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<b>Best Quarter</b>
2009-06-30
0.1582
<b>Worst Quarter</b>
2008-12-31
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<b>FUND SUMMARY</b>
<b>INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE </b>
The investment objective of the Fund is to<b> provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index). </b>
<b>FUND FEES AND EXPENSES </b>
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, $250,000 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 19 of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI), in Rights of Accumulation on page 35.
<b>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)</b>
<b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)</b>
<b>Portfolio Turnover. </b>
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 year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 4% of the average value of its portfolio.
<b>Example.</b>
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.
<b>If Shares Are Redeemed</b>
<b>If Shares Are Not Redeemed</b>
° The manager of the Fund has contractually agreed through January 31, 2014 to waive a portion of its management fee so that the effective management fee for the Fund will be .08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This waiver may not be discontinued prior to January 31, 2014. The decision on whether to renew, modify or discontinue the waiver is subject to review by the manager and the Fund's Board of Trustees.
<b>INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE</b><br/><b> Principal Investment Strategies.</b>
The Fund intends under normal circumstances to invest over 80% of its investable assets in securities included in the S&P 500 Index in approximately the same proportions as those of the Index. The term “investable assets” in this Prospectus refers to the Fund's net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund's investable assets will be less than its total assets to the extent that it has borrowed money for non-investment purposes, such as to meet anticipated redemptions. <br/><br/>The Fund employs a “passively managed”—or index—investment approach. We generally aim to hold the same mix of stocks as is held in the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index of 500 stocks selected by Standard & Poor's Corporation (S&P) on the basis of their market size, liquidity and industry group representation. The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as representative of the performance of the larger companies in the U.S. stock market as a whole.<br/><br/> We attempt to trade a security within a reasonable time after it has been added or removed from the Index. The Fund does not necessarily invest in all of the securities in the Index. The Fund may use various investment techniques, including derivatives. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders of a change in its non-fundamental policy of investing over 80% of its investable assets in securities included in the S&P 500 Index. <br/><br/>While we make every effort to achieve our objective, we can't guarantee success.
<b>Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.</b>
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. <br/><br/><b>Recent Market Events.</b> 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. <br/><br/><b>Risk of Increase in Expenses.</b> 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. <br/><br/><b>Market Risk.</b> The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline generally. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in a company’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. <br/><br/><b>Large Capitalization Company Risk. </b>Companies with large market capitalizations go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. Larger companies tend to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the Fund's value may not rise or fall as much as the value of funds that emphasize companies with smaller market capitalizations. <br/><br/><b>Equity Securities Risk.</b> There is the risk that the price of a particular stock the Fund owns could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual stock losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector of them in which the Fund invests could go down. Different sectors of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments. <br/><br/><b>Index Investment Approach.</b> Since the Fund is passively managed, assets are not allocated from one stock or group of stocks to another based on their prospects, or from stocks into bonds or cash equivalents in an attempt to cushion the impact of a market decline. <br/><br/>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.
<b>The Fund's Past Performance. </b>
<b>Annual Total Returns (Class A Shares)1</b>
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<b>Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-11)</b>
° After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.
January 31, 2014
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $250,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds.
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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 following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for the indicated share class for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the share class compare with a broad-based securities market index and a group of similar mutual funds. <br/><br/>Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Updated Fund performance information is available online at www.prudentialfunds.com.
The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the share class compare with a broad-based securities market index and a group of similar mutual funds.
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Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.
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