | ) | | | 7.44 | | | | (4.47 | ) | | | 4.90 | | | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | 1.74 | | | | | | (6.51 | ) | | | 7.75 | | | | (4.08 | ) | | | 5.37 | | | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | - | | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | | | - | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | - | | | | | | (3.42 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | | - | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | | (4.20 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (3.21 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | $18.43 | | | | | | $16.85 | | | | $27.56 | | | | $20.12 | | | | $27.41 | | | | | | $23.06 | | | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | | 10.39 | % | | | | | (27.53 | )% | | | 38.68 | % | | | (16.35 | )% | | | 24.08 | % | | | | | (2.77 | )% | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | $1,000 | | | | | | $757 | | | | $937 | | | | $658 | | | | $577 | | | | | | $295 | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | $869 | | | | | | $840 | | | | $839 | | | | $616 | | | | $409 | | | | | | $24 | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 1.05 | %(e) | | | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | | | 1.05 | %(e) | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 1.84 | %(e) | | | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 3.39 | % | | | 4.06 | % | | | | | 87.40 | %(e) | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 1.87 | %(e) | | | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | | | (1.35 | )%(e) | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | | 47 | % | | | | | 108 | % | | | 149 | % | | | 158 | % | | | 82 | % | | | | | 57 | % | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of offering. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(f) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Global Real Estate Fund | | | 25 | |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
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Class R6 Shares | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, | | | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | $16.87 | | | | | | $27.59 | | | | $20.14 | | | | $27.44 | | | | $23.06 | | | | $24.17 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.53 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | | (6.89 | ) | | | 7.46 | | | | (4.47 | ) | | | 4.90 | | | | (0.32 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | | (6.46 | ) | | | 7.83 | | | | (4.03 | ) | | | 5.44 | | | | 0.21 | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.90 | ) |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | - | | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | - | | | | | | (3.42 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | | (4.26 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (3.27 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | $18.45 | | | | | | $16.87 | | | | $27.59 | | | | $20.14 | | | | $27.44 | | | | $23.06 | |
Total Return(b): | | | | | 10.51 | % | | | | | (27.34 | )% | | | 39.05 | % | | | (16.14 | )% | | | 24.42 | % | | | 0.74 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | $332,099 | | | | | | $309,543 | | | | $582,961 | | | | $382,847 | | | | $438,023 | | | | $863,357 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | $322,405 | | | | | | $405,564 | | | | $483,697 | | | | $383,591 | | | | $711,529 | | | | $896,240 | |
Ratios to average net assets(c): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 0.80 | %(d) | | | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.80 | % |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 0.80 | %(d) | | | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.80 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 2.07 | %(d) | | | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.19 | % | | | 2.23 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | | | 47 | % | | | | | 108 | % | | | 149 | % | | | 158 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 57 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(c) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12 (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.
The investment objective of the Fund is capital appreciation and income.
The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures for security valuation and designated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”) as the Valuation Designee pursuant to SEC Rule 2a-5(b) to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Pursuant to the Board’s oversight, the Valuation Designee has established a Valuation Committee to perform the duties and responsibilities as valuation designee under SEC Rule 2a-5. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some
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of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.
Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurement.
Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.
Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded funds) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on policies and procedures approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Valuation Designee regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rate as of the valuation date;
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.
Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the
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Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.
Securities Lending: The Fund lends its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining open loans of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.
The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto, which are reflected in interest income or unaffiliated dividend income based on the nature of the payment on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (collectively REITs): The Fund invested in REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from 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 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, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.
Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Tax reform legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permits a direct REIT shareholder to claim a 20% “qualified business income” deduction for ordinary REIT dividends. The tax legislation did not expressly permit regulated investment companies (“RICs”) paying dividends attributable to such income to pass through this special treatment to its shareholders. On January 18, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations that permit RICs to pass through “qualified REIT dividends” to their shareholders.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate. The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.
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Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders* | | Frequency |
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Net Investment Income | | Quarterly |
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Short-Term Capital Gains | | Annually |
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Long-Term Capital Gains | | Annually |
* | Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of short-term and/or long-term capital gains during a fiscal year. |
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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.
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which it has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services, and pursuant to which it renders administrative services.
The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc. (which provides subadvisory services to the Fund through its business unit, PGIM Real Estate) and PGIM Real Estate (UK) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc. (collectively, the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadviser.
Fees payable under the management agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, the contractual and effective management fee rates were as follows:
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Contractual Management Rate | | Effective Management Fee, before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements |
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0.75% of average daily net assets to $5 billion; | | 0.75% |
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0.74% of average daily net assets from $5 billion to $10 billion; | | |
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0.73% of average daily net assets over $10 billion. | | |
The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2024, to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.
Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain ratio limit may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without
exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The expense limitations attributable to each class are as follows:
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Class | | Expense Limitations |
A | | —% |
C | | — |
R | | — |
Z | | — |
R2 | | 1.30 |
R4 | | 1.05 |
R6 | | — |
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R and Class R2 shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.
Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate based on average daily net assets per class. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 29, 2024 to limit such fees on certain classes based on the average daily net assets. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.
The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan with respect to Class R2 and Class R4 shares. Under the terms of the Shareholder Services Plan, Class R2 and Class R4 shares are authorized to compensate Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), its affiliates or third-party service providers for services rendered to the shareholders of such Class R2 or Class R4 shares. The shareholder service fee is accrued daily and paid monthly, as applicable.
The Fund’s annual gross and net distribution rates and maximum shareholder service fee, where applicable, are as follows:
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Class | | Gross Distribution Fee | | Net Distribution Fee | | Shareholder Service Fee |
A | | 0.30% | | 0.30% | | N/A% |
C | | 1.00 | | 1.00 | | N/A |
R | | 0.75 | | 0.50 | | N/A |
Z | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
R2 | | 0.25 | | 0.25 | | 0.10 |
R4 | | N/A | | N/A | | 0.10 |
R6 | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, PIMS received front-end sales charges (“FESL”) resulting from sales of certain class shares and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) imposed upon redemptions by certain shareholders. From these fees, PIMS paid
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such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs. The sales charges are as follows where applicable:
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Class | | FESL | | | CDSC | |
A | | $ | 7,427 | | | $ | — | |
C | | | — | | | | 703 | |
PGIM Investments, PGIM, Inc., PIMS, PGIM Real Estate (UK) Limited and PMFS are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
4. Other Transactions with Affiliates
PMFS serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent. Transfer agent’s and shareholder servicing agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund (the “Core Government Fund”), a fund of the Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc., and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, each registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.
The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.
5. Portfolio Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, were as follows:
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Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales |
$441,594,574 | | $488,463,473 |
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, is presented as follows:
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value, End of Period | | | Shares, End of Period | | | Income | |
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Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds: | | | | | |
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PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(1)(wi) | | | | | | | | | |
$ — | | $ | 14,922,572 | | | $ | 12,727,148 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,195,424 | | | | 2,195,424 | | | $ | 17,159 | |
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PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(wi) | | | | | | | | | |
47,575,524 | | | 355,083,480 | | | | 387,736,077 | | | | 5,668 | | | | 21,818 | | | | 14,950,413 | | | | 14,959,388 | | | | 68,145 | (2) |
$47,575,524 | | $ | 370,006,052 | | | $ | 400,463,225 | | | $ | 5,668 | | | $ | 21,818 | | | $ | 17,145,837 | | | | | | | $ | 85,304 | |
(1) | The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period. |
(2) | The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations. |
(b) | Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. |
(wi) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable. |
6. Tax Information
The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2023 were as follows:
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Tax Basis | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation | |
$895,817,143 | | $94,483,160 | | $(40,923,862) | | $ | 53,559,298 | |
The GAAP basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had an approximated capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2022 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains
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distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.
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Capital Loss Carryforward | | Capital Loss Carryforward Utilized |
$24,421,000 | | $— |
The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 are subject to such review.
7. Capital and Ownership
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a 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 C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.
Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of beneficial interest, below.
The RIC has authorized an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund at $0.001 par value per share, currently divided into seven classes, designated Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6.
As of April 30, 2023, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:
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Class | | Number of Shares | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Z | | | | 10,972 | | | | | 0.1 | % |
R4 | | | | 607 | | | | | 1.1 | |
R6 | | | | 1,577,777 | | | | | 8.8 | |
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:
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| | Number of Shareholders | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Affiliated | | | | — | | | | | — | % |
Unaffiliated | | | | 6 | | | | | 54.5 | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
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Share Class | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 169,640 | | | | $ 3,062,309 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 39,346 | | | | 695,870 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (839,984 | ) | | | (15,079,382 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (630,998 | ) | | | (11,321,203 | ) |
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Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 79,532 | | | | 1,431,870 | |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (70,614 | ) | | | (1,303,504 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (622,080 | ) | | | $ (11,192,837 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 567,952 | | | | $ 12,442,743 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 897,713 | | | | 20,594,349 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (1,126,315 | ) | | | (23,846,482 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | 339,350 | | | | 9,190,610 | |
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Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 239,974 | | | | 5,118,920 | |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (118,834 | ) | | | (2,627,316 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 460,490 | | | | $ 11,682,214 | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 14,375 | | | | $ 248,745 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 1,357 | | | | 23,222 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (49,842 | ) | | | (854,786 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (34,110 | ) | | | (582,819 | ) |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (47,359 | ) | | | (834,343 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (81,469 | ) | | | $ (1,417,162 | ) |
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Share Class | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 79,396 | | | | $ 1,781,200 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 90,254 | | | | 2,027,183 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (173,076 | ) | | | (3,417,630 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (3,426 | ) | | | 390,753 | |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (172,356 | ) | | | (3,661,311 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (175,782 | ) | | | $ (3,270,558 | ) |
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Class R | | | | | | | | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 23,982 | | | | $ 428,024 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 3,766 | | | | 66,321 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (64,494 | ) | | | (1,150,978 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (36,746 | ) | | | $ (656,633) | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 67,120 | | | | $ 1,312,971 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 92,540 | | | | 2,119,436 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (121,304 | ) | | | (2,695,090 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 38,356 | | | | $ 737,317 | |
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Class Z | | | | | | | | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 3,591,937 | | | | $ 64,992,739 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 238,838 | | | | 4,253,384 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (5,726,568 | ) | | | (102,830,182 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (1,895,793 | ) | | | (33,584,059 | ) |
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Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 79,504 | | | | 1,480,518 | |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (48,873 | ) | | | (887,557 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (1,865,162 | ) | | | $ (32,991,098 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 8,056,054 | | | | $ 174,012,186 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 4,505,589 | | | | 103,779,146 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (10,891,695 | ) | | | (226,823,374 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | 1,669,948 | | | | 50,967,958 | |
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Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 150,985 | | | | 3,413,785 | |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (986,179 | ) | | | (16,588,201 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 834,754 | | | | $ 37,793,542 | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 9,825 | | | | $ 179,272 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 1,071 | | | | 19,019 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (10,175 | ) | | | (183,582) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 721 | | | | $14,709 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 150,140 | | | | $ 3,269,850 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 5,994 | | | | 129,230 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (47,862 | ) | | | (977,543) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 108,272 | | | | $ 2,421,537 | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 14,517 | | | | $ 266,837 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 205 | | | | 3,651 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (5,406 | ) | | | (94,764) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 9,316 | | | | $ 175,724 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 13,329 | | | | $ 278,741 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 3,083 | | | | 70,598 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (5,493 | ) | | | (134,725) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 10,919 | | | | $ 214,614 | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 2,815,253 | | | | $ 50,800,966 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 175,286 | | | | 3,120,960 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (3,347,230 | ) | | | (60,548,562) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (356,691 | ) | | | (6,626,636) | |
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Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 6,113 | | | | 115,077 | |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (115 | ) | | | (2,061) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (350,693 | ) | | | $ (6,513,620 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 5,120,366 | | | $ | 111,629,366 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 3,138,261 | | | | 72,284,428 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (11,917,267 | ) | | | (284,680,474) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (3,658,640 | ) | | | (100,766,680 | ) |
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Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 886,491 | | | | 14,464,541 | |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (5,922 | ) | | | (120,418 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (2,778,071 | ) | | $ | (86,422,557 | ) |
8. Borrowings
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The table below provides details of the SCA.
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Term of Commitment | | | | 9/30/2022 - 9/28/2023 |
Total Commitment | | | | $ 1,200,000,000 |
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA | | | | 0.15% |
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings | | | | 1.00% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent |
Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.
The Fund utilized the SCA during the reporting period ended April 30, 2023. The average daily balance for the 21 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $1,467,714, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 5.50%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $4,112,000. At April 30, 2023, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.
9. Risks of Investing in the Fund
The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Fund’s risks, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Active Trading Risk: The Fund actively and frequently trades its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover results in higher transaction costs, which can affect the Fund’s performance and have adverse tax consequences. In addition, high portfolio turnover may also mean that a proportionately greater amount of distributions to shareholders will be taxed as ordinary income rather than long-term capital gains compared to investment companies with lower portfolio turnover.
Country Risk: Changes in the business environment may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events may contribute to companies’ operational risks.
Distribution Risk: The Fund’s distributions may consist of net investment income, if any, and net realized gains, if any, from the sale of investments and/or return of capital. The Fund will provide to shareholders early in each calendar year the final tax character of the Fund’s distributions for the previous year. Also, at such time that the Fund distribution is expected to be from sources other than current or accumulated net income, a notice to shareholders may be required.
Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, or otherwise reduce inflation may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.
Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.
The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.
In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.
Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the
Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).
The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.
COVID-19 and the related governmental and public responses have had, and future public health epidemics may have, an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Future public health epidemics may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of public health epidemics could adversely affect the economies and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.
Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) Risk: Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by property/mortgage asset type, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by
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borrowers and self-liquidation. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are subject to interest rate risks. REITs may incur significant amounts of leverage. The Fund will indirectly bear a portion of the expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests, in addition to the expenses of the Fund.
REITs must also meet certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) to avoid entity level tax and be eligible to pass-through certain tax attributes of their income to shareholders. REITs are consequently subject to the risk of failing to meet these requirements for favorable tax treatment and of failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940. REITs are subject to the risks of changes in the Code affecting their tax status.
Real Estate Related Securities Risk: Because the Fund invests in real estate securities, including REITs, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in the real estate industry, such as changes in general and local economic conditions, the supply and demand for real estate and changes in zoning and tax laws. Since the Fund concentrates in the real estate industry, its holdings can vary significantly from broad market indices. As a result, the Fund’s performance can deviate from the performance of such indices. Because the Fund invests in stocks, there is the risk that the price of a particular stock owned by the Fund could go down or pay lower-than-expected or no dividends. In addition to an individual stock losing value, the value of the equity markets or of companies comprising the real estate industry could go down.
An investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets. Real estate securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests. The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “subprime” mortgages. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties.
Selection Risk: Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by the subadviser will underperform the market, the relevant indices, or other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. Individual REIT prices may drop because of the failure of borrowers to pay their loans, a dividend reduction, a disruption to the real estate investment sales market, changes in federal or state taxation policies affecting REITs, or poor management of a REIT.
Value Style Risk: Since the Fund follows a value investment style, there is the risk that the value style may be out of favor for long periods of time, that the market will not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long time or at all, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued. Issuers of value stocks may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stock to be out of favor. In addition, the Fund’s value investment style may go out of favor with investors, negatively affecting the Fund’s performance. If the Fund’s assessment of market conditions or a company’s value is inaccurate, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds.
10. Recent Regulatory Developments
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments (the “Rule”). Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The Rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRMP”). The Fund’s LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board has approved PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s investment manager, to serve as the administrator of the Fund’s LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.
The Fund’s LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, the Fund’s LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets to be invested in investments classified as “highly liquid” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if the Fund does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Board.
At a meeting of the Board on March 7-9, 2023, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (“Reporting Period”). The LRMP Report concluded that the Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Fund’s status as an open-end fund.
There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in the Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Fund’s investment portfolio, is found in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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∎ MAIL | | ∎ TELEPHONE | | ∎ WEBSITE |
655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 | | (800) 225-1852 | | pgim.com/investments |
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PROXY VOTING |
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s subadvisers the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. |
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TRUSTEES |
Ellen S. Alberding • Kevin J. Bannon • Scott E. Benjamin • Linda W. Bynoe • Barry H. Evans • Keith F. Hartstein • Laurie Simon Hodrick • Stuart S. Parker • Brian K. Reid • Grace C. Torres |
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OFFICERS |
Stuart S. Parker, President • Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President • Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer • Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer • Drew Donohue, Chief Compliance Officer • Russ Shupak, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer • Kelly Florio, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer • Andrew R. French, Secretary • Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary • Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary • Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary • Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary • Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer • Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer • Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer • Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | PGIM Investments LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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SUBADVISERS | | PGIM Real Estate | | 7 Giralda Farms Madison, NJ 07940 |
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| | PGIM Real Estate (UK) Limited | | Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand Trafalgar Square London, WC2N 5HR United Kingdom |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 |
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TRANSFER AGENT | | Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC | | PO Box 534432 Pittsburgh, PA 15253 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | | 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
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An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |
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Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Global Real Estate Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to that Trustee at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
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AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS |
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The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
Mutual Funds:
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PGIM GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND
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NASDAQ | | PURAX | | PURCX | | PURRX | | PURZX | | PUREX | | PURGX | | PGRQX |
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MF182E2
PGIM JENNISON TECHNOLOGY FUND
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2023
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Table of Contents
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of April 30, 2023 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, member SIPC. Jennison Associates LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2023 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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Letter from the President
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| | Dear Shareholder: We hope you find the semiannual report for the PGIM Jennison Technology Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended April 30, 2023. Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals. |
Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets. At PGIM Investments, we provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance for investors. PGIM is the world’s 11th-largest investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. Our scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver a diversified suite of actively managed solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles. Thank you for choosing our family of funds. Sincerely, Stuart S. Parker, President PGIM Jennison Technology Fund June 15, 2023 |
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Your Fund’s Performance
Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.
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Class A | | 17.86 | | -3.97 | | 9.77 (06/19/2018) |
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Class C | | 17.41 | | -0.20 | | 10.23 (06/19/2018) |
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Class Z | | 17.97 | | 1.81 | | 11.35 (06/19/2018) |
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Class R6 | | 18.04 | | 1.88 | | 11.39 (06/19/2018) |
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| | 18.29 | | 4.14 | | 15.12 |
*Not annualized
Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.
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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.
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Maximum initial sales charge | | 5.50% of the public offering price | | None | | None | | None |
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Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption) | | 1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase | | 1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase | | None | | None |
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Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets) | | 0.30% (0.25% currently) | | 1.00% | | None | | None |
Benchmark Definition
MSCI All Country World Information Technology Index—The MSCI All Country World Information Technology Index includes large- and mid-cap securities across 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries and 24 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. The developed market country indexes included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the United States. The emerging market country indexes included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 4/30/23
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Line of Business | | % of Net Assets |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 12.2% |
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Microsoft Corp. | | Software | | 11.7% |
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Broadcom, Inc. | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 10.1% |
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Apple, Inc. | | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | 7.3% |
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Snowflake, Inc. (Class A Stock) | | IT Services | | 3.5% |
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ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 3.3% |
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MercadoLibre, Inc. (Brazil) | | Broadline Retail | | 3.1% |
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Lam Research Corp. | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 2.9% |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | | Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | 2.9% |
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 2.7% |
Holdings reflect only long-time investments and are subject to change.
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Fees and Expenses
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information
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Fees and Expenses (continued)
provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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PGIM Jennison Technology Fund | | Beginning Account Value November 1, 2022 | | | Ending Account Value April 30, 2023 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* | |
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Class A | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,178.60 | | | | 1.10% | | | | $5.94 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,019.34 | | | | 1.10% | | | | $5.51 | |
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Class C | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,174.10 | | | | 1.85% | | | | $9.97 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,015.62 | | | | 1.85% | | | | $9.25 | |
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Class Z | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,179.70 | | | | 0.85% | | | | $4.59 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,020.58 | | | | 0.85% | | | | $4.26 | |
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Class R6 | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,180.40 | | | | 0.80% | | | | $4.32 | |
| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,020.83 | | | | 0.80% | | | | $4.01 | |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended April 30, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
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Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.3% | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
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HEICO Corp. | | | 793 | | | $ | 133,731 | |
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Automobile Components 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Mobileye Global, Inc. (Israel) (Class A Stock)*(a) | | | 3,803 | | | | 143,145 | |
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Automobiles 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
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Tesla, Inc.* | | | 367 | | | | 60,302 | |
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Broadline Retail 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
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Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 1,807 | | | | 190,548 | |
MercadoLibre, Inc. (Brazil)* | | | 469 | | | | 599,143 | |
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| | | | | | | 789,691 | |
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Entertainment 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
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Netflix, Inc.* | | | 846 | | | | 279,121 | |
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Financial Services 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
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Adyen NV (Netherlands), 144A* | | | 262 | | | | 420,995 | |
Block, Inc.* | | | 3,775 | | | | 229,483 | |
Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock) | | | 371 | | | | 140,991 | |
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| | | | | | | 791,469 | |
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Ground Transportation 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Uber Technologies, Inc.* | | | 4,641 | | | | 144,103 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
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Dexcom, Inc.* | | | 2,036 | | | | 247,048 | |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | 1,814 | | | | 546,413 | |
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| | | | | | | 793,461 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
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Airbnb, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 2,539 | | | | 303,842 | |
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Interactive Media & Services 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Pinterest, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 3,441 | | | | 79,143 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Technology Fund | | | 9 | |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
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Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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IT Services 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
MongoDB, Inc.* | | | 1,791 | | | $ | 429,768 | |
Snowflake, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 4,548 | | | | 673,468 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,103,236 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | 120 | | | | 178,980 | |
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Pharmaceuticals 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark), ADR | | | 1,829 | | | | 305,608 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 37.3% | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 5,848 | | | | 522,636 | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (Japan)* | | | 9,891 | | | | 353,801 | |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | | 983 | | | | 626,033 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 3,083 | | | | 1,931,499 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 1,070 | | | | 560,766 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 1,078 | | | | 85,917 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 7,001 | | | | 450,584 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 608 | | | | 280,878 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 8,424 | | | | 2,337,576 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,149,690 | |
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Software 26.0% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.* | | | 1,223 | | | | 461,756 | |
Atlassian Corp. (Class A Stock)* | | | 2,635 | | | | 389,084 | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 1,359 | | | | 163,148 | |
Datadog, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 2,464 | | | | 166,024 | |
HubSpot, Inc.* | | | 1,143 | | | | 481,146 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 7,290 | | | | 2,239,925 | |
Salesforce, Inc.* | | | 2,342 | | | | 464,582 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 292 | | | | 134,151 | |
Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 1,149 | | | | 426,647 | |
Workday, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 294 | | | | 54,725 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,981,188 | |
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Specialized REITs 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 1,927 | | | | 393,860 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 7.3% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 8,212 | | | $ | 1,393,412 | |
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $14,716,162) | | | | | | | 19,023,982 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
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AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS | | | | | | | | |
PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(wi) | | | 49,128 | | | | 49,128 | |
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $214,703; includes $213,889 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wi) | | | 214,802 | | | | 214,673 | |
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $263,831) | | | | | | | 263,801 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS 100.7% (cost $14,979,993) | | | | | | | 19,287,783 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets (0.7)% | | | | | | | (142,850 | ) |
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NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 19,144,933 | |
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Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report:
144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
* | 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 $218,312; cash collateral of $213,889 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day. |
(b) | Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. |
(wi) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable. |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Technology Fund | | | 11 | |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense | | $ | 133,731 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Automobile Components | | | 143,145 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Automobiles | | | 60,302 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Broadline Retail | | | 789,691 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Entertainment | | | 279,121 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Financial Services | | | 370,474 | | | | 420,995 | | | | — | |
Ground Transportation | | | 144,103 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 793,461 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 303,842 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 79,143 | | | | — | | | | — | |
IT Services | | | 1,103,236 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 178,980 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 305,608 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 7,149,690 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Software | | | 4,981,188 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Specialized REITs | | | 393,860 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | 1,393,412 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Funds | | | 263,801 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 18,866,788 | | | $ | 420,995 | | | $ | — | |
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Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2023 were as follows:
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 37.3 | % |
Software | | | 26.0 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | 7.3 | |
IT Services | | | 5.8 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 4.1 | |
Financial Services | | | 4.1 | |
Broadline Retail | | | 4.1 | |
Specialized REITs | | | 2.1 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 1.6 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 1.6 | |
Entertainment | | | 1.5 | |
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Affiliated Mutual Funds (1.1% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan) | | | 1.4 | % |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 0.9 | |
Ground Transportation | | | 0.8 | |
Automobile Components | | | 0.7 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 0.7 | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 0.4 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Industry Classification (continued):
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Automobiles | | | 0.3 | % |
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| | | 100.7 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (0.7 | ) |
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| | | 100.0 | % |
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Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
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Description | | Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(1) | | Net Amount |
Securities on Loan | | $218,312 | | $(213,889) | | $4,423 |
(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Technology Fund | | | 13 | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
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Assets | | | | |
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $218,312: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $14,716,162) | | $ | 19,023,982 | |
Affiliated investments (cost $263,831) | | | 263,801 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 171,114 | |
Due from Manager | | | 2,213 | |
Tax reclaim receivable | | | 813 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 592 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 175 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 457 | |
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Total Assets | | | 19,463,147 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan | | | 213,889 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 57,760 | |
Custodian and accounting fee payable | | | 14,257 | |
Audit fees payable | | | 11,804 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 8,300 | |
Registration fees payable | | | 7,776 | |
Affiliated transfer agent fee payable | | | 2,424 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 1,277 | |
Trustees’ fees payable | | | 727 | |
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Total Liabilities | | | 318,214 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 19,144,933 | |
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Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 1,313 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 15,910,995 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | 3,232,625 | |
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Net assets, April 30, 2023 | | $ | 19,144,933 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class A | | | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share, ($ 3,618,540 ÷ 250,424 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 14.45 | |
Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price) | | | 0.84 | |
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Maximum offering price to public | | $ | 15.29 | |
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Class C | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($ 662,610 ÷ 47,697 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 13.89 | |
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Class Z | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($ 6,304,539 ÷ 430,562 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 14.64 | |
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Class R6 | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($ 8,559,244 ÷ 583,857 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 14.66 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Technology Fund | | | 15 | |
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended April 30, 2023
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Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
Income | | | | |
Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $690 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 75,126 | |
Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $949) | | | 1,303 | |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 1,057 | |
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Total income | | | 77,486 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 64,493 | |
Distribution fee(a) | | | 7,865 | |
Custodian and accounting fees | | | 18,484 | |
Registration fees(a) | | | 15,228 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $9,266)(a) | | | 12,853 | |
Audit fee | | | 11,802 | |
Professional fees | | | 10,352 | |
Shareholders’ reports | | | 7,605 | |
Fund data services | | | 6,726 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 4,777 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 2,956 | |
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Total expenses | | | 163,141 | |
Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a) | | | (84,130 | ) |
Distribution fee waiver(a) | | | (792 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 78,219 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (733 | ) |
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Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(32)) | | | (346,185 | ) |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 87 | |
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| | | (346,098 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments (including affiliated of $(30)) | | | 3,207,447 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 33 | |
| | | | |
| | | 3,207,480 | |
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Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 2,861,382 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 2,860,649 | |
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(a) | Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows: |
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| | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class Z | | | Class R6 | |
Distribution fee | | | 4,754 | | | | 3,111 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Registration fees | | | 5,800 | | | | 3,293 | | | | 3,587 | | | | 2,548 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses | | | 7,535 | | | | 1,140 | | | | 4,071 | | | | 107 | |
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | | | (23,297 | ) | | | (6,393 | ) | | | (25,349 | ) | | | (29,091 | ) |
Distribution fee waiver | | | (792 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
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| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | (733 | ) | | | $ | (36,126 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | (346,098 | ) | | | | (630,549 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | 3,207,480 | | | | | (11,550,170 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 2,860,649 | | | | | (12,216,845 | ) |
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Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | — | | | | | (334,579 | ) |
Class C | | | | — | | | | | (82,397 | ) |
Class Z | | | | — | | | | | (1,145,837 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | — | | | | | (1,003,985 | ) |
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| | | | — | | | | | (2,566,798 | ) |
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Tax return of capital distributions | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | — | | | | | (12,703 | ) |
Class C | | | | — | | | | | (3,129 | ) |
Class Z | | | | — | | | | | (43,506 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | — | | | | | (38,120 | ) |
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| | | | — | | | | | (97,458 | ) |
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Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | | 1,052,163 | | | | | 2,399,366 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | | — | | | | | 2,457,441 | |
Cost of shares purchased | | | | (665,936 | ) | | | | (5,047,568 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | | 386,227 | | | | | (190,761 | ) |
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Total increase (decrease) | | | | 3,246,876 | | | | | (15,071,862 | ) |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 15,898,057 | | | | | 30,969,919 | |
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End of period | | | $ | 19,144,933 | | | | $ | 15,898,057 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited)
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Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | Year Ended October 31, | | | | June 19, 2018(a) through October 31, 2018 | | |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $12.26 | | | | | | | | | | $22.58 | | | | | $16.83 | | | | | $11.18 | | | | | $9.64 | | | | | | | | | | $10.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 2.20 | | | | | | | | | | (8.31 | ) | | | | 6.76 | | | | | 5.74 | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 2.19 | | | | | | | | | | (8.36 | ) | | | | 6.60 | | | | | 5.65 | | | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (1.89 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (1.96 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $14.45 | | | | | | | | | | $12.26 | | | | | $22.58 | | | | | $16.83 | | | | | $11.18 | | | | | | | | | | $9.64 | | | | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | 17.86 | % | | | | | | | | | (40.09 | )% | | | | 40.10 | % | | | | 50.54 | % | | | | 15.98 | % | | | | | | | | | (3.60 | )% | | | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $3,619 | | | | | | | | | | $2,841 | | | | | $3,989 | | | | | $2,400 | | | | | $457 | | | | | | | | | | $110 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $3,195 | | | | | | | | | | $3,351 | | | | | $3,404 | | | | | $1,365 | | | | | $216 | | | | | | | | | | $37 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 1.10 | %(e) | | | | | | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | | | | | | 1.10 | %(e) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 2.62 | %(e) | | | | | | | | | 2.42 | % | | | | 2.26 | % | | | | 3.33 | % | | | | 9.15 | % | | | | | | | | | 148.53 | %(e) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.20 | )%(e) | | | | | | | | | (0.34 | )% | | | | (0.77 | )% | | | | (0.60 | )% | | | | (0.27 | )% | | | | | | | | | (0.37 | )%(e) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | 43 | % | | | | | | | | | 104 | % | | | | 68 | % | | | | 74 | % | | | | 47 | % | | | | | | | | | 19 | % | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(f) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | Year Ended October 31, | | | | June 19, 2018(a) through October 31, 2018 | | |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $11.83 | | | | | | | | | | $22.01 | | | | | $16.55 | | | | | $11.07 | | | | | $9.62 | | | | | | | | | | $10.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 2.12 | | | | | | | | | | (8.05 | ) | | | | 6.61 | | | | | 5.69 | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 2.06 | | | | | | | | | | (8.22 | ) | | | | 6.31 | | | | | 5.48 | | | | | 1.45 | | | | | | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (1.89 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (1.96 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $13.89 | | | | | | | | | | $11.83 | | | | | $22.01 | | | | | $16.55 | | | | | $11.07 | | | | | | | | | | $9.62 | | | | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | 17.41 | % | | | | | | | | | (40.55 | )% | | | | 39.05 | % | | | | 49.50 | % | | | | 15.07 | % | | | | | | | | | (3.80 | )% | | | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $663 | | | | | | | | | | $585 | | | | | $930 | | | | | $529 | | | | | $61 | | | | | | | | | | $39 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $627 | | | | | | | | | | $754 | | | | | $700 | | | | | $265 | | | | | $56 | | | | | | | | | | $33 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 1.85 | %(e) | | | | | | | | | 1.85 | % | | | | 1.85 | % | | | | 1.85 | % | | | | 1.85 | % | | | | | | | | | 1.85 | %(e) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 3.90 | %(e) | | | | | | | | | 3.40 | % | | | | 3.60 | % | | | | 8.45 | % | | | | 26.92 | % | | | | | | | | | 166.12 | %(e) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.95 | )%(e) | | | | | | | | | (1.10 | )% | | | | (1.52 | )% | | | | (1.38 | )% | | | | (0.95 | )% | | | | | | | | | (1.16 | )%(e) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | 43 | % | | | | | | | | | 104 | % | | | | 68 | % | | | | 74 | % | | | | 47 | % | | | | | | | | | 19 | % | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(f) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
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Class Z Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | Year Ended October 31, | | | | June 19, 2018(a) through October 31, 2018 | | |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $12.41 | | | | | | | | | | $22.77 | | | | | $16.93 | | | | | $11.22 | | | | | $9.66 | | | | | | | | | | $10.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | - | (c)(d) | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | - | (d) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 2.23 | | | | | | | | | | (8.38 | ) | | | | 6.80 | | | | | 5.75 | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 2.23 | | | | | | | | | | (8.40 | ) | | | | 6.69 | | | | | 5.71 | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | (d) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (1.89 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (1.96 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | - | (d) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $14.64 | | | | | | | | | | $12.41 | | | | | $22.77 | | | | | $16.93 | | | | | $11.22 | | | | | | | | | | $9.66 | | | | | | |
Total Return(e): | | | | 17.97 | % | | | | | | | | | (39.92 | )% | | | | 40.41 | % | | | | 50.94 | % | | | | 16.25 | % | | | | | | | | | (3.40 | )% | | | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $6,305 | | | | | | | | | | $5,219 | | | | | $13,928 | | | | | $7,063 | | | | | $5,420 | | | | | | | | | | $2,327 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $5,673 | | | | | | | | | | $9,493 | | | | | $10,989 | | | | | $6,864 | | | | | $4,521 | | | | | | | | | | $1,204 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(f): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.85 | %(g) | | | | | | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | | | | | | 0.85 | %(g) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | �� | 1.75 | %(g) | | | | | | | | | 1.50 | % | | | | 1.44 | % | | | | 2.03 | % | | | | 2.66 | % | | | | | | | | | 10.00 | %(g) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 0.05 | %(g) | | | | | | | | | (0.12 | )% | | | | (0.53 | )% | | | | (0.27 | )% | | | | 0.03 | % | | | | | | | | | (0.21 | )%(g) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | 43 | % | | | | | | | | | 104 | % | | | | 68 | % | | | | 74 | % | | | | 47 | % | | | | | | | | | 19% | | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses. |
(d) | Amount rounds to zero. |
(e) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(f) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class R6 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | Year Ended October 31, | | | | June 19, 2018(a) through October 31, 2018 | | |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $12.42 | | | | | | | | | | $22.78 | | | | | $16.93 | | | | | $11.22 | | | | | $9.66 | | | | | | | | | | $10.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 0.01 | (c) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | | | | | (- | )(d) | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 2.23 | | | | | | | | | | (8.39 | ) | | | | 6.79 | | | | | 5.75 | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | | | | | (8.40 | ) | | | | 6.70 | | | | | 5.72 | | | | | 1.57 | | | | | | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Tax return of capital distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (1.89 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | (1.96 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $14.66 | | | | | | | | | | $12.42 | | | | | $22.78 | | | | | $16.93 | | | | | $11.22 | | | | | | | | | | $9.66 | | | | | | |
Total Return(e): | | | | 18.04 | % | | | | | | | | | (39.90 | )% | | | | 40.47 | % | | | | 51.02 | % | | | | 16.28 | % | | | | | | | | | (3.40 | )% | | | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $8,559 | | | | | | | | | | $7,253 | | | | | $12,123 | | | | | $8,630 | | | | | $5,627 | | | | | | | | | | $4,838 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $7,845 | | | | | | | | | | $9,106 | | | | | $10,675 | | | | | $7,106 | | | | | $5,280 | | | | | | | | | | $5,084 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(f): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.80 | %(g) | | | | | | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | | | | | | 0.80 | %(g) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 1.55 | %(g) | | | | | | | | | 1.40 | % | | | | 1.32 | % | | | | 1.90 | % | | | | 2.56 | % | | | | | | | | | 6.54 | %(g) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 0.10 | %(g) | | | | | | | | | (0.05 | )% | | | | (0.47 | )% | | | | (0.22 | )% | | | | 0.10 | % | | | | | | | | | (0.12 | )%(g) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | 43 | % | | | | | | | | | 104 | % | | | | 68 | % | | | | 74 | % | | | | 47 | % | | | | | | | | | 19 | % | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses. |
(d) | Amount rounds to zero. |
(e) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(f) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. Organization
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12 (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Jennison Technology Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
2. Accounting Policies
The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures for security valuation and designated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”) as the Valuation Designee pursuant to SEC Rule 2a-5(b) to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Pursuant to the Board’s oversight, the Valuation Designee has established a Valuation Committee to perform the duties and responsibilities as valuation designee under SEC Rule 2a-5. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some
of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.
Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurement.
Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.
Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded funds) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on policies and procedures approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any
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comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Valuation Designee regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rate as of the valuation date;
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.
Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating
factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the 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.
Securities Lending: The Fund lends its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining open loans of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.
The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto, which are reflected in interest income or unaffiliated dividend income based on the nature of the payment on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (collectively REITs): The Fund invested in REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from 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 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, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class
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specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.
Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate. The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.
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Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders* | | Frequency | |
Net Investment Income | | | Annually | |
Short-Term Capital Gains | | | Annually | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | Annually | |
* | Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of short-term and/or long-term capital gains during a fiscal year. |
Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. Agreements
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which it has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services, and pursuant to which it renders administrative services.
The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of Jennison.
Fees payable under the management agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, the contractual and effective management fee rates were as follows:
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Contractual Management Rate | | Effective Management Fee, before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements |
0.75% of the average daily net assets up to $1 billion; | | 0.75% |
0.73% of the average daily net assets from $1 billion to $3 billion; | | |
0.71% of the average daily net assets from $3 billion to $5 billion; | | |
0.70% of the average daily net assets from $5 billion to $10 billion; | | |
0.69% of the average daily net assets over $10 billion. | | |
The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2024, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.
Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The expense limitations attributable to each class are as follows:
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Class | | Expense Limitations |
A | | | | 1.10 | % |
C | | | | 1.85 | |
Z | | | | 0.85 | |
R6 | | | | 0.80 | |
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.
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Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate based on average daily net assets per class. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 29, 2024 to limit such fees on certain classes based on the average daily net assets. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.
The Fund’s annual gross and net distribution rates, where applicable, are as follows:
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Class | | Gross Distribution Fee | | Net Distribution Fee |
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A | | 0.30% | | 0.25% |
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C | | 1.00 | | 1.00 |
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Z | | N/A | | N/A |
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R6 | | N/A | | N/A |
For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, PIMS received front-end sales charges (“FESL”) resulting from sales of certain class shares and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) imposed upon redemptions by certain shareholders. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs. The sales charges are as follows where applicable:
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Class | | FESL | | CDSC |
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A | | | | $2,277 | | | | $ | — | |
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C | | | | — | | | | | 21 | |
PGIM Investments, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
4. Other Transactions with Affiliates
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund (the “Core Government Fund”), a fund of the Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc., and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, each registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.
The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.
5. Portfolio Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, were as follows:
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Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales |
$8,085,118 | | $7,387,877 |
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, is presented as follows:
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value, End of Period | | Shares, End of Period | | Income | |
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Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds: | |
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PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(1)(wi) | |
$— | | | $1,080,911 | | | | $1,031,783 | | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 49,128 | | 49,128 | | | $1,057 | |
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PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(wi) | |
— | | | 328,614 | | | | 113,879 | | | (30) | | (32) | | 214,673 | | 214,802 | | | 949 | (2) |
$— | | | $1,409,525 | | | | $1,145,662 | | | $(30) | | $(32) | | $263,801 | | | | | $2,006 | |
(1) | The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period. |
(2) | The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations. |
(b) | Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. |
(wi) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable. |
6. Tax Information
The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2023 were as follows:
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Tax Basis | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$15,159,768 | | $5,301,520 | | $(1,173,505) | | $4,128,015 |
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The GAAP basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had an approximated capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2022 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.
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Capital Loss Carryforward | | Capital Loss Carryforward Utilized |
$532,000 | | $— |
The Fund elected to treat the below approximated losses as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (October 31, 2023).
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Qualified Late-Year Losses | | Post-October Capital Losses |
$16,000 | | $— |
The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the three fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 are subject to such review.
7. Capital and Ownership
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 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 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 C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.
Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of beneficial interest, below.
The RIC has authorized an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund at $0.001 par value per share, currently divided into four classes, designated Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6.
As of April 30, 2023, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:
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Class | | Number of Shares | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
C | | | | 1,156 | | | | | 2.4 | % |
R6 | | | | 577,711 | | | | | 98.9 | |
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:
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| | Number of Shareholders | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Affiliated | | | | 1 | | | | | 44.2 | % |
Unaffiliated | | | | 2 | | | | | 21.2 | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
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Share Class | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 41,594 | | | $ | 568,063 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (23,686 | ) | | | (314,326 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | 17,908 | | | | 253,737 | |
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Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 816 | | | | 10,750 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 18,724 | | | $ | 264,487 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 89,419 | | | $ | 1,473,516 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 18,316 | | | | 346,717 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (56,922 | ) | | | (906,314 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | 50,813 | | | | 913,919 | |
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Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 4,242 | | | | 61,178 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 55,055 | | | $ | 975,097 | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 1,091 | | | $ | 13,805 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (2,010 | ) | | | (25,700 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (919 | ) | | | (11,895 | ) |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (848 | ) | | | (10,750 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (1,767 | ) | | $ | (22,645 | ) |
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Share Class | | | Shares | | | | Amount | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 8,190 | | | $ | 146,236 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 4,643 | | | | 85,379 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (1,223 | ) | | | (18,679 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | 11,610 | | | | 212,936 | |
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Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (4,383 | ) | | | (61,178 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 7,227 | | | $ | 151,758 | |
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Class Z | | | | | | | | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 33,911 | | | $ | 469,989 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (23,831 | ) | | | (325,910 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 10,080 | | | $ | 144,079 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 47,169 | | | $ | 779,614 | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 51,677 | | | | 988,061 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (289,936 | ) | | | (4,090,009 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (191,090 | ) | | $ | (2,322,334 | ) |
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Class R6 | | | | | | | | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 21 | | | $ | 306 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 21 | | | $ | 306 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
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Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 54,223 | | | $ | 1,037,284 | |
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Shares purchased | | | (2,461 | ) | | | (32,566 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 51,762 | | | $ | 1,004,718 | |
8. Borrowings
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The table below provides details of the SCA.
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| | SCA |
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Term of Commitment | | 9/30/2022 - 9/28/2023 |
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Total Commitment | | $ 1,200,000,000 |
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Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA | | 0.15% |
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| | SCA |
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Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings | | 1.00% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent |
Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.
The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended April 30, 2023.
9. Risks of Investing in the Fund
The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Fund’s risks, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.
Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, or otherwise reduce inflation may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.
In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.
Growth Style Risk: The Fund’s growth style may subject the Fund to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Since the Fund follows a growth investment style, there is the risk that the growth investment style may be out of favor for long periods of time. At times when the style is out of favor, the Fund may underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other mutual funds.
Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
Initial Public Offerings Risk: The volume of IPOs and the levels at which the newly issued stocks trade in the secondary market are affected by the performance of the stock market overall. If IPOs are brought to the market, availability may be limited and if the Fund desires to acquire shares in such an offering, it may not be able to buy any shares at the offering price, or if it is able to buy shares, it may not be able to buy as many shares at the offering price as it would like. The prices of securities involved in IPOs are often subject to greater
and more unpredictable price changes than more established stocks. Such unpredictability can have a dramatic impact on the Fund’s performance (higher or lower) and any assumptions by investors based on the affected performance may be unwarranted. In addition, as Fund assets grow, the impact of IPO investments on performance will decline, which could reduce total returns.
Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.
Management Risk: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be incorrect. Additionally, the investments selected for the Fund may underperform the markets in general, the Fund’s benchmark and other funds with similar investment objectives.
Market Capitalization Risk: The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Generally, the stock prices of small- and mid-cap companies are less stable than the prices of large-cap stocks and may present greater risks. Large capitalization companies as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform compared to investments that focus on smaller capitalized companies.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).
The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.
COVID-19 and the related governmental and public responses have had, and future public health epidemics may have, an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Future public health epidemics may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of public health epidemics could adversely affect the economies and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.
Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
Non-Diversified Investment Company Risk: The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act. This means that the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its 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.
Technology Sector Risk: The Fund’s assets will be concentrated in the technology sector and in the securities of technology-related companies in other sectors, which means the Fund will be more affected by the performance of the technology sector than a fund that is more diversified. Market or economic factors impacting technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology advances could have a major effect on the value of the Fund’s investments in the technology sector. The value of stocks of technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology advances is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, consumer preferences, excessive investor optimism or pessimism, government regulation or scrutiny, competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs, actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in products and services and the availability and price of computer software technology components. Stocks of
technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology advances, especially those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Technology companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology advances may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel.
10. Recent Regulatory Developments
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments (the “Rule”). Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The Rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRMP”). The Fund’s LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board has approved PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s investment manager, to serve as the administrator of the Fund’s LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.
The Fund’s LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, the Fund’s LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets to be invested in investments classified as “highly liquid” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if the Fund does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Board.
At a meeting of the Board on March 7-9, 2023, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (“Reporting Period”). The LRMP Report concluded that the Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Fund’s status as an open-end fund.
There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in the Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Fund’s investment portfolio, is found in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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PROXY VOTING |
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. |
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TRUSTEES |
Ellen S. Alberding ● Kevin J. Bannon ● Scott E. Benjamin ● Linda W. Bynoe ● Barry H. Evans ● Keith F. Hartstein ● Laurie Simon Hodrick ● Stuart S. Parker ● Brian K. Reid ● Grace C. Torres |
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OFFICERS |
Stuart S. Parker, President ● Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President ● Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer ● Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer ● Drew Donohue, Chief Compliance Officer ● Russ Shupak, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer ● Kelly Florio, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer ● Andrew R. French, Secretary ● Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary ● Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary ● Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary ● Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary ● Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer ● Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer ● Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer ● Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | PGIM Investments LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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SUBADVISER | | Jennison Associates LLC | | 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 |
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TRANSFER AGENT | | Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC | | PO Box 534432 Pittsburgh, PA 15253 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | | 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
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An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |
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E-DELIVERY |
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES |
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Jennison Technology Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to that Trustee at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
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AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
Mutual Funds:
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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 |
PGIM JENNISON TECHNOLOGY FUND
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SHARE CLASS | | A | | C | | Z | | R6 |
NASDAQ | | PGKAX | | PGKCX | | PGKZX | | PGKRX |
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CUSIP | | 744336652 | | 744336645 | | 744336637 | | 744336629 |
MF240E2
PGIM JENNISON INTERNATIONAL SMALL-MID CAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2023
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Table of Contents
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of April 30, 2023 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, member SIPC. Jennison Associates LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2023 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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Letter from the President
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| | Dear Shareholder: We hope you find the semiannual report for the PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended April 30, 2023. 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. |
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Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets. At PGIM Investments, we provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance for investors. PGIM is the world’s 11th-largest investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. Our scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver a diversified suite of actively managed solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles. Thank you for choosing our family of funds. Sincerely, Stuart S. Parker, President PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund June 15, 2023 |
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Your Fund’s Performance
Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.
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| | Total Returns as of 4/30/23 (without sales charges) | | Average Annual Total Returns as of 4/30/23 (with sales charges) |
| | Six Months* (%) | | One Year (%) | | Since Inception (%) |
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Class A | | 10.05 | | -10.49 | | -26.17(09/14/2021) |
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Class C | | 9.62 | | -6.98 | | -24.14(09/14/2021) |
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Class Z | | 10.19 | | -4.98 | | -23.34(09/14/2021) |
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Class R6 | | 10.19 | | -4.98 | | -23.34(09/14/2021) |
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MSCI All Country World ex USA Small Mid Cap Index | | | | | | |
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| | 18.06 | | -0.64 | | -9.80 |
*Not annualized
Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.
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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.
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Maximum initial sales charge | | 5.50% of the public offering price | | None | | None | | None |
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Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption) | | 1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase | | 1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase | | None | | None |
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Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets) | | 0.25% | | 1.00% | | None | | None |
Benchmark Definition
MSCI All Country World ex USA Small Mid Cap Index—The MSCI All Country World ex USA Small Mid Cap Index (MSCI ACWI ex USA SMID Cap Index) captures small- and mid-cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Market (DM) countries (excluding the US) and 24 Emerging Markets countries.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 4/30/23
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Line of Business | | Country | | % of Net Assets |
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Ferrari NV | | Automobiles | | Italy | | 5.6% |
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Burberry Group plc | | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | United Kingdom | | 4.7% |
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MercadoLibre, Inc. | | Broadline Retail | | Brazil | | 4.0% |
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FirstService Corp. | | Real Estate Management & Development | | Canada | | 2.9% |
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BKW AG | | Electric Utilities | | Switzerland | | 2.7% |
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On Holding AG (Class A Stock) | | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | Switzerland | | 2.7% |
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MTU Aero Engines AG | | Aerospace & Defense | | Germany | | 2.6% |
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Dollarama, Inc. | | Broadline Retail | | Canada | | 2.5% |
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Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV | | Real Estate Management & Development | | Mexico | | 2.5% |
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ASM International NV | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | Netherlands | | 2.5% |
Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
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Fees and Expenses
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information
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Fees and Expenses (continued)
provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund | | Beginning Account Value November 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value April 30, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Class A | | Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $1,100.50 | | 1.41% | | $ 7.34 |
| | Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,017.80 | | 1.41% | | $ 7.05 |
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Class C | | Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $1,096.20 | | 2.16% | | $11.23 |
| | Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,014.08 | | 2.16% | | $10.79 |
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Class Z | | Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $1,101.90 | | 1.16% | | $ 6.05 |
| | Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,019.04 | | 1.16% | | $ 5.81 |
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Class R6 | | Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $1,101.90 | | 1.11% | | $ 5.78 |
| | Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,019.29 | | 1.11% | | $ 5.56 |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended April 30, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 95.5% | | | | | | |
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Australia 1.9% | | | | | | |
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Technology One Ltd. | | | 6,899 | | | $ | 69,554 | |
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Brazil 4.0% | | | | | | |
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MercadoLibre, Inc.* | | | 116 | | | | 148,189 | |
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Canada 12.0% | | | | | | |
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Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)* | | | 983 | | | | 77,834 | |
Dollarama, Inc. | | | 1,507 | | | | 93,344 | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | 128 | | | | 89,449 | |
FirstService Corp. | | | 725 | | | | 109,057 | |
TFI International, Inc. | | | 711 | | | | 76,646 | |
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France 2.4% | | | | | | |
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Edenred | | | 1,401 | | | | 91,028 | |
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Germany 2.6% | | | | | | |
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MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 375 | | | | 98,464 | |
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India 3.9% | | | | | | |
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Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.* | | | 10,364 | | | | 58,397 | |
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Varun Beverages Ltd. | | | 4,922 | | | | 87,236 | |
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Israel 3.2% | | | | | | |
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Mobileye Global, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a) | | | 1,029 | | | | 38,731 | |
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Nova Ltd.* | | | 873 | | | | 79,836 | |
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Italy 13.3% | | | | | | |
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| | |
Brunello Cucinelli SpA | | | 937 | | | | 89,720 | |
| | |
Davide Campari-Milano NV | | | 3,411 | | | | 43,959 | |
| | |
Ferrari NV | | | 747 | | | | 208,150 | |
| | |
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A | | | 5,593 | | | | 77,628 | |
| | |
Moncler SpA | | | 1,040 | | | | 77,149 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 496,606 | |
| | |
Japan 4.3% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Change Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,828 | | | | 64,761 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund | | | 9 | |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | |
| | |
Japan (cont’d.) | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Lasertec Corp. | | | 319 | | | $ | 43,399 | |
SMS Co. Ltd. | | | 2,252 | | | | 52,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 161,082 | |
| | |
Malaysia 3.8% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Heineken Malaysia Bhd | | | 13,278 | | | | 83,807 | |
TIME dotCom Bhd | | | 45,436 | | | | 55,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 139,781 | |
| | |
Mexico 5.3% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV | | | 29,538 | | | | 93,315 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV | | | 4,116 | | | | 45,154 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (Class B Stock) | | | 3,242 | | | | 57,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 196,114 | |
| | |
Netherlands 3.9% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Argenx SE, ADR* | | | 133 | | | | 51,588 | |
ASM International NV | | | 253 | | | | 91,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 143,439 | |
| | |
Norway 2.3% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA | | | 1,929 | | | | 86,643 | |
| | |
Poland 2.1% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Dino Polska SA, 144A* | | | 771 | | | | 78,629 | |
| | |
South Korea 1.8% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Dentium Co. Ltd. | | | 625 | | | | 67,466 | |
| | |
Sweden 1.9% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Alfa Laval AB | | | 1,930 | | | | 70,807 | |
| | |
Switzerland 7.1% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
BKW AG | | | 595 | | | | 101,892 | |
On Holding AG (Class A Stock)* | | | 3,115 | | | | 101,082 | |
Tecan Group AG | | | 143 | | | | 62,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 265,289 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | |
| | |
Taiwan 3.5% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Jentech Precision Industrial Co. Ltd. | | | 4,568 | | | $ | 67,933 | |
Lotes Co. Ltd. | | | 2,154 | | | | 61,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 129,698 | |
| | |
Thailand 1.7% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL | | | 9,102 | | | | 63,565 | |
| | |
United Kingdom 11.0% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Ashtead Group PLC | | | 668 | | | | 38,514 | |
Burberry Group PLC | | | 5,285 | | | | 172,513 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 2,006 | | | | 52,920 | |
Diploma PLC | | | 1,148 | | | | 38,902 | |
JD Sports Fashion PLC | | | 36,909 | | | | 74,909 | |
Wise PLC (Class A Stock)* | | | 4,309 | | | | 29,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 407,593 | |
| | |
United States 3.5% | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
Experian PLC | | | 1,923 | | | | 68,084 | |
ICON PLC* | | | 321 | | | | 61,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 129,937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | |
(cost $3,199,999) | | | | | | | 3,554,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 6.3% | | | | | | |
| | |
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS | | | | | | |
PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(wi) | | | 195,342 | | | | 195,342 | |
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $37,029; includes $36,863 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wi) | | | 37,042 | | | | 37,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | |
(cost $232,371) | | | | | | | 232,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 101.8% | | | | | | |
(cost $3,432,370) | | | | | | | 3,786,776 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets (1.8)% | | | | | | | (66,469 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 3,720,307 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund | | | 11 | |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report:
144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
* | 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 $37,640; cash collateral of $36,863 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day. |
(b) | Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. |
(wi) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable. |
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 April 30, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 69,554 | | | | $ | — | |
Brazil | | | | 148,189 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Canada | | | | 446,330 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
France | | | | — | | | | | 91,028 | | | | | — | |
Germany | | | | — | | | | | 98,464 | | | | | — | |
India | | | | — | | | | | 145,633 | | | | | — | |
Israel | | | | 118,567 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Italy | | | | — | | | | | 496,606 | | | | | — | |
Japan | | | | — | | | | | 161,082 | | | | | — | |
Malaysia | | | | — | | | | | 139,781 | | | | | — | |
Mexico | | | | 196,114 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Netherlands | | | | 51,588 | | | | | 91,851 | | | | | — | |
Norway | | | | — | | | | | 86,643 | | | | | — | |
Poland | | | | — | | | | | 78,629 | | | | | — | |
South Korea | | | | — | | | | | 67,466 | | | | | — | |
Sweden | | | | — | | | | | 70,807 | | | | | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Switzerland | | | $ | 101,082 | | | | $ | 164,207 | | | | $ | — | |
Taiwan | | | | — | | | | | 129,698 | | | | | — | |
Thailand | | | | — | | | | | 63,565 | | | | | — | |
United Kingdom | | | | — | | | | | 407,593 | | | | | — | |
United States | | | | 61,853 | | | | | 68,084 | | | | | — | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Funds | | | | 232,362 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 1,356,085 | | | | $ | 2,430,691 | | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Industry Allocation:
The industry allocation of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | 11.8 | % |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 7.7 | |
Broadline Retail | | | 6.5 | |
Affiliated Mutual Funds (1.0% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan) | | | 6.3 | |
Beverages | | | 5.8 | |
Automobiles | | | 5.6 | |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | 5.4 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 4.9 | |
Software | | | 4.0 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | | 3.6 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 3.4 | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | 3.3 | |
Professional Services | | | 3.2 | |
Financial Services | | | 3.2 | |
Transportation Infrastructure | | | 2.8 | |
Electric Utilities | | | 2.7 | |
| | | | |
Insurance | | | 2.4 | % |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | | | 2.1 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 2.1 | |
Ground Transportation | | | 2.1 | |
Specialty Retail | | | 2.0 | |
Machinery | | | 1.9 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 1.8 | |
IT Services | | | 1.7 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | 1.7 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 1.4 | |
Biotechnology | | | 1.4 | |
Automobile Components | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | |
| | | 101.8 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (1.8 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund | | | 13 | |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
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 | | $37,640 | | $(36,863) | | $777 |
(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
| | | | | |
Assets | | | | | |
| |
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $37,640: | | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $3,199,999) | | | $ | 3,554,414 | |
Affiliated investments (cost $232,371) | | | | 232,362 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $7) | | | | 8 | |
Due from Manager | | | | 11,280 | |
Dividends receivable | | | | 3,390 | |
Tax reclaim receivable | | | | 39 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | | 660 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 3,802,153 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | | |
| |
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan | | | | 36,863 | |
Custodian and accounting fees payable | | | | 17,499 | |
Audit fee payable | | | | 13,389 | |
Professional fees payable | | | | 4,775 | |
Registration fees payable | | | | 4,106 | |
Shareholders’ reports fee payable | | | | 2,834 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | | 1,378 | |
Trustees’ fees payable | | | | 760 | |
Affiliated transfer agent fee payable | | | | 206 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | | 36 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 81,846 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | | $ | 3,720,307 | |
| | | | | |
| |
| | | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | | $ | 573 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | | 5,987,459 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | | (2,267,725 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net assets, April 30, 2023 | | | $ | 3,720,307 | |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund | | | 15 | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
| | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share, ($100,900 ÷ 15,617 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 6.46 | | | | | |
Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price) | | | 0.38 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Maximum offering price to public | | $ | 6.84 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($19,003 ÷ 2,977 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 6.38 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class Z | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($347,047 ÷ 53,479 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 6.49 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($3,253,357 ÷ 501,000 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 6.49 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended April 30, 2023
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | | |
| |
Income | | | | | |
Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $1,910 foreign withholding tax) | | | $ | 17,823 | |
Affiliated dividend income | | | | 1,011 | |
Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $232) | | | | 284 | |
| | | | | |
Total income | | | | 19,118 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | | |
Management fee | | | | 19,542 | |
Distribution fee(a) | | | | 223 | |
Custodian and accounting fees | | | | 22,197 | |
Professional fees | | | | 15,122 | |
Audit fee | | | | 13,389 | |
Registration fees(a) | | | | 12,894 | |
Shareholders’ reports | | | | 6,975 | |
Fund data services | | | | 5,526 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | 4,760 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $833)(a) | | | | 1,440 | |
Miscellaneous | | | | 2,500 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 104,568 | |
Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a) | | | | (83,731 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 20,837 | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (1,719 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | |
Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(7)) | | | | (350,717 | ) |
Foreign currency transactions | | | | (1,321 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | | | (352,038 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | |
Investments (including affiliated of $(9)) | | | | 711,699 | |
Foreign currencies | | | | 55 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | 711,754 | |
| | | | | |
Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 359,716 | |
| | | | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 357,997 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | Class C | | Class Z | | Class R6 |
Distribution fee | | | | 133 | | | | | 90 | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Registration fees | | | | 3,729 | | | | | 3,109 | | | | | 3,779 | | | | | 2,277 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses | | | | 457 | | | | | 102 | | | | | 811 | | | | | 70 | |
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | | | | (6,162 | ) | | | | (3,549 | ) | | | | (13,391 | ) | | | | (60,629 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund | | | 17 | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | (1,719 | ) | | | $ | (19,536 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | (352,038 | ) | | | | (2,230,883 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | 711,754 | | | | | (287,965 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 357,997 | | | | | (2,538,384 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | | 39,890 | | | | | 1,171,607 | |
Cost of shares purchased | | | | (542,170 | ) | | | | (375,783 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | | (502,280 | ) | | | | 795,824 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | (144,283 | ) | | | | (1,742,560 | ) |
| | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beginning of period | | | | 3,864,590 | | | | | 5,607,150 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 3,720,307 | | | | $ | 3,864,590 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | | September 14, 2021(a) through October 31, 2021 |
Per Share Operating Performance(b) : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $5.87 | | | | | $9.76 | | | | | $10.00 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 0.60 | | | | | (3.85 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | 0.59 | | | | | (3.89 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $6.46 | | | | | $5.87 | | | | | $9.76 | |
Total Return(c) : | | | | 10.05 | % | | | | (39.86 | )% | | | | (2.40 | )% |
| |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $101 | | | | | $107 | | | | | $15 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $107 | | | | | $90 | | | | | $12 | |
Ratios to average net assets(d) : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 1.41 | %(e) | | | | 1.41 | % | | | | 1.41 | %(f) |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 13.04 | %(e) | | | | 32.83 | % | | | | 167.90 | %(f) |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.38 | )%(e) | | | | (0.55 | )% | | | | (1.13 | )%(f) |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | | 99 | % | | | | 188 | % | | | | 15 | % |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(f) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
(g) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | |
PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund | | | 19 | |
Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Class C Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | | September 14, 2021(a) through October 31, 2021 |
Per Share Operating Performance(b) : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $5.82 | | | | | $9.75 | | | | | $10.00 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 0.59 | | | | | (3.84 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | 0.56 | | | | | (3.93 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $6.38 | | | | | $5.82 | | | | | $9.75 | |
Total Return(c) : | | | | 9.62 | % | | | | (40.31 | )% | | | | (2.50 | )% |
| |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $19 | | | | | $17 | | | | | $10 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $18 | | | | | $18 | | | | | $10 | |
Ratios to average net assets(d) : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 2.16 | %(e) | | | | 2.16 | % | | | | 2.16 | %(f) |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 41.43 | %(e) | | | | 136.82 | % | | | | 206.96 | %(f) |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (1.12 | )%(e) | | | | (1.32 | )% | | | | (1.81 | )%(f) |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | | 99 | % | | | | 188 | % | | | | 15 | % |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(f) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
(g) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class Z Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | | September 14, 2021(a) through October 31, 2021 |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $5.89 | | | | | $9.76 | | | | | $10.00 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (- | )(c) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 0.60 | | | | | (3.84 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | 0.60 | | | | | (3.87 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $6.49 | | | | | $5.89 | | | | | $9.76 | |
Total Return(d) : | | | | 10.19 | % | | | | (39.65 | )% | | | | (2.40 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $347 | | | | | $788 | | | | | $690 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $481 | | | | | $953 | | | | | $128 | |
Ratios to average net assets(e) : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 1.16 | %(f) | | | | 1.16 | % | | | | 1.16 | %(g) |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 6.78 | %(f) | | | | 7.36 | % | | | | 22.37 | %(g) |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.12 | )%(f) | | | | (0.42 | )% | | | | (1.09 | )%(g) |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | 99 | % | | | | 188 | % | | | | 15 | % |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Amount rounds to zero. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(g) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
(h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
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Class R6 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | | September 14, 2021(a) through October 31, 2021 |
Per Share Operating Performance(b) : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $5.89 | | | | | $9.76 | | | | | $10.00 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (- | )(c) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | 0.60 | | | | | (3.84 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | | 0.60 | | | | | (3.87 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $6.49 | | | | | $5.89 | | | | | $9.76 | |
Total Return(d) : | | | | 10.19 | % | | | | (39.65 | )% | | | | (2.40 | )% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $3,253 | | | | | $2,952 | | | | | $4,892 | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $3,112 | | | | | $3,635 | | | | | $4,836 | |
Ratios to average net assets(e) : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 1.11 | %(f) | | | | 1.11 | % | | | | 1.11 | %(g) |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 5.04 | %(f) | | | | 4.82 | % | | | | 5.20 | %(g) |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.07 | )%(f) | | | | (0.41 | )% | | | | (0.76 | )%(g) |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | 99 | % | | | | 188 | % | | | | 15 | % |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Amount rounds to zero. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(g) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
(h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. Organization
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12 (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital.
2. Accounting Policies
The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures for security valuation and designated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”) as the Valuation Designee pursuant to SEC Rule 2a-5(b) to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Pursuant to the Board’s oversight, the Valuation Designee has established a Valuation Committee to perform the duties and responsibilities as valuation designee under SEC Rule 2a-5. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some
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of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.
Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurement.
Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.
Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded funds) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on policies and procedures approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Valuation Designee regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rate as of the valuation date;
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.
Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the
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Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.
Securities Lending: The Fund lends its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining open loans of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.
The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto, which are reflected in interest income or unaffiliated dividend income based on the nature of the payment on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative
proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.
Offering and Organization Costs: Offering costs paid in connection with the initial offering of shares of the Fund are being amortized on a straight-line basis over twelve months from the date of commencement of operations. Organization costs paid in connection with the organization of the Fund were expensed as incurred.
Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate. The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.
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Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders* | | Frequency | |
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Net Investment Income | | | Annually | |
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Short-Term Capital Gains | | | Annually | |
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Long-Term Capital Gains | | | Annually | |
* | Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of short-term and/or long-term capital gains during a fiscal year. |
Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. Agreements
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which it has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services, and pursuant to which it renders administrative services.
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The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “Subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of Jennison.
Fees payable under the management agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, the contractual and effective management fee rates were as follows:
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Contractual Management Rate | | Effective Management Fee, before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements | |
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1.06% of average daily net assets up to $1 billion; | | | 1.06% | |
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1.04% of average daily net assets from $1 billion to $3 billion; | | | | |
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1.02% of average daily net assets from $3 billion to $5 billion; | | | | |
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1.00% of average daily net assets from $5 billion to $10 billion; and | | | | |
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0.98% of average daily net assets over $10 billion. | | | | |
The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2024, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.
Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The expense limitations attributable to each class are as follows:
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Class | | Expense Limitations |
A | | 1.41% |
C | | 2.16 |
Z | | 1.16 |
R6 | | 1.11 |
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C,
Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.
Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate based on average daily net assets per class. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.
The Fund’s annual gross and net distribution rates, where applicable, are as follows:
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Class | | Gross Distribution Fee | | Net Distribution Fee |
A | | 0.25% | | 0.25% |
C | | 1.00 | | 1.00 |
Z | | N/A | | N/A |
R6 | | N/A | | N/A |
For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, PIMS has not received any front-end sales charges (“FESL”) resulting from sales of certain class shares. Additionally, for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, PIMS did not receive any contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively.
PGIM Investments, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
4. Other Transactions with Affiliates
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund (the “Core Government Fund”), a fund of the Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc., and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, each registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Government Fund and the Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.
The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated
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investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.
5. Portfolio Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, were as follows:
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Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales |
$3,407,539 | | $3,674,240 |
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, is presented as follows:
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value, End of Period | | Shares, End of Period | | Income |
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Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | |
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PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(1)(wi) | | | | | | | | | | | |
$— | | | $ | 336,344 | | | | $ | 141,002 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 195,342 | | | | | 195,342 | | | | $ | 1,011 | |
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PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(wi) | | | | | | | | | | | |
— | | | | 61,026 | | | | | 23,990 | | | | | (9 | ) | | | | (7 | ) | | | | 37,020 | | | | | 37,042 | | | | | 232 | (2) |
$— | | | $ | 397,370 | | | | $ | 164,992 | | | | $ | (9 | ) | | | $ | (7 | ) | | | $ | 232,362 | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,243 | |
(1) | The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period. |
(2) | The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations. |
(b) | Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. |
(wi) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable. |
6. Tax Information
The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2023 were as follows:
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Tax Basis | | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$3,500,405 | | | | $406,894 | | | | $(120,523) | | | | $286,371 |
The GAAP basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had an approximated capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2022 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.
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Capital Loss Carryforward | | Capital Loss Carryforward Utilized |
$2,200,000 | | $— |
The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 are subject to such review.
7. Capital and Ownership
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 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 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 C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.
Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of beneficial interest, below.
The RIC has authorized an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund at $0.001 par value per share, currently divided into four classes, designated Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6.
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As of April 30, 2023, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:
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Class | | Number of Shares | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
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A | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 6.4 | % |
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C | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 33.6 | |
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Z | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 1.9 | |
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R6 | | | | 501,000 | | | | | 100.0 | |
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:
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Affiliated | | | | 1 | | | | | 87.3 | % |
Unaffiliated | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows*:
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | 611 | | | | $ | 3,687 | |
Shares purchased | | | | (3,221 | ) | | | | (20,005 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | | (2,610 | ) | | | $ | (16,318 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | 29,612 | | | | $ | 219,702 | |
Shares purchased | | | | (12,970 | ) | | | | (91,539 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | | 16,642 | | | | $ | 128,163 | |
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Shares purchased | | | | (2 | ) | | | $ | (15 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | | (2 | ) | | | $ | (15 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | | 1,979 | | | | $ | 17,092 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | | 1,979 | | | | $ | 17,092 | |
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Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | 5,994 | | | | $ | 36,203 | |
Shares purchased | | | | (86,325 | ) | | | | (522,150 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | | (80,331 | ) | | | $ | (485,947 | ) |
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Shares sold | | | | 100,014 | | | | $ | 934,813 | |
Shares purchased | | | | (36,867 | ) | | | | (284,244 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | | 63,147 | | | | $ | 650,569 | |
* | No capital stock activity on Class R6 for the six months ended April 30, 2023 and year ended October 31, 2022. |
8. Borrowings
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The table below provides details of the SCA.
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Term of Commitment | | | | 9/30/2022 - 9/28/2023 |
Total Commitment | | | | $ 1,200,000,000 |
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA | | | | 0.15% |
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings | | | | 1.00% plus the higher of (1)
the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent |
Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.
The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended April 30, 2023.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
9. Risks of Investing in the Fund
The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Fund’s risks, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Country Risk: Changes in the business environment may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events may contribute to companies’ operational risks.
Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.
Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, or otherwise reduce inflation may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.
Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.
The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset
classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.
In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.
Geographic Concentration Risk: The Fund’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Fund invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.
Growth Style Risk: The Fund’s growth style may subject the Fund to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Since the Fund follows a growth investment style, there is the risk that the growth investment style may be out of favor for long periods of time. At times when the style is out of favor, the Fund may underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other mutual funds.
Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.
Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.
Management Risk: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be incorrect. Additionally, the investments selected for the Fund may underperform the markets in general, the Fund’s benchmark and other funds with similar investment objectives.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).
The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant
negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.
COVID-19 and the related governmental and public responses have had, and future public health epidemics may have, an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Future public health epidemics may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of public health epidemics could adversely affect the economies and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.
Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
New Fund Risk: The Fund recently commenced operations. As a new and relatively small fund, the Fund’s performance may not represent how the Fund is expected to or may perform in the long term if it becomes larger and after it has fully implemented its investment strategies. Investment positions may have a disproportionate impact (negative or positive) on performance in new and smaller funds. New and smaller funds may also require a period of time before they are invested in securities that meet their investment objectives and policies and achieve a representative portfolio composition. Accordingly, investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, either of which could result in the Fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and/or at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Such a liquidation could result in transaction costs and have negative tax consequences for shareholders.
Non-Diversified Investment Company Risk: The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act. This means that the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk: Small and medium capitalization companies usually offer a smaller range of products and services than larger companies. Smaller companies may also have limited financial resources and may lack management expertise. As a result, their prices may fluctuate more than the stocks of larger, more established companies. Historically, small and mid-cap companies have sometimes gone through extended periods when they did not perform as well as larger companies. Small and mid-capitalization companies generally are less liquid than larger companies, which may make such investments more difficult to sell at the time and price that the Fund would like.
10. Recent Regulatory Developments
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments (the “Rule”). Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The Rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRMP”). The Fund’s LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board has approved PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s investment manager, to serve as the administrator of the Fund’s LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.
The Fund’s LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, the Fund’s LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets to be invested in investments classified as “highly liquid” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if the Fund does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Board.
At a meeting of the Board on March 7-9, 2023, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (“Reporting Period”). The LRMP Report concluded that the Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Fund’s status as an open-end fund.
There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in the Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Fund’s investment portfolio, is found in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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∎ MAIL | | ∎ TELEPHONE | | ∎ WEBSITE |
655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 | | (800)225-1852 | | pgim.com/investments |
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PROXY VOTING |
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. |
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TRUSTEES |
Ellen S. Alberding ● Kevin J. Bannon ● Scott E. Benjamin ● Linda W. Bynoe ● Barry H. Evans ● Keith F. Hartstein ● Laurie Simon Hodrick ● Stuart S. Parker ● Brian K. Reid ● Grace C. Torres |
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OFFICERS |
Stuart S. Parker, President ● Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President ● Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer ● Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer ● Drew Donohue, Chief Compliance Officer ● Russ Shupak, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer ● Kelly Florio, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer ● Andrew R. French, Secretary ● Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary ● Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary ● Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary ● Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary ● Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer ● Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer ● Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer ● Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | PGIM Investments LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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SUBADVISER | | Jennison Associates LLC | | 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 |
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TRANSFER AGENT | | Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC | | PO Box 534432 Pittsburgh, PA 15253 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | | 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
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E-DELIVERY |
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES |
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Jennison International Small-Mid Cap Opportunities Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to that Trustee at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
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AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
Mutual Funds:
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PGIM JENNISON INTERNATIONAL SMALL-MID CAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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SHARE CLASS | | A | | C | | Z | | R6 |
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NASDAQ | | PAHWX | | PAILX | | PAINX | | PAIOX |
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CUSIP | | 744336561 | | 744336553 | | 744336546 | | 744336538 |
MF248E2
PGIM JENNISON NEXTGENERATION GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2023
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Table of Contents
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of April 30, 2023 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, member SIPC. Jennison Associates LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2023 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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Letter from the President
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| | Dear Shareholder: We hope you find the semiannual report for the PGIM Jennison NextGeneration Global Opportunities Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended April 30, 2023. Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals. |
Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets. At PGIM Investments, we provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance for investors. PGIM is the world’s 11th-largest investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. Our scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver a diversified suite of actively managed solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles. Thank you for choosing our family of funds. Sincerely, Stuart S. Parker, President PGIM Jennison NextGeneration Global Opportunities Fund June 15, 2023 |
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Your Fund’s Performance
Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.
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Class A | | 2.81 | | -14.01 | | -30.47(09/14/2021) |
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Class C | | 2.30 | | -10.59 | | -28.61(09/14/2021) |
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Class Z | | 2.98 | | -8.84 | | -27.86(09/14/2021) |
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Class R6 | | 2.80 | | -8.84 | | -27.86(09/14/2021) |
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MSCI All Country World Small Mid Cap Index | | | | | | |
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| | 8.93 | | -1.84 | | -9.45 |
*Not annualized
Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.
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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.
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| | Class A | | Class C | | Class Z | | Class R6 |
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Maximum initial sales charge | | 5.50% of the public offering price | | None | | None | | None |
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Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption) | | 1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase | | 1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase | | None | | None |
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Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets) | | 0.25% | | 1.00% | | None | | None |
Benchmark Definition
MSCI All Country World Small Mid Cap Index—The MSCI All Country World Small Mid Cap Index (MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Index) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures mid-and small-cap performance across 23 Developed Markets (DM) and 24 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. The index covers approximately 28% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 4/30/23
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Line of Business | | Country | | % of Net Assets |
Ferrari NV | | Automobiles | | Italy | | 5.6% |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | United States | | 5.2% |
Burberry Group plc | | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | United Kingdom | | 4.7% |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. (Class A Stock) | | Financial Services | | United States | | 4.5% |
MercadoLibre, Inc | | Broadline Retail | | Brazil | | 4.0% |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | | Insurance | | Canada | | 2.9% |
FirstService Corp. | | Real Estate Management & Development | | Canada | | 2.9% |
Axon Enterprise, Inc. | | Aerospace & Defense | | United States | | 2.8% |
Dollarama, Inc. | | Broadline Retail | | Canada | | 2.5% |
On Holding AG (Class A Stock) | | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | Switzerland | | 2.4% |
Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
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Fees and Expenses
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information
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Fees and Expenses (continued)
provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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PGIM Jennison NextGeneration Global Opportunities Fund | | Beginning Account Value November 1, 2022 | | | Ending Account Value April 30, 2023 | | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* | |
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Class A | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,028.10 | | | | 1.32% | | | | $ 6.64 | |
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| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,018.25 | | | | 1.32% | | | | $ 6.61 | |
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Class C | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,023.00 | | | | 2.07% | | | | $10.38 | |
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| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,014.53 | | | | 2.07% | | | | $10.34 | |
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Class Z | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,029.80 | | | | 1.07% | | | | $ 5.39 | |
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| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,019.49 | | | | 1.07% | | | | $ 5.36 | |
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Class R6 | | Actual | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,028.00 | | | | 1.02% | | | | $ 5.13 | |
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| | Hypothetical | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,019.74 | | | | 1.02% | | | | $ 5.11 | |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended April 30, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
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Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 95.2% | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil 4.0% | | | | | | |
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MercadoLibre, Inc.* | | | 172 | | | $ | 219,728 | |
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Canada 10.4% | | | | | | |
Dollarama, Inc. | | | 2,240 | | | | 138,746 | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | 233 | | | | 162,826 | |
FirstService Corp. | | | 1,076 | | | | 161,855 | |
TFI International, Inc. | | | 1,070 | | | | 115,346 | |
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| | | | | | | 578,773 | |
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Israel 1.2% | | | | | | |
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Nova Ltd.* | | | 765 | | | | 69,959 | |
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Italy 7.1% | | | | | | |
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Ferrari NV | | | 1,115 | | | | 310,693 | |
Moncler SpA | | | 1,110 | | | | 82,341 | |
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| | | | | | | 393,034 | |
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Mexico 2.6% | | | | | | |
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Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV | | | 22,174 | | | | 70,051 | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (Class B Stock) | | | 4,225 | | | | 75,124 | |
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| | | | | | | 145,175 | |
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Netherlands 1.4% | | | | | | |
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Argenx SE, ADR* | | | 205 | | | | 79,516 | |
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Poland 2.1% | | | | | | |
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Dino Polska SA, 144A* | | | 1,121 | | | | 114,323 | |
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Switzerland 4.5% | | | | | | |
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BKW AG | | | 694 | | | | 118,845 | |
On Holding AG (Class A Stock)* | | | 4,077 | | | | 132,299 | |
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| | | | | | | 251,144 | |
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United Kingdom 13.2% | | | | | | |
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Ashtead Group PLC | | | 988 | | | | 56,964 | |
Burberry Group PLC | | | 7,975 | | | | 260,320 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 3,416 | | | | 90,117 | |
Diploma PLC | | | 1,711 | | | | 57,980 | |
JD Sports Fashion PLC | | | 54,726 | | | | 111,070 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
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Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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United Kingdom (cont’d.) | | | | | | |
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TechnipFMC PLC* | | | 8,089 | | | $ | 110,739 | |
Wise PLC (Class A Stock)* | | | 6,380 | | | | 44,174 | |
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| | | | | | | 731,364 | |
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United States 48.7% | | | | | | |
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ANSYS, Inc.* | | | 360 | | | | 113,011 | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.* | | | 741 | | | | 156,136 | |
AZEK Co., Inc. (The)* | | | 2,104 | | | | 57,103 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,550 | | | | 112,329 | |
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 1,040 | | | | 92,560 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 422 | | | | 71,567 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 605 | | | | 290,001 | |
Dexcom, Inc.* | | | 965 | | | | 117,093 | |
Experian PLC | | | 2,323 | | | | 82,246 | |
Flywire Corp.* | | | 4,330 | | | | 126,306 | |
Gartner, Inc.* | | | 242 | | | | 73,195 | |
HEICO Corp. | | | 718 | | | | 121,084 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 1,639 | | | | 118,139 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 509 | | | | 56,911 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 1,373 | | | | 109,428 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 220 | | | | 101,633 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.* | | | 417 | | | | 80,602 | |
Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 1,656 | | | | 103,815 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 964 | | | | 80,147 | |
Rambus, Inc.* | | | 1,102 | | | | 48,863 | |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 3,690 | | | | 250,071 | |
Toro Co. (The) | | | 971 | | | | 101,236 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 283 | | | | 67,467 | |
TransMedics Group, Inc.* | | | 1,129 | | | | 89,304 | |
XPEL, Inc.* | | | 1,066 | | | | 77,882 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,698,129 | |
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $4,680,807) | | | | | | | 5,281,145 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
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AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND | | | | | | | | |
PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund (cost $258,419)(wj) | | | 258,419 | | | $ | 258,419 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS 99.9% (cost $4,939,226) | | | | | | | 5,539,564 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities 0.1% | | | | | | | 4,398 | |
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NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 5,543,962 | |
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Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report:
144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
* | Non-income producing security. |
(wj) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund. |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | | $ | 219,728 | | | $ | — | | | | $— | |
Canada | | | 578,773 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Israel | | | 69,959 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 393,034 | | | | — | |
Mexico | | | 145,175 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Netherlands | | | 79,516 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Poland | | | — | | | | 114,323 | | | | — | |
Switzerland | | | 132,299 | | | | 118,845 | | | | — | |
United Kingdom | | | 110,739 | | | | 620,625 | | | | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of April 30, 2023
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
Assets (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States | | $ | 2,615,883 | | | $ | 82,246 | | | | $— | |
Short-Term Investment | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Fund | | | 258,419 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total | | $ | 4,210,491 | | | $ | 1,329,073 | | | | $— | |
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Industry Allocation:
The industry allocation of portfolio holdings and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2023 were as follows:
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | 13.8 | % |
Financial Services | | | 7.6 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 7.1 | |
Broadline Retail | | | 6.5 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 5.9 | |
Automobiles | | | 5.6 | |
Specialty Retail | | | 5.2 | |
Affiliated Mutual Fund | | | 4.7 | |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | 4.2 | |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | | | 4.0 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 3.7 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 3.1 | |
Professional Services | | | 3.0 | |
Insurance | | | 2.9 | |
Electric Utilities | | | 2.1 | |
Ground Transportation | | | 2.1 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | 2.1 | |
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Software | | | 2.1 | % |
Energy Equipment & Services | | | 2.0 | |
Machinery | | | 1.8 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | 1.7 | |
Biotechnology | | | 1.4 | |
Automobile Components | | | 1.4 | |
Transportation Infrastructure | | | 1.3 | |
IT Services | | | 1.3 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | 1.3 | |
Building Products | | | 1.0 | |
Food Products | | | 1.0 | |
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| | | 99.9 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities | | | 0.1 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
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Assets | | | | |
Investments at value: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $4,680,807) | | $ | 5,281,145 | |
Affiliated investments (cost $258,419) | | | 258,419 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $7) | | | 7 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 68,441 | |
Due from Manager | | | 9,818 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 1,802 | |
Tax reclaim receivable | | | 447 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 569 | |
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Total Assets | | | 5,620,648 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 25,810 | |
Custodian and accounting fees payable | | | 19,827 | |
Audit fee payable | | | 13,389 | |
Registration fees payable | | | 6,386 | |
Professional fees payable | | | 3,977 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 3,467 | |
Shareholders’ reports fee payable | | | 2,597 | |
Trustees’ fees payable | | | 830 | |
Affiliated transfer agent fee payable | | | 322 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 81 | |
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Total Liabilities | | | 76,686 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 5,543,962 | |
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Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 943 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 24,346,683 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (18,803,664 | ) |
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Net assets, April 30, 2023 | | $ | 5,543,962 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of April 30, 2023
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Class A | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share, ($258,217 ÷ 44,083 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 5.86 | | | | | |
Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price) | | | 0.34 | | | | | |
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Maximum offering price to public | | $ | 6.20 | | | | | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($34,344 ÷ 5,939 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 5.78 | | | | | |
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Class Z | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($2,303,102 ÷ 391,657 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 5.88 | | | | | |
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Class R6 | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($2,948,299 ÷ 501,000 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 5.88 | | | | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended April 30, 2023
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Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
Income | | | | |
Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $1,498 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 17,207 | |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 991 | |
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Total income | | | 18,198 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 27,063 | |
Distribution fee(a) | | | 502 | |
Custodian and accounting fees | | | 22,741 | |
Registration fees(a) | | | 17,295 | |
Audit fee | | | 13,389 | |
Professional fees | | | 10,146 | |
Shareholders’ reports | | | 6,788 | |
Fund data services | | | 5,526 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 4,783 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $1,419)(a) | | | 3,375 | |
Commitment fees | | | 1,771 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 5,125 | |
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Total expenses | | | 118,504 | |
Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a) | | | (88,833 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 29,671 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (11,473 | ) |
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Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | (406,707 | ) |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (4,882 | ) |
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| | | (411,589 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 551,379 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 378 | |
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| | | 551,757 | |
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Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 140,168 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 128,695 | |
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(a) | Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows: |
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| | Class A | | | Class C | | | Class Z | | | Class R6 | |
Distribution fee | | | 335 | | | | 167 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Registration fees | | | 4,151 | | | | 3,234 | | | | 7,496 | | | | 2,414 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses | | | 467 | | | | 111 | | | | 2,720 | | | | 77 | |
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | | | (7,837 | ) | | | (3,744 | ) | | | (39,861 | ) | | | (37,391 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison NextGeneration Global Opportunities Fund | | | 15 | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
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| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | (11,473 | ) | | | $ | (179,559 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | (411,589 | ) | | | | (18,894,132 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | 551,757 | | | | | (118,469 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 128,695 | | | | | (19,192,160 | ) |
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Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | | 114,582 | | | | | 56,572,760 | |
Cost of shares purchased | | | | (1,044,935 | ) | | | | (40,390,802 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | | (930,353 | ) | | | | 16,181,958 | |
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Total increase (decrease) | | | | (801,658 | ) | | | | (3,010,202 | ) |
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Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 6,345,620 | | | | | 9,355,822 | |
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End of period | | | $ | 5,543,962 | | | | $ | 6,345,620 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
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Class A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | | | | September 14, 2021(a) through October 31, 2021 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | | $5.70 | | | | | | | | | | $9.98 | | | | | | | | | | $10.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | | | | | | (4.23 | ) | | | | | | | | | - | (c) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | | | | | (4.28 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | | | | $5.86 | | | | | | | | | | $5.70 | | | | | | | | | | $9.98 | | | | | | |
Total Return(d): | | | | | | | | | 2.81 | % | | | | | | | | | (42.89 | )% | | | | | | | | | (0.20 | )% | | | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | | | | $258 | | | | | | | | | | $291 | | | | | | | | | | $32 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | | | | | $271 | | | | | | | | | | $303 | | | | | | | | | | $14 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(e): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.31 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 1.31 | % | | | | | | | | | 1.31 | %(g) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 7.15 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 11.63 | % | | | | | | | | | 144.66 | %(g) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (0.66 | )%(f) | | | | | | | | | (0.69 | )% | | | | | | | | | (1.20 | )%(g) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | | | | | | 109 | % | | | | | | | | | 464 | % | | | | | | | | | 14 | % | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Amount rounds to zero. |
(d) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(g) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
(h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
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Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | | | | September 14, 2021(a) through October 31, 2021 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | | $5.65 | | | | | | | | | | $9.97 | | | | | | | | | | $10.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | | | | | (4.23 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | )(c) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | | | | | | (4.32 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | | | | $5.78 | | | | | | | | | | $5.65 | | | | | | | | | | $9.97 | | | | | | |
Total Return(d): | | | | | | | | | 2.30 | % | | | | | | | | | (43.33 | )% | | | | | | | | | (0.30 | )% | | | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | | | | $34 | | | | | | | | | | $34 | | | | | | | | | | $10 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | | | | | $34 | | | | | | | | | | $31 | | | | | | | | | | $10 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(e): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 2.06 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 2.06 | % | | | | | | | | | 2.06 | %(g) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 24.51 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 79.47 | % | | | | | | | | | 203.59 | %(g) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (1.40 | )%(f) | | | | | | | | | (1.33 | )% | | | | | | | | | (1.90 | )%(g) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | | | | | | 109 | % | | | | | | | | | 464 | % | | | | | | | | | 14 | % | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values. |
(d) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(g) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
(h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class Z Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | | | | September 14, 2021(a) through October 31, 2021 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | | $5.72 | | | | | | | | | | $9.98 | | | | | | | | | | $10.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | | | | | (4.19 | ) | | | | | | | | | - | (c) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | | | | | (4.26 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | | | | $5.88 | | | | | | | | | | $5.72 | | | | | | | | | | $9.98 | | | | | | |
Total Return(d): | | | | | | | | | 2.98 | % | | | | | | | | | (42.79 | )% | | | | | | | | | (0.20 | )% | | | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | | | | $2,303 | | | | | | | | | | $3,156 | | | | | | | | | | $4,311 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | | | | | $2,501 | | | | | | | | | | $19,040 | | | | | | | | | | $901 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(e): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.06 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 1.06 | % | | | | | | | | | 1.06 | %(g) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 4.27 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 1.84 | % | | | | | | | | | 6.91 | %(g) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (0.43 | )%(f) | | | | | | | | | (0.85 | )% | | | | | | | | | (1.01 | )%(g) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | | | | | | 109 | % | | | | | | | | | 464 | % | | | | | | | | | 14 | % | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Amount rounds to zero. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(g) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
(h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class R6 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 | | | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | | | | September 14, 2021(a) through October 31, 2021 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | | | | | $5.72 | | | | | | | | | | $9.99 | | | | | | | | | | $10.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | | | | | (4.24 | ) | | | | | | | | | - | (c) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | | | | | (4.27 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | | | | $5.88 | | | | | | | | | | $5.72 | | | | | | | | | | $9.99 | | | | | | |
Total Return(d): | | | | | | | | | 2.80 | % | | | | | | | | | (42.74 | )% | | | | | | | | | (0.10 | )% | | | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | | | | $2,948 | | | | | | | | | | $2,866 | | | | | | | | | | $5,003 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | | | | | $2,880 | | | | | | | | | | $3,502 | | | | | | | | | | $4,900 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(e): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 1.01 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | | | | | | 1.01 | %(g) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | | | | | 3.63 | %(f) | | | | | | | | | 2.98 | % | | | | | | | | | 4.44 | %(g) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | | | | (0.35 | )%(f) | | | | | | | | | (0.45 | )% | | | | | | | | | (0.85 | )%(g) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | | | | | | | 109 | % | | | | | | | | | 464 | % | | | | | | | | | 14 | % | | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Amount rounds to zero. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(g) | Annualized, with the exception of certain non-recurring expenses. |
(h) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. Organization
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12 (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Jennison NextGeneration Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital.
2. Accounting Policies
The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services —Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures for security valuation and designated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”) as the Valuation Designee pursuant to SEC Rule 2a-5(b) to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Pursuant to the Board’s oversight, the Valuation Designee has established a Valuation Committee to perform the duties and responsibilities as valuation designee under SEC Rule 2a-5. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some
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of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.
Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurement.
Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.
Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded funds) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on policies and procedures approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Valuation Designee regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rate as of the valuation date;
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.
Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the
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Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.
Securities Lending: The Fund lends its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining open loans of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.
The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto, which are reflected in interest income or unaffiliated dividend income based on the nature of the payment on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative
proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.
Offering and Organization Costs: Offering costs paid in connection with the initial offering of shares of the Fund are being amortized on a straight-line basis over twelve months from the date of commencement of operations. Organization costs paid in connection with the organization of the Fund were expensed as incurred.
Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate. The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.
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Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders* | | Frequency |
Net Investment Income | | Annually |
Short-Term Capital Gains | | Annually |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | Annually |
* | Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of short-term and/or long-term capital gains during a fiscal year. |
Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. Agreements
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which it has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services, and pursuant to which it renders administrative services.
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The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of Jennison.
Fees payable under the management agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, the contractual and effective management fee rates were as follows:
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Contractual Management Rate | | Effective Management Fee, before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements |
0.96% of average daily net assets up to $1 billion; | | 0.96% |
0.94% of average daily net assets from $1 billion to $3 billion; | | |
0.92% of average daily net assets from $3 billion to $5 billion; | | |
0.90% of average daily assets from $5 billion to $10 billion; and | | |
0.88% of average daily net assets over $10 billion. | | |
The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2024, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.
Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The expense limitations attributable to each class are as follows:
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Class | | Expense Limitations |
A | | 1.31% |
C | | 2.06 |
Z | | 1.06 |
R6 | | 1.01 |
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C,
Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.
Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate based on average daily net assets per class. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.
The Fund’s annual gross and net distribution rates, where applicable, are as follows:
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Class | | Gross Distribution Fee | | Net Distribution Fee |
A | | 0.25% | | 0.25% |
C | | 1.00 | | 1.00 |
Z | | N/A | | N/A |
R6 | | N/A | | N/A |
For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, PIMS received front-end sales charges (“FESL”) resulting from sales of certain class shares and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) imposed upon redemptions by certain shareholders. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs. The sales charges are as follows where applicable:
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Class | | FESL | | CDSC |
A | | $30 | | $— |
C | | — | | — |
PGIM Investments, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
4. Other Transactions with Affiliates
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund (the “Core Government Fund”), a fund of the Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc., registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Government Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Government Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”
The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated
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investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.
5. Portfolio Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, were as follows:
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Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales |
$5,882,202 | | $6,607,621 |
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the reporting period ended April 30, 2023, is presented as follows:
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value, End of Period | | | Shares, End of Period | | | Income | |
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Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds: | | | | | |
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PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund(1)(wj) | | | | | | | | | |
$— | | | $771,081 | | | | $512,662 | | | $— | | $— | | | $258,419 | | | | 258,419 | | | | $991 | |
(1) | The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period. |
(wj) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund. |
6. Tax Information
The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2023 were as follows:
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Tax Basis | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$5,236,879 | | $662,020 | | $(359,335) | | $302,685 |
The GAAP basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had an approximated capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2022 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains
distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.
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Capital Loss Carryforward | | Capital Loss Carryforward Utilized |
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$18,683,000 | | $— |
The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the two fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 are subject to such review.
7. Capital and Ownership
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 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 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 C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.
Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of beneficial interest, below.
The RIC has authorized an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund at $0.001 par value per share, currently divided into four classes, designated Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6.
As of April 30, 2023, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:
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Class | | Number of Shares | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
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A | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 2.3 | % |
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C | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 16.8 | |
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Z | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 0.3 | |
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R6 | | | | 501,000 | | | | | 100.0 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:
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| | Number of Shareholders | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Affiliated | | 1 | | 53.1% |
Unaffiliated | | 2 | | 27.4 |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows*:
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Share Class | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Class A | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,259 | | | $ | 7,303 | |
Shares purchased | | | (5,173 | ) | | | (29,971 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (3,914 | ) | | | (22,668 | ) |
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (3,003 | ) | | | (17,327 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (6,917 | ) | | $ | (39,995 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 70,846 | | | $ | 611,331 | |
Shares purchased | | | (18,011 | ) | | | (123,164 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | 52,835 | | | | 488,167 | |
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | | | (5,020 | ) | | | (38,002 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 47,815 | | | $ | 450,165 | |
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Class C** | | | | | | | | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 4,939 | | | $ | 39,971 | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 4,939 | | | $ | 39,971 | |
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Class Z | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended April 30, 2023: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 18,622 | | | $ | 107,279 | |
Shares purchased | | | (182,024 | ) | | | (1,014,964 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | (163,402 | ) | | | (907,685 | ) |
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 2,993 | | | | 17,327 | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (160,409 | ) | | $ | (890,358 | ) |
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Share Class | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Year ended October 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 5,629,835 | | | $ | 55,921,458 | |
Shares purchased | | | (5,514,570 | ) | | | (40,267,638 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | | 115,265 | | | | 15,653,820 | |
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | | | 5,013 | | | | 38,002 | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 120,278 | | | | $15,691,822 | |
* | No capital stock activity on Class R6 for the six months ended April 30, 2023 and the year ended October 31, 2022. |
** | No capital stock activity on Class C for the six months ended April 30, 2023. |
8. Borrowings
The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The table below provides details of the SCA.
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Term of Commitment | | 9/30/2022 - 9/28/2023 |
Total Commitment | | $ 1,200,000,000 |
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA | | 0.15% |
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings | | 1.00% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent |
Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.
The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended April 30, 2023.
9. Risks of Investing in the Fund
The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Fund’s risks, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Country Risk: Changes in the business environment may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events may contribute to companies’ operational risks.
Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.
Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, or otherwise reduce inflation may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.
Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.
The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.
In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.
Geographic Concentration Risk: The Fund’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Fund invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.
Growth Style Risk: The Fund’s growth style may subject the Fund to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Since the Fund follows a growth investment style, there is the risk that the growth investment style may be out of favor for long periods of time. At times when the style is out of favor, the Fund may underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other mutual funds.
Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.
Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.
Management Risk: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be incorrect. Additionally, the investments selected for the Fund may underperform the markets in general, the Fund’s benchmark and other funds with similar investment objectives.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).
The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures
of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.
COVID-19 and the related governmental and public responses have had, and future public health epidemics may have, an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Future public health epidemics may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of public health epidemics could adversely affect the economies and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.
Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
New Fund Risk: The Fund recently commenced operations. As a new and relatively small fund, the Fund’s performance may not represent how the Fund is expected to or may perform in the long term if it becomes larger and after it has fully implemented its investment strategies. Investment positions may have a disproportionate impact (negative or positive) on performance in new and smaller funds. New and smaller funds may also require a period of time before they are invested in securities that meet their investment objectives and policies and achieve a representative portfolio composition. Accordingly, investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, and may not employ a successful investment strategy, either of which could result in the Fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and/or at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Such a liquidation could result in transaction costs and have negative tax consequences for shareholders.
Non-Diversified Investment Company Risk: The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act. This means that the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its 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.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk: Small and medium capitalization companies usually offer a smaller range of products and services than larger companies. Smaller companies may also have limited financial resources and may lack management expertise. As a result, their prices may fluctuate more than the stocks of larger, more established companies. Historically, small and mid-cap companies have sometimes gone through extended periods
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
when they did not perform as well as larger companies. Small and mid-capitalization companies generally are less liquid than larger companies, which may make such investments more difficult to sell at the time and price that the Fund would like.
10. Recent Regulatory Developments
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments (the “Rule”). Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds’ streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The Rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRMP”). The Fund’s LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board has approved PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s investment manager, to serve as the administrator of the Fund’s LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.
The Fund’s LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, the Fund’s LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets to be invested in investments classified as “highly liquid” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if the Fund does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Board.
At a meeting of the Board on March 7-9, 2023, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (“Reporting Period”). The LRMP Report concluded that the Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Fund’s status as an open-end fund.
There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in the Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Fund’s investment portfolio, is found in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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∎ MAIL | | ∎ TELEPHONE | | ∎ WEBSITE |
655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 | | (800)225-1852 | | pgim.com/investments |
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PROXY VOTING |
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. |
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TRUSTEES |
Ellen S. Alberding • Kevin J. Bannon • Scott E. Benjamin • Linda W. Bynoe • Barry H. Evans • Keith F. Hartstein • Laurie Simon Hodrick • Stuart S. Parker • Brian K. Reid • Grace C. Torres |
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OFFICERS |
Stuart S. Parker, President • Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President • Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer • Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer • Drew Donohue, Chief Compliance Officer • Russ Shupak, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer • Kelly Florio, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer • Andrew R. French, Secretary • Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary • Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary • Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary • Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary • Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer • Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer • Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer • Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | PGIM Investments LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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SUBADVISER | | Jennison Associates LLC | | 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 |
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TRANSFER AGENT | | Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC | | PO Box 534432 Pittsburgh, PA 15253 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | | 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
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An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |
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E-DELIVERY |
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To receive your mutual fund documents online, go to pgim.com/investments/resource/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above. |
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES |
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Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Jennison NextGeneration Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to that Trustee at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
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AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS |
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The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
Mutual Funds:
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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 |
PGIM JENNISON NEXTGENERATION GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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SHARE CLASS | | A | | C | | Z | | R6 |
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NASDAQ | | PAHSX | | PAHTX | | PAHUX | | PAHVX |
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CUSIP | | 744336611 | | 744336595 | | 744336587 | | 744336579 |
MF247E2
Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.
Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7 – | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable. |
Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable. |
Item 10 – | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 – Controls and Procedures
| (a) | It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
| (b) | There has been no significant change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12 – | Controls and Procedures - Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable. |
Item 13 – Exhibits
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.
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Registrant: | | Prudential Investment Portfolios 12 |
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By: | | /s/ Andrew R. French |
| | Andrew R. French |
| | Secretary |
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Date: | | June 16, 2023 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Stuart S. Parker |
| | Stuart S. Parker |
| | President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | June 16, 2023 |
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By: | | /s/ Christian J. Kelly |
| | Christian J. Kelly |
| | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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Date: | | June 16, 2023 |