N-CSR 1 d92553dncsr.htm PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS 2 Prudential Investment Portfolios 2

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT

COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-09999
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Prudential Investment Portfolios 2
(This Form N-CSR relates solely to the Registrant’s: PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund, PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund, PGIM TIPS Fund, PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund, PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund and PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund.)
Address of principal executive offices:   

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and address of agent for service:   

Andrew R. French

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    800-225-1852
Date of fiscal year end:    7/31/2020
Date of reporting period:    7/31/2020


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 


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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

PGIM TIPS Fund

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

JULY 31, 2020

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

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PGIM TIPS Fund

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PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

     13  

Strategy and Performance Overview

     15  

Fees and Expenses

     28  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     31  

Approval of Advisory Agreements

        

 

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

 

The views expressed in this report and information about the Funds’ portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.

 

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, a Prudential Financial company and member SIPC. Jennison Associates LLC is a registered investment adviser. PGIM Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. QMA is the primary business name of QMA LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a Prudential Financial company. © 2020 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 7/31/20
    One Year (%)   Since Inception (%)
Fund   5.50   8.57 (11/15/16)
Russell 2000 Index    
    –4.59   4.55                

 

The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception return for the Index is measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class R6 shares with a similar investment in the Russell 2000 Index (the Index) by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations of Class R6 shares and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (July 31, 2020), as measured on a quarterly basis. The R6 share class assumes an initial investment on November 15, 2016, while the Index assumes that the initial investment occurred on November 30, 2016. For purposes of the graph, and

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, the returns would have been lower.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graph include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Russell 2000 Index—The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index of the 2,000 smallest US companies included in the Russell 3000 Index. It gives an indication of how stock prices of smaller companies have performed.

 

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.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 7/31/2020

 

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund
Ten Largest Holdings   Line of Business   % of Net Assets
Bandwidth, Inc. (Class A Stock)   Diversified Telecommunication Services   2.8%
Livongo Health, Inc.   Health Care Technology   2.2%
Inphi Corp.   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   2.2%
Saia, Inc.   Road & Rail   2.0%
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (Class A Stock)   Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   1.8%
NextEra Energy Partners LP   Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers   1.8%
Wingstop, Inc.   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   1.7%
Q2 Holdings, Inc.   Software   1.7%
Varonis Systems, Inc.   Software   1.7%
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (Class A Stock)   Insurance   1.7%

 

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

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 7/31/20
    One Year (%)   Since Inception (%)
Fund   9.50   4.67 (11/15/16)
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index
    10.12   5.44                

 

The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception return for the Index is measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class R6 shares with a similar investment in the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (the Index) by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations of Class R6 shares and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (July 31, 2020), as measured on a quarterly basis. The R6 share class assumes an initial investment on November 15, 2016, while the Index assumes that the initial investment occurred on November 30, 2016. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, the returns would have been lower.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graph include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index—The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged and represents securities that are SEC registered, taxable, and dollar denominated. It covers the US investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

 

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.

 

Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 7/31/20 (%)  
AAA     68.1  
AA     5.4  
A     13.6  
BBB     11.0  
BB     0.1  
Cash/Cash Equivalents     1.8  
Total Investments     100.0  

 

Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. Credit ratings are subject to change.

 

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PGIM TIPS Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 7/31/20
    One Year (%)   Since Inception (%)
Fund   9.83   4.37 (11/15/16)
Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index
    10.38   4.97                

 

The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception return for the Index is measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class R6 shares with a similar investment in the Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (the Index) by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations of Class R6 shares and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (July 31, 2020), as measured on a quarterly basis. The R6 share class assumes an initial investment on November 15, 2016, while the Index assumes that the initial investment occurred on November 30, 2016. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise

 

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PGIM TIPS Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, the returns would have been lower.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graph include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index—The Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index is an unmanaged index that consists of inflation-protected securities issued by the US Treasury.

 

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.

 

Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 7/31/20 (%)  
AAA     99.9  
Cash/Cash Equivalents     0.1  
Total Investments     100.0  

 

Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. Credit ratings are subject to change.

 

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PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 7/31/20
    One Year (%)   Since Inception (%)
Fund   –10.74   –3.39 (11/15/16)
Bloomberg Commodity Index
    –12.07   –4.55                

 

The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception return for the Index is measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class R6 shares with a similar investment in the Bloomberg Commodity Index (the Index) by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations of Class R6 shares and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (July 31, 2020), as measured on a quarterly basis. The R6 share class assumes an initial investment on November 15, 2016, while the Index assumes that the initial investment occurred on November 30, 2016. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees

 

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PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

(including management fees) were deducted; and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, the returns would have been lower.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graph include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Bloomberg Commodity Index—The Bloomberg Commodity Index is a diversified benchmark for the commodity futures market. It is composed of futures contracts on 19 physical commodities traded on US exchanges, with the exception of aluminum, nickel, and zinc, which trade on the London Metal Exchange (LME).

 

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.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 7/31/2020

 

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund
Ten Largest Commodities Future Exposure Holdings   % of Net Assets
Gold 100 OZ   16.5%
Copper     8.0%
Soybean     7.4%
Silver     6.6%
Natural Gas     5.9%
WTI Crude     5.0%
LME Zinc     5.0%
Brent Crude     4.9%
Live Cattle     4.3%
Sugar #11 (World)     4.0%

 

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

 

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 7/31/20
    One Year (%)   Since Inception (%)
Fund   –9.42   2.12 (11/17/16)
S&P MidCap 400 Index
    –3.54   5.48                

 

The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception return for the Index is measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class R6 shares with a similar investment in the S&P MidCap 400 Index (the Index) by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations of Class R6 shares and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (July 31, 2020), as measured on a quarterly basis. The R6 share class assumes an initial investment on November 17, 2016, while the Index assumes that the initial investment occurred on November 30, 2016. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees

 

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

(including management fees) were deducted; and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, the returns would have been lower.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graph include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

S&P MidCap 400 Index—The S&P MidCap 400 Index is designed to measure the performance of 400 mid-sized companies in the US.

 

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.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 7/31/2020

 

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund
Ten Largest Holdings    Line of Business   % of Net Assets
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund   2.1%
Etsy, Inc.    Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   1.4%
Quidel Corp.    Health Care Supplies   1.2%
Molina Healthcare, Inc.    Managed Health Care   1.2%
Bio-Techne Corp.    Life Sciences Tools & Services   1.1%
Ciena Corp.    Communications Equipment   1.1%
Royal Gold, Inc.    Gold   1.1%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.    Semiconductors   1.1%
PTC, Inc.    Application Software   1.0%
Manhattan Associates, Inc.    Application Software   1.0%

 

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

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 7/31/20
    One Year (%)   Since Inception (%)
Fund   10.71   12.84 (11/17/16)
S&P Composite 1500 Index
    10.40   12.83                

 

The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception return for the Index is measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class R6 shares with a similar investment in the S&P Composite 1500 Index (the Index) by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations of Class R6 shares and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (July 31, 2020), as measured on a quarterly basis. The R6 share class assumes an initial investment on November 17, 2016, while the Index assumes that the initial investment occurred on November 30, 2016. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, the returns would have been lower.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graph include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

S&P Composite 1500 Index—The S&P Composite 1500® Index is an unmanaged index of stocks of 1,500 US companies, with market capitalizations ranging from small to large. The S&P Composite 1500 Index is a combination of three leading US stock indices: The S&P 500 Index (which measures the performance of US Large Cap stocks), the S&P MidCap 400 Index (which measures the performance of Mid Cap stocks) and the S&P 600 Index (which measures the performance of US Small Cap stocks) and gives an indication of how the broad US stock market has performed. Index returns do not include the effect of any sales charges, mutual fund operating expenses or taxes. These returns would be lower if they included the effect of these expenses.

 

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.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 7/31/2020

 

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund
Ten Largest Holdings    Line of Business   % of Net Assets
Apple, Inc.    Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   5.5%
Microsoft Corp.    Software   4.9%
Amazon.com, Inc.    Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   4.2%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF    Exchange-Traded Funds   3.5%
Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)    Interactive Media & Services   1.9%
Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)    Interactive Media & Services   1.4%
Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)    Interactive Media & Services   1.4%
Johnson & Johnson    Pharmaceuticals   1.2%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B Stock)    Diversified Financial Services   1.2%
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)    Household Products   1.0%

 

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

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund’s Class R6 shares returned 5.50% in the 12-month reporting period that ended July 31, 2020, outperforming the -4.59% return of the Russell 2000 Index (the Index).

 

What was the market environment?

   

US equity markets were highly volatile during the reporting period, unsettled by US-China trade discord; softening economic growth in the US, Europe, and China; geopolitical uncertainties; and the global spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

 

   

The US political landscape likewise was unsettled as investigations of interference in the 2016 presidential election unfolded, impeachment hearings against President Trump proceeded, the 2020 election cycle ramped up, and leaders politicized the pandemic.

 

   

The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate four times during the period, ending it in a target range of 0.00%-0.25%. Stocks peaked at new highs on February 19, 2020, then dropped more than 30% in only 25 trading days as the COVID-19 outbreak spread rapidly around the globe, disrupting markets and life virtually everywhere. Policymakers responded to these events with historic monetary and fiscal stimulus.

 

   

Equity markets rebounded strongly during the period’s final quarter, but the pandemic’s economic damage continued to accumulate. US gross domestic product plummeted 32.9% during the second quarter of 2020, the largest decline in post-World War II history.

 

   

During the period, small-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000 Index, significantly underperformed their large-cap counterparts, as measured by the Russell 1000 Index.

 

What worked?

   

Health care holdings were strong contributors to the Fund’s performance:

 

   

Livongo Health Inc., which develops applied health signals for treating chronic health conditions, reported first-quarter 2020 earnings that exceeded its pre-announced estimate. In Jennison’s view, healthcare delivery is at an inflection point where virtual or remote care is no longer the last option but, instead, is becoming the first line or standard of care. Furthermore, Jennison believes Livongo’s first-in-market advantage, brand-name recognition and strong return on investment bode well for future growth.

 

   

Horizon Therapeutics Plc has transitioned from a specialized pharmaceutical firm to a successful developer of drugs for people with rare diseases. The company’s primary growth drivers over the next two to three years are Krystexxa (for uncontrollable gout) and Tepezza (for thyroid eye disease). Its first-quarter 2020 sales of $356 million were well

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

  above consensus estimates. With its very attractive balance sheet and the two products that could drive substantial revenue growth, Jennison believes that Horizon has further upside potential from merger-and-acquisition activity as a buyer and a seller.

 

   

Teladoc Health, Inc., the world’s largest telemedicine company, uses web, mobile apps, video, and phone platforms to connect patients with physicians. While telemedicine has been growing rapidly for several years with many large employers and health plans offering it to members, utilization rates have remained relatively low. However, the COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to what Jennison believes is a sea change that could permanently modify healthcare benefits, treatment, and consumer behavior. In the current environment, employees are now seeking out telemedicine services, and insurance plans are waiving co-pays and co-insurance for users. Jennison eliminated its Teladoc position in June 2020 as the company’s market capitalization increased beyond the Fund strategy’s investable range.

 

   

Inphi Corp. was a standout performer in the information technology sector. The company produces high-speed analog and mixed-signal semiconductor components and optical subsystems to networking original equipment manufacturers, optical module, cloud, and telecom service providers. Revenue in the first quarter of 2020 reached a record due to higher demand for the company’s cloud and telecommunications products. Jennison believes paradigm shifts brought on by work-from-home, electronic commerce, distance-learning, streaming, and other remote-usage activities could lead to a continued acceleration of bandwidth upgrades that could support the company’s growth.

 

   

Bandwidth Inc., a diversified telecommunications company that sells software application programming interfaces for voice and messaging, drove outperformance in the communication services sector. The company’s shares rallied as it reported robust first-quarter 2020 revenue growth and year-over-year customer growth that exceeded expectations. Jennison believes the pandemic’s push to remote work is advantageous for Bandwidth.

 

What didn’t work?

   

Many of the Fund’s largest detractors were in the financials sector. Overall, the sector fell sharply in response to the pandemic, the resulting collapse of the global economy, and expectations that interest rates would be “lower for longer,” which could crimp profit margins in several groups. The largest detractors included MFA Financial Inc. (real estate investment trust); BankUnited Inc. and Ameris Bancorp (regional banks); and Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (community bank). Jennison eliminated its position in MFA but retains long-term convictions in the other holdings, believing they are well-run banks in attractive markets.

 

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In industrials, CIRCOR International Inc.—a global manufacturer of flow and motion control products serving industrial, energy, and marine markets—underperformed during the period. Jennison eliminated its position in May 2020, concerned that the company may experience a prolonged downturn in its business.

 

Current outlook

   

A troubling new surge in COVID-19 infection rates in several states near the end of the period has led to second thoughts about moving forward with scheduled, phased-in reopenings.

 

   

Given the high degree of uncertainty, Jennison believes companies are taking a more cautious approach to near-term business planning. Likewise, many companies are suspending financial guidance for now with the hope of providing greater clarity later this year.

 

   

Jennison has spent the past several months attempting to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Fund holdings by speaking with management teams from each company held in the portfolio. Jennison believes such conversations have helped provide a better understanding of the pandemic’s immediate effects on these businesses, but precise estimates of the impact over the balance of 2020 and longer term are not yet possible given the substantially greater-than-normal uncertainty.

 

   

As economic and market uncertainty rise, Jennison continues to identify companies that have strong fundamentals and might outperform market averages. Jennison believes this strategy favors the Fund’s disciplined and bottom-up investment approach that focuses on identifying above-average growers with reasonable valuations.

 

   

While Jennison has taken some profits in stocks with share prices that have rebounded significantly, the Fund’s overall exposure has increased in communication services, consumer discretionary, healthcare, and information technology to reflect where Jennison sees the best potential opportunities in the new environment due to COVID-19.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund’s Class R6 shares returned 9.50% in the 12-month reporting period that ended July 31, 2020, underperforming the 10.12% return of the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (the Index).

 

What were the market conditions?

   

Following several stable months, the last part of the reporting period was dominated by the global outbreak of COVID-19, its economic impact, and the resulting decline in risk sentiment around the globe. After generating sizable returns throughout the latter part of 2019, credit spreads widened sharply during the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus and an oil price shock led to acute declines across most spread sectors. (Credit spreads are yield differentials between corporate bonds and US Treasuries of comparable maturity.) In response to unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus programs aimed at stabilizing the economy and financial markets, spreads subsequently tightened sharply but remained wider than their pre-COVID-19 levels.

 

   

Through the first part of the period, spread sectors benefited from accommodative central banks, low and range-bound interest rates, and an extended (albeit slow) economic expansion. The signing of a phase-one US-China trade deal further boosted sentiment toward the end of 2019 and through most of January 2020. However, this optimism proved short-lived as markets came under heavy pressure in February and March when growing concerns around the coronavirus and a decline in oil prices sparked a sharp sell-off across most asset classes.

 

   

US investment-grade bond spreads rose to a high of approximately 375 basis points (bps) in mid-March before narrowing into quarter-end following aggressive actions by the Federal Reserve (the Fed). (One basis point equals 0.01%.) Collateralized loan obligation (CLO) spreads widened across the board, with AAA-rated tranches widening 117 bps during the first quarter to 250 bps. Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) spreads also widened across the capital stack, with those of high-quality tranches of conduit CMBS widening by 98 bps during the quarter.

 

   

Following a difficult March, spread markets rebounded sharply as the Fed’s aggressive stimulus actions—including a near-zero federal funds rate, purchases of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and CMBS, primary and secondary corporate credit facilities, and a term asset-backed loan facility (TALF)—significantly improved market liquidity. Risk-on sentiment saw spreads decline sharply over the last four months of the period.

 

   

US Treasury yields fell sharply across the curve during the period, with the yield on the 2-year Treasury note declining from 1.89% to 0.11%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note declined from 2.02% at the beginning of the period to 0.55% at the end of July.

 

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One of the more notable developments within the US Treasuries complex during the second quarter of 2020 was a sharp steepening of the yield curve on some initial signs of a solid economic rebound. The 2- to 10-year segment of the curve began the quarter at 43 bps and subsequently bear-steepened to 69 bps following a stronger-than-expected May payrolls report. (Bear steepening is a change in the yield curve wherein longer-term yields rise faster than short-term yields.) This set the stage for subsequent curve flattening amid renewed expectations for a gradual economic recovery and years of broad monetary accommodation.

 

What worked?

   

Strong security selection was highlighted by positioning in investment-grade corporates, MBS, Treasuries, and CMBS, which all contributed to the Fund’s performance during the period.

 

   

Within credit, positioning in the upstream energy, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, banking, and technology industries contributed to results.

 

   

In individual security selection, the Fund benefited from its positioning in Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Continental Resources (upstream energy), Abbvie, Mylan, and Amgen (healthcare & pharmaceuticals), Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo (banking), and Oracle and Microsoft (technology).

 

   

The Fund’s duration and curve positioning were modest contributors to performance during the period. (Duration measures the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a bond to a change in interest rates.)

 

What didn’t work?

   

Overall sector allocation was negative, a spread-duration contribution overweight in CMBS, investment-grade corporates, and municipal bonds limited results. (Spread duration is the change in a bond’s price for a 100-bps change in that bond’s spread versus a US Treasury security of similar maturity.)

 

   

The Fund’s positioning in the midstream energy, telecom, and foreign non-corporate sectors detracted from performance.

 

   

In individual security selection, the Fund’s positioning in ONEOK, Inc. and Energy Transfer Partners (midstream energy), AT&T, Inc. (telecom), and Petroleos Mexicanos (foreign non-corporate) detracted from performance.

 

Current outlook

   

Although spread sectors rebounded significantly in the second quarter of 2020, spreads remained wider than their pre-COVID-19 levels. PGIM Fixed Income continues to find value within sectors such as investment-grade corporate bonds and asset-backed

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

  securities (ABS) which represent attractive value in relation to Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities.

 

   

The Fund was overweight in structured products (CMBS and ABS), investment-grade corporate bonds, and municipal bonds when the period ended. The Fund was underweight US Treasury securities and agency mortgage-backed securities.

 

   

Within structured products, PGIM Fixed Income maintains the Fund’s bias toward the top of the capital structure, based on the belief that these securities may revisit their post-crisis tights. PGIM Fixed Income generally holds a negative view on lower-quality structured products that are subordinate in the capital structure.

 

   

Within investment-grade corporate bonds, PGIM Fixed Income favors shorter-term maturities that should benefit from the Fed’s bond-buying program. PGIM Fixed Income is looking to take advantage of spread compression in select higher-yielding BBB-rated bonds, distressed survivors, cyclical sectors such as autos and chemicals, and “off-the-run” bonds (i.e., older issues). In addition, PGIM Fixed Income still favors electric utilities and money center banks.

 

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PGIM TIPS Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM TIPS Fund’s Class R6 shares returned 9.83% in the 12-month reporting period that ended July 31, 2020, underperforming the 10.38% return of the Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (the Index).

 

What were the market conditions?

   

Following several stable months, the last part of the reporting period was dominated by the global outbreak of COVID-19, its economic impact, and the resulting decline in risk sentiment around the globe. After generating sizable returns throughout the latter part of 2019, credit markets declined sharply during the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus and an oil price shock led to steep economic losses. In response, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the US government introduced unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus programs aimed at stabilizing the economy and financial markets.

 

   

Through much of the period, spread sectors benefited from accommodative central banks, low and range-bound interest rates, and an extended (albeit slow) economic expansion. The signing of a phase-one US-China trade deal further boosted sentiment toward the end of 2019 and through most of January 2020. However, this optimism proved short-lived, as markets came under heavy pressure in February and March when growing concerns around the coronavirus and a decline in oil prices sparked a sharp sell-off across most asset classes.

 

   

After a difficult March, markets rebounded sharply, as the Fed’s aggressive stimulus actions, including a near-zero federal funds rate, significantly improved market liquidity. Unprecedented monetary stimulus was paired with powerful fiscal interventions as the US Congress approved over $2.5 trillion in spending and tax breaks, with further stimulus measures expected to be announced later this year.

 

   

While US economic growth was solid in 2019, the economy sustained an historic contraction through the first half of 2020, with gross domestic product declining at an annualized rate of 5% and 31.7%, respectively, in the first and second quarters. Reflecting the devastating economic downturn, inflation expectations sagged before rebounding in the last few months of the period, as high levels of central bank liquidity and government debt triggered inflation expectations over the longer run. The 10-year break-even inflation rate declined to a low of 0.50% in mid-March before ending the period at 1.55%.

 

   

US Treasury yields declined sharply during the period. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note began the period at 1.89% and ended it at 0.11%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note began the period at 2.02% and closed at 0.55%. Inflation declined during the period as the virus-related shutdown depressed aggregate demand. For the 12 months that ended June 30, 2020 (the latest period for which data was published),

 

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PGIM TIPS Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

  core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation was 0.9%, well below the Fed’s 2% target.

 

What worked?

Yield curve flattener positioning added modestly to the Fund’s performance for the reporting period.

 

What didn’t work?

   

Security selection detracted from the Fund’s performance during the reporting period.

 

   

The duration of the Fund was tactically managed versus the Index during the period. Overall, duration positioning hurt performance. The Fund ended the period with a nearly flat duration position versus the Index. (Duration measures the sensitivity of the price—the value of principal—of a bond to a change in interest rates.)

 

   

Trading costs associated with flow activity in the Fund, as the market experienced turmoil late in the first quarter and throughout the second quarter of 2020, were a detractor from performance.

 

Current outlook

   

Financial markets continued to post solid gains in July 2020 on the back of a flood of monetary and fiscal stimulus. The outcome of the Fed’s meeting on July 29 was largely as expected. While financial market functioning has largely been restored by the Fed’s aggressive actions, the economy is still operating at a level well below its pre-virus pace. The Fed thus reiterated its intent to provide monetary support for as long as needed for what is expected to be a long, drawn-out recovery.

 

   

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell emphasized this is first and foremost a health crisis, and the path of the economy will depend on the path of the virus going forward. The Fed is watching for any potential slowdown in economic activity in the aftermath of the pickup in virus cases in June and for potential additional virus flare-ups. While news that a vaccine might possibly become available around year-end is a hopeful development, Powell emphasized the Fed’s job right now is not to plan for upside surprises but to focus on supplying the support that is currently needed.

 

   

The Fed has already given guidance that the federal funds rate is expected to remain at its current near-zero level until the economy is well on its way to achieving the Fed’s inflation and employment mandates. While the Fed’s much-anticipated Policy Framework Review, previously expected to be released around June 2020, was sidelined by the crisis, Powell provided a preview in his press conference, noting it would likely simply codify much of what the Fed has already been doing.

 

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Both the massive monetary and fiscal support have undoubtedly contributed to the rebound in activity that began in May. Household spending has recovered about half of its previous decline, and employment has regained about one-third of its losses, although June unemployment remained at a still-elevated 11.1%. Auto sales and housing activity have picked up strongly, but business fixed investment has yet to show any recovery.

 

   

The aftermath effects on the economy of the COVID-19 crisis are expected to be fundamentally disinflationary, with the federal funds rate expected to stay at its current level for at least the next several years.

 

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PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund’s Class R6 shares returned -10.74% in the 12-month reporting period that ended July 31, 2020, outperforming the -12.07% return of the Bloomberg Commodity Index (the Index).

 

What were the market conditions?

For the reporting period, the energy sector experienced a sell-off amid global economic slowdown fears, which drove the negative results generated by the Index. Most other sectors in the Index posted negative results as well, led by declines in the livestock sector. Precious metals was the one exception, as the sector generated strong results over the period as the US dollar weakened.

 

What worked?

   

The Fund’s gains for the period were driven by performance in the second quarter of 2020, where the Fund benefited from positioning in the energy, livestock, and precious metals sectors.

 

   

Over the full period, the Fund’s positioning in gasoline was the largest contributor to excess returns.

 

What didn’t work?

   

An underweight position in soft commodities detracted from the Fund’s return in the fourth quarter of 2019.

 

   

The Fund’s positioning in crude oil and coffee detracted most from performance for the period overall.

 

Did the Fund hold derivatives?

The Fund primarily trades in listed exchange-traded commodities futures contracts. These futures are a form of derivatives based on the underlying price of a specific commodity. Since the Fund is invested primarily in these derivatives, its performance during the reporting period (see above) is explained by the derivatives.

 

Current outlook

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund was positioned with overweights in the industrial metals and livestock sectors and held underweight positions in the soft commodities, energy, and precious metals sectors. Within grains, the Fund was overweight soybeans and soybean oil while underweight corn and wheat.

 

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund’s Class R6 Shares returned -9.42 % in the 12-month reporting period that ended July 31, 2020, underperforming the -3.54% return of the S&P MidCap 400 Index (the Index).

 

What were the market conditions?

   

While US equities reached record highs in February 2020, the gains soon came to a screeching halt as the COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China spread to the US, pushing global economies into recession. This resulted in a very volatile and negative first quarter of 2020 for equities across the globe.

 

   

Aided by unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus, US equities overall performed quite well since the first quarter of 2020 through the end of the reporting period.

 

   

Equities received an additional boost from positive news surrounding COVID-19 vaccine and treatment developments.

 

What worked?

   

The Fund is comprised of a diversified portfolio of stocks that QMA identifies as attractive using a proprietary quantitative model. The model evaluates stocks based on quality, earnings expectations, and relative value metrics. The emphasis on these factors varies based on the growth rate of the company under evaluation.

 

   

Overweighting companies with improving growth prospects, while underweighting those with deteriorating growth prospects, was a valuable contributor over the reporting period.

 

   

The Fund’s sector weights are established using bottom-up stock selection, and limits are placed on how much these weights can differ from the Index. Modestly overweighting the healthcare sector, which was the top-performing sector in the Index over the period, benefited the Fund.

 

What didn’t work?

   

For slower-growing firms, QMA favors stocks that are inexpensive relative to their industry peers. Over the reporting period, value factors produced negative excess return. While value started to perform well toward the end of 2019, the pandemic was a major drag on value’s performance.

 

   

Stock selection in the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors lagged the Index. The aforementioned challenges that QMA’s value factors faced were most evident in these two sectors.

 

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

Did the Fund hold derivatives?

The Fund did not hold derivatives over the reporting period. It did, however, hold exchange-traded funds that track the Index. QMA uses these instruments primarily to manage daily cash flows and provide liquidity, not as a means of adding to performance. Subsequently, the effect on performance was minimal.

 

Current outlook

QMA continues to emphasize the deep discounts present in this market. While heightened volatility may return as the pandemic works itself out, QMA feels the worst of the market drawdown is over. QMA continues to closely monitor the portfolios it manages during these uncertain times and is constantly looking for ways to improve its process. QMA still believes its portfolios are well positioned to capitalize on robust opportunities ahead as the market rewards reasonably priced stocks with strong fundamentals.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund’s Class R6 shares returned 10.71% in the 12-month reporting period that ended July 31, 2020, outperforming the 10.40% return of the S&P 1500 Composite Index (the Index).

 

What were the market conditions?

   

While US equities reached record highs in February 2020, the gains soon came to a screeching halt as the COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China spread to the US, pushing global economies into recession. This resulted in a very volatile and negative first quarter of 2020 for equities across the globe.

 

   

Aided by unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus, US equities overall performed quite well since the first quarter of 2020 through the end of the reporting period.

 

   

Equities received an additional boost from positive news surrounding COVID-19 vaccine and treatment developments.

 

What worked?

   

The Fund’s performance closely tracked the Index’s performance over the reporting period.

 

   

The Fund held all stocks included in the Index in approximately the same proportions.

 

Did the Fund hold derivatives?

   

The Fund held S&P 500, S&P 400, and Russell 2000 E-Mini stock index futures, a form of derivatives, to maintain exposure to equities and provide portfolio liquidity. Futures had minimal impact on performance over the reporting period.

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution, and 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 July 31, 2020. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Funds’ Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line in the tables below provide 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 in the tables below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a 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 a 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.

 

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 in each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

       
PGIM Jennison
Small-Cap Core
Equity Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
February 1, 2020
   

Ending Account
Value

July 31, 2020

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class R6  

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.70       0.95   $  4.78  
   

Hypothetical

  $  1,000.00     $  1,020.14       0.95   $  4.77  

 

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PGIM Core
Conservative Bond Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
February 1, 2020
   

Ending Account
Value

July 31, 2020

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class R6   Actual   $  1,000.00     $  1,051.70       0.50   $  2.55  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.38       0.50   $ 2.51  

 

       
PGIM
TIPS Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
February 1, 2020
   

Ending Account
Value

July 31, 2020

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class R6   Actual   $  1,000.00     $  1,057.40       0.40   $  2.05  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.87       0.40   $ 2.01  

 

       
PGIM QMA Commodity
Strategies Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
February 1, 2020
   

Ending Account
Value

July 31, 2020

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class R6   Actual   $  1,000.00     $ 927.70       0.87   $  4.17  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $  1,020.54       0.87   $ 4.37  

 

       
PGIM QMA
Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
February 1, 2020
   

Ending Account
Value

July 31, 2020

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class R6   Actual   $  1,000.00     $ 875.70       0.85   $  3.96  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $  1,020.64       0.85   $ 4.27  

 

       
PGIM QMA
US Broad Market
Index Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
February 1, 2020
   

Ending Account
Value

July 31, 2020

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class R6   Actual   $  1,000.00     $  1,018.60       0.20   $  1.00  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.87       0.20   $ 1.01  

 

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 182 days in the six-month period ended July 31, 2020, and divided by 366 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended July 31, 2020 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Glossary

The following abbreviations are used in the Funds’ descriptions:

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.

Aces—Alternative Credit Enhancements Securities

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

BABs—Build America Bonds

ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

LME—London Metal Exchange

LP—Limited Partnership

MTN—Medium Term Note

OTC—Over-the-counter

PRI—Primary Rate Interface

RBOB—Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygen Blending

REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust

S&P—Standard & Poor’s

Strips—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA—To Be Announced

TIPS—Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

ULSD—Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

WTI—West Texas Intermediate

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares     Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.8%

    

COMMON STOCKS

    

Aerospace & Defense    0.8%

                

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     948     $ 84,486  

Kaman Corp.

     2,189       86,443  
    

 

 

 
       170,929  

Banks    7.7%

                

Ameris Bancorp

     7,339       169,347  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

     1,971       44,486  

BankUnited, Inc.

     9,494       191,209  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     6,478       62,156  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

     7,148       92,638  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     5,817       201,617  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     2,850       82,821  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

     6,116       126,357  

First Foundation, Inc.

     8,148       125,235  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     5,770       228,607  

Renasant Corp.

     4,443       103,211  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida*

     3,138       59,246  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     3,607       154,380  
    

 

 

 
             1,641,310  

Biotechnology    7.1%

                

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,705       77,271  

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*

     13,358       193,023  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,061       79,249  

Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     2,805       75,427  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

     2,185       243,059  

Immunomedics, Inc.*

     5,399       228,000  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     630       73,823  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     500       51,305  

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*

     1,012       122,766  

Natera, Inc.*

     5,279       253,498  

Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.*

     1,049       62,132  

Twist Bioscience Corp.*

     1,096       61,420  
    

 

 

 
       1,520,973  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

    

Building Products    1.2%

                

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.*

     3,568     $ 69,933  

Trex Co., Inc.*

     1,412       196,734  
    

 

 

 
       266,667  

Capital Markets    3.6%

                

Assetmark Financial Holdings, Inc.*

     3,703       103,129  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

     16,597       223,064  

Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     2,246       82,990  

Hamilton Lane, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     906       65,449  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     3,449       189,005  

Moelis & Co. (Class A Stock)

     3,495       104,116  
    

 

 

 
       767,753  

Chemicals    1.0%

                

Avient Corp.

     9,159       218,900  

Commercial Services & Supplies    1.1%

                

Harsco Corp.*

     10,412       166,176  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     2,754       72,127  
    

 

 

 
       238,303  

Construction & Engineering    2.6%

                

Construction Partners, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     3,589       59,398  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*

     21,672       181,178  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*

     20,813       313,444  
    

 

 

 
       554,020  

Construction Materials    1.2%

                

Summit Materials, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     17,954       264,283  

Diversified Telecommunication Services    2.8%

                

Bandwidth, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     4,167                603,298  

Electric Utilities    0.7%

                

PNM Resources, Inc.

     3,318       140,119  

Electrical Equipment    0.2%

                

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*

     2,491       33,753  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    1.7%

                

Littelfuse, Inc.

     1,096     $ 194,704  

nLight, Inc.*

     7,380       170,995  
    

 

 

 
              365,699  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    5.6%

                

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

     2,204       26,360  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     6,537       200,817  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     17,410       200,215  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     6,501       200,361  

Physicians Realty Trust

     5,645       101,836  

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     5,374       386,659  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     8,807       95,732  
    

 

 

 
       1,211,980  

Food & Staples Retailing    2.8%

                

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

     4,985       199,649  

Performance Food Group Co.*

     9,744       273,027  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

     4,937       130,238  
    

 

 

 
       602,914  

Food Products    3.3%

                

Adecoagro SA (Brazil)*

     15,385       64,309  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     11,948       333,708  

Freshpet, Inc.*

     2,309       221,779  

Vital Farms, Inc.*

     2,688       94,779  
    

 

 

 
       714,575  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies    3.6%

                

Glaukos Corp.*

     1,067       46,628  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     2,055       98,126  

Nevro Corp.*

     1,566       208,215  

Silk Road Medical, Inc.*

     4,408       204,796  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*

     2,089       218,217  
    

 

 

 
       775,982  

Health Care Providers & Services    1.6%

                

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     5,780       172,302  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

    

Health Care Providers & Services (cont’d.)

                

Guardant Health, Inc.*

     803     $ 68,399  

HealthEquity, Inc.*

     2,198       113,329  
    

 

 

 
       354,030  

Health Care Technology    4.1%

                

Accolade, Inc.*

     583       18,913  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*

     1,829       181,729  

Livongo Health, Inc.*

     3,772       479,987  

Phreesia, Inc.*

     6,487       194,999  
    

 

 

 
       875,628  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    4.3%

                

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     3,751       307,994  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     6,980       236,273  

Wingstop, Inc.

     2,355       367,969  
    

 

 

 
                912,236  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers    1.8%

                

NextEra Energy Partners LP

     6,066       377,305  

Insurance    2.5%

                

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

     2,706       108,565  

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

     3,511       362,792  

Lemonade, Inc.*

     935       54,398  

ProSight Global, Inc.*

     2,442       19,194  
    

 

 

 
       544,949  

IT Services    2.2%

                

Evo Payments, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     6,799       154,269  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*

     3,768       171,708  

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     3,564       136,501  
    

 

 

 
       462,478  

Leisure Products    1.0%

                

Brunswick Corp.

     3,136       210,049  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

    

Life Sciences Tools & Services    1.5%

                

Berkeley Lights, Inc.*

     333     $ 19,970  

NeoGenomics, Inc.*

     3,323       127,039  

Syneos Health, Inc.*

     2,690       167,829  
    

 

 

 
       314,838  

Machinery    3.8%

                

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

     6,558       123,946  

Kennametal, Inc.

     4,670       125,903  

Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*

     6,833       51,862  

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     8,976       90,837  

Rexnord Corp.

     9,873       286,021  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     7,403       144,581  
    

 

 

 
       823,150  

Media    0.7%

                

Cardlytics, Inc.*

     2,135       141,807  

Metals & Mining    0.5%

                

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (Canada)*

     11,265       108,369  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    0.6%

                

WPX Energy, Inc.*

     22,791       136,062  

Pharmaceuticals    3.3%

                

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (United Kingdom), ADR*

     686       87,554  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC*

     2,927       179,103  

Intersect ENT, Inc.*

     5,027       86,414  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

     4,213       156,682  

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.*

     8,088       189,906  
    

 

 

 
       699,659  

Professional Services    1.0%

                

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*

     3,236       154,422  

Korn Ferry

     2,231       62,691  
    

 

 

 
                217,113  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

    

Road & Rail    2.5%

                

Saia, Inc.*

     3,538     $ 422,614  

TFI International, Inc. (Canada)

     2,541       110,254  
    

 

 

 
       532,868  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    6.3%

                

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     4,627       251,940  

Inphi Corp.*

     3,619       472,859  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

     5,916       183,928  

MaxLinear, Inc.*

     8,781       222,598  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Israel)*

     10,485       225,428  
    

 

 

 
             1,356,753  

Software    8.9%

                

Appfolio, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     828       115,274  

Blackline, Inc.*

     1,445       128,475  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

     1,570       185,009  

Everbridge, Inc.*

     1,746       249,329  

Globant SA (Argentina)*

     804       139,044  

PagerDuty, Inc.*

     3,287       100,188  

Pluralsight, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     3,067       64,928  

Proofpoint, Inc.*

     1,441       166,680  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.*

     3,888       365,666  

Varonis Systems, Inc.*

     3,359       363,948  

Vertex, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,735       40,877  
    

 

 

 
       1,919,418  

Specialty Retail    3.9%

                

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

     2,697       52,214  

Five Below, Inc.*

     2,199       239,493  

Monro, Inc.

     1,921       108,152  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.*

     7,688       245,939  

Vroom, Inc.*

     3,067       181,536  
    

 

 

 
       827,334  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    0.8%

                

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

     9,412       180,334  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     37  


PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

    

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance    0.2%

                

WSFS Financial Corp.

     1,311     $ 37,403  

Trading Companies & Distributors    0.3%

                

Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,343       63,900  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $17,170,284)

       21,187,141  
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 4.4%

    

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

    

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     675,577       675,577  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $265,096; includes $265,003 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     265,561       265,534  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $940,673)

       941,111  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    103.2%
(cost $18,110,957)

       22,128,252  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (3.2)%

       (689,403
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

     $     21,438,849  
    

 

 

 

 

 

See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report.

*

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 $320,323; cash collateral of $265,003 (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.

(w)

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

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

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 July 31, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

       

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 170,929        $—       $—  

Banks

     1,641,310                   

Biotechnology

     1,520,973            —           —  

Building Products

     266,667                   

Capital Markets

     767,753               

Chemicals

     218,900               

Commercial Services & Supplies

     238,303               

Construction & Engineering

     554,020               

Construction Materials

     264,283               

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     603,298               

Electric Utilities

     140,119               

Electrical Equipment

     33,753               

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     365,699               

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1,211,980               

Food & Staples Retailing

     602,914               

Food Products

     714,575               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     775,982               

Health Care Providers & Services

     354,030               

Health Care Technology

     875,628               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     912,236               

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     377,305               

Insurance

     544,949               

IT Services

     462,478               

Leisure Products

     210,049               

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     314,838               

Machinery

     823,150               

Media

     141,807               

Metals & Mining

     108,369               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     136,062               

Pharmaceuticals

     699,659               

Professional Services

     217,113               

Road & Rail

     532,868               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1,356,753               

Software

     1,919,418               

Specialty Retail

     827,334               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     180,334               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     37,403               

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

     Level 1      Level 2   Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

       

Assets (continued)

       

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Trading Companies & Distributors

   $ 63,900            $—           $—      

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     941,111                  —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   $ 22,128,252            $—         $—  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of July 31, 2020 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Software

    8.9

Banks

    7.7  

Biotechnology

    7.1  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    6.3  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    5.6  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (1.2% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

    4.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    4.3  

Health Care Technology

    4.1  

Specialty Retail

    3.9  

Machinery

    3.8  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    3.6  

Capital Markets

    3.6  

Food Products

    3.3  

Pharmaceuticals

    3.3  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    2.8  

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.8  

Construction & Engineering

    2.6  

Insurance

    2.5  

Road & Rail

    2.5  

IT Services

    2.2  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    1.8  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    1.7

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.6  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    1.5  

Building Products

    1.2  

Construction Materials

    1.2  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    1.1  

Chemicals

    1.0  

Professional Services

    1.0  

Leisure Products

    1.0  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.8  

Aerospace & Defense

    0.8  

Media

    0.7  

Electric Utilities

    0.7  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    0.6  

Metals & Mining

    0.5  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.3  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    0.2  

Electrical Equipment

    0.2  
 

 

 

 
    103.2  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (3.2
 

 

 

 
    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.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

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

     $ 320,323      $ (265,003 )     $ 55,320
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     41  


PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

as of July 31, 2020

 

Assets

       

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $320,323:

 

Unaffiliated investments (cost $17,170,284)

  $ 21,187,141  

Affiliated investments (cost $940,673)

    941,111  

Receivable for investments sold

    140,008  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    16,166  

Dividends receivable

    7,633  

Due from Manager

    722  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    22,292,781  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable for investments purchased

    353,954  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

    265,003  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

    175,628  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    58,379  

Trustees’ fees payable

    900  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

    68  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    853,932  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 21,438,849  
 

 

 

 
         

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

  $ 1,718  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

    18,038,717  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    3,398,414  
 

 

 

 

Net assets, July 31, 2020

  $ 21,438,849  
 

 

 

 

Class R6

       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

($21,438,849 ÷ 1,718,077 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

  $ 12.48  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

42  


PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2020

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       

Income

 

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $121 foreign withholding tax)

  $ 148,052  

Affiliated dividend income

    10,983  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $2,173)

    5,228  
 

 

 

 

Total income

    164,263  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    133,734  

Custodian and accounting fees

    58,349  

Audit fee

    24,482  

Legal fees and expenses

    18,531  

Trustees’ fees

    10,890  

Shareholders’ reports

    8,708  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $453)

    553  

SEC registration fees

    329  

Registration fees

    285  

Miscellaneous

    15,740  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    271,601  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (102,177
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    169,424  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (5,161
 

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

       

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions (including affiliated of $(361))

    (351,664

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (including affiliated of $433)

    1,646,389  
 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1,294,725  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 1,289,564  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     43  


PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
July 31,
 
     2020     2019  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (5,161   $ 11,700  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (351,664     19,881  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     1,646,389       (421,266
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,289,564       (389,685
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

    

Distributions from distributable earnings

    

Class R6

           (902,583
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

    

Class R6

           (7,281
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions

    

Net proceeds from shares sold

     6,847,970       2,868,025  

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

           909,864  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (4,069,959     (1,265,404
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     2,778,011       2,512,485  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     4,067,575       1,212,936  

Net Assets:

                

Beginning of year

     17,371,274       16,158,338  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 21,438,849     $ 17,371,274  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments

as of July 31, 2020

 

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

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    97.3%

         

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES    0.4%

         

Credit Cards

                                 

Chase Issuance Trust,

         

Series 2012-A07, Class A7

     2.160%       09/15/24        100     $          103,906  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,

         

Series 2018-A03, Class A3

     3.290       05/23/25        100       108,338  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $199,042)

            212,244  
         

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    5.0%

 

      

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2019-C04, Class A4

     2.661       08/15/52        100       108,434  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2018-B03, Class A3

     3.746       04/10/51        30       33,167  

CCUBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2017-C01, Class A3

     3.283(cc)       11/15/50        90       100,433  

CD Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2017-CD06, Class A3

     3.104       11/13/50        40       42,836  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2016-P06, Class A4

     3.458       12/10/49        125       138,999  

Series 2017-P08, Class A3

     3.203       09/15/50        75       81,764  

Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2015-CR26, Class A4

     3.630       10/10/48        55       60,949  

Series 2015-PC01, Class A4

     3.620       07/10/50        200       214,807  

Series 2016-DC02, Class A5

     3.765       02/10/49        25       28,066  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2016-C07, Class A4

     3.210       11/15/49        45       48,427  

Fannie Mae-Aces,

         

Series 2016-M11, Class A2

     2.369(cc)       07/25/26        75       81,000  

Series 2017-M01, Class A2

     2.416(cc)       10/25/26        40       43,295  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

         

Series K064, Class A2

     3.224       03/25/27        100       114,371  

Series K069, Class AM

     3.248(cc)       09/25/27        50       57,181  

Series K070, Class AM

     3.364       12/25/27        25       29,013  

Series K076, Class A2

     3.900       04/25/28        90       108,487  

Series K076, Class AM

     3.900       04/25/28        50       60,009  

Series K077, Class AM

     3.850(cc)       05/25/28        10       12,032  

Series K083, Class AM

     4.030(cc)       10/25/28        25       30,420  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

         

Series 2020-GC47, Class A4

     2.125       05/12/53        100       104,526  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

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

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

      

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

         

Series 2019-COR04, Class A3

     3.763%       03/10/52        125     $          143,336  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

         

Series 2016-JP02, Class A3

     2.559       08/15/49        20       21,227  

Series 2016-JP04, Class A3

     3.393       12/15/49        125       139,556  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,

         

Series 2015-C21, Class A3

     3.077       03/15/48        67       70,700  

Series 2016-C32, Class A3

     3.459       12/15/49        125       138,927  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,

         

Series 2016-UB12, Class A3

     3.337       12/15/49        125       137,944  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2018-C09, Class ASB

     4.090       03/15/51        60       68,253  

Series 2018-C11, Class A3

     4.312       06/15/51        75       84,323  

Series 2018-C13, Class A3

     4.069       10/15/51        200       231,465  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

         

Series 2016-LC25, Class A3

     3.374       12/15/59        125       138,571  

Series 2017-C39, Class A3

     2.878       09/15/50        100       105,813  

Series 2020-C55, Class A4

     2.474       02/15/53        125       135,146  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $2,635,183)

            2,913,477  
         

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS    27.8%

         

Aerospace & Defense    0.8%

                                 

Boeing Co. (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.250       06/15/26        35       33,850  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.100       05/01/26        10       10,020  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.600       05/01/34        30       28,949  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.900       05/01/49        10       9,137  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.805       05/01/50        20       23,461  

General Dynamics Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.500       05/15/25        115       129,894  

Lockheed Martin Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.900       03/01/25        35       38,497  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.800       03/01/45        15       19,521  

Northrop Grumman Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.750       06/01/43        25       34,260  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Aerospace & Defense (cont’d.)

                                 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.125%       11/16/28        30     $ 36,019  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.500       03/15/27        75       85,458  
         

 

 

 
                     449,066  

Agriculture    0.4%

                                 

Altria Group, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.850       08/09/22        65       67,899  

Gtd. Notes

     4.800       02/14/29        25       30,123  

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom),

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.215       09/06/26        25       27,236  

Gtd. Notes

     3.222       08/15/24        20       21,594  

Gtd. Notes

     3.557       08/15/27        20       21,971  

Philip Morris International, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.125       05/01/23        10       10,176  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.625       03/06/23        50       52,884  
         

 

 

 
            231,883  

Airlines    0.2%

                                 

Continental Airlines 2012-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust,

         

Pass-Through Certificates

     4.150       10/11/25        23       21,535  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.400       04/19/21        20       19,935  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.625       03/15/22        20       19,744  

Southwest Airlines Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.625       02/10/30        20       18,184  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.125       06/15/27        30       31,478  
         

 

 

 
            110,876  

Auto Manufacturers    0.2%

                                 

Ford Motor Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.375       02/01/29        10       10,421  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.664       09/08/24        10       10,075  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.810       01/09/24        10       10,081  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.134       08/04/25        45       46,097  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     47  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Auto Manufacturers (cont’d.)

                                 

General Motors Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250%       10/02/43        5     $ 5,936  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.000       01/15/25        50       53,436  
         

 

 

 
                     136,046  

Banks    5.9%

                                 

Bank of America Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     3.593(ff)       07/21/28        35       39,824  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     3.970(ff)       03/05/29        255       296,810  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     4.083(ff)       03/20/51        75       98,003  

Sub. Notes, MTN

     4.000       01/22/25        20       22,336  

Sub. Notes, Series L, MTN

     3.950       04/21/25        45       50,442  

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.650       03/16/25        200       220,102  

Citigroup, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.572(ff)       06/03/31        70       74,387  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.666(ff)       01/29/31        35       37,423  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.976(ff)       11/05/30        50       54,723  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.400       05/01/26        45       50,383  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.520(ff)       10/27/28        25       28,171  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.668(ff)       07/24/28        165       187,443  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.650       07/30/45        50       68,508  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. (Switzerland),

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.550       04/17/26        200       233,406  

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series D

     5.000       02/14/22        50       52,457  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.691(ff)       06/05/28        200       227,787  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.814(ff)       04/23/29        55       63,502  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000       03/30/22        100       105,656  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.522(ff)       04/22/31        50       53,923  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.739(ff)       10/15/30        5       5,466  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.509(ff)       01/23/29        185       210,511  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.882(ff)       07/24/38        95       117,441  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.452(ff)       12/05/29        50       60,570  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

48  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Banks (cont’d.)

                                 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., (cont’d.)

         

Sub. Notes

     3.875%       09/10/24        120     $ 134,130  

KeyBank NA,

         

Sub. Notes

     3.900       04/13/29        50       57,355  

Morgan Stanley,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.375       01/22/47        55       77,133  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     3.772(ff)       01/24/29        100       115,969  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     3.875       01/27/26        25       28,712  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     4.431(ff)       01/23/30        55       66,747  

Sub. Notes, GMTN

     4.350       09/08/26        30       35,079  

Natwest Group PLC (United Kingdom),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.269(ff)       03/22/25        30       32,991  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),

         

Sub. Notes

     3.900       04/29/24        50       55,576  

Truist Bank,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.750       05/01/23        20       21,121  

Truist Financial Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.700       01/27/22        20       20,645  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.000       10/23/26        55       60,360  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     2.572(ff)       02/11/31        70       74,303  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     2.879(ff)       10/30/30        150       163,026  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     3.000       02/19/25        90       97,876  
         

 

 

 
                    3,400,297  

Beverages    0.6%

                                 

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev

         

Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium),

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.650       02/01/26        80       90,892  

Gtd. Notes

     4.700       02/01/36        20       24,571  

Gtd. Notes

     4.900       02/01/46        60       76,929  

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

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.300       02/01/23        4       4,255  

Constellation Brands, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.700       12/06/26        20       22,971  

Gtd. Notes

     4.400       11/15/25        10       11,756  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     49  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Beverages (cont’d.)

                                 

PepsiCo, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.750%       03/05/22        75     $ 78,057  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.600       03/01/24        10       11,042  
         

 

 

 
            320,473  

Biotechnology    0.4%

                                 

Amgen, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.600       08/19/26        180       197,886  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.650       03/01/26        15       17,281  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.400       12/01/21        20       20,885  
         

 

 

 
                     236,052  

Building Materials    0.1%

                                 

Johnson Controls International PLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.950       07/02/64        4       5,138  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series CB

     2.500       03/15/30        10       10,495  

Owens Corning,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.300       07/15/47        15       16,279  

Vulcan Materials Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       06/15/47        30       36,244  
         

 

 

 
            68,156  

Chemicals    0.9%

                                 

Dow Chemical Co. (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.625       05/15/26        55       61,355  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.625       10/01/44        20       24,259  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.550       11/30/48        10       13,778  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.493       11/15/25        65       75,821  

Eastman Chemical Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.650       10/15/44        45       56,277  

FMC Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       10/01/49        20       25,599  

LYB International Finance II BV,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.500       03/02/27        85       95,284  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

50  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Chemicals (cont’d.)

                                 

LyondellBasell Industries NV,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750%       04/15/24        15     $ 17,441  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000       11/15/21        30       31,662  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.500       06/01/23        50       53,420  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.250       01/15/45        35       45,874  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       06/01/47        10       13,363  
         

 

 

 
                     514,133  

Commercial Services    0.3%

                                 

California Institute of Technology,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.650       09/01/2119        15       17,766  

Cintas Corp. No. 2,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.700       04/01/27        20       23,058  

Equifax, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.600       12/01/24        30       32,016  

Global Payments, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.650       02/15/25        10       10,720  

IHS Markit Ltd.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.125       08/01/23        5       5,476  

President & Fellows of Harvard College,

         

Unsec’d. Notes

     3.150       07/15/46        9       10,599  

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.610       02/15/2119        5       6,119  

Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2020

     2.396       10/01/50        15       15,799  

University of Southern California,

         

Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2017

     3.841       10/01/47        10       13,122  

Yale University,

         

Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2020

     2.402       04/15/50        45       49,112  
         

 

 

 
            183,787  

Computers    0.7%

                                 

Apple, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.250       02/23/26        155       175,702  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.850       08/04/46        50       65,039  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     51  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Computers (cont’d.)

                                 

International Business Machines Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.625%       02/12/24        160     $          176,978  
         

 

 

 
            417,719  

Diversified Financial Services    0.5%

                                 

Capital One Bank USA NA,

         

Sub. Notes

     3.375       02/15/23        20       21,148  

Discover Financial Services,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.100       02/09/27        20       22,156  

Mastercard, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.375       04/01/24        20       22,149  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.648       01/16/25        200       210,009  

Private Export Funding Corp.,

         

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series KK

     3.550       01/15/24        25       27,632  

Visa, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.700       04/15/40        5       5,701  
         

 

 

 
            308,795  

Electric    2.9%

                                 

AEP Texas, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series I

     2.100       07/01/30        20       20,814  

Alabama Power Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.850       12/01/42        15       18,620  

Ameren Illinois Co.,

         

First Mortgage

     3.250       03/15/50        15       18,045  

First Mortgage

     4.500       03/15/49        15       21,487  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     4.150       03/15/46        15       20,014  

Appalachian Power Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series X

     3.300       06/01/27        10       11,089  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC,

         

General Ref. Mortgage

     3.950       03/01/48        25       32,904  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.950       03/01/30        25       27,572  

Commonwealth Edison Co.,

         

First Mortgage

     4.350       11/15/45        15       20,483  

First Mortgage

     4.600       08/15/43        35       48,232  

First Mortgage, Series 122

     2.950       08/15/27        30       33,786  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

52  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Electric (cont’d.)

                                 

Commonwealth Edison Co., (cont’d.)

         

First Mortgage, Series 123

     3.750%       08/15/47        5     $ 6,386  

First Mortgage, Series 127

     3.200       11/15/49        5       5,929  

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.,

         

First Mortgage

     5.100       06/01/65        15       24,052  

First Mortgage

     5.450       02/01/41        20       28,933  

DTE Electric Co.,

         

General Ref. Mortgage

     3.750       08/15/47        20                  25,377  

DTE Energy Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.800       03/15/27        50       56,354  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC,

         

First Mortgage

     4.250       12/15/41        5       6,727  

First Ref. Mortgage

     4.000       09/30/42        40       51,808  

Duke Energy Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.650       09/01/26        75       82,686  

Duke Energy Indiana LLC,

         

First Mortgage, Series YYY

     3.250       10/01/49        40       47,971  

Emera US Finance LP (Canada),

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.750       06/15/46        15       19,498  

Entergy Louisiana LLC,

         

Collateral Trust

     4.200       04/01/50        10       13,893  

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.,

         

First Mortgage

     4.125       03/01/42        15       18,878  

Exelon Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625       06/15/35        5       6,861  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.600       06/15/42        5       6,080  

FirstEnergy Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series C

     4.850       07/15/47        15       18,556  

Florida Power & Light Co.,

         

First Mortgage

     3.950       03/01/48        45       61,396  

First Mortgage

     5.250       02/01/41        25       37,134  

Fortis, Inc. (Canada),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.055       10/04/26        7       7,666  

Georgia Power Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series B

     2.650       09/15/29        45       48,989  

Hydro-Quebec (Canada),

         

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series IO

     8.050       07/07/24        10       12,791  

Indiana Michigan Power Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series K

     4.550       03/15/46        20       27,213  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     53  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Electric (cont’d.)

                                 

Louisville Gas & Electric Co.,

         

First Mortgage

     5.125%       11/15/40        5     $ 6,614  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.250       06/01/30        10       10,771  

Gtd. Notes

     3.150       04/01/24        25                  27,198  

Northern States Power Co.,

         

First Mortgage

     3.600       09/15/47        15       19,074  

Ohio Power Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000       06/01/49        20       25,876  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.,

         

First Mortgage

     4.500       07/01/40        15       17,236  

PacifiCorp,

         

First Mortgage

     3.300       03/15/51        40       48,625  

First Mortgage

     5.250       06/15/35        45       64,518  

PECO Energy Co.,

         

First Mortgage

     2.800       06/15/50        15       17,149  

First Mortgage

     3.900       03/01/48        40       53,048  

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.700       06/01/43        35       43,760  

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,

         

First Mortgage

     4.125       06/15/44        15       19,558  

First Mortgage

     4.150       10/01/45        20       26,348  

First Mortgage

     6.250       05/15/39        10       15,340  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.,

         

First Mortgage, MTN

     3.600       12/01/47        5       6,333  

First Mortgage, MTN

     3.650       09/01/28        35       41,488  

First Mortgage, MTN

     3.850       05/01/49        10       13,303  

First Ref. Mortgage, MTN

     3.950       05/01/42        10       13,000  

Puget Energy, Inc.,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     3.650       05/15/25        20       21,349  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.100       06/15/30        35       39,266  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.,

         

First Mortgage, Series RRR

     3.750       06/01/47        5       6,208  

First Mortgage, Series UUU

     3.320       04/15/50        25       29,957  

Sempra Energy,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000       02/01/48        25       30,483  

Southern California Edison Co.,

         

First Ref. Mortgage

     4.000       04/01/47        25       29,655  

First Ref. Mortgage

     4.650       10/01/43        40       50,830  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

54  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Electric (cont’d.)

                                 

Virginia Electric & Power Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A

     6.000%       05/15/37        20     $ 30,008  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series B

     6.000       01/15/36        10       14,628  

Xcel Energy, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.500       12/01/49        35       42,547  
         

 

 

 
                  1,652,394  

Electronics    0.1%

                                 

FLIR Systems, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.500       08/01/30        5       5,155  

Honeywell International, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.350       06/01/25        25       25,859  
         

 

 

 
            31,014  

Environmental Control    0.0%

                                 

Waste Connections, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.050       04/01/50        5       5,550  

Foods    0.4%

                                 

General Mills, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.875       04/15/30        35       39,232  

Hormel Foods Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.800       06/11/30        85       89,199  

Kroger Co. (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.650       10/15/26        15       16,576  

Mondelez International, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.750       04/13/30        25       27,729  

Tyson Foods, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000       03/01/26        60       69,255  
         

 

 

 
            241,991  

Forest Products & Paper    0.2%

                                 

International Paper Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.000       02/15/27        100       110,377  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     55  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Gas    0.2%

                                 

Atmos Energy Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.375%       09/15/49        35     $             42,390  

NiSource, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.800       02/15/44        25       33,409  

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.400       06/01/43        25       30,403  

Southwest Gas Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.200       06/15/30        10       10,748  
         

 

 

 
            116,950  

Healthcare-Products    0.3%

                                 

Abbott Laboratories,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       11/30/26        9       10,575  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.900       11/30/46        40       60,569  

Covidien International Finance SA,

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.950       06/15/23        75       79,833  

Stryker Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.375       05/15/24        10       10,952  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.375       11/01/25        10       11,285  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.133       03/25/25        10       11,512  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.150       02/01/24        10       11,145  
         

 

 

 
            195,871  

Healthcare-Services    1.4%

                                 

Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.387       10/15/49        15       17,320  

Aetna, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.750       11/15/22        50       52,125  

Anthem, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.650       12/01/27        90       103,600  

Ascension Health,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series B

     2.532       11/15/29        15       16,355  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series B

     3.106       11/15/39        5       5,623  

Unsec’d. Notes

     4.847       11/15/53        30       46,287  

BayCare Health System, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2020

     3.831       11/15/50        5       6,424  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

56  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Healthcare-Services (cont’d.)

                                 

Children’s Health System of Texas,

         

Unsec’d. Notes

     2.511%       08/15/50        10     $             10,298  

Children’s Hospital Corp. (The),

         

Gtd. Notes, Series 2017

     4.115       01/01/47        15       19,369  

CommonSpirit Health,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     2.760       10/01/24        20       20,935  

Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       07/01/57        5       6,524  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.150       05/01/47        20       26,693  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.700       02/01/45        25       33,193  

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.000       07/01/42        30       42,390  

Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2020

     2.955       01/01/50        5       5,589  

Mount Sinai Hospitals Group, Inc.,

         

Sec’d. Notes, Series 2019

     3.737       07/01/49        10       11,335  

New York & Presbyterian Hospital (The),

         

Unsec’d. Notes

     4.024       08/01/45        50       65,095  

NYU Langone Hospitals,

         

Sec’d. Notes

     4.368       07/01/47        15       18,036  

Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group,

         

Unsec’d. Notes, Series 19A

     2.532       10/01/29        10       10,805  

Unsec’d. Notes, Series H

     2.746       10/01/26        50       54,634  

Stanford Health Care,

         

Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2018

     3.795       11/15/48        15       18,831  

Sutter Health,

         

Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2018

     4.091       08/15/48        55       66,458  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       07/15/25        90       103,427  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.875       08/15/59        5       6,617  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.250       06/15/48        25       34,072  
         

 

 

 
            802,035  

Insurance    0.7%

                                 

American International Group, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       07/16/44        100       123,419  

Arch Capital Finance LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.011       12/15/26        45       51,904  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     57  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Insurance (cont’d.)

                                 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.125%       03/15/26        50     $             56,428  

Chubb Corp. (The),

         

Gtd. Notes

     6.000       05/11/37        30       46,077  

CNA Financial Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.900       05/01/29        25       28,520  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.950       05/15/24        35       38,579  

Lincoln National Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.050       01/15/30        5       5,492  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.350       03/01/48        5       5,992  

Loews Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.200       05/15/30        15       16,886  

Markel Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.150       09/17/50        30       36,543  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.300       11/01/47        15       18,364  
         

 

 

 
            428,204  

Internet    0.0%

                                 

Amazon.com, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.800       08/22/24        15       16,371  

Iron/Steel    0.0%

                                 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.400       06/15/25        10       10,500  

Lodging    0.1%

                                 

Marriott International, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.600       04/15/24        5       5,099  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series R

     3.125       06/15/26        45       44,513  
         

 

 

 
            49,612  

Machinery-Diversified    0.3%

                                 

John Deere Capital Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.800       01/27/23        10       10,602  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     2.650       06/24/24        10       10,809  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     2.800       03/06/23        30       31,867  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.450       11/15/26        55       58,105  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

58  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Machinery-Diversified (cont’d.)

                                 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., (cont’d.)

 

 

Gtd. Notes

     4.950%       09/15/28        10     $ 11,477  

Xylem, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.250       11/01/26        35       39,330  
         

 

 

 
                        162,190  

Media    1.4%

                                 

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,

         

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     3.700       04/01/51        30       31,683  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     4.800       03/01/50        15       18,122  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     5.375       04/01/38        45       56,680  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.484       10/23/45        50       70,545  

Comcast Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.000       02/01/24        10       10,835  

Gtd. Notes

     3.450       02/01/50        30       36,225  

Gtd. Notes

     3.750       04/01/40        10       12,472  

Gtd. Notes

     4.150       10/15/28        50       61,094  

Gtd. Notes

     4.600       08/15/45        55       76,016  

Gtd. Notes

     4.650       07/15/42        10       13,606  

Gtd. Notes

     4.700       10/15/48        30       42,961  

Discovery Communications LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.000       09/20/37        55       67,139  

Gtd. Notes

     5.300       05/15/49        25       32,101  

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.750       08/16/21        50       51,215  

ViacomCBS, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.875       04/01/24        20       21,852  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.850       09/01/43        10       12,728  

Walt Disney Co. (The),

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.400       10/01/43        60       85,363  

Gtd. Notes

     7.300       04/30/28        95       131,658  
         

 

 

 
            832,295  

Mining    0.1%

                                 

Barrick North America Finance LLC (Canada),

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.750       05/01/43        5       7,476  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     59  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Mining (cont’d.)

                                 

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd. (Canada),

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.950%       10/15/39        20     $ 28,955  

Newmont Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.250       10/01/30        20       21,092  

Gtd. Notes

     2.800       10/01/29        10       11,029  
         

 

 

 
                        68,552  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing    0.2%

                                 

General Electric Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     3.150       09/07/22        95       99,431  

Pentair Finance Sarl,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.500       07/01/29        15       16,874  
         

 

 

 
            116,305  

Oil & Gas    1.1%

                                 

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.245       05/06/22        60       62,881  

Chevron Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.078       05/11/50        20       23,164  

Concho Resources, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.750       10/01/27        40       43,776  

Gtd. Notes

     4.300       08/15/28        70       79,326  

Gtd. Notes

     4.875       10/01/47        5       6,010  

ConocoPhillips Co.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.950       03/15/26        30       36,434  

Devon Energy Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.600       07/15/41        20       20,044  

Ecopetrol SA (Colombia),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.375       06/26/26        30       33,152  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.875       09/18/23        70       77,178  

EOG Resources, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.900       04/01/35        25       29,980  

Equinor ASA (Norway),

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.700       04/06/50        20       24,804  

Exxon Mobil Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.114       03/01/46        20       25,575  

Noble Energy, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000       03/01/41        20       28,711  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Oil & Gas (cont’d.)

                                 

Ovintiv, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     6.500%       08/15/34        20     $             18,603  

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico),

         

Gtd. Notes

     6.500       03/13/27        45       42,934  

Total Capital International SA (France),

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.829       01/10/30        25       28,102  

Valero Energy Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000       04/01/29        20       22,807  
         

 

 

 
            603,481  

Oil & Gas Services    0.1%

                                 

Halliburton Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.750       08/01/43        25       26,130  

Pharmaceuticals    2.4%

                                 

AbbVie, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.700       05/14/45        45       59,079  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.850       06/15/24        5       5,533  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.250       11/21/49        135       172,642  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.550       03/15/35        40       50,961  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.734       12/15/24        32       35,595  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.250       10/26/49        70       99,780  

Cigna Corp.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.500       02/25/26        120       141,547  

Gtd. Notes

     4.900       12/15/48        15       21,107  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.400       03/15/50        15       17,226  

CVS Health Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.300       03/25/28        55       65,169  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.780       03/25/38        35       44,967  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.050       03/25/48        35       48,189  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.125       07/20/45        40       54,357  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC (United Kingdom),

         

Gtd. Notes

     2.850       05/08/22        45       46,958  

Johnson & Johnson,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.625       03/03/37        45       56,993  

Merck & Co., Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.400       09/15/22        100       104,002  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.)

                                 

Merck & Co., Inc., (cont’d.)

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.400%       03/07/29        15     $             17,718  

Mylan, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     5.200       04/15/48        70       92,074  

Novartis Capital Corp. (Switzerland),

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.000       11/20/45        45       60,760  

Pfizer, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.550       05/28/40        35       38,824  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.200       09/23/26        45       50,566  

Upjohn, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     3.850       06/22/40        10       11,431  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.000       06/22/50        15       17,215  

Wyeth LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     6.450       02/01/24        50       60,196  
         

 

 

 
            1,372,889  

Pipelines    1.3%

                                 

Energy Transfer Operating LP,

         

Gtd. Notes

     4.750       01/15/26        50       54,173  

Gtd. Notes

     4.900       03/15/35        30       30,324  

Gtd. Notes

     5.300       04/15/47        15       14,762  

Gtd. Notes

     6.250       04/15/49        5       5,386  

Gtd. Notes

     6.625       10/15/36        10       10,745  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.200       02/15/52        20       19,883  

Gtd. Notes

     4.850       03/15/44        95       114,903  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.250       08/01/50        5       4,918  

Magellan Midstream Partners LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.950       03/01/50        40       44,247  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.200       10/03/47        10       11,214  

MPLX LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.125       03/01/27        10       10,919  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       07/15/23        20       21,609  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       04/15/38        20       21,302  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.700       04/15/48        55       59,489  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.800       02/15/29        40       45,946  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Pipelines (cont’d.)

                                 

ONEOK Partners LP,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.375%       10/01/22        35     $             36,300  

ONEOK, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.100       03/15/30        90       84,925  

Gtd. Notes

     4.450       09/01/49        25       22,579  

Gtd. Notes

     4.950       07/13/47        10       9,742  

Phillips 66 Partners LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       03/01/28        10       10,584  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.900       10/01/46        25       28,214  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.550       12/15/29        25       24,630  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.800       09/15/30        5       5,002  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.250       05/15/30        35       38,261  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       06/15/27        30       32,872  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.850       03/01/48        5       5,945  
         

 

 

 
            768,874  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.3%

                                 

Boston Properties LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.850       02/01/23        20       21,438  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.000       01/15/30        20       21,624  

Realty Income Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.000       01/15/27        10       10,935  

Simon Property Group LP,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.450       09/13/29        20       20,299  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.375       10/01/24        70       76,002  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.500       09/01/25        5       5,509  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       02/01/24        10       10,832  

Ventas Realty LP,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.850       04/01/27        15       16,058  

Welltower, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.700       02/15/27        10       10,616  
         

 

 

 
            193,313  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Retail    0.5%

                                 

AutoZone, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750%       04/18/29        30     $             34,951  

Costco Wholesale Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.600       04/20/30        15       15,542  

Dollar Tree, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.200       05/15/28        30       35,707  

Home Depot, Inc. (The),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       02/15/24        125       138,698  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.100       05/03/27        20       22,590  

McDonald’s Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     3.700       01/30/26        10       11,454  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     4.700       12/09/35        25       32,757  
         

 

 

 
            291,699  

Semiconductors    0.0%

                                 

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.125       01/15/25        20       21,456  

Software    1.1%

                                 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

         

Gtd. Notes

     3.875       06/05/24        10       11,106  

Fiserv, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.750       07/01/24        5       5,397  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.850       06/01/25        30       34,282  

Intuit, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.350       07/15/27        25       25,605  

Microsoft Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.400       08/08/26        80       88,029  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.525       06/01/50        23       25,447  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.875       02/06/24        85       91,985  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.700       08/08/46        60       78,173  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.100       02/06/37        7       9,370  

Oracle Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.650       07/15/26        130       143,275  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.950       05/15/25        85       93,738  
         

 

 

 
            606,407  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

         

Telecommunications    1.3%

                                 

AT&T, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.500%       06/01/41        85     $             92,695  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.800       02/15/27        15       17,147  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.100       02/15/28        45       52,754  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       03/09/48        95       116,082  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.750       05/15/46        100       123,945  

British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.625       12/15/30        25       41,467  

Cisco Systems, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.900       03/04/21        60       60,919  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.016       12/03/29        50       61,145  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500       08/10/33        10       13,087  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.522       09/15/48        123       170,635  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.862       08/21/46        5       7,149  
         

 

 

 
            757,025  

Transportation    0.4%

                                 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       04/01/24        75       83,037  

CSX Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.800       03/01/28        40       47,397  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.800       04/15/50        15       18,972  

Union Pacific Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.000       04/15/27        20       22,533  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.250       02/05/50        40       47,236  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.600       09/15/37        10       11,789  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       02/05/70        5       6,098  
         

 

 

 
            237,062  

Water    0.0%

                                 

American Water Capital Corp.,

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.450       05/01/50        5       6,195  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

         

(cost $14,496,077)

            16,102,025  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description

  

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS    1.3%

         

Arizona    0.0%

                                 

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District,

         

Revenue Bonds, BABs

     4.839%       01/01/41        20     $             28,559  

California    0.6%

                                 

Bay Area Toll Authority,

         

Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series F2

     6.263       04/01/49        85       153,126  

Taxable, Revenue Bonds

     2.574       04/01/31        40       43,390  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Power System Revenue,

         

Revenue Bonds, BABs

     5.716       07/01/39        20       31,035  

State of California,

         

General Obligation Unlimited, Taxable, BABs

     7.550       04/01/39        65       117,745  
         

 

 

 
            345,296  

Illinois    0.1%

                                 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport,

         

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series C

     4.472       01/01/49        20       26,406  

State of Illinois,

         

General Obligation Unlimited, Taxable, Pension

     5.100       06/01/33        55       57,745  
         

 

 

 
            84,151  

Maryland    0.1%

                                 

Maryland State Transportation Authority,

         

Revenue Bonds, BABs

     5.888       07/01/43        40       59,566  

Michigan    0.1%

                                 

Michigan Finance Authority,

         

Taxable, Revenue Bonds

     3.384       12/01/40        15       17,005  

University of Michigan,

         

Revenue Bonds, Series B

     2.437       04/01/40        25       26,787  
         

 

 

 
            43,792  

New Jersey    0.2%

                                 

New Jersey Turnpike Authority,

         

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series F

     7.414       01/01/40        55       96,926  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

 

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)

         

New York    0.1%

                         

New York City Water & Sewer System,

         

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, BABs

   5.882%   06/15/44      20     $             33,299  

Ohio    0.1%

                         

JobsOhio Beverage System,

         

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series A

   2.833   01/01/38      5       5,463  

Ohio State University (The),

         

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series A

   4.048   12/01/56      12       17,115  

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series A

   4.800   06/01/2111      25       40,245  

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series C

   4.910   06/01/40      10       14,544  
         

 

 

 
            77,367  

Texas    0.0%

                         

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.,

         

Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series B

   3.922   12/31/49      15       16,546  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS

         

(cost $652,160)

            785,502  
         

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS    1.4%

         

Hungary Government International Bond (Hungary),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.625   03/29/41      16       28,069  

Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.500   01/11/28      200       219,848  

Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.750   03/08/44      66       75,143  

Panama Government International Bond (Panama),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.160   01/23/30      200       223,832  

Philippine Government International Bond (Philippines),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750   01/14/31      100       155,728  

Province of Quebec (Canada),

         

Debentures, Series NN

   7.125   02/09/24      40       49,020  

Uruguay Government International Bond (Uruguay),

         

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.975   04/20/55      10       13,899  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.100   06/18/50      30       41,962  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

         

(cost $748,881)

            807,501  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

 

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS    25.6%

    

Federal Home Loan Bank

   3.250%   11/16/28      70     $             83,980  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   0.375   05/05/23      105       105,434  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.000   01/01/32      60       62,742  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   2.500   07/01/31      144       153,152  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000   02/01/32      43       45,953  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000   02/01/32      43       46,454  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000   01/01/37      20       21,136  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000   12/01/37      33       34,723  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000   12/01/42      153       164,151  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000   11/01/46      63       67,241  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000   01/01/47      163       172,761  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.000   03/01/47      245       259,721  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500   11/01/37      35       36,832  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500   06/01/42      52       55,846  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500   04/01/46      81       87,073  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500   11/01/47      105       111,390  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   3.500   11/01/47      157       166,486  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000   10/01/45      67       72,456  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000   05/01/46      138       149,505  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000   03/01/47      109       116,543  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.000   01/01/48      178       190,166  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.500   07/01/47      145       156,254  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   4.500   12/01/48      49       53,108  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   6.250   07/15/32      30       47,449  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   0.500   06/17/25      50       50,239  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   0.625   04/22/25      45       45,476  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   1.625   10/15/24      45       47,421  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000   TBA      500       517,051  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.000   10/01/34      173       179,952  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500   TBA      750       786,679  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500   02/05/24      95       102,383  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500   01/01/32      133       142,128  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500   09/01/46      68       71,856  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500   11/01/49      288       302,041  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   TBA      1,000       1,055,588  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   11/01/28      77       81,401  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   01/01/30      167       175,477  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   12/01/36      64       67,574  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   10/01/42      25       27,594  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   02/01/43      335       360,834  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   04/01/43      102       110,037  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   01/01/47      372       394,639  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

 

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

    

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500%   08/01/31      54     $             57,453  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   10/01/32      34       36,034  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   06/01/33      58       60,399  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   01/01/42      159       171,717  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   03/01/42      139       150,242  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   11/01/42      92       99,639  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   08/01/43      117       126,993  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   03/01/45      244       259,803  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   01/01/46      55       59,182  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   12/01/46      427       455,322  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   01/01/47      116       122,931  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   09/01/47      179       194,117  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   01/01/41      233       255,709  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   04/01/41      134       147,832  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   02/01/47      279       297,616  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   04/01/48      414       440,261  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   03/01/41      132       146,502  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   02/01/44      124       138,301  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   01/01/45      128       142,478  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   08/01/48      51       55,181  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   02/01/49      46       49,512  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000   11/01/35      145       166,573  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000   06/01/40      37       42,166  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000   03/01/42      69       78,598  

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

   6.625   11/15/30      15       23,322  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500   TBA      500       526,915  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500   03/20/43      14       14,849  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   2.500   12/20/46      32       34,486  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   01/20/43      138       147,365  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   04/20/45      75       80,184  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   07/20/46      139       147,762  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   09/20/46      141       149,274  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   11/20/46      98       103,692  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.000   03/20/49      198       209,222  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   12/20/42      272       294,760  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   01/20/44      86       91,891  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   04/20/45      54       57,185  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   07/20/46      248       264,552  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   08/20/46      370       395,486  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   09/20/46      56       60,105  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   06/20/47      160       170,364  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500   07/20/47      180       191,195  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     69  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

 

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

    

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   3.500%   11/20/47      120     $             127,769  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   12/20/45      147       158,472  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   10/20/46      9       9,550  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   03/20/47      90       97,197  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   07/20/47      119       128,462  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.000   09/20/47      301       323,530  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   04/20/41      26       28,310  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   03/20/44      65       71,413  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   12/20/44      60       66,594  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   11/20/46      37       40,647  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   4.500   01/20/47      12       12,801  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.000   04/20/45      42       47,492  

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

   5.500   12/15/33      17       19,306  

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.750   05/15/25      25       25,373  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

         

(cost $14,215,794)

            14,853,012  
         

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS    35.8%

         

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   2.000   02/15/50      40       48,044  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   2.875   08/15/45      110       151,027  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   3.000   11/15/44      90       125,466  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   3.125   02/15/43      875       1,231,699  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   3.625   08/15/43      1,265       1,916,673  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   3.750   11/15/43      560       864,500  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   6.250   08/15/23      130       153,979  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.125   06/30/22      325       325,051  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.125   07/15/23      115       115,009  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.250   06/30/25      115       115,207  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.250   07/31/25      150       150,246  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.375   04/30/25      660       665,311  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.500   03/15/23      1,959       1,978,590  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.500   06/30/27      35       35,262  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   0.625   05/15/30      70       70,569  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   1.125   02/28/22      595       604,436  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   1.375   02/15/23      535       552,011  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   1.625   11/15/22      665       687,859  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   1.625   04/30/23      990       1,030,760  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   1.750   09/30/22      215       222,559  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   1.875   04/30/22      1,625       1,674,448  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   2.000   10/31/22      660       687,792  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   2.000   02/15/25      470       508,187  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Continued)

 

    

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.000%       08/15/25        825     $             898,154  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.125       06/30/22        630       654,019  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.125       07/31/24        1,880       2,026,287  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.875       11/15/21        1,025       1,061,075  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.875       05/15/28        1,470       1,744,247  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     1.225(s)       02/15/41        15       11,838  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     1.371(s)       05/15/42        55       42,367  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     1.394(s)       11/15/41        20       15,589  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     1.450(s)       08/15/42        15       11,510  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     1.463(s)       11/15/42        35       26,700  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     1.920(s)       02/15/29        60       56,977  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     2.045(s)       11/15/36        45       38,317  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     2.222(s)       05/15/39        115       93,797  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     2.271(s)       08/15/39        185       150,088  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

         

(cost $19,357,343)

            20,745,650  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

         

(cost $52,304,480)

            56,419,411  
         

 

 

 
                 

Shares

       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    8.7%

         

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

         

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund

         

(cost $5,017,604)(w)

          5,017,604       5,017,604  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    106.0%

         

(cost $57,322,084)

            61,437,015  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (6.0)%

            (3,474,439
         

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

          $ 57,962,576  
         

 

 

 

 

See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report.

#

Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of July 31, 2020. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(ff)

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     71  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

(s)

Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date.

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond 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 July 31, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

     

Assets

     

Asset-Backed Securities

     

Credit Cards.

  $     $ 212,244       $—    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

          2,913,477        

Corporate Bonds

          16,102,025        

Municipal Bonds

          785,502        

Sovereign Bonds

          807,501        

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          14,853,012        

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          20,745,650        

Affiliated Mutual Fund

    5,017,604              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 5,017,604     $ 56,419,411       $—    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of July 31, 2020 were as follows (unaudited):

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    35.8

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

    25.6  

Affiliated Mutual Fund

    8.7  

Banks

    5.9  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    5.0  

Electric

    2.9  

Pharmaceuticals

    2.4  

Media

    1.4  

Sovereign Bonds

    1.4  

Healthcare-Services

    1.4  

Municipal Bonds

    1.3  

Pipelines

    1.3

Telecommunications

    1.3  

Software

    1.1  

Oil & Gas

    1.1  

Chemicals

    0.9  

Aerospace & Defense

    0.8  

Insurance

    0.7  

Computers

    0.7  

Beverages

    0.6  

Diversified Financial Services

    0.5  

Retail

    0.5  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

Industry Classification (continued):

 

Foods

    0.4

Transportation

    0.4  

Biotechnology

    0.4  

Agriculture

    0.4  

Credit Cards

    0.4  

Healthcare-Products

    0.3  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.3  

Commercial Services

    0.3  

Machinery-Diversified

    0.3  

Auto Manufacturers

    0.2  

Gas

    0.2  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    0.2  

Airlines

    0.2  

Forest Products & Paper

    0.2  

Mining

    0.1  

Building Materials

    0.1  

Lodging

    0.1

Electronics

    0.1  

Oil & Gas Services

    0.1  

Semiconductors

    0.0

Internet

    0.0

Iron/Steel

    0.0

Water

    0.0

Environmental Control

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    106.0  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (6.0
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     73  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

as of July 31, 2020

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $52,304,480)

   $ 56,419,411  

Affiliated investments (cost $5,017,604)

     5,017,604  

Receivable for investments sold

     4,696,858  

Dividends and interest receivable

     312,936  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     190,465  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     97  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     66,637,371  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     8,485,509  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     100,486  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     68,807  

Management fee payable

     12,647  

Dividends payable

     6,381  

Trustees’ fees payable

     910  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     55  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     8,674,795  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 57,962,576  
  

 

 

 

 

    

        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 5,362  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     53,673,689  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     4,283,525  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, July 31, 2020

   $ 57,962,576  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($57,962,576 ÷ 5,362,279 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.81  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2020

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       

Income

 

Interest income

  $ 1,267,941  

Affiliated dividend income

    23,815  

Affiliated income from securities lending, net

    4  
 

 

 

 

Total income

    1,291,760  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    135,519  

Custodian and accounting fees

    83,864  

Audit fee

    56,106  

Legal fees and expenses

    20,864  

Shareholders’ reports

    12,840  

Trustees’ fees

    11,150  

SEC registration fees

    655  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $369)

    446  

Registration fees

    250  

Miscellaneous

    14,689  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    336,383  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (85,240
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    251,143  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    1,040,617  
 

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

       

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    895,916  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    2,688,469  
 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

    3,584,385  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 4,625,002  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     75  


PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
July 31,
 
     2020      2019  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,040,617      $ 1,090,153  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     895,916        8,601  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     2,688,469        2,207,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     4,625,002        3,305,911  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

     

Distributions from distributable earnings

     

Class R6

     (1,252,954      (1,203,449
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     20,298,716        10,866,757  

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

     1,246,574        1,203,448  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (13,859,437      (5,859,806
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     7,685,853        6,210,399  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     11,057,901        8,312,861  

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     46,904,675        38,591,814  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 57,962,576      $ 46,904,675  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

76  


PGIM TIPS Fund

Schedule of Investments

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.6%

         

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

         

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.125%       04/15/21        806     $             811,195  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.125       01/15/22        476       484,002  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.125       04/15/22        543       553,279  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.125       01/15/23        6,898       7,112,939  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.125       10/15/24        1,999       2,121,118  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.125       07/15/26        21       23,174  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.125       01/15/30        1,804       2,001,476  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.250       01/15/25        5,992       6,391,192  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.250       07/15/29        5       5,617  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.375       01/15/27        2,754       3,029,510  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.375       07/15/27        424       471,492  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.500       01/15/28        2,089       2,341,287  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.625       04/15/23        1,486       1,557,186  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.625       01/15/24        2,038       2,167,112  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.625       01/15/26        3,707       4,081,835  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.625       02/15/43        786       985,868  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.750       02/15/42        386       492,569  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.750       02/15/45        425       554,245  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.875       01/15/29        5,696       6,645,377  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     0.875       02/15/47        1,545       2,113,640  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     1.000       02/15/46        633       877,226  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     1.000       02/15/48        1,102       1,564,376  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     1.000       02/15/49        25       36,611  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     1.125       01/15/21        298       301,291  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     2.125       02/15/40        658       1,021,818  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     2.125       02/15/41        316       498,048  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, TIPS

     3.375       04/15/32        188       286,807  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

         

(cost $45,164,713)

            48,530,290  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     77  


PGIM TIPS Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description              Shares     Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    1.6%

          

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

          

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund

          

(cost $776,742)(w)

           776,742     $ 776,742  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    101.2%

          

(cost $45,941,455)

             49,307,032  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (1.2)%

             (571,467
          

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

           $       48,735,565  
          

 

 

 

 

See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report.

#

Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

(w)

PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond 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 July 31, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

     

Assets

     

U.S. Treasury Obligations

  $     $ 48,530,290       $—    

Affiliated Mutual Fund

    776,742              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 776,742     $ 48,530,290       $—    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

78  


PGIM TIPS Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

Sector Allocations:

The sector allocations of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of July 31, 2020 were as follows (unaudited):

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    99.6

Affiliated Mutual Fund

    1.6  
 

 

 

 
    101.2  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (1.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

    

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     79  


PGIM TIPS Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

as of July 31, 2020

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $45,164,713)

   $ 48,530,290  

Affiliated investments (cost $776,742)

     776,742  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,221,832  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     205,246  

Interest receivable

     41,747  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     14  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     50,775,871  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     1,875,274  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     102,932  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     60,372  

Trustees’ fees payable

     904  

Management fee payable

     776  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     48  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     2,040,306  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 48,735,565  
  

 

 

 

 

    

        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 4,566  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     45,241,007  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     3,489,992  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, July 31, 2020

   $ 48,735,565  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

($48,735,565 ÷ 4,566,413 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.67  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

80  


PGIM TIPS Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2020

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

           

Income

   

Interest income

  $ 200,091    

Affiliated dividend income

    3,140    
 

 

 

   

Total income

    203,231    
 

 

 

   

Expenses

   

Management fee

    89,241    

Custodian and accounting fees

    53,053    

Audit fee

    32,643    

Legal fees and expenses

    20,328    

Trustees’ fees

    11,010    

Shareholders’ reports

    5,360    

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $344)

    432    

SEC registration fees

    300    

Registration fees

    249    

Miscellaneous

    14,657    
 

 

 

   

Total expenses

    227,273    

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (71,099  
 

 

 

   

Net expenses

    156,174    
 

 

 

   

Net investment income (loss)

    47,057    
 

 

 

   

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

           

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1,120,200    
 

 

 

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments

    2,502,437    

Foreign currencies

    (546  
 

 

 

   
    2,501,891    
 

 

 

   

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    3,622,091    
 

 

 

   

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 3,669,148    
 

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     81  


PGIM TIPS Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Year Ended

July 31,

 
    2020     2019  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 47,057     $ 659,127  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1,120,200       (60,741

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

    2,501,891       1,221,106  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    3,669,148       1,819,492  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

   

Distributions from distributable earnings

   

Class R6

    (550,849     (827,770
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    34,833,583       19,881,418  

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

    550,849       827,771  

Cost of shares reacquired

    (25,704,948     (9,455,747
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    9,679,484       11,253,442  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    12,797,783       12,245,164  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    35,937,782       23,692,618  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 48,735,565     $ 35,937,782  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

82  


PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description           Shares     Value  

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.4%

   

UNAFFILIATED FUND    25.8%

   

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management(bb)
(cost $9,937,055)

    9,937,055     $ 9,937,055  
       

 

 

 
 

Interest

Rate

 

Maturity

Date

   

Principal

Amount

(000)#

 

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS(n)    72.6%

   

U.S. Treasury Bills

  0.036%   09/17/20     11,400       11,398,735  

U.S. Treasury Bills

  0.131   03/25/21     9,000       8,993,931  

U.S. Treasury Bills

  0.151   09/17/20     3,600       3,599,601  

U.S. Treasury Bills

  0.172(bb)(k)   03/25/21     4,000       3,997,303  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $27,986,556)

      27,989,570  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    98.4%
(cost $37,923,611)

      37,926,625  

Other assets in excess of liabilities(z)    1.6%

      626,092  
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

    $ 38,552,717  
       

 

 

 

 

See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report.

#

Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

(bb)

Represents security held in the Cayman Subsidiary.

(k)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date.

(z)

Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Consolidated Schedule of Investments:

Commodity Futures contracts outstanding at July 31, 2020(1):

 

Number

of

Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions:

     

43

  Brent Crude     Nov. 2020     $ 1,885,550     $ 34,570  

7

  Coffee ’C’     Sep. 2020       312,244       53,605  

43

  Copper     Sep. 2020       3,083,100       247,345  

86

  Corn     Sep. 2020       1,358,800       (106,793

13

  Cotton No. 2     Dec. 2020       407,290       17,289  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     83  


PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

Commodity Futures contracts outstanding at July 31, 2020(1) (continued):

 

Number

of

Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions (cont’d):

     

28

  Gasoline RBOB     Sep. 2020     $ 1,377,214     $ (39,735

32

  Gold 100 OZ     Dec. 2020       6,354,880       498,003  

26

  Hard Red Winter Wheat     Sep. 2020       575,250       (33,188

23

  Lean Hogs     Oct. 2020       456,550       (3,808

38

  Live Cattle     Oct. 2020       1,639,700       60,838  

15

  LME Nickel     Sep. 2020       1,238,715       74,403  

53

  LME PRI Aluminum     Sep. 2020       2,248,194       98,621  

33

  LME Zinc     Sep. 2020       1,909,875       236,541  

17

  Low Sulphur Gas Oil     Sep. 2020       624,750       21,969  

127

  Natural Gas     Sep. 2020       2,284,730       (117,854

30

  No. 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat     Sep. 2020       796,875       13,620  

4

  NY Harbor ULSD     Sep. 2020       205,632       2,714  

21

  Silver     Sep. 2020       2,542,680       616,313  

64

  Soybean     Nov. 2020       2,856,000       38,822  

46

  Soybean Meal     Dec. 2020       1,367,580       (3,463

84

  Soybean Oil     Dec. 2020       1,550,304       88,408  

110

  Sugar #11 (World)     Oct. 2020       1,557,248       57,579  

48

  WTI Crude     Sep. 2020       1,932,960       330,603  
       

 

 

 
          2,186,402  
       

 

 

 

Short Position:

 

   

13

  LME PRI Aluminum     Sep. 2020       551,444       (8,756
       

 

 

 
        $ 2,177,646  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Represents positions held in the Cayman Subsidiary.

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

  Cash and/or Foreign Currency   Securities Market Value

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    $ 400,808     $ 3,997,303
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

84  


PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

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 July 31, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

     

Assets

     

Unaffiliated Fund

  $ 9,937,055     $       $—  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          27,989,570        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,937,055       $27,989,570       $—  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

     

Assets

     

Commodity Futures Contracts.

  $ 2,491,243     $       $—  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Commodity Futures Contracts.

  $ (313,597 )    $       $—  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

Sector Allocation:

The sector allocation of portfolio holdings and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of July 31, 2020 were as follows (unaudited):

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    72.6

Unaffiliated Fund

    25.8  
 

 

 

 
    98.4  

Other assets in excess of liabilities

    1.6  
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

    

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     85  


PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

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

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is commodity contracts risk. See the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Consolidated Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

Fair values of derivative instruments as of July 31, 2020 as presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location

  Fair
Value
   

Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location

  Fair
Value
 

Commodity contracts

  Due from/to broker-variation margin futures   $ 2,491,243   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures   $ 313,597
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended July 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

  Futures  

Commodity contracts

  $ (5,607,441
 

 

 

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  Futures  

Commodity contracts

  $ 2,327,900  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

86  


PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Futures

Contracts—

Long

Positions(1)

  

Futures

Contracts—

Short

Positions(1)

$28,154,020  

   $866,614

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     87  


PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities

as of July 31, 2020

 

Assets

       

Unaffiliated investments (cost $37,923,611)

  $ 37,926,625  

Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

    400,808  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

    224,745  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    94,707  

Dividends and interest receivable

    490  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    38,647,375  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Audit fee payable

    28,563  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

    21,678  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

    16,463  

Management fee payable

    12,471  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    9,722  

Shareholders’ reports payable

    4,784  

Trustees’ fees payable

    904  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

    73  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    94,658  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 38,552,717  
 

 

 

 
         

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

  $ 4,621  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

    43,316,461  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    (4,768,365
 

 

 

 

Net assets, July 31, 2020

  $ 38,552,717  
 

 

 

 

Class R6

       
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($38,552,717 ÷ 4,620,654 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)
  $ 8.34  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

88  


PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2020

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       

Income

 

Interest income

  $ 146,590  

Unaffiliated dividend income

    127,397  
 

 

 

 

Total income

    273,987  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    130,565  

Custodian and accounting fees

    48,549  

Audit fee

    28,563  

Legal fees and expenses

    23,331  

Trustees’ fees

    10,920  

Shareholders’ reports

    6,430  

SEC registration fees

    2,500  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $473)

    582  

Registration fees

    250  

Miscellaneous

    13,171  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    264,861  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (38,395
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    226,466  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    47,521  
 

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investment transactions

    (3,601

Futures transactions

    (5,607,441
 

 

 

 
    (5,611,042
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

    921  

Futures

    2,327,900  
 

 

 

 
    2,328,821  
 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (3,282,221
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ (3,234,700
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     89  


PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Year Ended
July 31,
 
    2020     2019  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 47,521     $ 278,497  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (5,611,042     (1,398,891

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    2,328,821       (60,806
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (3,234,700     (1,181,200
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

   

Distributions from distributable earnings

   

Class R6

    (227,598     (530,351
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

   

Class R6

    (6,154      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    30,076,283       6,829,897  

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

    233,752       530,351  

Cost of shares reacquired

    (9,411,703     (2,712,985
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    20,898,332       4,647,263  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    17,429,880       2,935,712  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    21,122,837       18,187,125  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 38,552,717     $ 21,122,837  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    102.0%

     

COMMON STOCKS    99.9%

     

Aerospace & Defense    1.1%

                 

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     1,550      $ 138,136  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     580        100,752  
     

 

 

 
        238,888  

Auto Components    2.0%

                 

Adient PLC*

     7,310        121,638  

Gentex Corp.

     7,000        188,930  

Lear Corp.

     1,010        111,484  
     

 

 

 
        422,052  

Banks    5.0%

                 

Associated Banc-Corp.

     9,370        120,311  

CIT Group, Inc.

     3,240        61,463  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     1,300        15,405  

FNB Corp.

     18,020        133,528  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

     4,590        87,485  

PacWest Bancorp

     6,500                118,788  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     1,200        66,672  

Signature Bank

     1,600        164,048  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     7,000        141,050  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     4,700        50,995  

Valley National Bancorp

     7,900        59,013  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     300        12,840  
     

 

 

 
        1,031,598  

Biotechnology    1.7%

                 

Exelixis, Inc.*

     8,130        187,722  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     1,470        163,861  
     

 

 

 
        351,583  

Building Products    0.9%

                 

Owens Corning

     390        23,583  

Trex Co., Inc.*

     540        75,238  

UFP Industries, Inc.

     1,470        85,584  
     

 

 

 
        184,405  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     91  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Capital Markets    3.6%

                 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     1,480      $ 101,809  

Evercore, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,000        55,300  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

     4,600        121,256  

Janus Henderson Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     6,760        141,217  

SEI Investments Co.

     3,400        177,922  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     3,000        145,440  
     

 

 

 
        742,944  

Chemicals    3.3%

                 

Avient Corp.

     5,230        124,997  

Cabot Corp.

     1,930        70,406  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     2,100        98,448  

NewMarket Corp.

     270        101,199  

RPM International, Inc.

     400        32,636  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

     760        120,513  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     2,500                130,525  
     

 

 

 
        678,724  

Commercial Services & Supplies    1.1%

                 

Deluxe Corp.

     5,560        156,959  

Herman Miller, Inc.

     900        21,087  

HNI Corp.

     510        15,147  

Matthews International Corp. (Class A Stock)

     800        17,280  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     140        12,411  
     

 

 

 
        222,884  

Communications Equipment    2.1%

                 

Ciena Corp.*

     3,890        231,494  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*

     1,200        111,396  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

     4,030        102,604  
     

 

 

 
        445,494  

Construction & Engineering    1.9%

                 

AECOM*

     4,210        152,360  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     2,350        160,975  

MasTec, Inc.*

     330        13,127  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Construction & Engineering (cont’d.)

                 

Quanta Services, Inc.

     200      $ 7,994  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     470        56,964  
     

 

 

 
        391,420  

Consumer Finance    0.7%

                 

Navient Corp.

     3,360        26,745  

SLM Corp.

     19,040        128,901  
     

 

 

 
        155,646  

Containers & Packaging    0.9%

                 

Greif, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     2,060        71,667  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     3,000        114,750  
     

 

 

 
        186,417  

Distributors    0.5%

                 

Pool Corp.

     310        98,177  

Diversified Consumer Services    1.7%

                 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     3,790        130,149  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     1,710                151,745  

Service Corp. International

     600        26,016  

Strategic Education, Inc.

     440        55,532  
     

 

 

 
        363,442  

Electric Utilities    1.2%

                 

NRG Energy, Inc.

     2,800        94,668  

OGE Energy Corp.

     4,860        159,894  
     

 

 

 
        254,562  

Electrical Equipment    2.1%

                 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     1,610        159,551  

Hubbell, Inc.

     1,070        144,418  

nVent Electric PLC

     7,500        136,200  
     

 

 

 
        440,169  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    2.9%

                 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     2,510        179,766  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     93  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (cont’d.)

                 

Belden, Inc.

     870      $ 27,492  

Cognex Corp.

     500        33,435  

Jabil, Inc.

     4,950                172,557  

National Instruments Corp.

     800        28,400  

SYNNEX Corp.

     1,370        170,894  
     

 

 

 
        612,544  

Energy Equipment & Services    0.4%

                 

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

     10,100        81,103  

Entertainment    0.4%

                 

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

     640        7,571  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,800        83,898  
     

 

 

 
        91,469  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    8.4%

                 

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     11,900        136,969  

Camden Property Trust

     2,000        181,620  

CoreCivic, Inc.

     12,970        115,563  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     2,840        75,203  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     1,500        46,080  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     5,740        167,264  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

     2,955        107,000  

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

     10,900        115,867  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     4,190        160,645  

Lamar Advertising Co. (Class A Stock)

     1,700        111,741  

Life Storage, Inc.

     330        32,383  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     3,440        69,247  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     3,140        101,673  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     5,130        75,616  

Service Properties Trust

     12,480        83,616  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     4,000        137,840  

Weingarten Realty Investors

     1,830        31,220  
     

 

 

 
        1,749,547  

Food & Staples Retailing    1.5%

                 

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

     4,100        164,205  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

     5,200        137,176  
     

 

 

 
        301,381  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

94  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Food Products    2.2%

                 

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     5,390      $ 150,543  

Ingredion, Inc.

     2,090        180,785  

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     100        8,817  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

     7,200                110,520  
     

 

 

 
        450,665  

Gas Utilities    1.6%

                 

National Fuel Gas Co.

     2,900        117,653  

ONE Gas, Inc.

     360        27,252  

UGI Corp.

     5,820        194,039  
     

 

 

 
        338,944  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies    4.3%

                 

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

     1,540        149,719  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     760        139,635  

Masimo Corp.*

     880        193,706  

Quidel Corp.*

     930        262,697  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     590        158,633  
     

 

 

 
        904,390  

Health Care Providers & Services    2.4%

                 

Chemed Corp.

     270        132,891  

Encompass Health Corp.

     200        13,616  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     1,330        245,651  

Universal Health Services, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     990        108,801  
     

 

 

 
        500,959  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    2.6%

                 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     400        44,188  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     200        15,180  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     300        115,983  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

     1,500        103,095  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     800        75,736  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     200        11,238  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

     3,190        84,854  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     2,060        90,970  
     

 

 

 
        541,244  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     95  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Household Durables    0.8%

                 

PulteGroup, Inc.

     2,100      $ 91,560  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*

     2,340        54,873  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*

     200        16,190  
     

 

 

 
                162,623  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers    0.8%

                 

AES Corp. (The)

     6,500        98,995  

Vistra Corp.

     3,100        57,846  
     

 

 

 
        156,841  

Insurance    3.9%

                 

Alleghany Corp.

     270        141,027  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     2,670        162,256  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

     3,100        87,854  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     1,400        21,140  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     1,590        161,989  

Lincoln National Corp.

     300        11,181  

Mercury General Corp.

     600        25,746  

Old Republic International Corp.

     9,790        157,325  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     440        37,510  
     

 

 

 
        806,028  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail    2.0%

                 

Etsy, Inc.*

     2,360        279,377  

Stamps.com, Inc.*

     500        130,140  
     

 

 

 
        409,517  

IT Services    2.6%

                 

CACI International, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     820        170,413  

KBR, Inc.

     3,310        73,614  

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     700        51,947  

Perspecta, Inc.

     6,420        137,388  

Science Applications International Corp.

     1,430        114,371  
     

 

 

 
        547,733  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Leisure Products    1.0%

                 

Brunswick Corp.

     2,940      $ 196,921  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.*

     600        14,334  
     

 

 

 
                211,255  

Life Sciences Tools & Services    2.8%

                 

Bio-Techne Corp.

     850        233,886  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     750        149,243  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     1,890        201,398  
     

 

 

 
        584,527  

Machinery    5.0%

                 

AGCO Corp.

     2,580        169,325  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

     2,800        104,608  

Crane Co.

     1,980        112,009  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     3,800        183,692  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC*

     1,490        15,705  

Graco, Inc.

     310        16,504  

ITT, Inc.

     1,340        77,358  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     500        45,195  

Nordson Corp.

     460        89,070  

Oshkosh Corp.

     2,310        181,843  

Timken Co. (The)

     1,200        54,792  
     

 

 

 
        1,050,101  

Media    0.6%

                 

AMC Networks, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     700        16,170  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     500        43,825  

TEGNA, Inc.

     4,900        57,722  
     

 

 

 
        117,717  

Metals & Mining    2.7%

                 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     1,330        130,686  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     1,620        226,686  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     6,480        177,617  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     500        18,710  
     

 

 

 
        553,699  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     97  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.7%

                 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     8,300      $ 61,503  

Ladder Capital Corp.

     17        132  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

     5,400        80,730  
     

 

 

 
                142,365  

Multiline Retail    0.0%

                 

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

     80        8,408  

Multi-Utilities    0.7%

                 

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     7,360        154,413  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    0.9%

                 

Cimarex Energy Co.

     3,600        88,056  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     4,020        94,591  
     

 

 

 
        182,647  

Personal Products    0.8%

                 

Edgewell Personal Care Co.*

     1,890        56,492  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     2,530        113,471  
     

 

 

 
        169,963  

Pharmaceuticals    0.9%

                 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

     520        56,290  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

     3,400        126,446  
     

 

 

 
        182,736  

Professional Services    1.3%

                 

ASGN, Inc.*

     2,200        150,612  

CoreLogic, Inc.

     800        54,528  

Kforce, Inc.

     220        6,345  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     900        61,911  
     

 

 

 
        273,396  

Real Estate Management & Development    0.6%

                 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     1,320        130,561  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

98  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Road & Rail    1.3%

                 

Landstar System, Inc.

     1,050      $ 127,869  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     3,000        131,955  
     

 

 

 
        259,824  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    5.2%

                 

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

     370        55,766  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

     2,300        157,619  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     280        35,683  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     840                222,608  

Semtech Corp.*

     2,800        156,044  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*

     370        64,787  

Synaptics, Inc.*

     2,080        166,442  

Teradyne, Inc.

     1,690        150,342  

Universal Display Corp.

     430        75,014  
     

 

 

 
        1,084,305  

Software    4.3%

                 

CDK Global, Inc.

     3,570        162,292  

J2 Global, Inc.*

     2,380        134,993  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     2,110        202,117  

PTC, Inc.*

     2,530        216,467  

Qualys, Inc.*

     750        92,610  

Teradata Corp.*

     3,790        79,590  
     

 

 

 
        888,069  

Specialty Retail    2.6%

                 

AutoNation, Inc.*

     3,040        156,074  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     350        10,286  

Murphy USA, Inc.*

     1,220        161,540  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

     2,600        30,186  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     2,180        189,922  
     

 

 

 
        548,008  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals    0.2%

                 

NCR Corp.*

     2,140        39,440  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    1.0%

                 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     960        200,880  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     99  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Trading Companies & Distributors    0.6%

                 

GMS, Inc.*

     870      $ 20,384  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,400        92,414  

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

     800        14,136  
     

 

 

 
        126,934  

Wireless Telecommunication Services    0.1%

                 

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     1,110        21,556  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $19,635,313)

        20,794,197  
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND    2.1%

     

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
(cost $417,762)

     2,380        442,514  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $20,053,075)

        21,236,711  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    0.2%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund
(cost $43,980)(w)

     43,980        43,980  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    102.2%
(cost $20,097,055)

        21,280,691  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (2.2)%

        (466,503
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS 100.0%

      $     20,814,188  
     

 

 

 

 

See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report.

*

Non-income producing security.

(w)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

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 July 31, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

       

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 238,888        $—       $—  

Auto Components

     422,052                       

Banks

     1,031,598                  —  

Biotechnology

     351,583            —        

Building Products

     184,405               

Capital Markets

     742,944               

Chemicals

     678,724               

Commercial Services & Supplies

     222,884               

Communications Equipment

     445,494               

Construction & Engineering

     391,420               

Consumer Finance

     155,646               

Containers & Packaging

     186,417               

Distributors

     98,177               

Diversified Consumer Services

     363,442               

Electric Utilities

     254,562               

Electrical Equipment

     440,169               

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     612,544               

Energy Equipment & Services

     81,103               

Entertainment

     91,469               

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1,749,547               

Food & Staples Retailing

     301,381               

Food Products

     450,665               

Gas Utilities

     338,944               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     904,390               

Health Care Providers & Services

     500,959               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     541,244               

Household Durables

     162,623               

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     156,841               

Insurance

     806,028               

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     409,517               

IT Services

     547,733               

Leisure Products

     211,255               

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     584,527               

Machinery

     1,050,101               

Media

     117,717               

Metals & Mining

     553,699               

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     142,365               

Multiline Retail

     8,408               

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

       

Assets (continued)

       

Common Stocks (continued)

       

Multi-Utilities

   $ 154,413        $—       $—  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     182,647                       

Personal Products

     169,963            —           —  

Pharmaceuticals

     182,736               

Professional Services

     273,396               

Real Estate Management & Development

     130,561               

Road & Rail

     259,824               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1,084,305               

Software

     888,069               

Specialty Retail

     548,008               

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     39,440               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     200,880               

Trading Companies & Distributors

     126,934               

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     21,556               

Exchange-Traded Fund

     442,514               

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     43,980               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 21,280,691        $—       $—  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of July 31, 2020 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    8.4

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    5.2  

Machinery

    5.0  

Banks

    5.0  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    4.3  

Software

    4.3  

Insurance

    3.9  

Capital Markets

    3.6  

Chemicals

    3.3  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    2.9  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    2.8  

Metals & Mining

    2.7  

Specialty Retail

    2.6  

IT Services

    2.6  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.6  

Health Care Providers & Services

    2.4  

Food Products

    2.2  

Communications Equipment

    2.1  

Exchange-Traded Fund

    2.1

Electrical Equipment

    2.1  

Auto Components

    2.0  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    2.0  

Construction & Engineering

    1.9  

Diversified Consumer Services

    1.7  

Biotechnology

    1.7  

Gas Utilities

    1.6  

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.5  

Professional Services

    1.3  

Road & Rail

    1.3  

Electric Utilities

    1.2  

Aerospace & Defense

    1.1  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    1.1  

Leisure Products

    1.0  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    1.0  

Containers & Packaging

    0.9  

Building Products

    0.9  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

Industry Classification (continued):

 

Pharmaceuticals

    0.9

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    0.9  

Personal Products

    0.8  

Household Durables

    0.8  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    0.8  

Consumer Finance

    0.7  

Multi-Utilities

    0.7  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.7  

Real Estate Management & Development

    0.6  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.6  

Media

    0.6  

Distributors

    0.5  

Entertainment

    0.4  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.4

Affiliated Mutual Fund

    0.2  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    0.2  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    0.1  

Multiline Retail

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    102.2  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (2.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     103  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

as of July 31, 2020

 

Assets

 

Investments at value:

 

Unaffiliated investments (cost $20,053,075)

  $ 21,236,711  

Affiliated investments (cost $43,980)

    43,980  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    47,591  

Dividends receivable

    9,022  

Due from Manager

    988  
 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    21,338,292  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

    467,285  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    55,851  

Trustees’ fees payable

    900  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

    68  
 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    524,104  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 20,814,188  
 

 

 

 
         

Net assets were comprised of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

  $ 2,141  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

    21,881,886  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    (1,069,839
 

 

 

 

Net assets, July 31, 2020

  $ 20,814,188  
 

 

 

 

Class R6

       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

($20,814,188 ÷ 2,141,007 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

  $ 9.72  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2020

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       

Income

 

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $4 foreign withholding tax)

  $ 312,579  

Affiliated dividend income

    1,978  

Affiliated income from securities lending, net

    31  
 

 

 

 

Total income

    314,588  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    84,137  

Custodian and accounting fees

    56,144  

Audit fee

    24,482  

Legal fees and expenses

    18,515  

Trustees’ fees

    10,890  

Shareholders’ reports

    10,209  

Fund data services

    5,713  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $456)

    589  

SEC registration fees

    542  

Registration fees

    250  

Miscellaneous

    10,483  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    221,954  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (78,547
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    143,407  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    171,181  
 

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

       

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions (including affiliated of $(5))

    (1,792,623

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    353,492  
 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (1,439,131
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ (1,267,950
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     105  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Year Ended

July 31,

 
    2020     2019  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 171,181     $ 139,006  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (1,792,623     (295,271

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    353,492       (115,107
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,267,950     (271,372
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

   

Distributions from distributable earnings

   

Class R6

    (170,308     (771,564
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    14,514,549       5,930,832  

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

    170,308       771,564  

Cost of shares reacquired

    (7,792,793     (2,480,643
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    6,892,064       4,221,753  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    5,453,806       3,178,817  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    15,360,382       12,181,565  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 20,814,188     $ 15,360,382  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    96.2%

     

COMMON STOCKS    92.5%

     

Aerospace & Defense    1.5%

                 

AAR Corp.

     43      $ 740  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*

     130        5,363  

AeroVironment, Inc.*

     54        4,134  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

     130        10,807  

Boeing Co. (The)

     1,047        165,426  

Cubic Corp.

     50        2,100  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     78        6,951  

General Dynamics Corp.

     453        66,473  

Hexcel Corp.

     150        5,595  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     740        10,937  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     80        13,897  

Kaman Corp.

     46        1,817  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     423        71,204  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     487        184,558  

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

     110        8,517  

Moog, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     58        3,116  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

     8        683  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     303        98,478  

Park Aerospace Corp.

     23        248  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     2,889        163,749  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

     74        22,696  

Textron, Inc.

     450        15,723  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     102        44,021  

Triumph Group, Inc.

     40        271  
     

 

 

 
            907,504  

Air Freight & Logistics    0.6%

                 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     70        3,646  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     266        24,930  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     20        501  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     330        27,888  

FedEx Corp.

     475        79,990  

Forward Air Corp.

     70        3,639  

Hub Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     60        3,174  

United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     1,390        198,436  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

     180        13,504  
     

 

 

 
        355,708  

Airlines    0.2%

                 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     253        8,713  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     107  


PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Airlines (cont’d.)

                 

Allegiant Travel Co.

     23      $ 2,577  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     956        10,631  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     1,100        27,467  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

     70        832  

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

     470        4,860  

SkyWest, Inc.

     80        2,105  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     1,040        32,125  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

     490        15,376  
     

 

 

 
        104,686  

Auto Components    0.2%

                 

Adient PLC*

     120        1,997  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     120        847  

Aptiv PLC

     520        40,430  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     400        14,640  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     113        3,510  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*

     28        300  

Dana, Inc.

     210        2,400  

Delphi Technologies PLC*

     113        1,694  

Dorman Products, Inc.*

     70        5,722  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.*

     80        7,120  

Garrett Motion, Inc. (Switzerland)*

     99        582  

Gentex Corp.

     490        13,225  

Gentherm, Inc.*

     80        3,102  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     340        3,063  

LCI Industries

     47        5,913  

Lear Corp.

     120        13,246  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

     20        333  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     28        1,273  

Visteon Corp.*

     60        4,357  
     

 

 

 
            123,754  

Automobiles    0.2%

                 

Ford Motor Co.

     7,580        50,104  

General Motors Co.

     2,440        60,731  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     310        8,069  

Thor Industries, Inc.

     114        12,995  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

     80        4,833  
     

 

 

 
        136,732  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Banks    3.4%

                 

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     30      $ 732  

Ameris Bancorp

     106        2,446  

Associated Banc-Corp.

     221        2,838  

Banc of California, Inc.

     30        322  

BancFirst Corp.

     30        1,307  

BancorpSouth Bank

     160        3,349  

Bank of America Corp.

     15,256        379,569  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

     80        4,530  

Bank OZK

     200        4,810  

Banner Corp.

     50        1,771  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     55        548  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     70        412  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     63        604  

Cadence BanCorp

     200        1,562  

Cathay General Bancorp

     120        2,902  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     20        311  

CIT Group, Inc.

     155        2,940  

Citigroup, Inc.

     4,080            204,041  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     826        20,493  

City Holding Co.

     40        2,498  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     115        3,327  

Comerica, Inc.

     287        11,055  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     207        11,853  

Community Bank System, Inc.

     94        5,286  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     130        9,368  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     20        237  

CVB Financial Corp.

     170        3,072  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     30        352  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     50        1,504  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     250        8,665  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     1,378        27,367  

First BanCorp. (Puerto Rico)

     300        1,632  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     100        787  

First Financial Bancorp

     165        2,296  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

     280        8,377  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

     250        4,345  

First Horizon National Corp.

     1,070        9,919  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     130        1,577  

First Republic Bank

     338        38,018  

FNB Corp.

     470        3,483  

Franklin Financial Network, Inc.

     30        792  

Fulton Financial Corp.

     250        2,425  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     109  


PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Banks (cont’d.)

                 

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

     183      $ 6,462  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     86        1,118  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

     142        2,706  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     20        185  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     35        662  

Home BancShares, Inc.

     220        3,593  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     170        1,433  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     1,970        18,262  

Independent Bank Corp.

     55        3,549  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     60        2,636  

International Bancshares Corp.

     80        2,434  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     5,963            576,264  

KeyCorp

     1,890        22,699  

M&T Bank Corp.

     257        27,229  

National Bank Holdings Corp. (Class A Stock)

     53        1,472  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

     83        2,472  

OFG Bancorp (Puerto Rico)

     40        523  

Old National Bancorp

     230        3,218  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     88        1,849  

PacWest Bancorp

     190        3,472  

Park National Corp.

     30        2,573  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     830        8,956  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     120        4,754  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     829        88,429  

Preferred Bank

     20        745  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     196        10,890  

Regions Financial Corp.

     1,850        20,091  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     56        1,204  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida*

     60        1,133  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

     80        2,927  

Signature Bank

     110        11,278  

Simmons First National Corp. (Class A Stock)

     150        2,488  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

     61        1,690  

Sterling Bancorp

     315        3,544  

SVB Financial Group*

     104        23,324  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     240        4,836  

TCF Financial Corp.

     261        7,175  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     80        2,658  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

     20        1,291  

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.*

     30        786  

Truist Financial Corp.

     2,615        97,958  

Trustmark Corp.

     90        2,027  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Banks (cont’d.)

                 

U.S. Bancorp

     2,664      $ 98,142  

UMB Financial Corp.

     86        4,283  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     310        3,363  

United Bankshares, Inc.

     212        5,580  

United Community Banks, Inc.

     100        1,793  

Valley National Bancorp

     578        4,318  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     49        819  

Webster Financial Corp.

     140        3,818  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     7,251        175,909  

Westamerica BanCorp

     70        4,225  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     130        5,564  

Zions Bancorp NA

     294        9,546  
     

 

 

 
            2,094,077  

Beverages    1.5%

                 

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) (Class A Stock)*

     20        16,209  

Brown-Forman Corp. (Class B Stock)

     367        25,448  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     7,550        356,662  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

     12        2,755  

Constellation Brands, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     328        58,449  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

     17        616  

Molson Coors Beverage Co. (Class B Stock)

     380        14,258  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     728        57,133  

National Beverage Corp.*

     20        1,283  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     2,721        374,573  
     

 

 

 
        907,386  

Biotechnology    2.1%

                 

AbbVie, Inc.

     3,444        326,870  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     434        44,481  

Amgen, Inc.

     1,152        281,860  

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*

     22        801  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     210        9,045  

Biogen, Inc.*

     322        88,450  

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*

     100        1,759  

Cytokinetics, Inc.*

     120        2,594  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     18        835  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

     100        11,124  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     26        1,192  

Exelixis, Inc.*

     590        13,623  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Biotechnology (cont’d.)

                 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     2,454      $ 170,627  

Incyte Corp.*

     360        35,554  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     31        3,632  

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     240        7,078  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

     90        1,086  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     201        127,046  

REGENXBIO, Inc.*

     50        1,655  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     95        284  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     100        11,147  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     70        706  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     510        138,720  

Xencor, Inc.*

     70        2,106  
     

 

 

 
            1,282,275  

Building Products    0.5%

                 

A.O. Smith Corp.

     260            12,516  

AAON, Inc.

     83        4,918  

Allegion PLC

     196        19,494  

American Woodmark Corp.*

     40        3,225  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     36        777  

Carrier Global Corp.

     1,580        43,039  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     280        21,420  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     59        3,051  

Griffon Corp.

     25        572  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     10        186  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     1,440        55,411  

Lennox International, Inc.

     77        20,647  

Masco Corp.

     510        29,152  

Owens Corning

     210        12,699  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

     60        3,837  

PGT Innovations, Inc.*

     50        854  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     30        422  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

     182        2,417  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     80        7,725  

Trane Technologies PLC

     466        52,131  

Trex Co., Inc.*

     114        15,884  

UFP Industries, Inc.

     120        6,986  
     

 

 

 
        317,363  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Capital Markets    2.4%

                 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     113      $ 7,773  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     246        37,793  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     1,568        56,213  

BlackRock, Inc.

     303        174,228  

Blucora, Inc.*

     60        707  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

     80        1,075  

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (Class A Stock)*^

     60         

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     226        19,820  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     2,228        73,858  

CME Group, Inc.

     703        116,825  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     20        173  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

     435        22,085  

Eaton Vance Corp.

     240        8,674  

Evercore, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     90        4,977  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     77        26,665  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

     140        3,690  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     530        11,156  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     613        121,349  

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

     20        240  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     145        7,192  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     1,084            104,910  

Invesco Ltd.

     600        6,024  

Janus Henderson Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     248        5,181  

Legg Mason, Inc.

     180        8,998  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     76        39,269  

Moody’s Corp.

     317        89,172  

Morgan Stanley

     2,330        113,890  

MSCI, Inc.

     169        63,541  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     238        31,252  

Northern Trust Corp.

     405        31,732  

Piper Sandler Cos.

     26        1,610  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     246        17,092  

S&P Global, Inc.

     471        164,968  

SEI Investments Co.

     240        12,559  

State Street Corp.

     690        44,015  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     150        7,272  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

     50        2,624  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     450        62,145  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

     14        1,903  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Capital Markets (cont’d.)

                 

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     80      $ 1,167  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

     90        324  
     

 

 

 
            1,504,141  

Chemicals    1.7%

                 

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     24        299  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     440        126,117  

Albemarle Corp.

     211        17,399  

American Vanguard Corp.

     30        404  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

     132        9,963  

Avient Corp.

     137        3,274  

Balchem Corp.

     70        7,018  

Cabot Corp.

     90        3,283  

Celanese Corp.

     230        22,356  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     420        13,159  

Chemours Co. (The)

     258        4,781  

Corteva, Inc.

     1,451        41,441  

Dow, Inc.

     1,441        59,167  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     1,431        76,530  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     270        20,150  

Ecolab, Inc.

     488        91,295  

Ferro Corp.*

     100        1,169  

FMC Corp.

     255        27,043  

FutureFuel Corp.

     30        395  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*

     80        1,826  

Hawkins, Inc.

     10        515  

HB Fuller Co.

     110        4,987  

Ingevity Corp.*

     92        5,380  

Innospec, Inc.

     56        4,209  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     213        26,827  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     20        503  

Kraton Corp.*

     52        684  

Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,028        251,973  

Livent Corp.*

     191        1,198  

LyondellBasell Industries NV (Class A Stock)

     500        31,260  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     54        2,532  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     670        9,025  

NewMarket Corp.

     15        5,622  

Olin Corp.

     240        2,698  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     463        49,842  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     30        5,820  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Chemicals (cont’d.)

                 

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

     60      $ 175  

RPM International, Inc.

     260        21,213  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

     90        14,271  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     100        5,221  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     159        103,019  

Stepan Co.

     48        5,242  

Tredegar Corp.

     20        318  

Trinseo SA

     60        1,302  

Valvoline, Inc.

     292        5,992  
     

 

 

 
            1,086,897  

Commercial Services & Supplies    0.5%

                 

ABM Industries, Inc.

     150        5,385  

Brady Corp. (Class A Stock)

     80        3,678  

Brink’s Co. (The)

     100        4,435  

Cintas Corp.

     166        50,111  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     115        6,854  

Copart, Inc.*

     400        37,300  

Deluxe Corp.

     70        1,976  

Harsco Corp.*

     90        1,436  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     100        2,619  

Herman Miller, Inc.

     96        2,249  

HNI Corp.

     50        1,485  

IAA, Inc.*

     250        10,838  

Interface, Inc.

     60        479  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     210        3,177  

Matthews International Corp. (Class A Stock)

     40        864  

MSA Safety, Inc.

     83        9,838  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     210        701  

Republic Services, Inc.

     410        35,773  

Rollins, Inc.

     290        15,196  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

     30        34  

Stericycle, Inc.*

     196        11,845  

Team, Inc.*

     20        79  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     120        10,638  

UniFirst Corp.

     30        5,594  

US Ecology, Inc.

     30        1,040  

Viad Corp.

     30        434  

Waste Management, Inc.

     757        82,967  
     

 

 

 
        307,025  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Communications Equipment    0.9%

                 

ADTRAN, Inc.

     20      $ 248  

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*

     20        284  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     106        27,536  

CalAmp Corp.*

     30        236  

Ciena Corp.*

     316        18,805  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     8,276        389,800  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     32        525  

Digi International, Inc.*

     30        364  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

     120        546  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     128        17,395  

Harmonic, Inc.*

     50        279  

InterDigital, Inc.

     60        3,601  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     640        16,243  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*

     150        13,925  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     333        46,553  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     50        1,538  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

     100        2,546  

Plantronics, Inc.

     52        1,040  

ViaSat, Inc.*

     95        3,606  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

     360        4,979  
     

 

 

 
            550,049  

Construction & Engineering    0.1%

                 

AECOM*

     324        11,726  

Aegion Corp.*

     20        308  

Arcosa, Inc.

     113        4,771  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     57        2,833  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

     48        2,056  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     100        6,850  

Fluor Corp.

     200        2,038  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     60        1,018  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     260        22,191  

MasTec, Inc.*

     110        4,376  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     20        733  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     250        9,992  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     55        6,666  
     

 

 

 
        75,558  

Construction Materials    0.1%

                 

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     93        7,461  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Construction Materials (cont’d.)

                 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     125      $ 25,898  

U.S. Concrete, Inc.*

     20        496  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     266        31,234  
     

 

 

 
        65,089  

Consumer Finance    0.4%

                 

American Express Co.

     1,286        120,010  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     885        56,463  

Discover Financial Services

     594        29,361  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

     50        1,827  

Enova International, Inc.*

     40        644  

EZCORP, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     40        229  

FirstCash, Inc.

     82        4,726  

Green Dot Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     110        5,576  

LendingTree, Inc.*

     19        6,580  

Navient Corp.

     270        2,149  

PRA Group, Inc.*

     100        3,956  

SLM Corp.

     620        4,197  

Synchrony Financial

     1,040        23,015  

World Acceptance Corp.*

     10        743  
     

 

 

 
            259,476  

Containers & Packaging    0.3%

                 

Amcor PLC

     3,055        31,467  

AptarGroup, Inc.

     130        14,976  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     160        18,134  

Ball Corp.

     640        47,123  

Greif, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     40        1,392  

International Paper Co.

     760        26,440  

Myers Industries, Inc.

     35        527  

O-I Glass, Inc.

     230        2,401  

Packaging Corp. of America

     198        19,032  

Sealed Air Corp.

     310        11,061  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     160        6,120  

Sonoco Products Co.

     200        10,348  

Westrock Co.

     500        13,430  
     

 

 

 
        202,451  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Distributors    0.1%

                 

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

     60      $ 1,591  

Genuine Parts Co.

     282        25,423  

LKQ Corp.*

     590        16,632  

Pool Corp.

     87        27,553  
     

 

 

 
        71,199  

Diversified Consumer Services    0.1%

                 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     90        3,091  

American Public Education, Inc.*

     20        582  

Graham Holdings Co. (Class B Stock)

     12        4,780  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     100        8,874  

H&R Block, Inc.

     310        4,495  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     90        1,296  

Regis Corp.*

     30        230  

Service Corp. International

     360        15,610  

Strategic Education, Inc.

     49        6,184  

WW International, Inc.*

     70        1,805  
     

 

 

 
        46,947  

Diversified Financial Services    1.2%

                 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B Stock)*

     3,805        744,943  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     366        5,929  
     

 

 

 
            750,872  

Diversified Telecommunication Services    1.5%

                 

AT&T, Inc.

     13,892        410,925  

ATN International, Inc.

     20        1,153  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     1,918        18,509  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*

     40        600  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

     90        8,110  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*

     60        438  

Iridium Communications, Inc.*

     190        5,204  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     8,104        465,818  

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

     340        4,063  
     

 

 

 
        914,820  

Electric Utilities    1.7%

                 

ALLETE, Inc.

     100        5,930  

Alliant Energy Corp.

     490        26,386  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Electric Utilities (cont’d.)

                 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     966      $ 83,926  

Duke Energy Corp.

     1,448        122,704  

Edison International

     740        41,196  

Entergy Corp.

     390        41,001  

Evergy, Inc.

     441        28,590  

Eversource Energy

     658        59,266  

Exelon Corp.

     1,892        73,050  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     1,050        30,450  

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

     190        6,889  

IDACORP, Inc.

     100        9,325  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     957        268,630  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     470        15,891  

OGE Energy Corp.

     403        13,259  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     222        18,444  

PNM Resources, Inc.

     140        5,912  

PPL Corp.

     1,494        39,770  

Southern Co. (The)

     2,056        112,278  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     1,020        70,421  
     

 

 

 
            1,073,318  

Electrical Equipment    0.5%

                 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     93        9,216  

AMETEK, Inc.

     450        41,962  

AZZ, Inc.

     30        947  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     778        72,455  

Emerson Electric Co.

     1,160        71,932  

Encore Wire Corp.

     42        2,108  

EnerSys

     95        6,390  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

     120        18,910  

Hubbell, Inc.

     116        15,657  

nVent Electric PLC

     240        4,358  

Powell Industries, Inc.

     10        266  

Regal Beloit Corp.

     90        8,277  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     230        50,172  

Sunrun, Inc.*

     160        5,870  

Vicor Corp.*

     50        4,074  
     

 

 

 
        312,594  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    0.7%

                 

Amphenol Corp. (Class A Stock)

     582        61,552  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (cont’d.)

                 

Arlo Technologies, Inc.*

     99      $ 418  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     150        10,743  

Avnet, Inc.

     180        4,810  

Badger Meter, Inc.

     60        3,756  

Bel Fuse, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     20        244  

Belden, Inc.

     60        1,896  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     50        1,018  

CDW Corp.

     280        32,550  

Cognex Corp.

     340        22,736  

Coherent, Inc.*

     60        8,330  

Corning, Inc.

     1,470        45,570  

CTS Corp.

     40        794  

Daktronics, Inc.

     50        208  

ePlus, Inc.*

     36        2,683  

Fabrinet (Thailand)*

     90        6,537  

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

     40        2,393  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     260        10,832  

II-VI, Inc.*

     187        9,485  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

     60        2,990  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     72        12,889  

Itron, Inc.*

     70        4,869  

Jabil, Inc.

     250        8,715  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     365        36,460  

Knowles Corp.*

     130        1,984  

Littelfuse, Inc.

     51        9,060  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     66        1,861  

MTS Systems Corp.

     40        742  

National Instruments Corp.

     230        8,165  

OSI Systems, Inc.*

     26        1,845  

PC Connection, Inc.

     20        874  

Plexus Corp.*

     57        4,235  

Rogers Corp.*

     52        6,198  

Sanmina Corp.*

     110        3,265  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     40        918  

SYNNEX Corp.

     91        11,351  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     644            57,361  

Trimble, Inc.*

     490        21,810  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     150        1,846  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     220        3,452  

Zebra Technologies Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     108        30,321  
     

 

 

 
        457,766  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Energy Equipment & Services    0.2%

                 

Archrock, Inc.

     110      $ 733  

Baker Hughes Co.

     1,270        19,672  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     10        160  

ChampionX Corp.*

     306        2,910  

Core Laboratories NV

     65        1,386  

DMC Global, Inc.

     20        588  

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

     50        1,665  

Exterran Corp.*

     18        90  

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     20        151  

Halliburton Co.

     1,704        24,418  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     140        587  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     180        3,209  

Matrix Service Co.*

     40        350  

Nabors Industries Ltd.

     8        339  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     750        8,633  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     60        113  

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

     120        674  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     70        314  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     260        1,008  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     85        456  

RPC, Inc.*

     90        267  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     2,693        48,851  

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*

     25        727  

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

     660        5,300  

Transocean Ltd.*

     830        1,693  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.

     80        282  

Valaris PLC (Saudi Arabia)*(a)

     257        101  
     

 

 

 
            124,677  

Entertainment    1.8%

                 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     1,502        124,110  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

     165        1,952  

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     569        80,582  

Glu Mobile, Inc.*

     190        1,794  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

     280        13,107  

Marcus Corp. (The)

     20        276  

Netflix, Inc.*

     863        421,903  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     230        37,724  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Entertainment (cont’d.)

                 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     3,533      $ 413,149  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     80        3,729  
     

 

 

 
            1,098,326  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    3.0%

                 

Acadia Realty Trust

     110        1,324  

Agree Realty Corp.

     110        7,367  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     82        969  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     248        44,032  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     70        1,890  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     280        9,979  

American Tower Corp.

     873        228,193  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. (Class A Stock)

     289        11,219  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     35        337  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     279        42,720  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     284        25,302  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     300        3,249  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     480        5,525  

Camden Property Trust

     196        17,799  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

     130        2,343  

Chatham Lodging Trust

     25        130  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

     60        2,744  

CoreCivic, Inc.

     140        1,247  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     91        11,744  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     180        4,766  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     295        9,062  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     816        136,027  

CyrusOne, Inc.

     230        19,187  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     250        1,155  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     530        85,086  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

     310        1,207  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     330        9,616  

Duke Realty Corp.

     710        28,535  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

     155        3,790  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     92        12,205  

EPR Properties

     130        3,722  

Equinix, Inc.

     173        135,888  

Equity Residential

     684        36,683  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     140        2,254  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     132        29,138  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     249        25,732  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

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

                 

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     143      $ 10,911  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

     230        10,102  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     90        2,268  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

     170        893  

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

     155        1,648  

Getty Realty Corp.

     55        1,630  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

     110        1,832  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     275        8,057  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     1,040        28,382  

Hersha Hospitality Trust

     20        95  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     220        8,435  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     1,360        14,661  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

     240        5,657  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     140        1,610  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

     100        2,111  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

     53        5,524  

Investors Real Estate Trust

     20        1,446  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     560        15,786  

iStar, Inc.

     120        1,393  

JBG SMITH Properties

     200        5,802  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     220        12,819  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     840        9,366  

Kite Realty Group Trust

     80        790  

Lamar Advertising Co. (Class A Stock)

     180        11,831  

Lexington Realty Trust

     540        6,264  

Life Storage, Inc.

     105        10,304  

LTC Properties, Inc.

     60        2,229  

Macerich Co. (The)

     174        1,328  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     130        1,875  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     1,020        20,533  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     234        27,890  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     334        11,840  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     90        2,774  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

     40        1,529  

Office Properties Income Trust

     63        1,584  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     440        14,247  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     350        2,894  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     190        2,014  

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     20        24  

Physicians Realty Trust

     320        5,773  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

     123        5,266  

Prologis, Inc.

     1,440            151,805  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

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

                 

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     56      $ 7,725  

Public Storage

     297        59,364  

Rayonier, Inc.

     270        7,501  

Realty Income Corp.

     666        39,993  

Regency Centers Corp.

     351        14,402  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     150        1,631  

Retail Properties of America, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     350        2,226  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     200        9,386  

RPT Realty

     80        498  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     343        5,056  

Safehold, Inc.

     20        1,009  

Saul Centers, Inc.

     10        307  

SBA Communications Corp.

     221        68,850  

Service Properties Trust

     240        1,608  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     594        37,036  

SITE Centers Corp.

     200        1,466  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     137        6,370  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     220        7,581  

STORE Capital Corp.

     430        10,187  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     95        492  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

     130        836  

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     100        3,872  

UDR, Inc.

     575        20,815  

Uniti Group, Inc.

     250        2,475  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     26        1,809  

Urban Edge Properties

     150        1,572  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     20        196  

Ventas, Inc.

     726        27,849  

Vornado Realty Trust

     310        10,701  

Washington Prime Group, Inc.

     130        95  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     130        2,907  

Weingarten Realty Investors

     180        3,071  

Welltower, Inc.

     808        43,276  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     1,450        40,324  

Whitestone REIT

     30        198  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     160        1,274  
     

 

 

 
            1,839,346  

Food & Staples Retailing    1.4%

                 

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     33        469  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

     240        9,612  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Food & Staples Retailing (cont’d.)

                 

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     80      $ 12,735  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)*

     30        346  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     864        281,258  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*

     140        6,159  

Kroger Co. (The)

     1,522        52,950  

PriceSmart, Inc.

     60        3,922  

SpartanNash Co.

     20        421  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

     240        6,331  

Sysco Corp.

     992        52,427  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     50        993  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     1,434        58,378  

Walmart, Inc.

     2,771        358,567  
     

 

 

 
            844,568  

Food Products    1.1%

                 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     1,080        46,256  

B&G Foods, Inc.

     96        2,775  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

     30        1,733  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.*

     43        1,890  

Campbell Soup Co.

     330        16,358  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     946        35,428  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     310        8,658  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

     380        8,645  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

     50        1,129  

General Mills, Inc.

     1,180        74,659  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*

     160        5,437  

Hershey Co. (The)

     295        42,896  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     550        27,973  

Ingredion, Inc.

     128        11,072  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

     34        4,187  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     232        25,369  

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     30        2,645  

Kellogg Co.

     490        33,805  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     1,208        41,531  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     290        17,423  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     45        7,137  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     250        48,725  

Mondelez International, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     2,806        155,705  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

     80        1,228  

Post Holdings, Inc.*

     140        12,424  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

     55        6,132  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Food Products (cont’d.)

                 

Seneca Foods Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     16      $ 627  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

     20        634  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

     98        4,294  

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     572        35,149  
     

 

 

 
        681,924  

Gas Utilities    0.1%

                 

Atmos Energy Corp.

     236        25,014  

National Fuel Gas Co.

     180        7,303  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

     170        5,280  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

     56        2,995  

ONE Gas, Inc.

     106        8,024  

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

     130        3,033  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     126        8,775  

Spire, Inc.

     116        7,152  

UGI Corp.

     400        13,336  
     

 

 

 
        80,912  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies    3.7%

                 

Abbott Laboratories

     3,458        348,013  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     92        27,594  

Align Technology, Inc.*

     143        42,016  

AngioDynamics, Inc.*

     30        248  

Avanos Medical, Inc.*

     70        2,147  

Baxter International, Inc.

     1,010        87,244  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     582        163,740  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     2,780        107,225  

Cantel Medical Corp.

     60        2,835  

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*

     50        1,524  

CONMED Corp.

     70        5,778  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     100        28,293  

CryoLife, Inc.*

     30        582  

Cutera, Inc.*

     10        142  

Danaher Corp.

     1,237            252,101  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

     430        19,178  

DexCom, Inc.*

     185        80,575  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     1,224        95,974  

Glaukos Corp.*

     70        3,059  

Globus Medical, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     162        7,805  

Haemonetics Corp.*

     110        9,643  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (cont’d.)

                 

Heska Corp.*

     27      $ 2,598  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

     130        12,639  

Hologic, Inc.*

     500        34,890  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     40        7,349  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     168        66,822  

Inogen, Inc.*

     26        798  

Integer Holdings Corp.*

     60        3,946  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     155        7,401  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     228        156,280  

Invacare Corp.

     40        282  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

     40        539  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

     17        499  

LivaNova PLC*

     95        4,421  

Masimo Corp.*

     97        21,352  

Medtronic PLC

     2,626        253,356  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*

     44        1,078  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     126        5,635  

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

     10        2,369  

Natus Medical, Inc.*

     40        743  

Neogen Corp.*

     113        8,675  

NuVasive, Inc.*

     115        6,571  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

     135        2,450  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.*

     30        921  

Penumbra, Inc.*

     65        14,424  

Quidel Corp.*

     80        22,598  

ResMed, Inc.

     286        57,918  

STERIS PLC

     173        27,616  

Stryker Corp.

     632        122,166  

Surmodics, Inc.*

     20        946  

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*

     41        1,680  

Teleflex, Inc.

     92        34,325  

Varex Imaging Corp.*

     39        611  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     180        25,690  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     150        40,330  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     410        55,293  

Zynex, Inc.*

     20        382  
     

 

 

 
            2,291,309  

Health Care Providers & Services    2.6%

                 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     185        5,515  

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

     38        3,664  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Health Care Providers & Services (cont’d.)

                 

Amedisys, Inc.*

     66      $ 15,455  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     296        29,656  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

     110        6,043  

Anthem, Inc.

     499        136,626  

BioTelemetry, Inc.*

     59        2,511  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     570        31,133  

Centene Corp.*

     1,124        73,341  

Chemed Corp.

     31        15,258  

Cigna Corp.

     724        125,028  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     60        299  

CorVel Corp.*

     14        1,113  

Covetrus, Inc.*

     142        3,147  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     30        195  

CVS Health Corp.

     2,573            161,945  

DaVita, Inc.*

     170        14,856  

Encompass Health Corp.

     200        13,616  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     120        5,519  

Hanger, Inc.*

     60        1,048  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     519        65,726  

HealthEquity, Inc.*

     160        8,250  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     278        19,107  

Humana, Inc.

     260        102,037  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     195        37,619  

LHC Group, Inc.*

     59        11,512  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     64        4,747  

McKesson Corp.

     321        48,201  

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     130        2,597  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     120        22,164  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     30        482  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     144        3,825  

Pennant Group, Inc. (The)*

     40        1,002  

Providence Service Corp. (The)*

     36        2,916  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     264        33,547  

RadNet, Inc.*

     60        953  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

     160        3,046  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

     160        4,230  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

     56        735  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1,857        562,262  

Universal Health Services, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     160        17,584  

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

     40        3,322  
     

 

 

 
        1,601,832  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Health Care Technology    0.1%

                 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

     230      $ 2,070  

Cerner Corp.

     590        40,975  

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

     20        494  

HealthStream, Inc.*

     20        439  

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     190        6,175  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*

     30        439  

Omnicell, Inc.*

     86        6,045  

Simulations Plus, Inc.

     20        1,408  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*

     40        2,248  
     

 

 

 
            60,293  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    1.5%

                 

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

     30        602  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     130        1,498  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     102        2,414  

Brinker International, Inc.

     70        1,882  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

     300        9,315  

Carnival Corp.

     920        12,770  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)

     70        1,680  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     52        60,068  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     70        5,883  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

     67        9,281  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     20        318  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     62        6,849  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     250        18,975  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.

     50        617  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

     30        1,363  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     78        30,156  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

     152        10,447  

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*

     31        613  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     30        194  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     543        40,752  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     50        4,105  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     650        28,366  

Marriott International, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     525        44,008  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     86        7,281  

McDonald’s Corp.

     1,458        283,260  

MGM Resorts International

     952        15,318  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*

     20        724  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

     446        6,083  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     56        5,302  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    (cont’d.)

                 

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     260      $ 8,801  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

     10        87  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     330        16,074  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

     30        201  

Scientific Games Corp.*

     80        1,406  

Shake Shack, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     78        3,787  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

     130        2,261  

Starbucks Corp.

     2,289        175,177  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     120        6,743  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     340        7,881  

Wingstop, Inc.

     68        10,625  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

     140        3,724  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     170        7,507  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     208        15,065  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     587        53,446  
     

 

 

 
            922,909  

Household Durables    0.5%

                 

Cavco Industries, Inc.*

     24        4,808  

Century Communities, Inc.*

     40        1,425  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     640        42,342  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     20        237  

Garmin Ltd.

     286        28,197  

Helen of Troy Ltd.*

     50        9,413  

Installed Building Products, Inc.*

     48        3,797  

iRobot Corp.*

     65        4,725  

KB Home

     150        5,046  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     80        2,277  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     260        10,423  

Lennar Corp. (Class A Stock)

     532        38,490  

LGI Homes, Inc.*

     52        5,934  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     46        1,915  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

     87        3,900  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

     70        6,943  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     127        10,141  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     736        12,070  

NVR, Inc.*

     7        27,511  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     490        21,364  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*

     200        4,690  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*

     90        7,286  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

     240        9,168  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Household Durables (cont’d.)

                 

TopBuild Corp.*

     72      $ 9,498  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*

     185        3,093  

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     80        1,234  

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     30        1,382  

Whirlpool Corp.

     126        20,553  
     

 

 

 
        297,862  

Household Products    1.6%

                 

Central Garden & Pet Co.*

     20        757  

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

     48        1,663  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     477        45,950  

Clorox Co. (The)

     252        59,601  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     1,670        128,924  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     146        7,319  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     672        102,171  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     4,836        634,096  

WD-40 Co.

     33        6,486  
     

 

 

 
        986,967  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers    0.0%

                 

AES Corp. (The)

     1,290        19,647  

Industrial Conglomerates    0.9%

                 

3M Co.

     1,132        170,332  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     115        13,694  

General Electric Co.

     16,990        103,129  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     1,376        205,533  

Raven Industries, Inc.

     40        865  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     206        89,085  
     

 

 

 
            582,638  

Insurance    1.9%

                 

Aflac, Inc.

     1,398        49,727  

Alleghany Corp.

     32        16,714  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     610        57,578  

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.*

     55        704  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     190        4,836  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     158        9,602  

American International Group, Inc.

     1,670        53,674  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Insurance (cont’d.)

                 

AMERISAFE, Inc.

     34      $ 2,158  

Aon PLC (Class A Stock)

     452        92,759  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     370        39,771  

Assurant, Inc.

     130        13,971  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

     180        5,101  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     460        20,916  

Chubb Ltd.

     899        114,389  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     294        22,911  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     220        3,322  

eHealth, Inc.*

     60        4,148  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     36        1,171  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     86        18,816  

First American Financial Corp.

     210        10,712  

Genworth Financial, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     800        1,632  

Globe Life, Inc.

     187        14,885  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     88        8,965  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     700        29,624  

HCI Group, Inc.

     14        625  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     60        2,255  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

     45        2,084  

Kemper Corp.

     131        10,286  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

     40        7,796  

Lincoln National Corp.

     380        14,163  

Loews Corp.

     466        16,967  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     998        116,367  

Mercury General Corp.

     40        1,716  

MetLife, Inc.

     1,500        56,775  

Old Republic International Corp.

     550        8,838  

Palomar Holdings, Inc.*

     30        2,740  

Primerica, Inc.

     90        10,769  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     490        20,791  

ProAssurance Corp.

     90        1,323  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     1,158            104,614  

Prudential Financial, Inc.(g)

     770        48,795  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     142        12,105  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

     99        17,858  

RLI Corp.

     80        7,050  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     28        2,119  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     130        7,064  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     63        2,643  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     80        623  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     498        56,981  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Insurance (cont’d.)

                 

United Fire Group, Inc.

     35      $ 888  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

     30        222  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     50        876  

Unum Group

     325        5,600  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     293        18,093  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     256        53,763  
     

 

 

 
        1,210,875  

Interactive Media & Services    4.8%

                 

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     587        873,427  

Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     573        849,736  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     4,709        1,194,532  

QuinStreet, Inc.*

     70        817  

TripAdvisor, Inc.

     150        3,034  

Twitter, Inc.*

     1,520        55,328  

Yelp, Inc.*

     110        2,748  
     

 

 

 
        2,979,622  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail    4.6%

                 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     819        2,591,873  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     80        132,971  

eBay, Inc.

     1,280        70,758  

Etsy, Inc.*

     240        28,411  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     271        21,954  

Grubhub, Inc.*

     180        13,003  

Liquidity Services, Inc.*

     50        258  

PetMed Express, Inc.

     20        624  

Shutterstock, Inc.

     50        2,717  

Stamps.com, Inc.*

     33        8,589  
     

 

 

 
            2,871,158  

IT Services    4.9%

                 

Accenture PLC (Class A Stock)

     1,248        280,526  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     320        35,981  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     75        3,327  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     842        111,910  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     228        30,630  

CACI International, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     56        11,638  

Cardtronics PLC (Class A Stock)*

     44        983  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

IT Services (cont’d.)

                 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Class A Stock)

     1,050      $ 71,736  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     50        2,107  

DXC Technology Co.

     423        7,576  

EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico)

     100        3,105  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

     84        5,381  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     1,205        176,304  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     1,100        109,769  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     169        43,698  

Gartner, Inc.*

     190        23,682  

Global Payments, Inc.

     586        104,320  

International Business Machines Corp.

     1,745        214,530  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     150        26,745  

KBR, Inc.

     220        4,893  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     270        25,693  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*

     110        5,013  

ManTech International Corp. (Class A Stock)

     56        3,897  

Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,731        534,065  

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     140        10,389  

NIC, Inc.

     70        1,534  

Paychex, Inc.

     624        44,878  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     2,302        451,353  

Perficient, Inc.*

     60        2,353  

Perspecta, Inc.

     221        4,729  

Sabre Corp.

     395        2,986  

Science Applications International Corp.

     99        7,918  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     40        1,098  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

     20        949  

Unisys Corp.*

     60        713  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     201        42,548  

Virtusa Corp.*

     40        1,624  

Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     3,303        628,891  

Western Union Co. (The)

     790        19,181  

WEX, Inc.*

     93        14,728  
     

 

 

 
            3,073,381  

Leisure Products    0.1%

                 

Brunswick Corp.

     170        11,387  

Callaway Golf Co.

     110        2,095  

Hasbro, Inc.

     250        18,190  

Mattel, Inc.*

     580        6,444  

Polaris, Inc.

     112        11,607  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Leisure Products (cont’d.)

                 

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

     34      $ 2,767  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

     90        1,543  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

     150        7,333  
     

 

 

 
        61,366  

Life Sciences Tools & Services    1.2%

                 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     600        57,798  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     45        23,620  

Bio-Techne Corp.

     77        21,187  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     100        19,899  

Illumina, Inc.*

     292        111,591  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     355        56,229  

Luminex Corp.

     93        3,385  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

     60        7,161  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     48        44,880  

NeoGenomics, Inc.*

     230        8,793  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     228        27,112  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     122        13,000  

Repligen Corp.*

     90        13,582  

Syneos Health, Inc.*

     140        8,735  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     772        319,569  

Waters Corp.*

     123        26,217  
     

 

 

 
            762,758  

Machinery    1.7%

                 

AGCO Corp.

     140        9,188  

Alamo Group, Inc.

     24        2,475  

Albany International Corp. (Class A Stock)

     50        2,404  

Astec Industries, Inc.

     30        1,335  

Barnes Group, Inc.

     90        3,318  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1,070        142,182  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     68        4,660  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

     46        1,206  

Colfax Corp.*

     140        4,071  

Crane Co.

     114        6,449  

Cummins, Inc.

     296        57,205  

Deere & Co.

     614        108,254  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     250        12,085  

Dover Corp.

     282        29,026  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

     70        1,323  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Machinery (cont’d.)

                 

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     30      $ 1,432  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     60        5,156  

Federal Signal Corp.

     100        3,091  

Flowserve Corp.

     270        7,525  

Fortive Corp.

     578        40,570  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

     93        5,027  

Graco, Inc.

     326        17,356  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     40        1,029  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     114        3,332  

IDEX Corp.

     156        25,712  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     565        104,519  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

     667        21,071  

ITT, Inc.

     160        9,237  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     70        6,563  

Kennametal, Inc.

     120        3,235  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     114        10,305  

Lindsay Corp.

     25        2,424  

Lydall, Inc.*

     10        162  

Meritor, Inc.*

     110        2,503  

Middleby Corp. (The)*

     120        9,967  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     90        2,516  

Nordson Corp.

     100        19,363  

Oshkosh Corp.

     148        11,651  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     795        49,878  

PACCAR, Inc.

     690        58,705  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     254        45,446  

Pentair PLC

     340        14,569  

Proto Labs, Inc.*

     67        8,048  

Snap-on, Inc.

     115        16,775  

SPX Corp.*

     70        2,940  

SPX FLOW, Inc.*

     100        4,008  

Standex International Corp.

     24        1,285  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     304        46,609  

Tennant Co.

     30        1,999  

Terex Corp.

     90        1,697  

Timken Co. (The)

     130        5,936  

Titan International, Inc.

     42        63  

Toro Co. (The)

     220        15,697  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     140        2,734  

Wabash National Corp.

     30        342  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     65        5,453  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     364            22,637  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Machinery (cont’d.)

                 

Woodward, Inc.

     110      $ 8,243  

Xylem, Inc.

     354        25,835  
     

 

 

 
            1,037,826  

Marine    0.0%

                 

Kirby Corp.*

     112        5,179  

Matson, Inc.

     70        2,549  
     

 

 

 
        7,728  

Media    1.2%

                 

AMC Networks, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     70        1,617  

Cable One, Inc.

     12        21,871  

Charter Communications, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     299        173,420  

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     8,886        380,321  

Discovery, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     310        6,541  

Discovery, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     550        10,422  

DISH Network Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     500        16,055  

EW Scripps Co. (The) (Class A Stock)

     50        569  

Fox Corp. (Class A Stock)

     670        17,266  

Fox Corp. (Class B Stock)

     270        6,958  

Gannett Co., Inc.

     105        155  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     750        13,537  

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

     100        3,383  

Meredith Corp.

     60        862  

New York Times Co. (The) (Class A Stock)

     270        12,458  

News Corp. (Class A Stock)

     750        9,540  

News Corp. (Class B Stock)

     150        1,914  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     420        22,567  

Scholastic Corp.

     30        718  

TechTarget, Inc.*

     30        1,089  

TEGNA, Inc.

     310        3,652  

ViacomCBS, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     1,051        27,399  
     

 

 

 
        732,314  

Metals & Mining    0.4%

                 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*

     185        1,608  

Arconic Corp.*

     157        2,558  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     80        1,789  

Century Aluminum Co.*

     40        348  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Metals & Mining (cont’d.)

                 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

     776      $ 4,020  

Commercial Metals Co.

     230        4,756  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     60        3,056  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     2,820        36,434  

Haynes International, Inc.

     16        294  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     26        1,611  

Materion Corp.

     36        2,067  

Newmont Corp.

     1,560        107,952  

Nucor Corp.

     586        24,583  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     20        212  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     140        13,756  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     138        19,310  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     410        11,238  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     40        128  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

     30        110  

United States Steel Corp.

     340        2,264  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     80        1,274  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     50        1,871  
     

 

 

 
            241,239  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.0%

                 

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

     230        2,139  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

     50        467  

Capstead Mortgage Corp.

     40        246  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.

     60        407  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

     271        832  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

     40        666  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

     445        1,166  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

     140        2,639  

Ready Capital Corp.

     52        417  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

     130        927  
     

 

 

 
        9,906  

Multiline Retail    0.5%

                 

Big Lots, Inc.

     90        3,541  

Dollar General Corp.

     500        95,200  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     479        44,715  

Kohl’s Corp.

     250        4,760  

Macy’s, Inc.

     450        2,727  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     166        2,272  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Multiline Retail (cont’d.)

                 

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

     110      $ 11,561  

Target Corp.

     994        125,125  
     

 

 

 
        289,901  

Multi-Utilities    0.9%

                 

Ameren Corp.

     480        38,515  

Avista Corp.

     120        4,456  

Black Hills Corp.

     120        6,943  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     1,054        20,037  

CMS Energy Corp.

     560        35,941  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     652        50,093  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     1,653        133,943  

DTE Energy Co.

     381        44,055  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     390        8,182  

NiSource, Inc.

     740        18,093  

NorthWestern Corp.

     90        5,063  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     980        54,821  

Sempra Energy

     570        70,942  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     620        59,061  
     

 

 

 
            550,145  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    2.0%

                 

Antero Midstream Corp.

     470        2,665  

Apache Corp.

     730        11,205  

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.*

     30        546  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     690        12,903  

Callon Petroleum Co.*

     635        724  

Chevron Corp.

     3,654        306,717  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     166        4,060  

CNX Resources Corp.*

     280        2,702  

Concho Resources, Inc.

     398        20,911  

ConocoPhillips

     2,082        77,846  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     55        323  

Devon Energy Corp.

     620        6,504  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     323        12,875  

Dorian LPG Ltd.*

     50        427  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     1,129        52,894  

EQT Corp.

     490        7,115  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

     714        6,890  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     8,252        347,244  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (cont’d.)

                 

Green Plains, Inc.*

     20      $ 259  

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

     220        222  

Hess Corp.

     510        25,097  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     260        7,150  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     3,770        53,157  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*

     8        121  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     1,530        8,400  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     1,263        48,247  

Matador Resources Co.*

     145        1,259  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     210        2,774  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     810        8,092  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

     380        243  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1,740        27,388  

ONEOK, Inc.

     850        23,723  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     20        148  

PBF Energy, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     145        1,259  

PDC Energy, Inc.*

     137        1,954  

Penn Virginia Corp.*

     20        198  

Phillips 66

     847        52,531  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     321        31,111  

QEP Resources, Inc.

     300        441  

Range Resources Corp.

     280        1,809  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*

     40        1,103  

REX American Resources Corp.*

     6        409  

Ring Energy, Inc.*

     50        55  

SM Energy Co.

     135        398  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     810        1,968  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

     30        204  

Valero Energy Corp.

     798        44,871  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,354        45,032  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     90        2,118  

WPX Energy, Inc.*

     600        3,582  
     

 

 

 
            1,269,874  

Paper & Forest Products    0.0%

                 

Boise Cascade Co.

     70        3,261  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     50        1,846  

Domtar Corp.

     90        1,889  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     190        6,017  

Mercer International, Inc. (Germany)

     60        447  

Neenah, Inc.

     40        1,785  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Paper & Forest Products (cont’d.)

                 

P.H. Glatfelter Co.

     20      $ 319  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

     60        1,952  
     

 

 

 
        17,516  

Personal Products    0.2%

                 

Coty, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     420        1,558  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.*

     80        2,391  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) (Class A Stock)

     444        87,708  

Inter Parfums, Inc.

     30        1,227  

Medifast, Inc.

     38        6,351  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     97        4,350  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     20        1,624  
     

 

 

 
            105,209  

Pharmaceuticals    3.7%

                 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     20        191  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     20        400  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     10        296  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     4,426        259,629  

Catalent, Inc.*

     315        27,512  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*

     150        2,243  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     1,648        247,678  

Endo International PLC*

     260        905  

Innoviva, Inc.*

     70        948  

Johnson & Johnson

     5,167        753,142  

Lannett Co., Inc.*

     20        119  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     4,931        395,664  

Mylan NV*

     996        16,046  

Nektar Therapeutics*

     340        7,534  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*

     90        4,735  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     270        14,315  

Pfizer, Inc.

     10,838        417,046  

Phibro Animal Health Corp. (Class A Stock)

     20        464  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

     80        2,975  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     70        1,559  

Zoetis, Inc.

     933        141,517  
     

 

 

 
        2,294,918  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Professional Services    0.4%

                 

ASGN, Inc.*

     120      $ 8,215  

CoreLogic, Inc.

     170        11,587  

Equifax, Inc.

     238        38,689  

Exponent, Inc.

     100        8,406  

Forrester Research, Inc.*

     16        562  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

     70        8,361  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     20        405  

IHS Markit Ltd.

     780        62,969  

Insperity, Inc.

     70        4,680  

Kelly Services, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     20        296  

Korn Ferry

     100        2,810  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     133        9,149  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     690        9,957  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     30        339  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     230        11,700  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     25        386  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     317        59,821  
     

 

 

 
            238,332  

Real Estate Management & Development    0.1%

                 

CBRE Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     650        28,476  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     115        11,375  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*

     30        817  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     20        647  

Realogy Holdings Corp.

     160        1,450  

St. Joe Co. (The)*

     50        1,031  
     

 

 

 
        43,796  

Road & Rail    0.9%

                 

ArcBest Corp.

     33        1,003  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

     90        2,331  

CSX Corp.

     1,517        108,223  

Heartland Express, Inc.

     40        811  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     180        23,292  

Kansas City Southern

     190        32,652  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     225        9,785  

Landstar System, Inc.

     90        10,960  

Marten Transport Ltd.

     93        2,476  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     500        96,105  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     190        34,736  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Road & Rail (cont’d.)

                 

Ryder System, Inc.

     120      $ 4,396  

Saia, Inc.*

     60        7,167  

Union Pacific Corp.

     1,335        231,422  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     103        4,530  
     

 

 

 
            569,889  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    4.4%

                 

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*

     66        4,856  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     2,300        178,089  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     718        82,462  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,786        114,893  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

     30        883  

Broadcom, Inc.

     784        248,332  

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     130        7,078  

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

     72        10,852  

CEVA, Inc.*

     56        2,251  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

     130        8,909  

Cohu, Inc.

     55        1,036  

Cree, Inc.*

     223        15,369  

Diodes, Inc.*

     80        4,116  

DSP Group, Inc.*

     40        594  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

     170        10,261  

First Solar, Inc.*

     140        8,337  

FormFactor, Inc.*

     125        3,605  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.*

     30        985  

Intel Corp.

     8,261        394,298  

KLA Corp.

     307        61,348  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Singapore)

     130        3,081  

Lam Research Corp.

     288        108,622  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     520        35,407  

MaxLinear, Inc.*

     140        3,549  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     483        49,136  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     2,188        109,520  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     115        14,656  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     85        22,526  

NVIDIA Corp.

     1,207        512,480  

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

     84        3,177  

PDF Solutions, Inc.*

     30        737  

Photronics, Inc.*

     60        713  

Power Integrations, Inc.

     63        7,688  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     224        28,706  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (cont’d.)

                 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     2,212      $ 233,609  

Rambus, Inc.*

     150        2,214  

Semtech Corp.*

     140        7,802  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

     90        9,046  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     330        48,041  

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*

     20        558  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*

     110        19,261  

Synaptics, Inc.*

     70        5,601  

Teradyne, Inc.

     324        28,823  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     1,791        228,442  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     35        1,053  

Universal Display Corp.

     90        15,700  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

     25        338  

Xilinx, Inc.

     474        50,884  
     

 

 

 
            2,709,924  

Software    8.0%

                 

8x8, Inc.*

     140        2,226  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

     230        6,162  

Adobe, Inc.*

     946        420,327  

Agilysys, Inc.*

     40        838  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*

     90        6,304  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     172        53,423  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     432        102,138  

Blackbaud, Inc.

     112        7,004  

Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.*

     90        4,343  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     550        60,087  

CDK Global, Inc.

     240        10,910  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

     200        15,658  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     230        32,835  

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     68        2,997  

Ebix, Inc.

     28        618  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

     58        25,473  

Fortinet, Inc.*

     270        37,341  

Intuit, Inc.

     514        157,474  

J2 Global, Inc.*

     81        4,594  

LivePerson, Inc.*

     140        6,017  

LogMeIn, Inc.

     107        9,182  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     120        11,495  

Microsoft Corp.

     14,828        3,039,888  

MicroStrategy, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     16        1,983  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Software (cont’d.)

                 

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     1,050      $ 22,523  

OneSpan, Inc.*

     30        934  

Oracle Corp.

     4,080        226,236  

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     95        27,015  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

     80        10,656  

Progress Software Corp.

     78        2,719  

PTC, Inc.*

     210        17,968  

Qualys, Inc.*

     78        9,631  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     1,765        343,910  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     375        164,700  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     76        5,713  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     300        59,766  

Teradata Corp.*

     170        3,570  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     82        29,295  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     215        3,965  
     

 

 

 
            4,947,918  

Specialty Retail    2.3%

                 

Aaron’s, Inc.

     150        7,827  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A Stock)

     100        963  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     138        20,719  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     240        2,400  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*

     10        952  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     38        3,806  

AutoNation, Inc.*

     109        5,596  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     46        55,541  

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*

     40        85  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

     190        2,056  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     446        44,417  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

     40        774  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     20        321  

Caleres, Inc.

     53        334  

CarMax, Inc.*

     315        30,546  

Cato Corp. (The) (Class A Stock)

     20        144  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     110        140  

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)

     24        586  

Conn’s, Inc.*

     30        299  

Designer Brands, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     90        532  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     110        5,018  

Express, Inc.*

     30        30  

Five Below, Inc.*

     120        13,069  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Specialty Retail (cont’d.)

                 

Foot Locker, Inc.

     180      $ 5,290  

GameStop Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     30        120  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     320        4,278  

Genesco, Inc.*

     30        467  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     36        3,025  

Guess?, Inc.

     40        414  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     20        284  

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*

     10        232  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     2,105        558,856  

L Brands, Inc.

     450        10,984  

Lithia Motors, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     50        11,457  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1,474        219,493  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

     30        670  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     26        721  

Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*

     110        790  

Monro, Inc.

     83        4,673  

Murphy USA, Inc.*

     54        7,150  

ODP Corp. (The)

     69        1,523  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     145        69,220  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

     80        2,314  

RH*

     40        11,497  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     698        62,590  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

     172        1,997  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

     20        491  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     80        859  

Sleep Number Corp.*

     40        1,860  

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     60        2,287  

Tiffany & Co.

     212        26,576  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,330        121,137  

Tractor Supply Co.

     240        34,258  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     112        21,615  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

     100        1,654  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     160        13,939  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     20        462  
     

 

 

 
            1,399,338  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals    5.7%

                 

3D Systems Corp.*

     140        923  

Apple, Inc.

     7,965        3,385,443  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*

     60        418  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     2,494        24,616  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (cont’d.)

                 

HP, Inc.

     2,770      $ 48,697  

NCR Corp.*

     184        3,391  

NetApp, Inc.

     430        19,049  

Seagate Technology PLC

     460        20,801  

Western Digital Corp.

     582        25,084  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

     297        4,945  
     

 

 

 
            3,533,367  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    0.6%

                 

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

     230        3,446  

Carter’s, Inc.

     90        7,085  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     70        5,309  

Crocs, Inc.*

     110        3,954  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     61        12,764  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

     40        132  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     60        593  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     673        9,510  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

     71        1,360  

Movado Group, Inc.

     20        193  

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     2,428        236,997  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     30        1,288  

PVH Corp.

     138        6,715  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     90        6,417  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     270        7,906  

Steven Madden Ltd.

     120        2,542  

Tapestry, Inc.

     448        5,985  

Under Armour, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     270        2,840  

Under Armour, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

     280        2,657  

Unifi, Inc.*

     20        239  

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     30        132  

VF Corp.

     623        37,604  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     130        3,125  
     

 

 

 
        358,793  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance    0.0%

                 

Axos Financial, Inc.*

     64        1,434  

Essent Group Ltd.

     220        7,883  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

     40        1,255  

HomeStreet, Inc.

     30        793  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     42        784  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (cont’d.)

                 

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     900      $ 9,477  

NMI Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     135        2,095  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     30        288  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     170        1,675  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     90        1,229  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

     50        290  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     52        2,621  

Washington Federal, Inc.

     110        2,567  
     

 

 

 
        32,391  

Tobacco    0.6%

                 

Altria Group, Inc.

     3,646        150,033  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     3,048        234,117  

Universal Corp.

     38        1,602  

Vector Group Ltd.

     178        1,570  
     

 

 

 
        387,322  

Trading Companies & Distributors    0.2%

                 

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     90        5,681  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     20        337  

Fastenal Co.

     1,110        52,214  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.*

     30        412  

GATX Corp.

     60        3,659  

GMS, Inc.*

     60        1,406  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (Class A Stock)

     100        6,601  

NOW, Inc.*

     150        1,182  

United Rentals, Inc.*

     156        24,238  

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

     240        4,241  

Veritiv Corp.*

     6        92  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     88        30,055  

Watsco, Inc.

     65        15,344  
     

 

 

 
            145,462  

Water Utilities    0.1%

                 

American States Water Co.

     70        5,381  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     358        52,723  

California Water Service Group

     80        3,750  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

     430        19,500  
     

 

 

 
        81,354  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

  Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Wireless Telecommunication Services    0.2%

                 

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

     100      $ 5,027  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     30        301  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     120        2,330  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

     1,150        123,487  
     

 

 

 
        131,145  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $44,921,753)

        57,435,664  
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS    3.7%

     

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     6,550        2,147,221  

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

     500        92,965  

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

     1,000        71,210  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(cost $2,016,409)

        2,311,396  
     

 

 

 
    

Units

        

WARRANTS*    0.0%

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                 

Occidental Petroleum Corp. expiring 08/03/27
(cost $0)

     191        1,070  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $46,938,162)

            59,748,130  
     

 

 

 
    

Shares

        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    4.0%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS    3.6%

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

     2,241,935        2,241,935  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $200; includes $200 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

     200        200  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $2,242,135)

        2,242,135  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

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

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS(k)(n)    0.4%

 

     

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.090%       02/25/21       50     $ 49,970  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.150       09/17/20       200       199,978  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $249,935)

          249,948  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $2,492,070)

          2,492,083  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.2%
(cost $49,430,232)

          62,240,213  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(z)    (0.2)%

 

      (131,928
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

        $     62,108,285  
       

 

 

 

 

See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report.

*

Non-income producing security.

#

Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

^

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

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $78; cash collateral of $200 (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.

(g)

An affiliated security.

(k)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date.

(w)

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

(z)

Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:

Futures contracts outstanding at July 31, 2020:

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions:

     

1

  Russell 2000 E-Mini Index     Sep. 2020     $ 73,890       $  2,098  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

Futures contracts outstanding at July 31, 2020 (continued):

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Type

  Expiration
Date
  Current
Notional
Amount
  Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Long Positions (cont’d):

           

13

  S&P 500 E-Mini Index       Sep. 2020     $ 2,121,275     $   89,628

1

  S&P Mid Cap 400 E-Mini Index       Sep. 2020       186,050       7,888
             

 

 

 
              $   99,614
             

 

 

 

Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:

Cash and securities segregated as collateral, including pending settlement for closed positions, to cover requirements for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:

 

Broker

  Cash and/or Foreign Currency   Securities Market Value

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    $     —     $     249,948
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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 July 31, 2020 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

     

Assets

     

Common Stocks

     

Aerospace & Defense

  $ 907,504       $    —       $—  

Air Freight & Logistics

    355,708               —  

Airlines

    104,686               —  

Auto Components

    123,754               —  

Automobiles

    136,732               —  

Banks

    2,094,077               —  

Beverages

    907,386               —  

Biotechnology

    1,282,275               —  

Building Products

    317,363               —  

Capital Markets

    1,504,141               —  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

     

Assets (continued)

     

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Chemicals

  $ 1,086,897       $    —       $—  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    307,025               —  

Communications Equipment

    550,049               —  

Construction & Engineering

    75,558               —  

Construction Materials

    65,089               —  

Consumer Finance

    259,476               —  

Containers & Packaging

    202,451               —  

Distributors

    71,199               —  

Diversified Consumer Services

    46,947               —  

Diversified Financial Services

    750,872               —  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    914,820               —  

Electric Utilities

    1,073,318               —  

Electrical Equipment

    312,594               —  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    457,766               —  

Energy Equipment & Services

    124,677               —  

Entertainment

    1,098,326               —  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    1,839,346               —  

Food & Staples Retailing

    844,568               —  

Food Products

    681,924               —  

Gas Utilities

    80,912               —  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    2,291,309               —  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1,601,832               —  

Health Care Technology

    60,293               —  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    922,909               —  

Household Durables

    297,862               —  

Household Products

    986,967               —  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    19,647               —  

Industrial Conglomerates

    582,638               —  

Insurance

    1,210,875               —  

Interactive Media & Services

    2,979,622               —  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    2,871,158               —  

IT Services

    3,073,381               —  

Leisure Products

    61,366               —  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    762,758               —  

Machinery

    1,037,826               —  

Marine

    7,728               —  

Media

    732,314               —  

Metals & Mining

    241,239               —  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    9,906               —  

Multiline Retail

    289,901               —  

Multi-Utilities

    550,145               —  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    1,269,874               —  

Paper & Forest Products

    17,516               —  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

     

Assets (continued)

     

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Personal Products

  $ 105,209       $          —       $—  

Pharmaceuticals

    2,294,918               —  

Professional Services

    238,332               —  

Real Estate Management & Development

    43,796               —  

Road & Rail

    569,889               —  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    2,709,924               —  

Software

    4,947,918               —  

Specialty Retail

    1,399,338               —  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    3,533,367               —  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    358,793               —  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    32,391               —  

Tobacco

    387,322               —  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    145,462               —  

Water Utilities

    81,354               —  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    131,145               —  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    2,311,396               —  

Warrants

    1,070               —  

Affiliated Mutual Funds

    2,242,135               —  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          249,948         —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 61,990,265     $ 249,948       $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

     

Assets

     

Futures Contracts

  $ 99,614     $       $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of July 31, 2020 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Software

    8.0

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    5.7  

IT Services

    4.9  

Interactive Media & Services

    4.8  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    4.6  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    4.4  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    3.7  

Pharmaceuticals

    3.7

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    3.7  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.0% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

    3.6  

Banks

    3.4  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    3.0  

Health Care Providers & Services

    2.6  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

Industry Classification (continued):

 

Capital Markets

    2.4

Specialty Retail

    2.3  

Biotechnology

    2.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    2.0  

Insurance

    1.9  

Entertainment

    1.8  

Chemicals

    1.7  

Electric Utilities

    1.7  

Machinery

    1.7  

Household Products

    1.6  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    1.5  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    1.5  

Aerospace & Defense

    1.5  

Beverages

    1.5  

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.4  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    1.2  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.2  

Media

    1.2  

Food Products

    1.1  

Industrial Conglomerates

    0.9  

Road & Rail

    0.9  

Multi-Utilities

    0.9  

Communications Equipment

    0.9  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    0.7  

Tobacco

    0.6  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.6  

Air Freight & Logistics

    0.6  

Building Products

    0.5  

Electrical Equipment

    0.5  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.5  

Household Durables

    0.5  

Multiline Retail

    0.5  

Consumer Finance

    0.4  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    0.4  

Metals & Mining

    0.4

Professional Services

    0.4  

Containers & Packaging

    0.3  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.2  

Automobiles

    0.2  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    0.2  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.2  

Auto Components

    0.2  

Personal Products

    0.2  

Airlines

    0.2  

Water Utilities

    0.1  

Gas Utilities

    0.1  

Construction & Engineering

    0.1  

Distributors

    0.1  

Construction Materials

    0.1  

Leisure Products

    0.1  

Health Care Technology

    0.1  

Diversified Consumer Services

    0.1  

Real Estate Management & Development

    0.1  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    0.0

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    0.0

Paper & Forest Products

    0.0

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.0

Marine

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.2  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

 

 

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

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding these derivative instruments and their risks. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of July 31, 2020 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments, carried at
fair value

  Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Fair
Value
    Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Fair
Value
 
Equity contracts   Due from/to
broker-variation margin futures
  $ 99,614     $  
Equity contracts   Unaffiliated investments     1,070          
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 100,684       $  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended July 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

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

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

  Rights(1)   Futures

Equity contracts

    $ 146     $ 261,110
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

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

Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  Rights(2)   Warrants(2)   Futures

Equity contracts

    $ 17     $ 1,070     $ 63,230
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts—
Long
Positions(1)

$1,865,398

 

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of July 31, 2020

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  Gross Market
Value of
Recognized

        Assets/(Liabilities)        
  Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(1)
  Net
Amount

Securities on Loan

    $ 78     $ (78 )     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

(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 QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

as of July 31, 2020

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $78:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $47,116,689)

   $ 59,949,283  

Affiliated investments (cost $2,313,543)

     2,290,930  

Cash

     104  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     117,599  

Receivable for investments sold

     80,153  

Dividends and interest receivable

     53,714  

Due from Manager

     11,683  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     7,390  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     62,510,856  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     225,799  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     111,557  

Audit fee payable

     24,482  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

     22,844  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     16,708  

Trustees’ fees payable

     911  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     200  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     70  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     402,571  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 62,108,285  
  

 

 

 

    

        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 4,197  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     49,968,927  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     12,135,161  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, July 31, 2020

   $ 62,108,285  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

($62,108,285 ÷ 4,197,410 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.80  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2020

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       

Income

 

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $18 foreign withholding tax)

  $ 915,594  

Affiliated dividend income

    28,693  

Interest income

    1,709  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $20)

    107  
 

 

 

 

Total income

    946,103  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    89,260  

Custodian and accounting fees

    71,812  

Audit fee

    24,482  

Shareholders’ reports

    23,136  

Legal fees and expenses

    18,109  

Trustees’ fees

    11,148  

Commitment fee on syndicated credit agreement

    2,424  

Insurance expense

    1,000  

SEC registration fees

    700  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $461)

    573  

Registration fees

    249  

Miscellaneous

    12,510  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    255,403  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (156,227
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    99,176  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    846,927  
 

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(4,480))

    (1,250,951

Futures transactions

    261,110  
 

 

 

 
    (989,841
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments (including affiliated of $(21,331))

    5,471,057  

Futures

    63,230  
 

 

 

 
    5,534,287  
 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

    4,544,446  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 5,391,373  
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
July 31,
 
    

2020

 

    

2019

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 846,927      $ 724,657  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (989,841      (137,799

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     5,534,287        2,247,372  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     5,391,373        2,834,230  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

     

Distributions from distributable earnings

     

Class R6

     (851,368      (830,039
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     29,074,039        16,428,009  

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

     851,368        830,039  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (17,490,670      (11,148,657
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     12,434,737        6,109,391  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     16,974,742        8,113,582  

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     45,133,543        37,019,961  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 62,108,285      $ 45,133,543  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements/Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 (“PIP2”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. PIP2 consists of eleven separate series: PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund, PGIM Core Short-Term Bond Fund, PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund, PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund, PGIM QMA Emerging Markets Equity Fund, PGIM QMA International Developed Markets Index Fund, PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund and PGIM TIPS Fund, each of which are diversified funds for purposes of the 1940 Act and PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund (the “Commodity Strategies Fund”), which is a non-diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer than a diversified fund. These financial statements (consolidated financial statements for Commodity Strategies Fund) relate only to the PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund, PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund, PGIM TIPS Fund, Commodity Strategies Fund, PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund and PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

The Commodity Strategies Fund wholly owns and controls the PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Subsidiary, Ltd. (the “Cayman Subsidiary”), a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Subsidiary is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. PIP2’s Board of Trustees has oversight responsibility for the investment activities of the Commodity Strategies Fund, including its investment in the Cayman Subsidiary, and the Commodity Strategies Fund’s role as sole shareholder of the Cayman Subsidiary. Except as otherwise described herein, the Cayman Subsidiary is subject to the same investment restrictions and limitations, and follows the same compliance policies and procedures, as the Commodity Strategies Fund. The consolidated financial statements of the Commodity Strategies Fund include the financial results of its wholly-owned subsidiary.

In accordance with the accounting rules relating to reporting of a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes positions of the Commodity Strategies Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Commodity Strategies Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary. All significant inter-company balances and transactions between the Commodity Strategies Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary have been eliminated in consolidation. The Commodity Strategies Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodities, commodities-related instruments, derivatives and other investments by directly investing in those instruments or through investments in the Cayman Subsidiary. The Cayman Subsidiary participates in the same investment objective as the Commodity Strategies Fund. The Cayman Subsidiary pursues its investment objective by investing in commodities, commodities-related instruments, derivatives and other investments. The Cayman Subsidiary (unlike the Commodity Strategies Fund) may invest without limitation in these instruments. However, the Cayman Subsidiary is otherwise

 

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subject to the same fundamental, non-fundamental and certain other investment restrictions as the Commodity Strategies Fund. The portion of the Commodity Strategies Fund’s or Cayman Subsidiary’s assets exposed to any particular commodity, derivative or other investment will vary based on market conditions, but from time to time some exposures could be substantial.

To the extent of the Commodity Strategies Fund’s investment through the Cayman Subsidiary, it will be subject to the risks associated with the commodities, derivatives and other instruments in which the Cayman Subsidiary invests. By investing in the Cayman Subsidiary, the Commodity Strategies Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Cayman Subsidiary’s investments. The derivatives and other investments held by the Cayman Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Commodity Strategies Fund’s commodity and gold/defensive asset classes and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Commodity Strategies Fund.

The Commodity Strategies Fund’s disclosures and operations are subject to compliance with applicable regulations governing commodity pools in accordance with Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule amendments.

As of July 31, 2020, the Cayman Subsidiary had net assets of $7,308,921 representing 19.0% of the Commodity Strategies Fund’s net assets.

The Funds have the following investment objective(s) and Subadviser(s):

 

Fund

  

Objective(s)

  

Subadviser(s)

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund    Outperform the Russell 2000 Index.    Jennison Associates, LLC (“Jennison”)(a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc)
PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund    Outperform the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index over full market cycles.    PGIM Limited and PGIM Fixed Income, a business unit of PGIM, Inc.
PGIM TIPS Fund    Outperform the Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation-Protected Index.    PGIM Fixed Income
PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund    Generate returns over time in excess of the Bloomberg Commodity Index.    QMA LLC (“QMA”)(a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc.)
PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund    Outperform the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index.    QMA
PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund    Seek to provide investment results that approximate the performance of the S&P Composite 1500 Index.    QMA

2. Accounting Policies

The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Funds consistently follow

 

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Notes to Financial Statements/Consolidated Financial Statements

 

such policies in the preparation of their financial statements (consolidated financial statements for Commodity Strategies).

Securities Valuation: The Funds hold securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued at the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. PIP2’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Funds to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.

For the fiscal reporting year-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 Funds’ foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

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

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

 

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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 Funds are 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 (other than exchange-traded mutual funds) funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.

Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Funds utilize the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

Although the net assets of the Funds are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Funds do 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 Funds do not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions. Notwithstanding the above, the Funds do isolate the effect of

 

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fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions.

Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ 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.

Commodities: The Commodity Strategies Fund gains exposure to commodity markets through direct investment of the Commodity Strategies Fund’s assets or through the Cayman Subsidiary. The Commodity Strategies Fund gains exposure to the commodity markets primarily through exchange-traded futures on commodities held by the Cayman Subsidiary. The Commodity Strategies Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Cayman Subsidiary. The Cayman Subsidiary may invest in commodity investments without limit. The Commodity Strategies Fund invests in the Cayman Subsidiary in order to gain exposure to commodities within the limitations of the federal tax law requirements applicable to regulated investment companies such as the Commodity Strategies Fund. The Commodity Strategies Fund may invest directly in commodity-linked structured notes (CLNs). The Commodity Strategies Fund may also gain direct exposure to commodities through direct investment in certain exchange-traded funds (ETFs) whose returns are linked to commodities or commodity indices within the limit of applicable tax law. Commodities are assets that have tangible properties, such as oil, agriculture products and precious metals. The value of commodities may be affected by, among other things, changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargos, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. These factors may have a larger impact on commodity prices and commodity linked instruments than on traditional securities. Certain commodities are also subject to limited pricing flexibility because of supply and demand factors. Others are subject to broad price fluctuations as a result of the volatility of the prices for certain raw materials and the instability of supplies of other materials. These additional variables may create additional risks which subject the Commodity Strategies Fund’s investments to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.

Financial/Commodity Futures Contracts: A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Funds each day, depending on the daily fluctuations

 

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in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations (Consolidated Statement of Operations for Commodity Strategies) as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.

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

Master Netting Arrangements: PIP2, on behalf of the Funds, 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 a 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 Funds to cover the Funds’ exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Commodity Strategies).

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

 

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Delayed-Delivery Transactions: Certain Funds purchased or sold securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery and forward commitment basis. These transactions involve a commitment by the Funds to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed-delivery purchases are outstanding, the Funds will set aside and maintain an amount of liquid assets sufficient to meet the purchase price in a segregated account until the settlement date. When purchasing a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Funds assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining its net asset value. The Funds may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed-delivery transaction subsequent to establishment, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a realized gain (loss). When selling a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Funds forfeits its eligibility to realize future gains (losses) with respect to the security.

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

The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls: Certain Funds entered into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Funds sell mortgage securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain (loss), and simultaneously enter into contracts to repurchase somewhat similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Funds forgo principal and interest paid on the securities. The Funds are compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and by the lower repurchase price at the future date. The difference between the sale proceeds and the lower repurchase price is recorded as a realized gain on investment transactions. The Funds maintain a segregated

 

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account, the dollar value of which is at least equal to its obligations, with respect to dollar rolls. The Funds are subject to the risk that the market value of the securities the Funds are obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price.

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

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Funds become aware of such dividends. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

Taxes: It is each 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: PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund and PGIM TIPS Fund declare daily dividends from net investment income and payment is made monthly. Distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any, are made annually. PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund, PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund, PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund and PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund expect to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

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Estimates: The preparation of financial statements (consolidated financial statements for Commodity Strategies) 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

PIP2, on behalf of the Funds, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the Subadviser’s performance of such services. At July 31, 2020, PGIM Investments has engaged the firms referenced in Note 1 as Subadvisers for their respective Funds. In addition, under the management agreement, PGIM Investments provides all of the administrative functions necessary for the organization, operation and management of the Funds. PGIM Investments administers the corporate affairs of the Funds and, in connection therewith, furnishes the Funds with office facilities, together with those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by the Funds’ custodian and the Funds’ transfer agent. PGIM Investments is also responsible for the staffing and management of dedicated groups of legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel necessary for the operation of the Funds. The legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel are also responsible for the management and oversight of the various service providers to the Funds, including, but not limited to, the custodian, transfer agent, and accounting agent.

The management fee payable to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of the Funds’ average daily net assets specified below and PGIM Investments, in turn, pays each subadviser a fee for its services.

 

Fund

  Management Fee   Effective
Management Fee
 

Fee Waivers and/or
Expense Limitations
through November 30, 2021

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

  0.75%   0.18%   contractually limit expenses to 0.95%

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

  0.27      0.10      contractually limit expenses to 0.50%

PGIM TIPS Fund

  0.23      0.05      contractually limit expenses to 0.40%

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

  0.46      0.33      contractually limit expenses to 0.80%*

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

  0.50      0.03      contractually limit expenses to 0.85%

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

  0.18      —#      contractually limit expenses to 0.20%

# The management fee amount waived and/or expense reimbursement exceeds the management fee for the current period due to expense limitations described above.

* The Manager has contractually agreed to waive any management fees it receives for the Fund in an amount equal to the management fees paid by the Cayman Subsidiary. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Fund remains invested or intends to invest in

 

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Notes to Financial Statements/Consolidated Financial Statements

 

the Cayman Subsidiary.

PIP2, on behalf of the Funds, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class R6 shares of the Funds. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class R6 shares of the Funds.

PGIM Investments, PIMS, PGIM, Inc., PGIM Limited, Jennison and QMA 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 Funds’ transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations (Consolidated Statement of Operations for Commodity Strategies) include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

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

The Funds may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Pursuant to the Rule 17a-7 procedures and consistent with guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) prepares a quarterly summary of all such transactions for submission to the Board, together with the CCO’s written representation that all such 17a-7 transactions were effected in accordance with the Funds’ Rule 17a-7 procedures. For the year ended July 31, 2020, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Funds.

 

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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 year ended July 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

Fund   Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
 

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

  $ 12,394,773     $ 9,370,770  

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

    53,828,280       44,372,142  

PGIM TIPS Fund

    47,818,480       39,232,029  

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

           

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

    30,820,604       23,614,898  

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

    22,379,191       10,798,180  

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated investments for the year ended July 31, 2020, is presented as follows:

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

   

Cost of
Purchases

   

Proceeds
from Sales

     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
     Realized
Gain

(Loss)
   

Value,
End of Year

    

Shares,
End
of Year

    

Income

 
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*  
$  615,758     $ 9,192,931     $ 9,133,112      $      $     $ 675,577        675,577      $ 10,983  
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*  
  154,484       3,821,217       3,710,239        433        (361     265,534        265,561        2,173 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 
$ 770,242     $ 13,014,148     $ 12,843,351      $ 433      $ (361   $ 941,111         $ 13,156  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

   

Cost of
Purchases

   

Proceeds
from Sales

     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    

Value,
End of Year

    

Shares,
End
of Year

    

Income

 
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*  
$ 1,058,262     $ 31,461,446     $ 27,502,104      $      $      $ 5,017,604        5,017,604      $ 23,815  
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*  
        102,332       102,332                                    4 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 
$  1,058,262     $ 31,563,778     $ 27,604,436      $      $      $ 5,017,604         $ 23,819  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

PGIM TIPS Fund:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

   

Cost of
Purchases

   

Proceeds
from Sales

     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    

Value,
End of Year

    

Shares,
End
of Year

    

Income

 
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*  
$  263,675     $ 28,915,672     $ 28,402,605      $      $      $ 776,742        776,742      $ 3,140  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements/Consolidated Financial Statements

 

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

   

Cost of
Purchases

   

Proceeds
from Sales

     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   

Value,
End of Year

    

Shares,
End of
Year

    

Income

 
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*  
$ 53,552     $ 11,375,120     $ 11,384,692      $      $     $ 43,980        43,980      $ 1,978  
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*  
        81,841       81,836               (5                   31 ** 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 
$  53,552     $ 11,456,961     $ 11,466,528      $      $ (5   $ 43,980         $ 2,009  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

   

Cost of
Purchases

   

Proceeds
from Sales

     Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   

Value,
End of Year

    

Shares,
End of
Year

    

Income

 
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund*  
$  1,696,386     $  28,126,708     $  27,581,159      $     $     $ 2,241,935        2,241,935      $ 25,897  
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund*  
        27,644       27,437              (7     200        200        20 ** 
Prudential Financial Inc.  
  65,852       12,157       3,410        (21,331     (4,473     48,795        770        2,796  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 
$  1,762,238     $  28,166,509     $  27,612,006      $ (21,331   $ (4,480   $ 2,290,930         $ 28,713  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

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

**

The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations.

6. Distributions and Tax Information

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-date. In order to present total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that more closely represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par.

 

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For the year ended July 31, 2020, the adjustments were as follows:

 

Fund

  Total Distributable
Earnings
  Paid-in
Capital in
Excess of Par

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund (a)

  $9,021   $(9,021)

(a) Write-off of Net Operating Loss

No other fund had any adjustments made.

Net investment income or loss, net realized gains or losses on investment transactions and net assets were not affected by these adjustments.

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the tax character of dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Ordinary
  Income  

    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Tax Return
of Capital
    Total Dividends
and Distributions
 

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

  $       $       —            $     —            $            —         

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

    1,252,954       —            —            1,252,954         

PGIM TIPS Fund

    452,976       97,873            —            550,849         

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

    227,598       —            6,154            233,752         

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

    170,308       —            —            170,308         

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

    822,301       29,067            —            851,368         

For the year ended July 31, 2019, the tax character of dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Ordinary
  Income  

    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Tax Return
of Capital
    Total Dividends
and Distributions
 

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

  $ 320,529       $582,054            $7,281            $   909,864         

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

    1,203,449       —            —            1,203,449         

PGIM TIPS Fund

    827,770       —            —            827,770         

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

    530,351       —            —            530,351         

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

    420,188       351,376            —            771,564         

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

    715,900       114,139            —            830,039         

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Funds had the following amounts of accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis:

 

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
      Income       

   

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

    $         —              $         —        

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

    98,349              278,570        

PGIM TIPS Fund

    —              615,015        

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

    —              —        

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

    70,005              —        

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

    622,936              246,035        

 

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Notes to Financial Statements/Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Funds’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) as of July 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Fund

    Tax Basis       Gross
Unrealized
    Appreciation    
    Gross
Unrealized
    Depreciation    
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
    (Depreciation)    
 

PGIM Jennison

Small-Cap Core

Equity Fund

    $18,257,603           $  5,663,622             $(1,792,973)             $  3,870,649        

PGIM Core

Conservative Bond

Fund

    57,523,669           3,981,146             (67,800)             3,913,346        

PGIM TIPS Fund

    46,432,055           2,952,871             (77,894)             2,874,977        

PGIM QMA

Commodity

Strategies Fund

    44,794,084           1,631             (4,691,444)             (4,689,813)        

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap

Core Equity Fund

    20,436,570           2,395,174             (1,551,053)             844,121        

PGIM QMA US Broad

Market Index Fund

    51,073,637           16,370,579             (5,104,389)             11,266,190        

The difference between book basis and tax basis was primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales, amortization of premiums, tax treatment of the investment in the Subsidiary and other book to tax differences.

For federal income tax purposes, the following Funds had a capital loss carryforward as of July 31, 2020 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. The PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund and PGIM TIPS Fund utilized approximately $385,000 and $263,000, respectively, of its capital loss carryforward to offset net taxable gains realized in the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

    

Capital Loss
Carryforward

 

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

    $   427,000      

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

    1,000      

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

    1,984,000      

The PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund elected to treat late year ordinary losses of approximately $45,000 as having been incurred the following fiscal year (July 31, 2021). The PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund elected to treat late year ordinary losses of approximately $48,000 as having been incurred the following fiscal year (July 31, 2021).

The Manager has analyzed the Funds’ 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 Funds’ financial statements (consolidated financial statements for

 

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Commodity Strategies) for the current reporting period. The Funds’ federal, state and local income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

7. Capital and Ownership

The Funds offer Class R6 shares. Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

PIP2 has authorized an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at $0.001 par value per share.

As of July 31, 2020, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Funds as follows:

 

Fund   Number of Shares   Percentage of
Outstanding Shares

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund–Class R6

  1,718,077      100.0%

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund–Class R6

  5,362,279   100.0

PGIM TIPS Fund–Class R6

  4,566,413   100.0

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund–Class R6

  4,620,654   100.0

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund–Class R6

  2,141,007   100.0

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund–Class R6

  4,197,410   100.0

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

 

     Affiliated       Unaffiliated    
Fund   Number of
Shareholders
  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
  Number of
Shareholders
  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares

PGIM Jennison
Small-Cap Core
Equity Fund

  4   80.7%     —%

PGIM Core Conservative
Bond Fund

  5   87.5         —    

PGIM TIPS Fund

  7   98.4         —    

PGIM QMA Commodity
Strategies Fund

  6   86.1         —    

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core
Equity Fund

  9   95.9         —    

PGIM QMA US Broad
Market Index Fund

  8   92.7         —    

 

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Notes to Financial Statements/Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund:

 

Class R6

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended July 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       650,650      $ 6,847,970  

Shares reacquired

       (402,830      (4,069,959
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       247,820      $ 2,778,011  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended July 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       252,340      $ 2,868,025  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       88,681        909,864  

Shares reacquired

       (109,630      (1,265,404
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       231,391      $ 2,512,485  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund:        

Class R6

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended July 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       1,939,352      $ 20,298,716  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       119,325        1,246,574  

Shares reacquired

       (1,329,477      (13,859,437
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       729,200      $ 7,685,853  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended July 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       1,118,649      $ 10,866,757  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       122,720        1,203,448  

Shares reacquired

       (601,254      (5,859,806
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       640,115      $ 6,210,399  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
PGIM TIPS Fund:        

Class R6

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended July 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       3,419,169      $ 34,833,583  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       54,785        550,849  

Shares reacquired

       (2,550,112      (25,704,948
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       923,842      $ 9,679,484  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended July 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       2,079,245      $ 19,881,418  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       84,998        827,771  

Shares reacquired

       (986,534      (9,455,747
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,177,709      $ 11,253,442  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund:        

Class R6

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended July 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       3,540,207      $ 30,076,283  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       24,299        233,752  

Shares reacquired

       (1,180,963      (9,411,703
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,383,543      $ 20,898,332  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended July 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       693,151      $ 6,829,897  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       56,420        530,351  

Shares reacquired

       (276,668      (2,712,985
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       472,903      $ 4,647,263  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund:        

Class R6

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended July 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       1,594,642      $ 14,514,549  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       15,032        170,308  

Shares reacquired

       (886,100      (7,792,793
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       723,574      $ 6,892,064  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended July 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       562,114      $ 5,930,832  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       77,700        771,564  

Shares reacquired

       (231,077      (2,480,643
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       408,737      $ 4,221,753  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund:        

Class R6

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended July 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       2,180,023      $ 29,074,039  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       59,620        851,368  

Shares reacquired

       (1,360,639      (17,490,670
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       879,004      $ 12,434,737  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended July 31, 2019:

       

Shares sold

       1,293,913      $ 16,428,009  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       69,285        830,039  

Shares reacquired

       (895,043      (11,148,657
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       468,155      $ 6,109,391  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

8.    Borrowings

PIP2, on behalf of the Funds, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “RICs”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

      Current SCA    Prior SCA

Term of Commitment

   10/3/2019 – 10/1/2020    10/4/2018 – 10/2/2019

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds     177  


Notes to Financial Statements/Consolidated Financial Statements

 

      Current SCA    Prior SCA
Total Commitment    $ 1,222,500,000*    $ 900,000,000
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA    0.15%    0.15%
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings    1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent    1.25% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent
* Effective March 31, 2020, the SCA’s total commitment was increased from $900,000,000 to $1,162,500,000 and subsequently, effective April 7, 2020 was increased to $1,222,500,000.

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

The following Funds utilized the SCA during the year ended July 31, 2020. The average balance outstanding is for the number of days the Funds utilized the credit facility.

 

Fund

  Average
Balance
Outstanding
  Weighted
Average
Interest Rates
  Number
of Days
Outstanding
    Maximum
Balance
Outstanding
     Balance
Outstanding at
July 31, 2020
PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund   $163,000     1.50%     4                 $    163,000      $—
PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund   478,000   2.29       6                 478,000     
PGIM TIPS Fund   583,538   2.31       26                 1,832,000     
PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund   237,000   1.83       31                 528,000     

 

9.    Risks

of Investing in the Funds

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Funds’ risks, please refer to the Funds’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

Bond Obligations Risk: The Funds’ holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced

 

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demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed-income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Funds for redemption before it matures and the Funds may not be able to reinvest at the same level and therefore would earn less income.

Subsidiary Risk: By investing in the Subsidiary, the Commodity Strategies Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Cayman Subsidiary’s investments. The Cayman Subsidiary is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and, unless otherwise noted in the Commodity Strategies Fund’s Prospectus, is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. The IRS has proposed regulations that if finalized in current form would require the Cayman Subsidiary to distribute its income on an annual basis in order for such income to be considered qualifying Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) income for tax purposes. Changes in the laws of the Cayman Islands, under which the Cayman Subsidiary is incorporated, could result in the inability of the Commodity Strategies Fund to effect its desired commodity investment strategy.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Funds. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Funds will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivative transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Funds. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Funds’ derivatives positions. In fact, many OTC derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. OTC derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Funds.

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

Foreign Securities Risk: The Funds’ investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Funds may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Funds’ 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.

Interest Rate Risk: The value of an investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly

 

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Notes to Financial Statements/Consolidated Financial Statements

 

than expected, and the Funds may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Funds’ holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk”. The Funds may face a heightened level of interest rate risk as a result of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s policies. The Funds’ investments may lose value if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

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 Funds’ shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Funds. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Funds’ shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Funds in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Funds’ NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Funds’ ability to implement its investment strategy. The Funds’ ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Funds may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

LIBOR Risk: Many financial instruments use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. On July 27, 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. As such, the potential impact of a transition away from LIBOR on the Funds or the financial instruments in which the Funds invest cannot yet be determined. The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Funds’ performance and/or net asset value. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.

Liquidity Risk: The Funds 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 Funds are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk includes the risk that the Funds may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes

 

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may be more difficult to value. If the Funds are forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Funds may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments may not reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment, the Funds may incur higher transaction costs when executing trade orders of a given size. The reduction in dealer market-making capacity in the fixed-income markets that has occurred in recent years also has the potential to reduce liquidity. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Funds’ value or prevent the Funds from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Market and Credit Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Funds’ 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 Funds fall, the value of an investment in the Funds will decline. Additionally, the Funds may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions defaults.

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

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

Risks of Investing in equity REITs: Real estate securities are subject to similar 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 payments 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.

 

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In addition, investing in equity REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the equity REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Equity 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 borrowers and self-liquidation. Since equity REITs are relatively smaller in size when compared to the broader market, and smaller companies tend to be more volatile than larger companies, they may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Equity REITs are subject to interest rate risks. Equity REITs may incur significant amounts of leverage. The Funds will indirectly bear a portion of the expenses, including management fees, paid by each equity REIT in which they invest, in addition to the expenses of the Funds.

Risks of Investing in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS): The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable. Although the principal value of TIPS declines in periods of deflation, holders at maturity receive no less than the par value of the bond. However, if the Funds purchase TIPS in the secondary market, where principal values have been adjusted upward due to inflation since issuance, they may experience a loss if there is a subsequent period of deflation. If inflation is lower than expected during the period the Funds hold TIPS, the Funds may earn less on the security than on a conventional bond.

U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk: U.S. Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Not all U.S. Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.

 

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PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

 

Class R6 Shares                            
     Year Ended July 31,     November 15, 2016(a)
through July 31,
2017
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $11.82       $13.04       $11.27       $10.00               

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                               

Net investment income (loss)

    - (c)      0.01       - (d)      0.02               

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    0.66       (0.53     1.97       1.27               

Total from investment operations

    0.66       (0.52     1.97       1.29               

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                               

Dividends from net investment income

    -       (0.04     - (d)      (0.02)              

Tax return of capital distributions

    -       (0.01     -       -               

Distributions from net realized gains

    -       (0.65     (0.20     -               

Total dividends and distributions

    -       (0.70     (0.20     (0.02)              

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.48       $11.82       $13.04       $11.27               

Total Return(e):

    5.50     (3.26 )%      17.75     12.89%            
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $21,439       $17,371       $16,158       $12,584               

Average net assets (000)

    $17,831       $16,167       $14,370       $10,943               

Ratios to average net assets(f):

                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.95     0.95     0.95     1.02%(g)        

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    1.52     1.64     1.68     2.04%(g)        

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.03 )%      0.07     - %(h)      0.22%(g)        

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    54     36     39     28%           

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Less than $(0.005) per share.

(d)

Less than $0.005 per share.

(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 generally accepted accounting principles. 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.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

Less than 0.005%.

(i)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

 

Class R6 Shares                            
     Year Ended July 31,     November 15, 2016(a)
through July 31,
2017
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $10.12       $9.66       $10.03       $10.00               

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.22       0.25       0.21       0.12               

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    0.73       0.49       (0.34     0.05               

Total from investment operations

    0.95       0.74       (0.13     0.17               

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.26     (0.28     (0.24     (0.14)              

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.81       $10.12       $9.66       $10.03               

Total Return(c):

    9.50     7.74     (1.31 )%      1.72%            
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $57,963       $46,905       $38,592       $31,357               

Average net assets (000)

    $50,192       $42,668       $34,737       $25,827               

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.50     0.50     0.50     0.53%(e)         

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.67     0.77     0.78     0.95%(e)         

Net investment income (loss)

    2.07     2.55     2.11     1.72%(e)         

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

    174     107     171     348%            

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions, when applicable, as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(g)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM TIPS Fund

Financial Highlights

 

Class R6 Shares                            
     Year Ended July 31,     November 15, 2016(a)
through July 31,
2017
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $9.87       $9.61       $9.86       $10.00               

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.01       0.21       0.28       0.13               

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and

foreign currency transactions

    0.94       0.30       (0.19     (0.09)              

Total from investment operations

    0.95       0.51       0.09       0.04               

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.15     (0.25     (0.34     (0.18)              

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.67       $9.87       $9.61       $9.86               

Total Return(c):

    9.83     5.38     0.87     0.38%            
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $48,736       $35,938       $23,693       $16,011               

Average net assets (000)

    $38,800       $30,412       $19,916       $6,479               

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.40     0.40     0.40     0.55%(e)         

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.58     0.72     0.94     2.41%(e)         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.12     2.17     2.83     1.79%(e)         

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    102     40     54     41%            

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

Class R6 Shares                            
     Year Ended July 31,     November 15, 2016(a)
through July 31,
2017
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $9.44       $10.31       $10.15       $10.00               

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.01       0.14       0.04       (0.05)              

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (1.01     (0.74     0.27       0.20               

Total from investment operations

    (1.00     (0.60     0.31       0.15               

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.27     (0.15     -               

Tax return of capital distributions

    - (c)      -       -       -               

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.10     (0.27     (0.15     -               

Net asset value, end of period

    $8.34       $9.44       $10.31       $10.15               

Total Return(d):

    (10.74 )%      (5.69 )%      3.09     1.50%            
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $38,553       $21,123       $18,187       $13,811               

Average net assets (000)

    $28,308       $19,634       $16,136       $10,738               

Ratios to average net assets(e):

                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.80     0.80     0.92     1.30%(f)         

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.94     1.10     1.88     2.64%(f)         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.17     1.42     0.41     (0.67)%(f)        

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    0     0     0     0%            

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Less than $(0.005) per share.

(d)

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. 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.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

186  


PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

 

Class R6 Shares                            
     Year Ended July 31,     November 17, 2016(a)
through July 31,
2017
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $10.84       $12.08       $11.16       $10.00               

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.10       0.11       0.09       0.05               

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (1.10     (0.67     1.16       1.12               

Total from investment operations

    (1.00     (0.56     1.25       1.17               

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.12     (0.09     (0.07     (0.01)              

Distributions from net realized gains

    -       (0.59     (0.26     -              

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.12     (0.68     (0.33     (0.01)              

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.72       $10.84       $12.08       $11.16               

Total Return(c):

    (9.42 )%      (4.08 )%      11.36     11.72%            
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $20,814       $15,360       $12,182       $8,426               

Average net assets (000)

    $16,827       $13,541       $10,251       $5,794               

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.85     0.85     0.85     0.97%(e)         

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    1.32     1.54     1.80     2.91%(e)         

Net investment income (loss)

    1.02     1.03     0.78     0.62%(e)         

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    140     120     113     64%            

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

Financial Highlights

 

Class R6 Shares                            
     Year Ended July 31,     November 17, 2016(a)
through July 31,
2017
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $13.60       $12.99       $11.36       $10.00               

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.23       0.23       0.20       0.12               

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1.22       0.64       1.61       1.26               

Total from investment operations

    1.45       0.87       1.81       1.38               

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.23     (0.19     (0.14     (0.02)              

Distributions from net realized gains

    (0.02     (0.07     (0.04     -               

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.25     (0.26     (0.18     (0.02)              

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.80       $13.60       $12.99       $11.36               

Total Return(c):

    10.71     6.95     16.05     13.84%            
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $62,108       $45,134       $37,020       $22,374               

Average net assets (000)

    $49,589       $40,825       $29,409       $12,357               

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                               

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.20     0.20     0.20     0.26%(e)         

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

    0.52     0.59     0.65     1.86%(e)         

Net investment income (loss)

    1.71     1.78     1.64     1.63%(e)         

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    23     15     15     5%            

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

188  


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of the Funds and Board of Trustees

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities or consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of the funds listed in Appendix A (each, a Fund and collectively, the Funds), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, including the schedule of investments or consolidated schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2020, the related statement of operations or consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets or consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements or consolidated financial statements) and the financial highlights or consolidated financial highlights for each of the years or periods indicated therein. In our opinion, the financial statements or consolidated financial statements and financial highlights or consolidated financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each Fund as of July 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights or consolidated financial highlights for each of the years or periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and consolidated financial statements and financial highlights and consolidated financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and consolidated financial statements and financial highlights and consolidated financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and consolidated financial statements and financial highlights and consolidated financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and consolidated financial statements and financial highlights and consolidated financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and consolidated financial statements and financial highlights and consolidated financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents, and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and consolidated financial statements and financial highlights and consolidated financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more PGIM and/or Prudential Retail investment companies since 2003.

 

New York, New York

September 18, 2020

 

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Appendix A

 

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

 

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

 

PGIM TIPS Fund

 

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund*

 

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

 

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

 

*

Consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights

 

190  


Fund Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), each Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRMP”). Each Fund’s LRMP seeks to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that each Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors’ interests in each Fund. The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has approved PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), each Fund’s investment manager, to serve as the administrator of each 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.

 

Each Fund’s LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, each Fund’s LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence each Fund’s liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of each 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 each Fund’s assets to be invested in investments classified as “highly liquid” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if each Fund does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to each Fund’s Board.

 

At a meeting of the Board on March 3-5, 2020, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of each Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from the inception of each Fund’s LRMP on December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (“Reporting Period”). The LRMP Report concluded that each Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage each 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 each Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given each 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 each Fund, including liquidity risks presented by each Fund’s investment portfolio, is found in each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

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Tax Information (unaudited)

 

We are advising you that during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020, the PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund reported the maximum amount allowed per share but not less than $0.01 per share for Class R6 shares as a capital gain distribution in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the following Funds reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than the following percentages of ordinary income dividends paid as: 1) qualified dividend income in accordance with Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code (QDI); 2) eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction in accordance with Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code (DRD); and 3) interest-related dividends in accordance with Section 871(k)(1) and 881(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRD):

 

       QDI        DRD        IRD  

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

                         94.01%  

PGIM TIPS Fund

                         66.61%  

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

                         28.17%  

PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

       100.00%          100.00%           

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

       100.00%          100.00%           

 

In January 2021, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of the distributions received by you in calendar year 2020.

 

We are required by Massachusetts, Missouri and Oregon to inform you that dividends which have been derived from interest on federal obligations are not taxable to shareholders provided the Fund meets certain requirements mandated by the respective state’s taxing authorities. We are pleased to report that the dividends paid by the following funds qualify for such deduction.

 

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

    26.95%  

PGIM TIPS Fund

    66.05%  

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

    15.13%  

 

For more detailed information regarding your state and local taxes, you should contact your tax adviser or the state/local taxing authorities.

 

192  


INFORMATION ABOUT BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS (unaudited)

Information about Board Members and Officers of the Fund is set forth below. Board Members who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Board Members who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund are referred to as “Interested Board Members.” The Board Members are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Board in turn elects the Officers, who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Fund.

 

Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

   President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (2011-2015); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (2009-2018); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (2009-2016); Trustee, Loyola University (since 2018).    None.    Since September 2013
       

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

   Retired; Managing Director (April 2008-May 2015) and Chief Investment Officer (October 2008-November 2013) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds.    Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (equity real estate investment trust) (since September 2008).    Since July 2008

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Limited LLC (formerly, Telemat Ltd). (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).    Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006–June 2020); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).    Since March 2005
       

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

   Retired; formerly President (2005 – 2016), Global Chief Operating Officer (2014–2016), Chief Investment Officer – Global Head of Fixed Income (1998-2014), and various portfolio manager roles (1986-2006), Manulife Asset Management U.S.    Formerly Director, Manulife Trust Company (2011-2018); formerly Director, Manulife Asset Management Limited (2015-2017); formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manulife Asset Management U.S. (2005-2016); formerly Chairman of the Board, Declaration Investment Management and Research (2008-2016).    Since September 2017
       

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member &

Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 95

   Executive Committee of the IDC Board of Governors (since October 2019); Retired; Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008).    None.    Since September 2013

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

   A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (since 2015); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).    Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (since April 2019) (information technology); Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (since July 2018) (financial services); Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).    Since September 2017
       

Michael S. Hyland, CFA

1945

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

   Retired (since February 2005); formerly Senior Managing Director (July 2001-February 2005) of Bear Stearns & Co, Inc.; Global Partner, INVESCO (1999-2001); Managing Director and President of Salomon Brothers Asset Management (1989-1999).    None.    Since July 2008
       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

   Retired; formerly Chief Economist for the Investment Company Institute (ICI) (2005-2017); formerly Senior Economist and Director of Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1998-2004); formerly Senior Economist, Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1996-1998); formerly Staff Economist at the Federal Reserve Board (1989-1996); Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2012-2017).    None.    Since March 2018

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

   Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.    Formerly Director (July 2015-January 2018) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. and Sun National Bank; Director (since January 2018) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank.    Since November 2014

 

Interested Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member &

President

Portfolios Overseen: 96

   President of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); Executive Vice President of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (since December 2012); formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011).    None.    Since January 2012

 

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Interested Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 96

   Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, PGIM Investments (since February 2006); formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).    None.    Since March 2010

 

Fund Officers(a)
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Chief Legal Officer of PGIM Investments LLC (since August 2020); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since August 2020); Chief Legal Officer of PIFM Holdco, LLC (since August 2020); and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since August 2020); formerly Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since December 2005
     

Dino Capasso

1974

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (July 2019-Present) of PGIM Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (July 2019-Present) of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., and PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.; Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (June 2017-2019) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly, Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel (January 2016-June 2017), and Vice President and Counsel (February 2012-December 2015) of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.    Since March 2018

 

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Fund Officers(a)
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

   Vice President (since December 2018 - present) of PGIM Investments LLC; Formerly, Vice President and Corporate Counsel (2010-2018) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since October 2006
     

Jonathan D. Shain

1958

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since May 2005
     

Diana N. Huffman

1982

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since September 2015) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since August 2020) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (2009-2015).    Since March 2019
     

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since September 2018) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since August 2020) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (March 2014-September 2018) of Prudential.    Since March 2020
     

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since August 2020) of PGIM Investments LLC; Director and Corporate Counsel (since February 2017) of Prudential; and Corporate Counsel (2012 – 2017) of IIL, Inc.    Since June 2020
     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

   Director, Investment Operations of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since 2010).    Since March 2015
     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

   Vice President, Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); formerly, Director of Fund Administration of Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2009-2018), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Lord Abbett Family of Funds (2017-2018); Director of Accounting, Avenue Capital Group (2008-2009); Senior Manager, Investment Management Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP (1998-2007).    Since January 2019
     

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2005-2007), within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.    Since April 2014
     

Russ Shupak

1973

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2017) and Director (2013-2017), within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.    Since October 2019

 

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Fund Officers(a)
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2017) and Director (2007-2017), within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.    Since October 2019
     

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2017) and Director (2011-2017), within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.    Since October 2019
     

Charles H. Smith

1973

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2015) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2016); formerly Global Head of Economic Sanctions Compliance at AIG Property Casualty (February 2007-December 2014); Assistant Attorney General at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Division of Public Advocacy. (August 1998-January 2007).    Since January 2017

(a) Excludes Mr. Parker and Mr. Benjamin, interested Board Members who also serve as President and Vice President, respectively.

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

Board Members are deemed to be “Interested,” as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of their affiliation with PGIM Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of PGIM Investments LLC.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o PGIM Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410.

 

 

There is no set term of office for Board Members or Officers. The Board Members have adopted a retirement policy, which calls for the retirement of Board Members on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 75.

 

 

“Other Directorships Held” includes all directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the 1934 Act (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

 

 

“Portfolios Overseen” includes all investment companies managed by PGIM Investments LLC. The investment companies for which PGIM Investments LLC serves as manager include the PGIM Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc., PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

 

 

As used in the Fund Officers table “Prudential” means The Prudential Insurance Company of America.

 

PGIM Day One Underlying Funds


Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Funds’ Boards of Trustees

 

The Boards of Trustees (the “Board”) of the PGIM Day One Underlying Funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”)1 consists of eleven individuals, nine of whom are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of each Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Trustees have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Trustee. The Board has established four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Trustees.

 

Annual Approval of the Funds’ Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew each Fund’s management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) and each Fund’s subadvisory agreement with QMA LLC (“QMA”), Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”), PGIM Limited (“PGIML”) and PGIM, Inc., on behalf of its PGIM Fixed Income unit (“PGIM Fixed Income”), as applicable. In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met on May 27, 2020 and on June 9-11, 2020 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2021, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

 

In advance of the meetings, the Board requested and received materials relating to the agreements, and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration. Among other things, the Board considered comparative fee information from PGIM Investments, QMA and Jennison. Also, the Board considered comparisons with other mutual funds in relevant Peer Universes and Peer Groups, as is further discussed below.

 

In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided, the performance of each Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of

 

 

1

Each of the PGIM Day One Underlying Funds is a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2. The PGIM Day One Underlying Funds discussed herein are: PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund, PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund, PGIM TIPS Fund, PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund, PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund and PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

scale that may be shared with each Fund and its shareholders as each Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to each Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on May 27, 2020 and on June 9-11, 2020.

 

The Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between each Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as each Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and each of QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income as applicable, each of which serves as each Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of subadvisory agreements with PGIM Investments, are in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Trustees’ reaching their determinations to approve the continuance of the agreements are separately discussed below.

 

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

 

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided to each Fund by PGIM Investments, QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income. The Board noted that QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income are affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser for each Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance and other services to each Fund , and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator of the Funds’ liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadvisers, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadvisers. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments pays the salaries of all of the officers and interested Trustees of the Funds who are part of Fund management. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income, including investment research and security selection, as well as adherence to each Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PGIM Investments’ evaluation of the subadvisers, as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadvisers, to renew the subadvisory agreements.

 

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The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ senior management responsible for the oversight of each Fund, QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income and also considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s portfolio. The Board was provided with information pertaining to PGIM Investments’, QMA’s, Jennison’s, PGIML’s and PGIM Fixed Income’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to PGIM Investments, Jennison, QMA, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to each of PGIM Investments, QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income.

 

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided by PGIM Investments and the subadvisory services provided to each Fund by QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that each Fund benefits from the services provided by PGIM Investments, QMA and Jennison, PGIML under the management and subadvisory agreements.

 

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

 

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in serving as each Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PGIM Investments the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. However, the Board considered that the cost of services provided by PGIM Investments during the year ended December 31, 2019 exceeded the management fees paid by each Fund, resulting in an operating loss to PGIM Investments. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PGIM Investments may realize as each Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. During the course of time, the Board has considered information regarding the launch date of each Fund, the management fees of each Fund compared to those of similarly managed funds and PGIM Investments’ investment in each Fund over time. The Board noted that, while

 

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the management fee schedule for each Fund does not have breakpoints in its management fees, economies of scale can be shared with each Fund in other ways, including low management fees from inception, additional technological and personnel investments to enhance shareholder services, and maintaining existing expense structures in the face of a rising cost environment. The Board also considered PGIM Investments’ assertion that it continually evaluates the management fee schedule of each Fund and the potential to share economies of scale through breakpoints or fee waivers as asset levels increase.

 

The Board recognized the inherent limitations of any analysis of economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board’s understanding that most of PGIM Investments’ costs are not specific to individual funds, but rather are incurred across a variety of products and services.

 

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments, QMA, Jennison, PGIML and PGIM Fixed Income

 

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, QMA, Jennison PGIML, PGIM Fixed Income and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with each Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by each Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), and benefits to its reputation as well as other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the Funds. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by QMA and Jennison included their ability to use soft dollar credits, as well as the potential benefits consistent with those generally resulting from an increase in assets under management, specifically, potential access to additional research resources and benefits to their reputations. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PGIM Investments, QMA and Jennison were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

 

Performance of the Funds / Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of each Fund for the one-year and the three-year periods ended December 31, 2019. The Board considered that PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund and PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund each commenced operations on November 17, 2016 and that all of the other Funds commenced operations on November 15, 2016 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

 

The Board also considered each Fund’s actual management fee, as well as each Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019. The Board considered the management fee for each Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM

 

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Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for each Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe, which was used to consider performance, and the Peer Group, which was used to consider expenses and fees, for each Fund were objectively determined by Broadridge, an independent provider of mutual fund data. In certain circumstances, PGIM Investments also provided supplemental Peer Universe or Peer Group information, for reasons addressed with the Board. The comparisons placed each Fund in various quartiles over various periods, with the first quartile being the best 25% of the mutual funds (for performance, the best performing mutual funds and, for expenses, the lowest cost mutual funds).

 

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding each Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. For each Fund, the table sets forth net performance comparisons (which reflect the impact on performance of any subsidies, expense caps or waivers that may be applicable) with the Peer Universe, actual management fees with the Peer Group (which reflect the impact of fund expenses, or any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

PGIM QMA US Broad Market Index Fund

 

Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

2nd Quartile

   1st Quartile    N/A    N/A
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark index over the one-year and the three-year periods.

   

The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on November 17, 2016 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual cap on Fund expenses, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.20% for Class R6 shares through November 30, 2020.

   

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to continue to allow the Fund to create a longer-term performance record, and to renew the agreements.

   

The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

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PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund

 

Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

4th Quartile

   3rd Quartile    N/A    N/A
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark index over the one-year and the three-year periods.

   

The Board considered that the Fund only commenced investment operations on November 17, 2016 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

   

The Board noted PGIM Investments’ assertions that underperformance was driven by the Fund’s value and small-cap style factor exposures, which trailed the broader market in 2019 as the growth style factor outperformed.

   

The Board considered that the Fund ranked in the second quartile of its re-classified Peer Group for the fourth quarter of 2019.

   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual cap on Fund expenses , which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.85% for Class R6 shares through November 30, 2020.

   

The Board noted information provided by PGIM Investments indicating that the Fund’s net total expense ratio was two basis points from the median of all funds in the Peer Group.

   

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to continue to allow the Fund to create a longer-term performance record, and to renew the agreements.

   

The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

PGIM Jennison Small-Cap Core Equity Fund

 

Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

2nd Quartile

   1st Quartile    N/A    N/A
     Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
     Net Total Expenses: 4th Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over the one-year and the three-year periods.

   

The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on November 15, 2016 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual cap on Fund expenses , which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.95% for Class R6 shares through November 30, 2020.

 

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The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to continue to allow the Fund to create a longer-term performance record, and to renew the agreements.

   

The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

PGIM Core Conservative Bond Fund

 

Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

3rd Quartile

   3rd Quartile    N/A    N/A
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark index over the one-year and the three-year periods.

   

The Board considered PGIM Investments’ assertion that, relative to its Peer Group, which has the flexibility to invest in emerging markets and below investment grade debt, the Fund’s more conservative investment approach limits exposure to these sectors, which drove peer relative underperformance.

   

The Board noted that, as of March 31, 2020, Fund outperformed its Peer Group for the year-to-date and one-year periods.

   

The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on December 13, 2016 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual cap on Fund expenses, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.50% for Class R6 shares through November 30, 2020.

   

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to continue to allow the Fund to create a longer-term performance record, and to renew the agreements.

   

The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

PGIM TIPS Fund

 

Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

2nd Quartile

   2nd Quartile    N/A    N/A
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark index over the one-year and the three-year periods.

 

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The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on November 15, 2016 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual cap on Fund expenses, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.40% for Class R6 shares through November 30, 2020.

   

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to continue to allow the Fund to create a longer-term performance record, and to renew the agreements.

   

The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Fund

 

Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

2nd Quartile

   3rd Quartile    N/A    N/A
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over the one-year period and underperformed its benchmark index over the three-year period.

   

The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on November 15, 2016 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual cap on Fund expenses, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.80% for Class R6 shares through November 30, 2020.

   

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to continue to allow the Fund to create a longer-term performance record, and to renew the agreements.

   

The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

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After full consideration of these factors, the Board concluded that approval of the agreements was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.

 

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 MAIL    TELEPHONE    WEBSITE

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

pgim.com/investments

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Trustees of the Funds have delegated to the Funds’ subadvisers the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Funds. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on the Funds’ website and on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

TRUSTEES
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe Barry H. Evans Keith F. Hartstein  Laurie Simon Hodrick Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker Brian K. Reid Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS

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

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC   655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

SUBADVISERS   QMA LLC   Gateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102
  Jennison Associates LLC   466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
  PGIM Fixed Income   655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
  PGIM Limited  

Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand

Trafalgar Square

London, WC2N 5HR

United Kingdom

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
  655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon   240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund
Services LLC
  PO Box 9658
Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   KPMG LLP  

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP   787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019

 


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

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Day One Underlying Funds c/o 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 to the Board or individual Trustees are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year 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.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees

and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Mutual Funds:

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


LOGO

 

 

    NASDAQ   CUSIP       NASDAQ   CUSIP
PGIM JENNISON SMALL-CAP CORE EQUITY FUND   PQJCX   74440E805   PGIM QMA COMMODITY STRATEGIES FUND   PQCMX   74440E862
PGIM CORE CONSERVATIVE BOND FUND   PQCNX   74440E888   PGIM QMA MID-CAP CORE EQUITY FUND   PQCCX   74440E508
PGIM TIPS FUND   PQTSX   74440E870   PGIM QMA US BROAD MARKET INDEX FUND   PQBMX   74440E409


Item 2 – Code of Ethics — See Exhibit (a)

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies – Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers”) that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.

The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant 800-225-1852, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert –

The registrant’s Board has determined that Ms. Grace C. Torres, member of the Board’s Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and that she is “independent,” for purposes of this item.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services –

(a) Audit Fees

For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $190,758 and $190,758 respectively, for professional services rendered for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020, fees of $8,508 were billed to the Registrant for services rendered by KPMG in connection with an accounting system conversion and were paid by The Bank of New York Mellon. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019, there are no fees to report.

(c) Tax Fees

For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019: none.

(d) All Other Fees

For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019: none.

(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures


THE PGIM MUTUAL FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY

on

Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Independent

Accountants

The Audit Committee of each PGIM Mutual Fund is charged with the responsibility to monitor the independence of the Fund’s independent accountants. As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee must pre-approve the independent accounting firm’s engagement to render audit and/or permissible non-audit services, as required by law. In evaluating a proposed engagement of the independent accountants, the Audit Committee will assess the effect that the engagement might reasonably be expected to have on the accountant’s independence. The Committee’s evaluation will be based on:

 

   

a review of the nature of the professional services expected to be provided,

 

   

a review of the safeguards put into place by the accounting firm to safeguard independence, and

 

   

periodic meetings with the accounting firm.

Policy for Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Funds

On an annual basis, the scope of audits for each Fund, audit fees and expenses, and audit-related and non-audit services (and fees proposed in respect thereof) proposed to be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants will be presented by the Treasurer and the independent accountants to the Audit Committee for review and, as appropriate, approval prior to the initiation of such services.

Such presentation shall be accompanied by confirmation by both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed non-audit services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants. Such proposed non-audit services shall be described in sufficient detail to enable the Audit Committee to assess the appropriateness of such services and fees, and the compatibility of the provision of such services with the auditor’s independence. The Committee shall receive periodic reports on the progress of the audit and other services which are approved by the Committee or by the Committee Chair pursuant to authority delegated in this Policy.

The categories of services enumerated under “Audit Services”, “Audit-related Services”, and “Tax Services” are intended to provide guidance to the Treasurer and the independent accountants as to those categories of services which the Committee believes are generally consistent with the independence of the independent accountants and which the Committee (or the Committee Chair) would expect upon the presentation of specific proposals to pre-approve. The enumerated categories are not intended as an exclusive list of audit, audit-related or tax services, which the Committee (or the Committee Chair) would consider for pre-approval.

Audit Services

The following categories of audit services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

   

Annual Fund financial statement audits

 

   

Seed audits (related to new product filings, as required)

 

   

SEC and regulatory filings and consents

Audit-related Services

The following categories of audit-related services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

   

Accounting consultations

 

   

Fund merger support services

 

   

Agreed Upon Procedure Reports

 

   

Attestation Reports


   

Other Internal Control Reports

Individual audit-related services that fall within one of these categories (except for fund merger support services) and are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process are subject to an authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Any services provided under such pre-approval will be reported to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. Should the amount of such services exceed $30,000 any additional fees will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated). Fees related to fund merger support services are subject to a separate authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee with fees determined on a per occurrence and merger complexity basis.

Tax Services

The following categories of tax services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

   

Tax compliance services related to the filing or amendment of the following:

 

   

Federal, state and local income tax compliance; and,

 

   

Sales and use tax compliance

 

   

Timely RIC qualification reviews

 

   

Tax distribution analysis and planning

 

   

Tax authority examination services

 

   

Tax appeals support services

 

   

Accounting methods studies

 

   

Fund merger support services

 

   

Tax consulting services and related projects

Individual tax services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process are subject to an authorized pre-approval by the Audit Committee so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Any services provided under such pre-approval will be reported to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. Should the amount of such services exceed $30,000 any additional fees will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated).

Other Non-Audit Services

Certain non-audit services that the independent accountants are legally permitted to render will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee or by one or more Committee members to whom the Committee has delegated this authority and who will report to the full Committee any pre-approval decisions made pursuant to this Policy. Non-audit services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

Proscribed Services

The Fund’s independent accountants will not render services in the following categories of non-audit services:

 

   

Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund

 

   

Financial information systems design and implementation

 

   

Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports

 

   

Actuarial services

 

   

Internal audit outsourcing services

 

   

Management functions or human resources

 

   

Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

 

   

Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit


   

Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

Pre-approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to Other Entities Within the PGIM Fund Complex

Certain non-audit services provided to PGIM Investments LLC or any of its affiliates that also provide ongoing services to the PGIM Mutual Funds will be subject to pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The only non-audit services provided to these entities that will require pre-approval are those related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Individual projects that are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $30,000. Services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

Although the Audit Committee will not pre-approve all services provided to PGIM Investments LLC and its affiliates, the Committee will receive an annual report from the Fund’s independent accounting firm showing the aggregate fees for all services provided to PGIM Investments and its affiliates.

(e) (2) Percentage of services referred to in 4(b) – 4(d) that were approved by the audit committee

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020, 100% of the services referred to in Item 4(b) was approved by the audit committee. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019: none.

(f) Percentage of hours expended attributable to work performed by other than full time employees of principal accountant if greater than 50%.

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.

(g) Non-Audit Fees

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019 was $0 and $0, respectively.

(h) Principal Accountant’s Independence

Not applicable as KPMG has not provided non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X.

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 that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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

Item 13 – Exhibits

 

(a)   (1)    Code of Ethics – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CODE-ETH
  (2)    Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.
  (3)    Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not applicable.
(b)   Certifications pursuant to Section  906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2

By:

 

/s/ Andrew R. French

 

Andrew R. French

 

Secretary

Date:

 

September 18, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

 

/s/ Stuart S. Parker

 

Stuart S. Parker

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

September 18, 2020

 

By:

 

/s/ Christian J. Kelly

 

Christian J. Kelly

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Date:

 

September 18, 2020