N-Q 1 d451310dnq.htm PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. 14 Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:

   811-03712

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

   Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

Address of principal executive offices:

   Gateway Center 3,
   100 Mulberry Street,
   Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and address of agent for service:

   Deborah A. Docs
   Gateway Center 3,
   100 Mulberry Street,
   Newark, New Jersey 07102

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

   800-225-1852

Date of fiscal year end:

   2/28/2013

Date of reporting period:

   11/30/2012

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

as of November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

    

Moody’s
Ratings†

  

Interest
Rate

  

Maturity Date

  

Principal
Amount (000)#

  

Value

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 96.9%

        

BANK LOANS(a) — 93.0%

        

Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%

           

Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc.

   Ba3    4.500%    07/31/19    $              250    $          251,500

Tasc, Inc.

   B1    4.500%    12/18/15    249    248,901
              

 

               500,401
              

 

Automotive — 1.5%

              

ASP HHI Acquisition Co., Inc.

   B2    6.000%    10/05/18    250    250,000

Chrysler Group LLC

   Ba2    6.000%    05/24/17    275    280,693

Schaeffler AG

   Ba3    6.000%    01/27/17    200    201,875
              

 

               732,568
              

 

Building Materials & Construction — 1.6%

        

QS0001 Corp./Tomkins Air Distribution

   B1    5.000%    11/09/18    250    250,521

Summit Materials LLC

   B1    6.000%    01/30/19    274    275,449

Wilsonart LLC

   B2    5.500%    10/31/19    250    251,094
              

 

               777,064
              

 

Business Services — 1.6%

              

Global Cash Access, Inc.

   B1    7.000%    03/01/16    68    68,183

On Assignment, Inc.

   Ba3    5.000%    05/15/19    320    320,358

West Corp.

   Ba3    5.750%    06/30/18    399    403,655
              

 

               792,196
              

 

Cable — 2.6%

              

UPC Financing Partnership

   Ba3    4.000%    01/31/21    500    498,750

WideOpenWest Finance LLC

   B1    6.250%    07/17/18    498    502,617

Yankee Cable Acquisition LLC

   B1    5.250%    08/26/16    302    305,892
              

 

               1,307,259
              

 

Capital Goods — 7.6%

              

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc.

   B1    5.250%    10/09/19    425    429,781

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services

   B2    6.250%    10/31/18    250    246,719

Colfax Corp.

   Ba2    4.500%    01/11/19    247    249,579

CPM Acquisition Corp.

   B1    6.250%    08/29/17    725    729,531

Generac Power Systems, Inc.

   B2    6.250%    05/30/18    145    147,771

Hupah Finance, Inc.

   B1    6.274%    01/21/19    124    125,463

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.

   Ba3    5.750%    07/02/18    232    235,144

Pelican Products, Inc.

   B1    7.000%    07/11/18    126    124,428

RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC

   Ba2    4.500%    04/30/18    248    249,831

Sensus USA, Inc.

   Ba3    4.750%    05/09/17    296    295,500

SRAM Corp.

   Ba3    4.765%    06/07/18    369    371,764

Unifrax I LLC

   B2    6.500%    11/28/18    298    300,231

WCA Waste Corp.
(original cost $98,519; purchased 03/09/12)(b)(c)

   B1    5.500%    03/23/18    100    99,998

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.

   Ba2    6.000%    02/15/17    150    151,500
              

 

               3,757,240
              

 

Chemicals — 4.8%

              

Emerald Performance Materials LLC

   B1    6.750%    05/18/18    200    199,500

Houghton International, Inc.

   B1    6.750%    01/29/16    264    263,616

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

   Ba3    5.750%    06/13/18    321    322,703

Nexeo Solutions LLC

   B1    5.000%    09/08/17    296    289,467

Nusil Technology LLC

   B1    5.250%    04/07/17    206    206,190

PL Propylene LLC

   B1    7.000%    03/27/17    249    251,859

Polyone Corp.

   Ba1    5.000%    12/20/17    99    99,839

Tronox Pigments Netherlands BV

   Ba2    4.250%    02/08/18    499    501,452

Univar, Inc.

   B2    5.000%    06/30/17    245    243,172
              

 

               2,377,798
              

 

Consumer — 6.3%

              

Acosta, Inc.

   Ba3    5.000%    03/02/18    200    200,497

Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.

   B1    4.609%    06/28/16    400    402,000

GCA Services Group, Inc.

   B1    5.250%    11/01/19    100    99,625

Huish Detergents, Inc.

   Ba3    2.210%    04/26/14    149    144,736

Huish Detergents, Inc.

   B3    4.460%    10/26/14    150    138,750

Party City Holdings, Inc.

   B1    5.750%    07/29/19    200    201,714

Realogy Corp.

   B1    4.459%    10/10/16    229    228,001

Realogy Corp.

   B1    4.465%    10/10/16    17    16,534

Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

   Ba3    4.750%    11/19/17    222    222,989

Serta Simmons Holdings LLC

   B2    1.250%    10/01/19    250    249,719


Spectrum Brands, Inc.

   Ba3    5.018%    06/17/16    128    129,133

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.

   Ba3    5.000%    09/27/19    500    501,719

Visant Corp.

   Ba3    5.250%    12/22/16    472    426,974

Wolverine Worldwide, Inc.

   Ba2    4.000%    07/31/19    163    163,448
              

 

               3,125,839
              

 

Electric — 1.4%

              

Freif North American Power I LLC

   Ba3    6.000%    03/29/19    249    250,143

GWF Energy LLC

   Ba2    6.000%    12/31/18    200    196,500

Longview Power LLC

   Caa2    7.250%    10/31/17    331    272,607
              

 

               719,250
              

 

Energy — Other — 2.0%

              

EP Energy LLC

   Ba3    4.500%    04/30/19    275    275,825

Frac Tech Services LLC

   B3    8.500%    05/06/16    249    212,398

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

   Ba1    4.000%    11/30/19    500    501,875
              

 

               990,098
              

 

Foods — 3.7%

              

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.

   B1    5.750%    07/10/17    250    252,500

B&G Foods, Inc.

   Ba1    4.500%    11/30/18    148    148,841

Del Monte Foods Co.

   B(d)    4.500%    03/08/18    479    479,180

Dole Food Co., Inc.

   Ba2    5.021%    07/08/18    124    123,981

Dole Food Co., Inc.

   Ba2    5.036%    07/08/18    69    69,283

Dunkin Brands, Inc.

   B2    4.000%    11/23/17    323    324,366

JBS USA LLC

   Ba3    4.250%    05/25/18    272    270,884

Michael Foods, Inc.

   B1    4.250%    02/25/18    144    145,245
              

 

               1,814,280
              

 

Gaming — 2.2%

           

Affinity Gaming LLC

   Ba3    5.500%    11/09/17    124    125,308

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   B2    5.563%    01/29/18    238    211,985

Cannery Casino Resorts LLC

   B2    6.000%    10/02/18    250    248,750

CCM Merger, Inc.

   B2    6.000%    03/01/17    494    494,475
              

 

               1,080,518
              

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical — 12.2%

           

Alere, Inc.

   B2    4.750%    06/30/17    224    224,365

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.

   Ba3    7.250%    06/01/16    266    260,717

AssuraMed Holding, Inc.

   B1    5.500%    11/30/19    300    301,500

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

   B1    5.250%    05/17/19    399    404,272

Boston Luxembourg II S.a.r.l.

   Ba3    5.000%    08/28/19    250    250,417

Drumm Investors LLC

   B1    4.023%    05/04/18    346    330,620

Emergency Medical Services Corp.

   Ba3    5.250%    05/25/18    468    472,735

Grifols, Inc.

   Ba2    4.500%    06/01/17    493    497,598

HCR Healthcare LLC

   Ba3    5.000%    04/06/18    194    191,105

Health Management Associates, Inc.

   Ba3    4.500%    11/16/18    496    499,814

Hologic, Inc.

   Ba2    4.500%    08/01/19    499    503,529

IASIS Healthcare Corp.

   Ba3    5.000%    05/03/18    246    246,789

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.

   B2    5.000%    09/28/19    400    398,900

PTS Acquisition Corp.

   Ba3    5.250%    09/15/17    398    401,980

RadNet Inc.

   Ba3    5.500%    10/10/18    300    299,750

Rural/Metro Corp.

   B1    5.750%    06/30/18    173    170,652

Select Medical Corp.

   Ba3    5.500%    06/01/18    249    250,622

Truven Health Analytics, Inc.

   Ba3    5.750%    06/06/19    100    99,750

Warner Chilcott Corp.

   Ba3    4.250%    03/15/18    250    249,992
              

 

               6,055,107
              

 

Independent Energy — 1.4%

        

Arch Coal, Inc.

   Ba3    5.750%    05/16/18    374    376,556

Walter Energy, Inc.

   Ba3    5.750%    04/02/18    332    332,964
              

 

               709,520
              

 

Media & Entertainment — 8.2%

           

AMC Entertainment, Inc.

   Ba2    4.750%    02/22/18    422    424,533

Audio Visual Services Group, Inc.

   B1    6.750%    11/30/18    350    341,250

Crown Media Holdings, Inc.

   Ba2    5.750%    07/14/18    90    90,530

EMI Group North America Holdings, Inc.

   Ba3    5.500%    06/29/18    349    352,289

FoxCo Acquisition Sub, LLC

   B2    5.500%    07/14/17    250    253,125

Getty Images, Inc.

   B1    4.750%    10/18/19    500    502,000

Granite Broadcasting Corp.
(original cost $97,238;
purchased 5/23/12)(b)(c)

   B2    8.500%    05/23/18    100    99,501

Gray Television, Inc.

   B2    4.750%    10/14/19    250    250,938

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

   B1    4.500%    04/02/18    294    295,306

Mood Media Corp.

   Ba2    7.000%    05/06/18    44    44,329

SuperMedia, Inc.

   Caa3    11.000%    12/31/15    227    146,056

Telesat LLC

   Ba3    4.250%    03/28/19    399    399,798


Tribune Co.

   NR    5.323%    06/04/14    250    196,805

Univision Communications, Inc.

   B2    4.459%    03/31/17    400    389,734

Warner Music Group Corp.

   Ba2    1.250%    10/25/18    250    251,979
              

 

               4,038,173
              

 

Metals — 2.0%

              

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd.

   Ba1    5.250%    10/18/17    250    250,446

JMC Steel Group, Inc.

   B1    4.750%    04/01/17    248    249,975

Metals USA, Inc.

   B2    6.250%    12/31/19    200    198,250

Phoenix Services International LLC

   B1    7.750%    06/30/17    100    99,000

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

   Ba1    4.000%    07/26/18    173    172,381
              

 

               970,052
              

 

Non-Captive Finance — 5.1%

              

AWAS Finance Luxembourg SA

   Ba2    4.750%    07/16/18    149    149,511

Delos Aircraft, Inc.

   Ba2    4.750%    04/12/16    250    252,812

Flying Fortress, Inc.

   Ba2    5.000%    06/30/17    325    328,656

HarbourVest Partners LLC

   Ba3    4.750%    11/16/17    275    276,375

iStar Financial, Inc.

   B1    5.750%    10/15/17    246    245,817

MIP Delaware LLC

   Ba2    5.500%    07/12/18    80    80,857

SNL Financial LC

   B2    5.500%    10/23/18    375    374,063

Springleaf Financial Funding Co.

   B3    5.500%    05/10/17    600    591,625

VFH Parent LLC

   Ba1    7.500%    07/08/16    235    235,144
              

 

               2,534,860
              

 

Packaging — 2.5%

           

BWAY Holding Co.

   Ba3    1.250%    08/31/17    250    252,188

Exopack LLC

   B2    6.500%    05/31/17    247    245,486

Pro Mach, Inc.

   B2    5.000%    07/06/17    245    245,742

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.

   B1    4.750%    09/30/18    263    265,331

Tricorbraun, Inc.

   B1    5.500%    05/03/18    249    250,414
              

 

               1,259,161
              

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.9%

        

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

   Ba1    3.708%    09/04/19    443    442,579
              

 

Restaurants — 1.7%

              

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.

   B1    6.500%    04/24/18    249    250,988

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC

   B1    4.750%    10/26/19    250    251,927

PF Changs China Bistro, Inc.

   Ba3    6.250%    06/22/19    75    75,750

Wendy’s International, Inc.

   B1    4.750%    05/15/19    250    251,786
              

 

               830,451
              

 

Retailers — 3.5%

              

Academy, Ltd.

   B2    4.750%    08/03/18    199    199,046

Bass Pro Group LLC

   B1    4.000%    12/31/19    250    250,000

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

   B3    5.750%    09/30/19    500    505,625

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc.

   B2    5.250%    10/16/19    250    250,625

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The)

   B2    4.750%    05/16/18    280    280,104

Toys “R” Us Delaware, Inc.

   B1    5.250%    05/25/18    249    240,292
              

 

               1,725,692
              

 

Technology — 11.4%

              

Avaya, Inc.

   B1    4.811%    10/26/17    444    386,625

Blackboard, Inc.

   B1    6.250%    10/04/18    349    348,283

Blackboard, Inc.
(original cost $95,366; purchased 06/19/12)
(b)(c)

   B1    7.500%    10/04/18    100    100,160

CDW Corp.

   B1    4.000%    07/15/17    217    215,071

Ceridian Corp.

   B1    6.060%    05/09/17    500    497,344

CompuCom Systems, Inc.

   B1    6.500%    10/04/18    300    300,562

Datatel Sophia LP

   B1    6.250%    07/19/18    147    148,996

Deltek, Inc.

   B1    6.000%    10/10/18    375    377,500

Expert Global Solutions, Inc.

   Ba3    8.000%    04/03/18    149    149,670

First Data Corp.

   B1    4.208%    03/26/18    569    541,137

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

   B1    4.462%    12/01/16    497    482,159

Genesys Telecom Holdings U.S., Inc.

   B1    6.750%    01/31/19    149    150,742

Hyland Software, Inc.

   B2    4.562%    10/25/19    250    249,610

Interactive Data Corp.

   Ba3    4.500%    02/11/18    287    288,779

Kronos, Inc.

   Ba3    9.750%    04/30/20    450    450,000

MModal, Inc.

   Ba3    6.750%    08/17/19    350    346,500

NXP BV

   B2    4.500%    03/03/17    420    424,305

Sensata Technologies BV

   Ba2    4.000%    05/12/18    172    172,371
              

 

               5,629,814
              

 

Telecommunications — 5.0%

           

Asurion LLC

   Ba3    5.500%    05/24/18    486    489,500

Fibertech Networks LLC

   B2    6.750%    12/31/19    142    143,065


Global Tel*Link Corp.

   B2    6.000%    12/14/17    365    367,181

Level 3 Finance, Inc.

   Ba3    4.750%    08/01/19    500    500,313

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.

   Ba1    4.000%    03/19/18    246    246,811

nTelos, Inc.

   B1    5.750%    11/30/19    250    246,016

Securus Technologies, Inc.

   B2    6.500%    05/31/17    100    99,624

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
(original cost $246,895;
purchased 04/20/12)(b)(c)

   B1    5.000%    04/23/19    249    249,998

Zayo Group LLC

   B1    5.250%    07/02/19    150    150,467
              

 

               2,492,975
              

 

Transportation — 2.8%

              

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC

   Ba1    4.250%    03/15/19    249    250,849

Dockwise Transport BV

   B1    4.709%    07/11/16    250    245,000

Hertz Corp.

   Ba1    3.750%    03/12/18    500    496,563

Pilot Travel Centers LLC

   Ba2    4.250%    08/07/19    375    377,578
              

 

               1,369,990
              

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $45,633,216)

               46,032,885
              

 

CORPORATE BONDS — 3.9%

              

Cable — 0.4%

              

Videotron Ltee (Canada),
Gtd. Notes

   Ba2    9.125%    04/15/18    175    187,250
              

 

Foods — 0.3%

              

ARAMARK Corp.,
Gtd. Notes

   B3    8.500%    02/01/15    150    151,689
              

 

Gaming — 0.7%

              

MGM Resorts International,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   Ba2    11.125%    11/15/17    200    219,500

Yonkers Racing Corp.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
(original cost $110,294;
purchased 05/18/11-3/13/12)(b)(c)

   B1    11.375%    07/15/16    100    107,750
              

 

               327,250
              

 

Media & Entertainment — 1.5%

              

Lamar Media Corp.,
Gtd. Notes

   Ba2    9.750%    04/01/14    200    220,000

Newport Television LLC/NTV Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A
(original cost $325,125;
purchased 08/03/12)(b)(c)

   Caa3    13.000%    03/15/17    300    321,000

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.,
Gtd. Notes

   B2    11.625%    02/01/14    200    222,750
              

 

               763,750
              

 

Paper — 0.6%

              

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes

   B2    9.500%    06/15/17    250    271,562
              

 

Retailers — 0.4%

              

Dufry Finance SCA (Luxembourg),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   Ba3    5.500%    10/15/20    200    205,500
              

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $1,906,122)

            1,907,001
              

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $47,539,338)

            47,939,886
              

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 10.5%

        
                   

Shares

    

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

        

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund(e)
(cost $5,203,869)

         5,203,869    5,203,869
              

 


TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 107.4%
(cost $52,743,207)(f)

   53,143,755

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (7.4)%

   (3,648,936)
  

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

   $  49,494,819
  

 

The following abbreviations are used in the portfolio descriptions:

 

144A       Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.
NR       Not Rated
PIK       Payment-in-Kind

 

The ratings reflected are as of November 30, 2012. Ratings of certain bonds may have changed subsequent to that date. The Fund’s current Statement of Additional Information contains a description of Moody’s & Standard & Poor’s ratings.
# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
(a) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at November 30, 2012.
(b) Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
(c) Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $973,437. The aggregate value of $978,407 is approximately 2.0% of net assets.
(d) Standard & Poor’s Rating.
(e) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2-Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.
(f) The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investment and net unrealized appreciation as of November 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

Tax basis of
Investments

    Appreciation     Depreciation     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
  $52,833,176        $587,958        $(277,379     $310,579   

The difference between book basis and tax basis was primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales as of the most recent fiscal year end and the difference in the treatment of accreting market discount and premium amortization for book and tax purposes as of the current reporting period.


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 - quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates, and amortized cost.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2012 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Bank Loans

   $ —         $ 40,281,065       $ 5,751,820   

Corporate Bonds

     —           1,907,001         —     

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

     5,203,869            —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 5,203,869       $ 42,188,066       $ 5,751,820   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Bank Loans  

Balance as of 2/29/12

   $ 3,789,160   

Realized gain (loss)

     (23,181

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*

     104,923   

Purchases

     3,919,652   

Sales

     (3,008,337

Accrued discount/premium

     6,501   

Transfers into Level 3

     1,211,229   

Transfers out of Level 3

     (248,127
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 11/30/12

   $ 5,751,820   
  

 

 

 

 

* Of which, $76,269 was included in Net Assets relating to securities held at the reporting period end.

It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. At the reporting period end, there were 5 bank loans transferred into Level 3 as a result of using a single broker quote and 1 bank loan transferred out of Level 3 as a result of no longer using single broker quote.

Included in the table above, under Level 3, are securities that were fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by the Valuation Committee, which contain unobservable inputs. Such methodologies may include, but not limited to, using prices provided by a single broker/dealer, the cost of the investment, and prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities.


Prudential Government Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

as of November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)#

  

Description

  

Value

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.0%

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

  
$3,049   

Ser. 2002-2496, Class PM,
5.500%, 09/15/17

   $     3,263,805
1,134   

Ser. 2002-2501, Class MC,
5.500%, 09/15/17

   1,207,024
4,952   

Ser. 2002-2513, Class HC,
5.000%, 10/15/17

   5,281,156
  

Federal National Mortgage Association,

  
933   

Ser. 2002-18, Class PC,
5.500%, 04/25/17

   950,724
1,074   

Ser. 2002-57, Class ND,
5.500%, 09/25/17

   1,142,779
  

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.,

  
261   

Ser. 2003-E, Class A1,
0.828%, 10/25/28 FRN

   250,257
  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,

  
882   

Ser. 2004-1, Class 4A3,
2.778%, 02/25/34 FRN

   889,774
     

 

      12,985,519
     

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 16.9%

  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  
3,000   

Ser. 2007-C6, Class A4,
5.888%, 12/10/49 FRN

   3,557,853
  

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  
3,000   

Ser. 2007-CD4, Class A3,
5.293%, 12/11/49

   3,117,504
  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

  
3,000   

Ser. 2006-C7, Class A4,
5.940%, 06/10/46 FRN

   3,426,555
  

CWCapital Cobalt Ltd.,

  
1,734   

Ser. 2007-C3, Class A3,
5.996%, 05/15/46 FRN

   1,851,879
  

Federal National Mortgage Association,

  
3,250   

Ser. 2012-M13, Class A2,
2.377%, 05/25/22

   3,344,968
  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

  
500   

Ser. K003, Class A5,
5.085%, 03/25/19

   604,890
6,600   

Ser. K004, Class A2,
4.186%, 08/25/19

   7,667,035


4,614   

Ser. K005, Class A2,
4.317%, 11/25/19

   5,407,216
6,400   

Ser. K007, Class A2,
4.224%, 03/25/20

   7,491,181
6,400   

Ser. K010, Class A2,
4.333%, 10/25/20

   7,520,051
6,400   

Ser. K011, Class A2,
4.084%, 11/25/20

   7,410,233
6,600   

Ser. K013, Class A2,
3.974%, 01/25/21

   7,613,892
4,700   

Ser. K016, Class A2,
2.968%, 10/25/21

   5,074,430
15,479   

Ser. K020, Class X1, I/O,
1.479%, 05/25/22 FRN

   1,673,131
6,400   

Ser. K021, Class A2,
2.396%, 06/25/22

   6,567,232
16,700   

Ser. K021, Class X1, I/O,
1.515%, 06/25/22

   1,881,606
7,100   

Ser. K022, Class A2,
2.355%, 07/25/22

   7,253,076
7,141   

Ser. K501, Class X1A, I/O,
1.879%, 08/25/16 FRN

   344,064
13,484   

Ser. K710, Class X1, I/O,
1.915%, 05/25/19 FRN

   1,306,467
13,000   

Ser. K711, Class X1, I/O,
1.712%, 07/25/19

   1,227,499
  

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,

  
1,339   

Ser. 2007-GG9, Class A2,
5.381%, 03/10/39

   1,378,839
  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,

  
1,594   

Ser. 2007-GG10, Class A2,
5.778%, 08/10/45

   1,601,740
  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,

  
1,600   

Ser. 2007-LD11, Class A3,
6.003%, 06/15/49 FRN

   1,720,856
  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust,

  
3,415   

Ser. 2006-C1, Class A4,
5.874%, 05/12/39 FRN

   3,914,864
  

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  
2,246   

Ser. 2007-9, Class A2,
5.590%, 09/12/49

   2,246,066
  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,

  
1,192   

Ser. 2005-IQ10, Class A4B,
5.284%, 09/15/42 FRN

   1,313,634
  

NCUA Guaranteed Notes,

  
4,000   

Ser. 2010-C1, Class A2,
2.900%, 10/29/20

   4,282,980
  

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  
2,000   

Ser. 2006-C23, Class A5,
5.416%, 01/15/45 FRN

   2,266,238
3,000   

Ser. 2006-C27, Class A3,
5.765%, 07/15/45

   3,450,990
     

 

      106,516,969
     

 


 

Corporate Bonds — 3.6%

  
  1,665     

Canada Government International Bond (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes,
0.875%, 02/14/17

   1,682,482
  2,960     

Depfa ACS Bank (Ireland),
Covered Notes, 144A,
5.125%, 03/16/37

   2,327,705
  12,130     

Export Development Canada (Canada),
Sr. Unsec'd. Notes,
0.750%, 12/15/17

   12,170,090
  1,080     

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau (Germany),
Gtd. Notes,
2.375%, 08/25/21

   1,135,512
  5,165     

Province of British Columbia (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes,
2.000%, 10/23/22

   5,148,565
    

 

     22,464,354
    

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 45.6%

  
  1,608     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2.354%, 05/01/34 FRN

   1,722,914
  3,000  (a)   

3.000%, TBA 15 YR

   3,139,219
  7,892     

4.000%, 06/01/26 - 12/01/40

   8,417,582
  7,661     

4.500%, 09/01/39

   8,200,401
  11,803     

5.000%, 06/01/33 - 05/01/34

   12,847,756
  2,064     

5.500%, 05/01/37 - 01/01/38

   2,229,652
  682     

6.000%, 08/01/32 - 09/01/34

   755,964
  637     

6.500%, 03/01/13 - 09/01/32

   726,536
  132     

7.000%, 09/01/32

   155,082
  78     

8.000%, 03/01/22 - 08/01/22

   80,883
  69     

8.500%, 01/01/17 - 09/01/19

   70,237
  39     

9.000%, 01/01/20

   44,788
  34     

11.500%, 10/01/19

   35,805
  5,024     

Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.141%, 07/01/33 FRN

   5,352,367
  1,526     

2.237%, 06/01/34 FRN

   1,622,538
  9,500  (a)   

2.500%, TBA 15 YR

   9,921,562
  621     

2.527%, 04/01/34 FRN

   660,122
  1,163     

2.680%, 04/01/34 FRN

   1,237,528
  2,080     

3.000%, 01/01/27

   2,213,794
  5,000  (a)   

3.000%, TBA 15 YR

   5,272,461
  1,629     

3.500%, 06/01/39

   1,741,092
  2,500  (a)   

3.500%, TBA 15 YR

   2,651,563
  3,000     

3.500%, TBA 30 YR

   3,196,406
  42,000  (a)   

3.500%, TBA 30 YR

   44,841,560
  22,000  (a)   

4.000%, TBA 30 YR

   23,550,311
  383     

4.500%, 01/01/20

   413,513


  18,000  (a)   

4.500%, TBA 30 YR

   19,386,562
  9,235     

5.000%, 07/01/18 - 05/01/36

   10,048,631
  24,798     

5.500%, 08/01/15 - 11/01/36

   27,549,911
  9,533     

6.000%, 11/01/14 - 05/01/36

   10,612,620
  7,658     

6.500%, 02/01/14 - 10/01/37

   8,695,340
  2,619     

7.000%, 11/01/13 - 02/01/36

   3,117,686
  3     

7.500%, 05/01/13

   2,835
  557  (b)   

8.500%, 06/01/17

   558
  67     

9.000%, 04/01/25

   72,898
  24     

9.500%, 01/01/25 - 02/01/25

   25,641
 

Government National Mortgage Association,

  
  7,000  (a)   

3.000%, TBA 30 YR

   7,449,531
  1,000  (a)   

3.500%, TBA 30 YR

   1,086,719
  8,000  (a)   

4.000%, TBA 30 YR

   8,753,750
  10,000  (a)   

4.000%, TBA 30 YR

   10,895,313
  5,198     

4.500%, 01/20/41 - 02/20/41

   5,736,865
  17,000  (a)   

4.500%, TBA 30 YR

   18,615,000
  4,532     

5.000%, 07/15/33 - 04/15/34

   4,974,817
  2,000  (a)   

5.000%, TBA 30 YR

   2,184,688
  2,692     

5.500%, 02/15/34 - 02/15/36

   2,993,807
  3,281     

7.000%, 03/15/22 - 02/15/29

   3,838,900
  407     

7.500%, 01/15/23 - 07/15/24

   452,014
  390     

8.500%, 04/15/25

   438,002
  172     

9.500%, 09/15/16 - 08/20/21

   181,002
    

 

     288,214,726
    

 

 

Municipal Bond — 0.2%

  
 

Utah St., BABs, Ser. D, GO,

  
  1,170     

4.554%, 07/01/24

   1,392,394
    

 

 

Small Business Administration Agencies — 0.8%

  
 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates,

  
  312     

Ser. 1995-20B, Class 1,
8.150%, 02/01/15

   323,757
  1,129     

Ser. 1995-20L, Class 1,
6.450%, 12/01/15

   1,190,687
  1,237     

Ser. 1996-20H, Class 1,
7.250%, 08/01/16

   1,314,251
  744     

Ser. 1996-20K, Class 1,
6.950%, 11/01/16

   794,345
  267     

Ser. 1997-20A, Class 1,
7.150%, 01/01/17

   286,872
  1,174     

Ser. 1998-20I, Class 1,
6.000%, 09/01/18

   1,279,575
    

 

     5,189,487
    

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Securities — 2.1%

  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

  
  3,525     

1.250%, 10/02/19

   3,538,271
  1,425     

Ser. 1,
0.750%, 01/12/18

   1,422,290


  8,180     

Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.875%, 12/20/17

   8,229,342
    

 

     13,189,903
    

 

 

U.S. Government Treasury Obligations — 28.5%

  
  11,885  (c)(d)   

United States Treasury Bonds,
2.750%, 08/15/42

   11,790,289
  8,955     

2.750%, 11/15/42

   8,872,840
  3,385     

3.000%, 05/15/42

   3,540,500
  1,060     

5.375%, 02/15/31

   1,545,944
  4,769     

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Note,
0.125%, 07/15/22

   5,234,039
  8,015     

United States Treasury Notes,
0.625%, 09/30/17

   8,027,520
  24,315     

0.625%, 11/30/17

   24,328,300
  7,733     

0.750%, 10/31/17

   7,787,974
  95     

1.250%, 10/31/19

   96,499
  4,410     

3.000%, 09/30/16

   4,838,599
  26,450     

4.500%, 11/15/15

   29,673,594
  12,400  (e)   

United States Treasury STRIPS, I/O,
0.310%, 05/15/15

   12,306,095
  17,635  (e)   

2.000%, 05/15/24

   14,044,761
  16,500  (e)(f)   

2.040%, 08/15/24

   13,013,731
  9,120  (e)   

2.410%, 05/15/25

   6,987,771
  6,885  (c)(e)   

2.660%, 08/15/26

   5,028,026
  9,570  (e)   

2.790%, 05/15/27

   6,789,628
  10,500  (e)   

2.880%, 11/15/27

   7,304,619
  9,115  (c)(g)   

United States Treasury STRIPS, P/O,
0.370%, 02/15/16

   9,006,805
    

 

     180,217,534
    

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $602,336,563)

   630,170,886
    

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 31.1%

  
Shares           

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  
  12,628,973     

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund
(cost $124,074,405)(h)

   115,807,681
  80,399,519     

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund
(cost $80,399,519; includes $12,712,293 of cash collateral received for securities on loan)(h)(i)

   80,399,519
    

 

 

Total affiliated mutual funds
(cost $204,473,924)

   196,207,200
    

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 130.8%
(cost $806,810,487)(j)

   826,378,086
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS(k) — (30.8%)

   (194,569,784)
    

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

   $631,808,302
    

 


 

The following abbreviations are used in the portfolio descriptions:

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

BABs—Build America Bonds

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association

FRN—Floating Rate Note

GO—General Obligation

I/O—Interest Only

P/O—Principal Only

STRIPS—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA—To Be Announced

 

# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
(a) All or partial principal amount of $116,500,000 represents a to-be-announced (“TBA”) mortgage dollar roll.
(b) Amount is actual; not rounded to thousands.
(c) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $12,470,068; cash collateral of $12,712,293 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(d) Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
(e) The rate shown is the effective yield at November 30, 2012.
(f) Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for futures contracts.
(g) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at November 30, 2012.
(h) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment
Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund and the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund.
(i) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(j) The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of November 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis     Appreciation     Depreciation     Net  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
     
     
$ 807,922,980      $ 27,709,202      $ (9,254,096   $ 18,455,106   

The difference between book basis and tax basis was primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales as of the most recent fiscal year end and difference in the treatment of accreting market discount and premium amortization for book and tax purposes as of the most recent reporting period end.

 

(k) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end:


Open futures contracts outstanding at November 30, 2012:

 

Number of
Contracts

  

Type

  

Expiration
Date

   Value at
November 30, 2012
     Value at
Trade Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(1)
 
  

Long Positions:

           
85   

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   Dec. 2012    $ 18,741,172       $ 18,724,011       $ 17,161   
164   

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   Mar. 2013      36,154,313         36,132,061         22,252   
107   

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   Mar. 2013      13,344,906         13,310,903         34,003   
21   

U.S. Ultra Bond

   Mar. 2013      3,484,687         3,480,147         4,540   
  

Short Positions:

           
89   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   Mar. 2013      11,894,016         11,879,750         (14,266
316   

U.S. Long Bond

   Mar. 2013      47,419,750         47,401,510         (18,240
              

 

 

 
               $ 45,450   
              

 

 

 

 

(1) The amount represents fair value of derivative instruments subject to interest rate contracts risk exposure as of November 30, 2012.

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at November 30, 2012:

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
   

Floating Rate

  Fair Value     Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(3)
   

Counterparty

 

Over-the-counter swap agreements:

$ 30,700        08/31/16        0.934   3 month LIBOR(2)     $     535,765      $ —        $ 535,765      Credit Suisse International
  9,555        08/31/16        0.975      3 month LIBOR(1)     (182,257     —          (182,257   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
  9,555        08/31/16        0.978      3 month LIBOR(1)     (183,586     —          (183,586   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
  1,460        09/14/16        1.206      3 month LIBOR(1)     (39,274     —          (39,274   Deutsche Bank AG
  46,550        11/30/16        0.945      3 month LIBOR(1)     (700,267     —          (700,267   Citibank NA
  28,775        11/30/16        0.913      3 month LIBOR(1)     (395,845     —          (395,845   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
  15,965        02/28/17        0.680      3 month LIBOR(2)     42,587        —          42,587      Citibank NA
  7,700        02/15/19        1.656      3 month LIBOR(1)     (346,730     —          (346,730   Citibank NA
  7,700        02/15/19        1.794      3 month LIBOR(2)     414,208        —          414,208      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
  3,525        10/02/19        1.189      3 month LIBOR(1)     (21,378     —          (21,378   Bank of Nova Scotia
  3,705        01/13/22        1.660      3 month LIBOR(1)     (60,443     —          (60,443   Citibank NA
  3,705        01/13/22        1.676      3 month LIBOR(2)     58,870        —          58,870      Citibank NA
  10,325        08/15/28        2.370      3 month LIBOR(1)     (225,479     —          (225,479   Citibank NA
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
        $ (1,103,829   $ —        $ (1,103,829  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

 

(1) The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.
(2) The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.
(3) The amount represents fair value of derivative instruments subject to interest rate contracts risk exposure as of November 30, 2012.
# Notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.


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 - quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates, and amortized cost.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2012 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

       

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   $ —         $ 12,985,519      $ —     

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           99,263,893        7,253,076   

Corporate Bonds

     —           22,464,354        —     

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           288,214,726        —     

Municipal Bond

     —           1,392,394        —     

Small Business Administration Agencies

     —           5,189,487        —     

U.S. Government Agency Securities

     —           13,189,903        —     

U.S. Government Treasury Obligations

     —           180,217,534        —     

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     196,207,200         —          —     

Other Financial Instruments*

       

Futures Contracts

     45,450         —          —     

Interest Rate Swaps

     —           (1,103,829     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 196,252,650       $ 621,813,981      $ 7,253,076   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

      Commercial
Mortgage-
Backed
Securities
 

Balance as of 02/29/12

   $ —     

Realized gain (loss)

     —     

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)**

     11,481   

Purchases

     7,241,595   

Sales

     —     

Accrued discount/premium

     —     

Transfers into Level 3

     —     

Transfers out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 11/30/12

   $ 7,253,076   
  

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
** Of which, $11,481 was included in Net Assets relating to securities held at the reporting period end.

Included in the table above, under Level 3 securities is one commercial mortgage-backed security which was valued using a single broker quote in the absence of a vendor price. Single broker-dealer price quotations are significant unobservable inputs.


Notes to Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

Securities Valuation: The Funds hold portfolio securities and other assets that are fair valued at the close of each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has delegated fair valuation responsibilities to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”) through the adoption of Valuation Procedures for valuation of the Funds’ securities. Under the current Valuation Procedures, a Valuation Committee is established and responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers and other valuation methods in events when market quotations are not readily available or not representative of the fair value of the securities. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to review, approval and ratification by the Board at its next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments, which are summarized in the three broad level hierarchies based on any observable inputs used as described in the table following the Schedule of Investments. The valuation methodologies and significant inputs used in determining the fair value of securities and other assets classified as Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the hierarchy are as follows:

Common stocks, exchange-traded funds and financial derivative instruments (including futures contracts and certain options and swap contracts on securities), 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. 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 of the fair value hierarchy.

In the event there is no sale or official closing price on such day, these securities are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices, or at the last bid price in absence of an asked price. These securities are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as these inputs are considered as significant other observable inputs to the valuation.

For common stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges, certain valuation adjustments will be applied when events occur after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the Funds’ normal pricing time. These securities are 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 of the fair value hierarchy as the adjustment factors are considered as significant other observable inputs to the valuation.

Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 as they have the ability to be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.

Fixed income securities traded in the over-the-counter market, such as corporate bonds, municipal bonds, U.S. Government agencies issues and guaranteed obligations, U.S. Treasury obligations and sovereign issues are usually valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices usually after evaluating observable inputs including yield curves, credit rating, yield spreads, default rates, cash flows as well as broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Asset-backed and mortgage-related securities are usually valued by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide the prices using their internal pricing models with input from deal terms, tranche level attributes, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates and broker/dealer quotes. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality, which mature in sixty days or less, are valued using amortized cost method, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Over-the-counter financial derivative instruments, such as option contracts, foreign currency contracts and swaps agreements, are usually valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, exchange rates and other inputs. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced using the methods described above are valued with pricing methodologies approved by the Valuation Committee. In the event there are unobservable inputs used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 of 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 investment adviser 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 mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

Certain Funds invest in the Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund, each a portfolio of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PI.

Other information regarding the Funds is available in the Funds’ most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).


Item 2. 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 have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 3. Exhibits

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – Attached hereto.


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, Inc. 14

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

  
   Deborah A. Docs   
   Secretary of the Fund   

Date January 22, 2013

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 (Signature and Title)*   

/s/ Stuart S. Parker

  
   Stuart S. Parker   
   President and Principal Executive Officer   

Date January 22, 2013

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

/s/ Grace C. Torres

  
   Grace C. Torres   
   Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer   

Date January 22, 2013

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.