0000741350 pwfi2:S000036439Member 2012-02-16 2013-02-15 0000741350 2012-02-16 2013-02-15 0000741350 pwfi2:S000036439Member pwfi2:C000111501Member 2012-02-16 2013-02-15 0000741350 pwfi2:S000036439Member pwfi2:C000111502Member 2012-02-16 2013-02-15 0000741350 pwfi2:S000036439Member pwfi2:C000111503Member 2012-02-16 2013-02-15 pure iso4217:USD <div style="display:none">~ http://www.prudentialfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesPrudentialJennisonGlobalOpportunitiesFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.prudentialfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesPrudentialJennisonGlobalOpportunitiesFund column period compact * ~</div> 485BPOS PRUDENTIAL WORLD FUND, INC. 0000741350 false 2013-02-15 2013-02-15 2013-02-15 2012-10-31 FUND SUMMARY INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital. FUND FEES AND EXPENSES The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $25,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds. More information about these discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's Initial Sales Charge on page 22 of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI), in Rights of Accumulation on page 43. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $25,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.055 0 0 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.003 0.01 0 0.0184 0.0184 0.0184 0.0304 0.0374 0.0274 -0.0144 -0.0139 -0.0139 0.016 0.0235 0.0135 Example. The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower. If Shares Are Redeemed If Shares Are Not Redeemed 704 338 137 1310 1016 718 1939 1813 1326 3625 3896 2969 704 238 137 1310 1016 718 1939 1813 1326 3625 3896 2969 February 28, 2014 Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the Fund's most recent fiscal period, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 48% of the average value of its portfolio. 0.48 INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund will invest primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located around the world. The Fund can invest without limit in foreign securities, typically invests in a number of different countries, and may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies located in emerging markets. The Fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), American Depository Shares (ADSs) and similar securities, and does not consider such investments to be foreign securities. Because the Fund may invest a large portion of its assets in a single country or region of the world, the Fund's investments may be geographically concentrated. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon economic conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization size. Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund. All investments have risks to some degree. Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment. Recent Market Events. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities. In response to the crisis, the U.S. and other governments and U.S. and foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets generally as well as the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and other countries are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table 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. Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks. There is the risk that the value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. The Fund's holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Fund can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments. The Fund may invest in companies that reinvest their earnings rather than distribute them to shareholders. To the extent the Fund does invest in such companies, the Fund is not likely to receive significant dividend income on its portfolio securities. Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund's investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Fund's investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities. We do not consider American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") and other similar receipts or shares traded in U.S. markets in which the Fund may invest to be foreign securities. Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of non-U.S. investments are greater for investments in 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 in price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by foreigners, or that prevent foreign investors from withdrawing their money at will. Currency Risk. The Fund's net asset value could decline as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. 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. Country Risk. The likelihood that changes in the business environment adversely affects 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 contributing to companies' operational risks. 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 a period 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. Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that the Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. 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. 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. Management Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect. For more information on the risks of investing in this Fund, please see How the Fund Invests—Investment Risks in the Prospectus and Investment Risks and Considerations in the SAI. and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment. Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; The Fund’s Past Performance. The Fund has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and hence has no past performance data to present. A number of factors—including risk—can affect how the Fund will perform in the future. The Fund has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and hence has no past performance data to present. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.prudentialfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedPrudentialJennisonGlobalOpportunitiesFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.prudentialfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleNoRedemptionTransposedPrudentialJennisonGlobalOpportunitiesFund column period compact * ~</div> The Manager has contractually agreed through February 28, 2014 to limit net annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, interest, brokerage,extraordinary and certain other expenses, including taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to 1.35% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Separately, the Distributor has contractually agreed through February 28, 2014 to limit the Fund's Class A distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25% of the Fund's Class A average daily net assets. The decision whether to renew, modify or terminate the waiver is subject to review by the Manager, the Distributor and the Fund's Board of Directors.