N-CSR 1 d90454dncsr.htm PRUDENTIAL WORLD FUND, INC. Prudential World Fund, Inc.

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:   811-03981
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:   Prudential World Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:   655 Broad Street, 17th Floor
  Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:   Deborah A. Docs
  655 Broad Street, 17th Floor
  Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   800-225-1852
Date of fiscal year end:   10/31/2015
Date of reporting period:   10/31/2015


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders


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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS»MUTUAL FUNDS

 

PRUDENTIAL QMA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Objective

Long-term growth of capital

 

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 Fund’s 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. QMA is the primary business name of Quantitative Management Associates LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a Prudential Financial company. ©2015 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. The Prudential logo and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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December 15, 2015

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the Prudential QMA International Equity Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2015.

 

You may have noticed that the name of your Fund will include the name of the Fund’s sub-adviser, QMA. This change, which officially takes effect on December 31, 2015, was made to better recognize the distinct capabilities and expertise that QMA brings to the range of funds it manages.

 

With approximately $105 billion in assets under management (as of 9/30/2015), QMA has been a leader in the application of advanced portfolio management techniques to meet its clients’ investment needs since 1975. QMA applies innovative investment strategies that pair the seasoned judgment of traditional stock-pickers with the systematic rigor of computer-driven investment platforms. They bring a level of sophistication and experience to individually managed accounts and mutual funds that is ordinarily available only to large institutional investors.

 

As always, Prudential Investments® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Investments’ affiliated asset managers, such as QMA, that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund

 

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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. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A

     –7.37     19.59     22.18

Class B

     –7.96        15.43        13.93   

Class C

     –8.10        15.26        13.77   

Class Z

     –7.15        21.23        25.30   

MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index

     –4.68        13.72        50.32   

Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Average

     –1.58        23.16        46.78   
      

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/15

  

     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A

     –18.13     2.12     0.59

Class B

     –18.24        2.38        0.44   

Class C

     –14.88        2.53        0.42   

Class Z

     –13.11        3.56        1.42   

MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index

     –12.16        1.82        3.03   

Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Average

     –8.16        3.75        2.95   
      

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A

     –12.46     2.48     1.45

Class B

     –12.48        2.73        1.31   

Class C

     –9.01        2.88        1.30   

Class Z

     –7.15        3.93        2.28   
      

Average Annual Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Class A

     –7.37     3.64     2.02

Class B

     –7.96        2.91        1.31   

Class C

     –8.10        2.88        1.30   

Class Z

     –7.15        3.93        2.28   

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (Class A shares) with a similar investment in the MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index by portraying the initial account values at the beginning of the 10-year period for Class A shares (October 31, 2005) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2015) as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class B, Class C, and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursement, if any, the Fund’s 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.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

  Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class Z

Maximum initial sales charge

  5.50% of
the public
offering
price
  None   None   None

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption)

  1% on sales
of $1 million
or more
made within
12 months of
purchase
  5% (Yr.1)
4% (Yr.2)
3% (Yr.3)
2% (Yr.4)
1% (Yr.5)
1% (Yr.6)
0% (Yr.7)
  1% on sales
made within
12 months
of purchase
  None

Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)

  .30%   1%   1%   None

*Class B shares are closed to all purchase activity and no additional Class B shares may be purchased or acquired except by exchange from Class B shares of another Fund or through dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index

The Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World ex-US Index (the Index) is an unmanaged, market-capitalization weighted index designed to provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of ex-US based companies. The Index includes both developed and emerging markets.

 

Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Average

The Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average are funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market-capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market-capitalization range over an extended period of time. International multi-cap core funds typically have average characteristics compared to the MSCI EAFE Index.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

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Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Novartis AG, Pharmaceuticals

     1.8

Nestle SA, Food Products

     1.7   

Total SA, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1.3   

BP PLC, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1.2   

Toyota Motor Corp., Automobiles

     1.2   

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

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Banks

     13.7

Pharmaceuticals

     8.6   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     6.8   

Insurance

     6.2   

Automobiles

     5.1   

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The Prudential QMA International Equity Fund’s Class A shares returned –7.37% for the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2015, lagging the –4.68% return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Ex-US (MSCI ACWI Ex-US) Index, and the –1.58% return of the Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Average.

 

How did international stock markets perform?

   

International stocks faced significant headwinds during November and December 2014. Europe was the main concern as the lack of real inflation and virtually flat economic growth increased the potential for deflation.

 

   

In the first quarter of 2015, accommodative monetary policies, the low price of oil, and a depreciating euro, which makes exports more competitive, boosted European stocks. Japan also benefited from a declining yen. China’s decision to cut interest rates contributed to positive returns.

 

   

Second-quarter results were disappointing as the situation in Greece deteriorated. Most equity markets across the European continent generally lagged their first-quarter returns. Key Asian markets posted positive returns but similarly trailed their first-quarter returns.

 

   

In the third quarter, international stocks fell on worries over the global economy. Europe struggled with its own economic weakness and sluggish markets, stocks in the Asian region were negatively affected by disruptions in China, and emerging markets were routed due to falling commodity prices.

 

   

In October 2015, international stocks performed well after China announced new stimulus measures and amid expectations of a delay in the first US interest rate hike.

 

How did international stock market sectors perform?

   

Fund performance was strongest in financials, resulting from good stock selection in China, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany; and telecommunication services, resulting from strong stock picking in Japan and the United Kingdom, and an overweight position in Italy. Performance in energy was also strong, due to favorable stock picking in Canada, coupled with underweight positions in Brazil and China.

 

   

Conversely, the most relative value for the Fund was lost in the information technology sector due to difficult stock selection in Korea, Taiwan, and Germany. The Fund’s exposure in utilities in Brazil and Poland, and in industrials, mainly due to weak stock picking in Japan and Hong Kong, also detracted from performance.

 

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How did slow-growing and fast-growing stocks perform in the Fund?

   

The Fund uses a well-diversified core strategy that seeks to pick the best stocks in each sector. The Fund maintains a balance between slow-growing value stocks and fast-growing growth stocks.

 

   

QMA places a heavier emphasis on valuation factors, such as price-to-earnings ratios and dividend yield, when evaluating slower-growing stocks. For faster-growing stocks, QMA’s process places a heavier weighting on information about earnings and sales growth. Quality is considered important across the growth spectrum. This allows the Fund to potentially add value throughout the full range of slow- to fast-growing companies, while maintaining a core profile.

 

   

Over the past year, valuation signals were predominantly negative, but growth and financial momentum/profitability signals broadly outperformed and positively affected the Fund’s total return. Quality factors were also additive to the Fund’s performance.

 

   

Within countries, the most relative value was added in the United Kingdom, primarily from strong stock selection in the materials, financials, and consumer discretionary sectors. The Fund also outperformed strongly in Japan, from positive stock picking in consumer discretionary, telecommunication services, and financials, and in China, due to an overweight position in financials and favorable stock selection in utilities.

 

   

The primary detractor from performance was Brazil, mainly due to overweight positions and difficult stock picking in utilities, financials, and telecommunication services sectors. Other laggards included Australia, due to the materials, consumer discretionary, and financials sectors; and Germany, where stock selection was weak in information technology and materials.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution, and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2015, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2015. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider

 

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the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Prudential QMA
International
Equity Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
May 1, 2015
   

Ending Account
Value

October 31, 2015

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month  Period*
 
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 889.00        1.62   $ 7.71   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.04        1.62   $ 8.24   
         
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 886.00        2.32   $ 11.03   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.51        2.32   $ 11.77   
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 884.60        2.32   $ 11.02   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.51        2.32   $ 11.77   
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 889.80        1.32   $ 6.29   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.55        1.32   $ 6.72   

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended October 31, 2015, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 (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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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

The Fund’s annual expense ratios for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

Class    Gross Operating Expenses     Net Operating Expenses  

A

     1.62     1.62

B

     2.32        2.32   

C

     2.32        2.32   

Z

     1.32        1.32   

 

Net operating expenses shown above reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.7%

     

COMMON STOCKS    98.3%

     

Australia    3.8%

                 

BWP Trust

     421,856       $ 963,928   

CIMIC Group Ltd.

     6,931         135,869   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     2,379         129,175   

Dexus Property Group, REIT

     20,659         113,405   

Evolution Mining Ltd.

     11,917         11,871   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.(a)

     749,624         1,107,672   

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

     102,628         224,809   

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

     69,961         890,158   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     31,732         1,921,334   

South32 Ltd.*

     1,472,448         1,524,739   

Sydney Airport

     27,783         126,971   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

     61,897         1,730,904   

Westpac Banking Corp.

     95,687         2,131,331   
     

 

 

 
        11,012,166   

Austria    0.5%

                 

voestalpine AG

     41,937         1,516,280   

Belgium    0.7%

                 

KBC Groep NV

     28,178         1,713,270   

Melexis NV

     5,792         282,034   
     

 

 

 
        1,995,304   

Brazil    1.2%

                 

Ambev SA

     293,200         1,451,346   

Equatorial Energia SA

     93,600         834,659   

JBS SA

     350,800         1,296,210   
     

 

 

 
        3,582,215   

Canada    5.8%

                 

Bank of Montreal

     11,000         639,676   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     8,500         399,713   

BCE, Inc.

     3,800         164,252   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     26,300         2,016,950   

Canadian National Railway Co.

     22,100         1,349,898   

Enbridge, Inc.

     47,000         2,008,894   

Genworth MI Canada, Inc.(a)

     44,800         1,107,666   

Manulife Financial Corp.

     33,700         558,746   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Canada (cont’d.)

                 

Metro, Inc.

     65,400       $ 1,870,072   

National Bank of Canada

     50,600         1,675,961   

Royal Bank of Canada

     51,600         2,950,544   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     63,300         1,883,606   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     6,400         262,735   
     

 

 

 
        16,888,713   

China    4.2%

                 

Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     228,000         195,484   

Bank of Chongqing Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     296,000         221,127   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     944,000         696,294   

Beijing Capital Land Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     662,000         317,679   

China Construction Bank Corp. (Class H Stock)

     1,266,000         917,541   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     2,952,000         1,446,663   

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

     1,244,000         1,005,792   

China Lilang Ltd.

     497,000         423,434   

China Lumena New Materials Corp.*(b)

     5,060,000         6,529   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     72,000         187,986   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     1,154,000         601,952   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

     1,158,000         1,411,242   

Fufeng Group Ltd.

     648,000         342,199   

Huaneng Power International, Inc. (Class H Stock)

     914,000         989,534   

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.*

     1,496,000           

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

     1,332,000         960,469   

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

     1,186,000         233,305   

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     80,900         186,600   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     7,700         145,140   

Universal Health International Group Holding Ltd.

     2,866,000         1,130,801   

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

     1,608,000         639,235   
     

 

 

 
        12,059,006   

Denmark    2.2%

                 

A.P. Moeller - Maersk A/S (Class A Stock)

     622         891,878   

A.P. Moeller - Maersk A/S (Class B Stock)

     501         739,386   

Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B Stock)

     53,560         2,844,224   

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     32,654         1,903,866   
     

 

 

 
        6,379,354   

Faroe Islands    0.1%

                 

Bakkafrost P/F

     10,946         351,590   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Finland    1.5%

                 

Fortum OYJ

     54,825       $ 822,150   

Kone OYJ (Class B Stock)

     5,665         241,615   

Sampo OYJ (Class A Stock)

     30,696         1,500,347   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     97,953         1,833,775   
     

 

 

 
        4,397,887   

France    6.9%

                 

Airbus Group SE

     34,011         2,368,366   

AXA SA

     99,025         2,642,791   

Cap Gemini SA

     20,678         1,838,607   

Christian Dior SE

     8,423         1,655,474   

Peugeot SA*

     98,027         1,722,285   

Publicis Groupe SA

     11,614         752,300   

Safran SA

     23,904         1,815,606   

Sanofi

     14,987         1,511,827   

Societe Generale SA

     44,052         2,045,918   

Total SA

     75,296         3,641,228   
     

 

 

 
        19,994,402   

Germany    5.1%

                 

Allianz SE

     17,794         3,115,157   

Bayer AG

     12,506         1,667,494   

Continental AG

     8,506         2,042,543   

Daimler AG

     36,864         3,196,617   

Hannover Rueck SE

     17,470         2,019,709   

K+S AG

     53,414         1,348,346   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

     3,753         202,796   

TUI AG

     8,245         153,321   

Volkswagen AG(a)

     7,527         1,042,274   
     

 

 

 
        14,788,257   

Greece    0.3%

                 

Hellenic Petroleum SA

     26,850         157,187   

Metka SA

     32,259         309,685   

Mytilineos Holdings SA*

     33,761         180,675   

Public Power Corp. SA

     50,522         292,318   
     

 

 

 
        939,865   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund     13   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Hong Kong    2.8%

                 

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

     247,000       $ 489,887   

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     150,500         2,060,872   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     402         1,373   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

     54,000         344,885   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     223,000         989,123   

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

     387,000         161,184   

Link REIT (The)

     334,500         1,998,532   

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

     75,500         359,542   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

     858,000         341,949   

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

     183,000         852,984   

Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust

     720,000         380,558   
     

 

 

 
        7,980,889   

Hungary    0.1%

                 

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC*

     197,287         273,297   

India    0.5%

                 

Infosys Ltd., ADR

     35,000         635,600   

Reliance Industries Ltd., GDR, 144A

     24,602         706,077   

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., GDR

     10,756         183,390   
     

 

 

 
        1,525,067   

Indonesia    0.4%

                 

United Tractors Tbk PT

     871,500         1,146,622   

Ireland    0.5%

                 

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR

     3,997         312,526   

Shire PLC

     14,511         1,098,925   
     

 

 

 
        1,411,451   

Israel    1.3%

                 

Bank Hapoalim BM

     244,443         1,272,416   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     44,028         2,614,075   
     

 

 

 
        3,886,491   

Italy    1.0%

                 

Eni SpA

     55,262         902,442   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     213,947         744,334   

Telecom Italia SpA*

     973,323         1,357,867   
     

 

 

 
        3,004,643   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14  


Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Japan    17.7%

                 

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

     25,100       $ 779,084   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

     21,000         128,869   

Central Japan Railway Co.

     1,100         200,655   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

     65,300         1,129,644   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

     85,900         1,686,995   

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

     4,700         156,755   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

     900         328,754   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

     61,300         2,370,693   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

     45,800         1,826,906   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     14,200         469,742   

ITOCHU Corp.

     158,000         1,977,051   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

     26,600         1,002,105   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     64,200         2,222,077   

KDDI Corp.

     109,000         2,637,618   

Keyence Corp.

     3,800         1,978,312   

Kyocera Corp.

     10,400         470,441   

Mazda Motor Corp.

     9,100         178,626   

Medipal Holdings Corp.

     42,500         741,713   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

     210,000         732,550   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     507,000         3,279,040   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     1,340,600         2,761,428   

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

     33,400         860,163   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     16,800         2,391,504   

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

     11,800         120,099   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

     2,400         383,680   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     65,184         2,389,737   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     199,500         2,068,062   

NSK Ltd.

     108,000         1,277,314   

ORIX Corp.

     125,400         1,831,314   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

     61,600         2,050,073   

Panasonic Corp.

     58,200         682,846   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     98,200         519,608   

Shimano, Inc.

     1,300         204,839   

Sojitz Corp.

     460,500         1,012,869   

Sony Corp.

     39,567         1,124,709   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     12,700         173,329   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     68,000         2,712,770   

Taisei Corp.

     22,000         142,967   

Tosoh Corp.

     63,000         319,961   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     54,333         3,328,681   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund     15   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Japan (cont’d.)

                 

USS Co. Ltd.

     17,800       $ 314,239   

West Japan Railway Co.

     4,100         288,053   
     

 

 

 
        51,255,875   

Luxembourg    0.1%

                 

ArcelorMittal

     38,133         212,945   

Malaysia    0.9%

                 

IGB Real Estate Investment Trust

     495,600         155,740   

Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd

     79,800         128,941   

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

     529,200         1,168,850   

YTL Corp. Bhd

     1,317,300         462,604   

YTL Power International Bhd

     1,526,500         536,549   
     

 

 

 
        2,452,684   

Mexico    0.6%

                 

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

     696,300         1,844,260   

Netherlands    1.6%

                 

Koninklijke KPN NV

     53,371         195,562   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class A Stock)

     101,532         2,650,721   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class B Stock)

     37,682         986,694   

Wolters Kluwer NV

     26,157         884,037   
     

 

 

 
        4,717,014   

New Zealand    0.6%

                 

Air New Zealand Ltd.

     538,069         1,058,404   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     209,370         744,021   
     

 

 

 
        1,802,425   

Norway    1.3%

                 

DNB ASA

     118,042         1,502,906   

Salmar ASA

     22,822         373,380   

Statoil ASA

     7,133         115,300   

Yara International ASA

     36,696         1,666,952   
     

 

 

 
        3,658,538   

Philippines    0.1%

                 

Nickel Asia Corp.

     844,200         142,851   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16  


Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Poland    1.1%

                 

Asseco Poland SA

     28,082       $ 414,510   

CD Projekt Red SA*

     62,609         430,965   

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

     268,757         1,000,377   

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA

     5,313         86,195   

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

     590,244         1,045,744   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

     1,048         101,760   
     

 

 

 
        3,079,551   

Portugal    0.2%

                 

Sonae SGPS SA

     498,959         596,155   

Russia    0.7%

                 

Gazprom OAO, ADR

     141,081         593,951   

Lukoil PJSC, ADR

     14,482         525,697   

Magnit PJSC, GDR, RegS

     4,245         193,232   

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, ADR

     7,332         108,880   

NOVATEK OAO, GDR, RegS

     1,343         122,817   

Rosneft OAO, GDR, RegS

     68,985         275,940   

Surgutneftegas OAO, ADR

     23,126         126,615   
     

 

 

 
        1,947,132   

Singapore    0.5%

                 

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust, REIT

     1,502,500         1,065,145   

Wilmar International Ltd.

     101,200         225,511   
     

 

 

 
        1,290,656   

South Africa    1.6%

                 

AVI Ltd.

     156,812         997,583   

Hyprop Investments Ltd., REIT

     13,039         118,245   

Mondi PLC

     73,275         1,694,414   

RMB Holdings Ltd.

     126,698         616,944   

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.

     206,129         1,082,423   
     

 

 

 
        4,509,609   

South Korea    4.2%

                 

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

     1,154         235,825   

Hyundai Steel Co.

     26,987         1,228,715   

Kangwon Land, Inc.

     48,350         1,793,961   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

     37,483         1,687,656   

KT&G Corp.

     23,174         2,317,298   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund     17   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

South Korea (cont’d.)

                 

LG Uplus Corp.

     11,271       $ 108,024   

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

     246,850         1,097,994   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     452         542,141   

Seah Besteel Corp.

     5,013         126,064   

SK Hynix, Inc.

     45,027         1,205,023   

Woori Bank

     208,610         1,809,600   
     

 

 

 
        12,152,301   

Spain    1.4%

                 

Abengoa SA (Class B Stock)(a)

     877,782         850,134   

Amadeus IT Holding SA (Class A Stock)

     8,093         344,248   

Ebro Foods SA

     10,508         199,028   

Endesa SA

     57,586         1,280,437   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     25,392         950,788   

Telefonica SA

     33,273         438,982   
     

 

 

 
        4,063,617   

Sweden    2.6%

                 

Bilia AB (Class A Stock)

     24,704         517,805   

Investor AB (Class B Stock)

     47,348         1,752,260   

Nordea Bank AB

     175,209         1,933,192   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Class A Stock)

     158,574         1,665,166   

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA (Class B Stock)

     51,978         1,530,959   
     

 

 

 
        7,399,382   

Switzerland    5.9%

                 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     901         124,840   

Nestle SA

     64,995         4,963,928   

Novartis AG

     58,548         5,303,789   

Roche Holding AG

     11,587         3,145,857   

Schindler Holding AG

     3,329         541,836   

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

     742         120,385   

SGS SA

     92         175,177   

Swiss Re AG

     24,314         2,257,088   

UBS Group AG

     17,702         353,552   
     

 

 

 
        16,986,452   

Taiwan    3.2%

                 

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

     62,000         608,469   

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     1,234,000         1,757,704   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18  


Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Taiwan (cont’d.)

                 

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

     503,880       $ 1,319,809   

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     1,068,000         1,726,232   

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

     2,000         155,418   

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     780,891         568,998   

Pegatron Corp.

     509,000         1,243,824   

Shin Zu Shing Co. Ltd.

     334,000         1,077,698   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     32,000         134,838   

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

     531,000         350,793   

Wisdom Marine Lines Co. Ltd.*

     302,000         342,326   
     

 

 

 
        9,286,109   

Thailand    0.6%

                 

Plan B Media PCL (Class F Stock)*

     726,300         128,648   

SPCG PCL

     404,800         273,148   

STP & I PCL

     1,200,200         452,174   

SVI PCL*

     4,382,867         622,295   

Thai Vegetable Oil PCL

     336,400         250,639   
     

 

 

 
        1,726,904   

Turkey    1.1%

                 

Akcansa Cimento AS

     39,078         183,070   

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS

     55,947         304,703   

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

     1,089,752         1,544,421   

Gubre Fabrikalari TAS

     125,103         282,411   

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

     140,526         788,848   
     

 

 

 
        3,103,453   

Ukraine    0.2%

                 

Kernel Holding SA

     45,574         614,981   

United Arab Emirates    0.7%

                 

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

     367,446         745,939   

Air Arabia PJSC

     1,679,194         616,456   

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

     390,971         686,917   
     

 

 

 
        2,049,312   

United Kingdom    12.5%

                 

Ashtead Group PLC

     58,914         905,842   

AstraZeneca PLC

     20,347         1,296,760   

Barratt Developments PLC

     19,521         183,896   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund     19   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

United Kingdom (cont’d.)

                 

Bellway PLC

     24,800       $ 990,578   

Betfair Group PLC

     19,440         965,751   

BG Group PLC

     27,298         431,266   

BP PLC

     561,600         3,337,569   

British American Tobacco PLC

     40,346         2,396,928   

BT Group PLC

     434,944         3,106,144   

Dialog Semiconductor PLC*

     23,796         880,329   

easyJet PLC

     53,524         1,441,831   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*

     14,687         216,386   

Galliford Try PLC

     36,884         849,634   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     68,529         1,477,870   

Hammerson PLC, REIT

     62,007         607,524   

Howden Joinery Group PLC

     131,022         934,487   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     263,263         2,056,856   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     52,752         2,840,578   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA*

     13,200         118,021   

Legal & General Group PLC

     531,186         2,139,077   

National Grid PLC

     60,597         863,193   

Phoenix Group Holdings

     74,381         978,100   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     10,885         1,062,267   

Rightmove PLC

     16,853         995,356   

ST Modwen Properties PLC

     107,100         724,938   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     513,531         1,564,392   

Unilever NV, CVA

     44,682         2,020,414   

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     56,267         575,825   

Vodafone Group PLC

     50,738         166,975   
     

 

 

 
        36,128,787   

United States

                 

lululemon athletica, Inc.*(a)

     48         2,360   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $266,970,480)

        284,156,852   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS    0.4%

     

United States

                 

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund(a)

     12,750         779,153   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     6,200         216,194   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(cost $990,698)

        995,347   
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

PREFERRED STOCKS    1.0%

     

Brazil    1.0%

                 

Banco ABC Brasil SA (PRFC)

     75,600       $ 166,625   

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (PRFC)

     792,500         1,471,341   

Telefonica Brasil SA (PRFC)

     111,000         1,149,849   
     

 

 

 
        2,787,815   

South Korea

                 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (PRFC)

     131         136,827   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $5,341,685)

        2,924,642   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $273,302,863)

        288,076,841   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    1.6%

     

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

                 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (cost $4,702,210; includes $4,701,907 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(Note 3)(c)(d)

     4,702,210         4,702,210   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    101.3%
(cost $278,005,073) (Note 5)

        292,779,051   

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (1.3%)

        (3,755,675
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

      $ 289,023,376   
     

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

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.

RegS—Regulation S. Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

CVA—Certificate Van Aandelen (Bearer)

EAFE—Europe, Australasia and Far East

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

OTC—Over-the-counter

PRFC—Preference Shares

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund     21   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

* 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 $4,400,825; cash collateral of $4,701,907 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Series purchased highly liquid short-term investments. Securities on loan are subject to contractual netting arrangements.
(b) Indicates a security or securities that has been deemed illiquid. (unaudited)
(c) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Series also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.
(d) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Series’ 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—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 October 31, 2015 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1         Level 2             Level 3      

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

     

Australia

  $      $ 11,012,166      $   

Austria

           1,516,280          

Belgium

           1,995,304          

Brazil

    3,582,215                 

Canada

    16,888,713                 

China

           12,052,477        6,529   

Denmark

           6,379,354          

Faroe Islands

           351,590          

Finland

           4,397,887          

France

           19,994,402          

Germany

           14,788,257          

Greece

    309,685        630,180          

Hong Kong

           7,980,889          

Hungary

           273,297          

India

    1,525,067                 

Indonesia

           1,146,622          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Level 1         Level 2             Level 3      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Ireland

  $ 312,526      $ 1,098,925      $   

Israel

           3,886,491          

Italy

           3,004,643          

Japan

           51,255,875          

Luxembourg

           212,945          

Malaysia

    692,289        1,760,395          

Mexico

    1,844,260                 

Netherlands

           4,717,014          

New Zealand

           1,802,425          

Norway

           3,658,538          

Philippines

           142,851          

Poland

    430,965        2,648,586          

Portugal

           596,155          

Russia

    1,947,132                 

Singapore

           1,290,656          

South Africa

    118,245        4,391,364          

South Korea

    4,111,259        8,041,042          

Spain

           4,063,617          

Sweden

           7,399,382          

Switzerland

           16,986,452          

Taiwan

           9,286,109          

Thailand

           1,726,904          

Turkey

           3,103,453          

Ukraine

           614,981          

United Arab Emirates

           2,049,312          

United Kingdom

    2,020,414        34,108,373          

United States

    2,360                 

Exchange Traded Funds

     

United States

    995,347                 

Preferred Stocks

     

Brazil

    2,787,815                 

South Korea

           136,827          

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    4,702,210                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 42,270,502      $ 250,502,020      $ 6,529   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2015 were as follows (Unaudited):

 

Banks

    13.7

Pharmaceuticals

    8.6   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    6.8   

Insurance

    6.2   

Automobiles

    5.1   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    4.4   

Metals & Mining

    3.5   

Tobacco

    3.4   

Food Products

    3.2   

Electric Utilities

    2.7   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    2.4   

Food & Staples Retailing

    2.1   

Diversified Financial Services

    2.0   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    1.9   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    1.8   

Real Estate Management & Development

    1.8   

Airlines

    1.7   

Household Durables

    1.6   

Trading Companies & Distributors

    1.6   

Machinery

    1.6   

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund (including 1.6% of collateral for securities on loan)

    1.6   

Aerospace & Defense

    1.4   

Chemicals

    1.3   

Specialty Retail

    1.3   

Paper & Forest Products

    1.2   

Capital Markets

    1.2   

Media

    1.1   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    1.0   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    1.0   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    1.0

IT Services

    0.9   

Marine

    0.9   

Household Products

    0.9   

Industrial Conglomerates

    0.8   

Auto Components

    0.8   

Health Care Providers & Services

    0.8   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.7   

Personal Products

    0.7   

Construction & Engineering

    0.7   

Electrical Equipment

    0.7   

Multi-Utilities

    0.7   

Road & Rail

    0.7   

Beverages

    0.5   

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    0.4   

Software

    0.4   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    0.4   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    0.4   

Building Products

    0.4   

Exchange Traded Funds

    0.4   

Transportation Infrastructure

    0.3   

Construction Materials

    0.2   

Real Estate Investment Trust

    0.1   

Leisure Products

    0.1   

Professional Services

    0.1   

Internet Software & Services

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    101.3   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (1.3
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

The Series invested in various derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity risk.

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Series financial position and financial performance as reflected in Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The Series did not hold any derivative instruments as of October 31, 2015, accordingly, no derivative positions were presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

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

 

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

     Rights(1)  

Equity contracts

     $ 5,117   
    

 

 

 

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

 

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

     Rights(2)  

Equity contracts

     $   
    

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations.
(2) Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets & Liabilities

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $4,400,825:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $273,302,863)

   $ 288,076,841   

Affiliated investments (cost $4,702,210)

     4,702,210   

Cash

     1,186   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $51,977)

     51,765   

Tax reclaim receivable

     939,912   

Receivable for investments sold

     719,361   

Dividends and interest receivable

     698,728   

Receivable for Series shares sold

     51,655   

Prepaid expenses

     3,510   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     295,245,168   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     4,701,907   

Loan payable (Note 7)

     638,000   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     289,306   

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     241,232   

Management fee payable

     209,551   

Distribution fee payable

     74,902   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     66,776   

Loan interest payable (Note 7)

     118   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     6,221,792   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 289,023,376   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 435,566   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     470,396,484   
  

 

 

 
     470,832,050   

Undistributed net investment income

     3,178,981   

Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (199,632,439

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     14,644,784   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2015

   $ 289,023,376   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($211,313,963 ÷ 31,784,082 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 6.65   

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.39   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 7.04   
  

 

 

 

Class B

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($4,774,227 ÷ 749,849 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 6.37   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($18,209,303 ÷ 2,860,673 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 6.37   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($54,725,883 ÷ 8,161,967 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 6.70   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Year Ended October 31, 2015

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $881,752)

   $ 9,255,647   

Affiliated income from securities lending, net

     91,006   

Affiliated dividend income

     1,136   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     9,347,789   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     2,627,947   

Distribution fee—Class A

     690,788   

Distribution fee—Class B

     53,125   

Distribution fee—Class C

     200,854   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $311,000)

     769,000   

Custodian and accounting fees

     322,000   

Shareholders’ reports

     105,000   

Registration fees

     100,000   

Audit fee

     30,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     25,000   

Directors’ fees

     18,000   

Commitment fee on syndicated credit agreement

     5,000   

Insurance expenses

     4,000   

Loan interest expense

     2,568   

Miscellaneous

     86,163   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,039,445   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     4,308,344   
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized loss on:

  

Investment transactions

     (7,664,552

Foreign currency transactions

     (198,968
  

 

 

 
     (7,863,520
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (18,708,309

Foreign currencies

     (55,077
  

 

 

 
     (18,763,386
  

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (26,626,906
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (22,318,562
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
     2015      2014  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income

   $ 4,308,344       $ 6,147,243   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (7,863,520      36,678,107   

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

     (18,763,386      (37,219,559
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (22,318,562      5,605,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income (Note 1)

     

Class A

     (5,047,051      (4,392,794

Class B

     (85,958      (82,095

Class C

     (310,179      (258,429

Class F

             (2,101

Class X

             (2,191

Class Z

     (1,263,747      (1,570,284
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (6,706,935      (6,307,894
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     18,775,253         17,501,842   

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

     6,566,147         6,176,619   

Net asset value of shares issued in merger (Note 9)

     50,163,770           

Cost of shares reacquired

     (47,581,055      (65,161,727
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     27,924,115         (41,483,266
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease

     (1,101,382      (42,185,369

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     290,124,758         332,310,127   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year(a)

   $ 289,023,376       $ 290,124,758   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

   $ 3,178,981       $ 5,479,387   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) and currently consists of six series: Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (the “Series”, formerly Prudential International Equity Fund), Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund, Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund. These financial statements relate to the Prudential QMA International Equity Fund. The financial statements of the other series are not presented herein. The investment objective of the Series is to seek long-term growth of capital.

 

Effective on or about December 30, 2015, the Prudential International Equity Fund will be renamed the Prudential QMA International Equity Fund.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Fund and the Series consistently follow such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series holds 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 adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures permit the Series 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.

 

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Various inputs determine how the Series’ investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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.

 

Common and preferred stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges 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 in the fair value hierarchy. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

 

Participatory Notes (P-notes) are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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 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 valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after 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. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

 

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 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.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series does not isolate that portion of the

 

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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 Series does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, these realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, forward contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

Concentration of Risk: The ability of debt securities issuers (other than those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government) held by the Series to meet its obligations may be affected by the economic or political developments in a specific industry, region or country. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Master Netting Arrangements: The Series 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 the Series. A master netting arrangement between the Series and the counterparty permits the Series to offset amounts payable by the Series to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Series to cover the Series’ exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. 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 were no instances where the right of set-off existed and management has not elected to offset.

 

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund     33   


 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Securities Lending: The Series may lend its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in a highly liquid short-term 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. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Series. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Series securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Series has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral. The Series recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities, and any interest on the investment of cash received as collateral. The Series also continues to receive interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.

 

Warrants and Rights: The Series may hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase, included as part of a private placement, 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. The Series holds such warrants and rights as long positions until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors’ approved fair valuation procedures.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

 

Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

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Dividends and Distributions: The Series expects to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, at least 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-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, the Series is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. It is the Series’ 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 income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement for the Series with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI entered into a subadvisory agreement with Quantitative Management Associates LLC (“QMA”). The subadvisory agreement provides that QMA furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection therewith, QMA is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PI pays for the services of QMA, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of .85% of the average daily net assets of the Series up to and including $300 million, .75% of the average daily net assets in excess of $300 million up to and including $1.5 billion and .70% of the Series’ average daily net assets over $1.5 billion. The effective management fee was .85% for the year ended October 31, 2015.

 

The Series has distribution agreements with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) and Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (“PAD”). PIMS and PAD are both affiliates of PI and indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential. PIMS serves as the distributor of the Series’ Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F, and Class Z shares. PIMS, together with PAD, served as co-distributor of the Series’ Class X shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

The Series has adopted a separate Distribution and Service plan (each a “Plan” and collectively the “Plans”) for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F and Class X shares of the Series in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor for the Series’ Class Z shares. Under the Plans, the Series compensates PIMS and PAD a distribution and service fee at the annual rate of .30%, 1%, 1%, .75% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F and Class X shares, respectively.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that they received $106,225 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the year ended October 31, 2015. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that for the year ended October 31, 2015 it received $308, $8,542 and $854 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

PI, QMA, PAD and PIMS are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Series’ transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Series’ security lending agent. Earnings from securities lending are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated income from securities lending, net”. For the year ended October 31, 2015, PIM has been compensated approximately $27,200 for these services.

 

The Series invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Fund”), a series of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”.

 

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Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2015 aggregated $340,418,099 and $363,085,325, respectively.

 

Note 5. 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-dividend date. In order to present undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions 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 undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the year ended October 31, 2015, the adjustments were to increase undistributed net investment income by $98,185, increase accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions by $1,457,635 and increase paid in capital in excess of par by $1,359,450, due to the differences in the treatment for book and tax purposes of certain transactions involving foreign securities and currencies, investments in passive foreign investment companies, and merger related adjustments. Net investment income, net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

 

For the years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014, the tax character of dividends paid by the Series were $6,706,935 and $6,307,894 of ordinary income, respectively.

 

As of October 31, 2015, the Series had undistributed ordinary income of $4,041,554 on a tax basis.

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Other Cost
Basis
Adjustments

 

Total Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

$280,428,492   $33,249,437   $(20,898,878)   $12,350,559   $(129,193)   $12,221,366

 

The differences between book basis and tax basis were primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales and investments in passive foreign investment

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

companies. The other cost basis adjustments are primarily attributable to appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency and mark-to-market of receivables and payables.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the Series is permitted to carryforward capital losses realized on or after November 1, 2011 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Post-enactment losses are required to be utilized before the utilization of losses incurred prior to the effective date of the Act. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards related to taxable years ending before October 31, 2012 (“pre-enactment losses”) may have an increased likelihood to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law. Additionally, approximately $5,695,000 of its capital loss carryforward was written off unused due to expiration. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses. As of October 31, 2015, the pre and post-enactment losses were approximately:

 

Post-Enactment Losses:

   $ 8,431,000   
  

 

 

 

Pre-Enactment Losses:

  

Expiring 2016

   $ 978,000   

Expiring 2017

     180,326,000   

Expiring 2018

     8,337,000   
  

 

 

 
   $ 189,641,000   
  

 

 

 

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ 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 Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ 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.

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Series offers Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%. The Class A CDSC is waived

 

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for purchases by certain retirement and/or benefit plans. Class B shares are sold with a CDSC which declines from 5% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. Class B Shares are closed to new purchases. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on shares redeemed within the first 12 months after purchase. The last conversion of Class F and Class X shares to Class A shares was completed as of March 14, 2014 and April 11, 2014, respectively. There are no Class F and Class X shares outstanding and Class F and Class X shares are no longer being offered for sale. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualify to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock.

 

There are 875 million authorized shares of common stock at $.01 par value per share, designated Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z, each of which consists of 325 million, 150 million, 150 million and 250 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       1,048,819       $ 7,448,060   

Shares issued in merger

       4,537,435         31,535,171   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       721,039         4,924,699   

Shares reacquired

       (3,970,694      (27,890,695
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       2,336,599         16,017,235   

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       248,806         1,769,005   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (536,321      (3,794,099
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,049,084       $ 13,992,141   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       997,836       $ 7,437,126   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       606,075         4,278,811   

Shares reacquired

       (3,845,795      (28,680,565
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (2,241,884      (16,964,628

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       217,343         1,616,468   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (68,971      (522,940
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (2,093,512    $ (15,871,100
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

Class B

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       114,895       $ 806,872   

Shares issued in merger

       164,257         1,100,522   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       12,718         83,686   

Shares reacquired

       (107,836      (724,595
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       184,034         1,266,485   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (143,864      (956,537
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       40,170       $ 309,948   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       115,280       $ 820,488   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       11,788         80,161   

Shares reacquired

       (115,309      (828,558
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       11,759         72,091   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (159,740      (1,144,832
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (147,981    $ (1,072,741
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       176,343       $ 1,212,887   

Shares issued in merger

       656,750         4,400,227   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       46,372         305,125   

Shares reacquired

       (471,245      (3,191,508
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       408,220         2,726,731   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (121,041      (853,662
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       287,179       $ 1,873,069   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       250,597       $ 1,782,658   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       36,950         251,259   

Shares reacquired

       (452,927      (3,246,557
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (165,380      (1,212,640

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (15,245      (112,272
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (180,625    $ (1,324,912
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class F

               

Period ended March 14, 2014*:

       

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       86       $ 583   

Shares reacquired

       (5,211      (37,196
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (5,125      (36,613

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (14,245      (97,276
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (19,370    $ (133,889
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class X

     Shares      Amount  

Period ended April 11, 2014**:

       

Shares sold

       14       $ 99   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       311         2,117   

Shares reacquired

       (1,493      (10,397
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (1,168      (8,181

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (29,057      (203,038
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (30,225    $ (211,219
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       1,322,244       $ 9,307,434   

Shares issued in merger

       1,878,090         13,127,850   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       182,334         1,252,637   

Shares reacquired

       (2,233,139      (15,774,257
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,149,529         7,913,664   

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       538,030         3,835,345   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (8      (52
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,687,551       $ 11,748,957   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       999,881       $ 7,461,471   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       220,238         1,563,688   

Shares reacquired

       (4,459,314      (32,358,454
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (3,239,195      (23,333,295

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       83,020         635,212   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (21,953      (171,322
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (3,178,128    $ (22,869,405
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* As of March 14, 2014, the last conversion of Class F shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class F shares outstanding and Class F shares are no longer being offered for sale.
** As of April 11, 2014, the last conversion of Class X shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class X shares outstanding and Class X shares are no longer being offered for sale.

 

Note 7. Borrowings

 

The Series, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 8, 2015 through October 6, 2016. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of .11% of the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to October 8, 2015, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of .075% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

The Series utilized the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2015. The average daily balance for the 124 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was $515,831, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 1.43%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $3,982,000. There was a balance of $638,000 outstanding at October 31, 2015.

 

Note 8. Ownership

 

As of October 31, 2015, approximately 27% of the Series was owned by two institutional shareholders for the beneficial interest of their underlying account holders.

 

Note 9. Reorganization

 

On December 10, 2014, shareholders of the Prudential International Value Fund (“Value Fund”) approved the reorganization of the Fund into the Prudential International Equity Fund (“Equity Fund”). As a result of the reorganization, the assets and liabilities of the Value Fund were exchanged for shares of the Equity Fund and the shareholders of the Value Fund are now shareholders of the Equity Fund. The reorganization took place on December 19, 2014. On such date, the merged portfolio had total investments cost and value of $44,833,696 and $50,087,941, respectively, representing the principal assets acquired by the acquiring fund.

 

The purpose of the transaction was to combine two Funds with substantially similar investment objectives and policies. The acquiring fund, the Equity Fund, has the same contractual investment management fee and lower annualized operating expenses as well as stronger historical investment performance.

 

The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of the following shares on December 19, 2014:

 

Merged Fund     Acquiring Fund  
Prudential International
Value Fund
    Prudential International
Equity Fund
 

Class

     Shares     Class     Shares     Value  
A        1,463,874        A        4,537,435      $ 31,535,171   
B        53,470        B        164,257        1,100,522   
C        213,549        C        656,750        4,400,227   
Z        605,891        Z        1,878,090        13,127,850   

 

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For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Equity Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Value Fund was carried forward to reflect the tax-free status of the acquisition.

 

The net assets and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) immediately before the acquisition were as follows:

 

Merged Fund     Acquiring Fund  
Prudential International
Value Fund
    Prudential International
Equity Fund
 

Net Assets

  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Net Assets  
$50,163,770   $ 5,244,963      $ 276,541,095   

 

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on November 1, 2014, the Equity Fund’s results of operations for the year ended October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Net investment income

   $ 4,304,941 (a) 

Net realized and unrealized (loss) on investments

   $ (27,557,139 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (23,252,198
  

 

 

 

 

(a) $4,308,344, as reported in the Statement of Operations, plus $(3,403) Net Investment Loss from the Value Fund pre-merger.
(b) $(26,626,906), as reported in the Statement of Operations, plus $(930,233) Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments from the Value Fund pre-merger.

 

Because both the Equity Fund and the Value Fund sold and redeemed shares throughout the period, it is not practicable to provide pro-forma information on a per-share basis.

 

Because the combined investment Funds have been managed as a single integrated Fund since the acquisition was completed, it is also not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Value Fund that have been included in the Equity Fund’s Statement of Operations since December 19, 2014.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Note 10. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 regarding “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share”. The amendments in this update are effective for the Fund for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2015-07 will eliminate the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient in the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2015-07 and it has been determined that there is no impact on the financial statement disclosures.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

 
    

2015

    2014     2013     2012     2011  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $7.36        $7.37        $6.02        $5.72        $6.17   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income     .11        .15        .12        .12        .09   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (.65)        (.02)        1.36        .29        (.46)   
Total from investment operations     (.54)        .13        1.48        .41        (.37)   
Less Dividends:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (.17)        (.14)        (.13)        (.11)        (.11)   
Capital Contributions(d):     -        -        -        -       .03   
Net asset value, end of year     $6.65        $7.36        $7.37        $6.02        $5.72   
Total Return(b):     (7.37)%        1.84%        25.06%        7.40%        (5.61)%   
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $211,314        $218,909        $234,668        $209,568       $214,610  
Average net assets (000)     $229,598        $232,049        $221,300        $204,088       $247,859  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.62%        1.59%        1.59%        1.67%        1.64%   
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.62%        1.59%        1.59%        1.67%        1.64%   
Net investment income     1.39%        2.02%        1.83%        2.18%        1.51%   
Portfolio turnover rate     111%        134%        114%        83%        70%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total investment returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(d) The Series received payments related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Series shares during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. The Series was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class B Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $7.05        $7.07        $5.78        $5.50        $5.94   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income     .05        .10        .07        .08        .05   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (.61)        (.03)        1.32        .27        (.45)   
Total from investment operations     (.56)        .07        1.39        .35        (.40)   
Less Dividends:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (.12)        (.09)        (.10)        (.07)        (.07)   
Capital Contributions(d):     -        -        -        -       .03   
Net asset value, end of year     $6.37        $7.05        $7.07        $5.78        $5.50   
Total Return(b):     (7.96)%        1.10%        24.26%        6.50%        (6.27)%   
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $4,774        $5,006        $6,066        $5,439       $6,720  
Average net assets (000)     $5,313        $5,868        $5,690        $5,823       $8,320  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.32%        2.29%        2.29%        2.37%        2.34%   
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.32%        2.29%        2.29%        2.37%        2.34%   
Net investment income     .68%        1.35%        1.13%        1.48%        .83%   
Portfolio turnover rate     111%        134%        114%        83%        70%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total investment returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(d) The Series received payments related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Series shares during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. The Series was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                   
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $7.05        $7.07        $5.78        $5.50        $5.94   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income     .06        .10        .07        .08        .05   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (.62     (.03     1.32        .27        (.45
Total from investment operations     (.56     .07        1.39        .35        (.40
Less Dividends:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (.12     (.09     (.10     (.07     (.07
Capital Contributions(d):     -        -        -        -       .03   
Net asset value, end of year     $6.37        $7.05        $7.07        $5.78        $5.50   
Total Return(b):     (7.96 )%      1.10%        24.27%        6.51%        (6.27 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $18,209        $18,146        $19,472        $17,658       $21,310  
Average net assets (000)     $20,086        $19,402        $18,341        $19,019       $25,128  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.32%        2.29%        2.29%        2.37%        2.34%   
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.32%        2.29%        2.29%        2.37%        2.34%   
Net investment income     .71%        1.32%        1.13%        1.49%        .81%   
Portfolio turnover rate     111%        134%        114%        83%        70%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total investment returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(d) The Series received payments related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Series shares during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. The Series was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class F Shares  
     Period
Ended
March 14,
        Year Ended October 31,  
     2014(g)          2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                               
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $7.08            $5.79        $5.50        $5.94        $5.56        $4.62   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment income     .01            .09        .09        .06        .05        .06   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (.05         1.31        .29        (.44     .35        1.01   
Total from investment operations     (.04         1.40        .38        (.38     .40        1.07   
Less Dividends:                                                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.11         (.11     (.09     (.09     (.08     (.13
Capital Contributions(d):     -            -        -       .03        .06        -  
Net asset value, end of period     $6.93            $7.08        $5.79        $5.50        $5.94        $5.56   
Total Return(b):     (.51)%            24.51%        6.98%        (6.05)%        8.35%        24.04%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $5            $137        $681       $1,572       $3,355       $5,226  
Average net assets (000)     $71            $423        $1,044       $2,442       $4,064       $5,769  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                    
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.03% (e)          2.04%        2.12%        2.09%        2.02%        1.99%   
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.03% (e)          2.04%        2.12%        2.09%        2.02%        1.99%   
Net investment income     .27% (e)          1.36%        1.74%        1.07%        .95%        1.35%   
Portfolio turnover rate     134% (f)          114%        83%        70%        96%        76%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total investment returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than a full year are not annualized.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(d) The Series received payments related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Series shares during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010. The Series was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Calculated as of October 31, 2014.

(g) As of March 14, 2014, the last conversion of Class F shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class F shares outstanding and Class F shares are no longer being offered for sale.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class X Shares  
     Period
Ended
April 11,
        Year Ended October 31,  
     2014(g)          2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $7.07            $5.79        $5.50        $5.94        $5.56        $4.61   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment income (loss)     - (h)          .07        .08        .05        .04        .05   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .15            1.31        .28        (.45     .35        1.02   
Total from investment operations     .15            1.38        .36        (.40     .39        1.07   
Less Dividends:                                                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.09         (.10     (.07     (.07     (.07     (.12
Capital Contributions(d):     -            -        -       .03        .06        -  
Net asset value, end of period     $7.13            $7.07        $5.79        $5.50        $5.94        $5.56   
Total Return(b):     2.25%            24.05%        6.69%        (6.27)%        8.11%        23.82%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $11            $214        $707       $1,569       $3,067       $5,957  
Average net assets (000)     $102            $449        $1,077       $2,351       $4,020       $6,611  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                    
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.28% (e)          2.29%        2.37%        2.34%        2.27%        2.24%   
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.28% (e)          2.29%        2.37%        2.34%        2.27%        2.24%   
Net investment income (loss)     (.04)% (e)          1.05%        1.45%        .80%        .66%        1.10%   
Portfolio turnover rate     134% (f)          114%        83%        70%        96%        76%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total investment returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than a full year are not annualized.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(d) The Series received payments related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Series shares during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010. The Series was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Calculated as of October 31, 2014.

(g) As of April 11, 2014, the last conversion of Class X shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class X shares outstanding and Class X shares are no longer being offered for sale.

(h) Less than $.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class Z Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

 
    

2015

    2014     2013     2012     2011  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                   
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $7.42        $7.43        $6.07        $5.77        $6.22   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income     .13        .16        .15        .14        .11   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (.66)        (.01)        1.36        .29        (.46)   
Total from investment operations     (.53)        .15        1.51        .43        (.35)   
Less Dividends:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (.19)        (.16)        (.15)        (.13)        (.13)   
Capital Contributions(d):     -        -        -        -       .03   
Net asset value, end of year     $6.70        $7.42        $7.43        $6.07        $5.77   
Total Return(b):     (7.15)%        2.12%        25.36%        7.69%        (5.30)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $54,726        $48,064        $71,753        $50,531       $44,573  
Average net assets (000)     $55,405        $53,881        $60,981        $45,946       $46,529  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.32%        1.29%        1.29%        1.37%        1.34%   
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.32%        1.29%        1.29%        1.37%        1.34%   
Net investment income     1.69%        2.07%        2.17%        2.46%        1.77%   
Portfolio turnover rate     111%        134%        114%        83%        70%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total investment returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(d) The Series received payments related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Series shares during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. The Series was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Prudential World Fund, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Prudential International Equity Fund, a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2015, and 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 for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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New York, New York

December 17, 2015

 

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Tax Information

 

(Unaudited)

 

For the year ended October 31, 2015, the Series reports, in accordance with Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following percentages of the ordinary income dividends paid as qualified dividend income (QDI):

 

       QDI  

Prudential International Equity Fund

       96.98%   

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, the Series made an election to pass through the maximum amount of the portion of the ordinary income dividends paid derived from foreign source income as well as any foreign taxes paid by the Series in accordance with Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code of the following amounts: $752,579 foreign tax credit from recognized foreign source income of $10,149,336.

 

In January 2016, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of dividends received by you in calendar year 2015.

 

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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(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Ellen S. Alberding (57)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (since 2011); Trustee, Skills for America’s Future (national initiative to connect employers to community colleges) (since 2011); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (since 2009); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (since 2009).    None.

Kevin J. Bannon (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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).

Linda W. Bynoe (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).    Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail real estate) (May 2003-May 2012); Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).

 

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Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Keith F. Hartstein (59)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired; Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (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.

Michael S. Hyland, CFA (70)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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.

Richard A. Redeker (72)

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired Mutual Fund Senior Executive (47 years); Management Consultant; Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (since 2014); Independent Directors Council (organization of independent mutual fund directors)-Executive Committee, Chair of Policy Steering Committee, Governing Council.    None.

Stephen G. Stoneburn (72)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Chairman (since July 2011), President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).    None.

 

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Interested Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Stuart S. Parker (53)

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

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

Scott E. Benjamin (43)

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of Prudential Investments LLC; Executive Vice President (June 2009-June 2012) and 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, Prudential Investments (since February 2006); Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, Prudential Investments (2003-2006).    None.

Grace C. Torres* (56)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 65

   Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Prudential Investments 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 Prudential 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.    Director (since July 2015) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A.

 

*

Note: Prior to her retirement in 2014, Ms. Torres was employed by Prudential Investments LLC. Due to her prior employment, she is considered to be an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. Ms. Torres is a non-management Interested Board Member.

(1) 

The year that each Board Member joined the Board is as follows:

Ellen S. Alberding; 2013; Kevin J. Bannon, 2008; Linda W. Bynoe, 2005; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 2003; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 1996; Grace C. Torres, 2014; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009.

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Raymond A. O’Hara (60)

Chief Legal Officer

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988–August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).    Since 2012

Chad A. Earnst (40)

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of Prudential Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.    Since 2014

Deborah A. Docs (57)

Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since 2004

Jonathan D. Shain (57)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of Prudential 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 2005

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Claudia DiGiacomo (41)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Prudential Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since 2005

Andrew R. French (53)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since 2006

Amanda S. Ryan (37)

Assistant Secretary

   Director and Corporate Counsel (since March 2012) of Prudential; Director and Assistant Secretary (since June 2012) of Prudential Investments LLC; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (2008-2012).    Since 2012

Theresa C. Thompson (53)

Deputy Chief Compliance

Officer

   Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004).    Since 2008

Richard W. Kinville (47)

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2005) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999); Investigator in AXA Financial’s Internal Audit Department and Manager in AXA’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009).    Since 2011

M. Sadiq Peshimam (51)

Treasurer and Principal

Financial and Accounting

Officer

   Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Assistant Treasurer of funds in the Prudential Mutual Fund Complex (2006-2014).    Since 2006

Peter Parrella (57)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).    Since 2007

Lana Lomuti (48)

Assistant Treasurer

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

Linda McMullin (54)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.    Since 2014

Kelly A. Coyne (47)

Assistant Treasurer

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

 

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(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 Prudential Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of Prudential Investments LLC.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o Prudential 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 only 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 Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Target Mutual Funds, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential QMA International Equity Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, seven of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Investment Committee. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

 

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Quantitative Management Associates LLC (“QMA”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 9-11, 2015 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2016, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the 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 their consideration. Among other things, the Board considered comparative fee information from PI and QMA. 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 Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PI and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PI and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PI throughout the year at regular Board

 

 

1 

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 9-11, 2015.

 

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

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ 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 the Fund by PI and QMA. The Board considered the services provided by PI, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance, and other services to the Fund. With respect to PI’s oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PI’s Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PI, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PI’s senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PI pays the salaries of all of the officers and interested Directors of the Fund who are part of Fund management. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by QMA, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PI’s evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PI’s recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreements.

 

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

 

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

 

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PI

 

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PI and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PI 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. The Board further noted that the subadviser is affiliated with PI and that its profitability is reflected in PI’s profitability report. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PI and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

PI and the Board previously retained an outside business consulting firm to review management fee breakpoint usage and trends in management fees across the mutual fund industry. The consulting firm presented its analysis and conclusions as to the Funds’ management fee structures to the Board and PI. The Board and PI have discussed these conclusions extensively since that presentation.

 

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PI may realize as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board noted that the management fee schedule for the Fund includes breakpoints, which have the effect of decreasing the fee rate as assets increase, and that at its current level of assets the Fund’s effective fee rate reflected those rate reductions. The Board took note that the Fund’s fee structure currently results in benefits to Fund shareholders whether or not PI realizes any economies of scale. The Board noted that economies of scale can be shared with the 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 PI’s assertion that it continually evaluates the management fee schedule of the Fund and the potential to share economies of scale through breakpoints or fee waivers as asset levels increase.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

 

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

 

Other Benefits to PI and QMA

 

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI and QMA and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included fees received by affiliates of PI for serving as the Fund’s securities lending agent, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), and benefits to its reputation as well as other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by QMA included its 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 its reputation. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PI and QMA were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

 

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional specific factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2014.

 

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PI 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 the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe (the Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Performance Universe) and the Peer Group were objectively determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of mutual fund data. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles, 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).

 

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The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth gross performance comparisons (which do not reflect the impact on performance of fund expenses, or 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 any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

2nd Quartile

   2nd Quartile    2nd Quartile    3rd Quartile
Actual Management Fees: 3rd Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 4th Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over the one-, three- and five-year periods, although it underperformed over the ten-year period.

   

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders 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 the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund


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

 

DIRECTORS
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe Keith F. Hartstein  Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker Richard A. Redeker Stephen G. Stoneburn Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Amanda S. Ryan, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Quantitative Management
Associates LLC
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100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

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

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon    One Wall 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


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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential QMA International Equity Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications 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 on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Mutual Funds:

ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY
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PRUDENTIAL QMA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   B   C   Z
NASDAQ   PJRAX   PJRBX   PJRCX   PJIZX
CUSIP   743969859   743969867   743969875   743969883

 

MF190E    0286153-00001-00


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PRUDENTIAL EMERGING MARKETS DEBT LOCAL CURRENCY FUND

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Objective

Total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

 

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 Fund’s 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 (PIMS), member SIPC. Prudential Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. ©2015 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. The Prudential logo and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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December 15, 2015

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2015.

 

Since market conditions change over time, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

 

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

Prudential Investments® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Financial’s affiliated asset managers that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund

 

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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. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

     One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

     –16.41     –17.07% (3/30/11)   

Class C

     –17.00        –19.18    (3/30/11)   

Class Q

     –15.94        –15.43    (3/30/11)   

Class Z

     –15.90        –15.51    (3/30/11)   

JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index

     –17.42        –14.88                     

Lipper Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Funds Average

     –16.33        –13.56                     
    

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/15

  

     One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

     –22.01    
–5.94% (3/30/11)
  

Class C

     –19.67        –5.49    (3/30/11)   

Class Q

     –17.98        –4.59    (3/30/11)   

Class Z

     –18.05        –4.61    (3/30/11)   

JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index

     –19.77        –4.46                     

Lipper Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Funds Average

     –18.61        –4.11                     
    

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

     One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

     –20.17     –4.95% (3/30/11)   

Class C

     –17.79        –4.53    (3/30/11)   

Class Q

     –15.94        –3.58    (3/30/11)   

Class Z

     –15.90        –3.60    (3/30/11)   
    

Average Annual Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

     One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

     –16.41     –4.00% (3/30/11)   

Class C

     –17.00        –4.53    (3/30/11)   

Class Q

     –15.94        –3.58    (3/30/11)   

Class Z

     –15.90        –3.60    (3/30/11)   

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund (Class A shares) with a similar investment in the JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class A shares (March 30, 2011) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2015), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class C, Class Q, and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursement, if any, the Fund’s 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.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

  Class A   Class C   Class Q   Class Z

Maximum initial sales charge

  4.50% of
the public
offering
price
  None   None   None

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value
at redemption)

  1% on sales
of $1 million
or more
made within
12 months of
purchase
  1% on sales
made within
12 months
of purchase
  None   None

Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)

  .25%
  1%   None   None

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index

The JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index), an unmanaged index, is a comprehensive emerging markets debt benchmark that tracks local currency bonds issued by emerging market governments.

 

Lipper Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Funds Average

The Lipper Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average seek either current income or total return by investing at least 65% of total assets in debt issues denominated in the currency of their market of issuance. “Emerging market” is defined by a country’s GNP per capita or other economic measures.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes. The Since Inception returns for the Index and the Lipper Average are measured from the closest month-end to the inception date for the indicated share class.

 

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Distributions and Yields as of 10/31/15

  

  
     Total Distributions
Paid for 12 Months
     SEC 30-Day
Subsidized
Yield*
     SEC 30-Day
Unsubsidized
Yield**
 

Class A

   $ 0.41         5.39      4.37

Class C

     0.36         4.83         3.78   

Class Q

     0.44         5.90         4.87   

Class Z

     0.43         5.82         4.77   

*SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield (%)—A standardized yield calculation created by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it reflects the income earned during a 30-day period, after the deduction of the Fund’s net expenses (net of any expense waivers or reimbursements).

**SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield (%)— A standardized yield calculation created by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it reflects the income earned during a 30-day period, after the deduction of the Fund’s gross expenses.

 

Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 10/31/15

  

AA

     0.7

A

     28.0   

BBB

     61.8   

BB

     4.0   

B

     0.7   

CCC

     0.1   

Not Rated

     0.1   

Cash/Cash Equivalents

     4.6   

Total Investments

     100.0

 

Source: Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM)

Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (Moody’s), Standard & Poor’s (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. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by a NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund Perform?

The Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund’s Class A shares declined –16.41% for the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2015, outperforming the –17.42% decline of the JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index (the Index). The Fund underperformed the –16.33% decline of the Lipper Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Funds Average.

 

What was the market environment for emerging market bonds denominated in local currencies?

   

In the closing months of 2014, the growing divergence between the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve (Fed) and other global central banks, combined with rising geopolitical risk in eastern Europe and the Middle East, increased risk aversion and dampened the returns of emerging markets hard currency sovereign bonds, emerging markets corporate bonds, emerging markets local currency bonds, and emerging markets currencies. A drop in oil and commodity prices also pressured the currencies of oil/commodity exporting countries. The value of the US dollar surged relative to most world currencies.

 

   

Hard currency sovereign bonds, local currency bonds, and emerging markets corporate bonds generated positive returns in the first quarter of 2015, as many of the world’s central banks adopted more dovish stances. Local currency bonds also benefited from subdued inflation in developed markets countries and a rally in U.S. Treasuries. Meanwhile, emerging markets currencies took a decidedly negative turn, due largely to the strength of the US dollar.

 

   

During the second quarter, hard currency sovereign bonds and local currency bonds retreated, pressured by fears about potential Fed rate hikes. Emerging markets corporate bonds recorded a positive return, while emerging markets currencies staged a recovery after Fed Chair Janet Yellen suggested US growth and the outlook for rate hikes would be more restrained.

 

   

In the third quarter, the performance of emerging markets debt was mixed, with hard currency sovereign returns modestly lower, followed by greater declines in emerging market corporate bonds and even steeper drops in local currency bonds and emerging markets currencies. Stresses that had been building ahead of a potential Fed rate hike drove widespread risk aversion. Some of the “risk off” moves were due to existing trends, such as the strengthening US dollar and falling commodity prices, but new issues emerged. The decision of Chinese authorities to devalue the yuan in August aggravated the already-weak market environment, as investors wondered if China’s challenges would lead to a global economic slowdown and even more rapid depreciation of world currencies. In the US, the Fed said it would delay a widely expected rate hike partly because of global economic conditions.

 

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Emerging markets debt generally performed well during October, reversing the negative trend of August and September, as China’s central bank announced additional easing measures and investors contemplated the possibility of more easing by the ECB and the Bank of Japan. The market also became more comfortable with the idea that the US Fed could raise its policy interest rate in December 2015.

 

Which strategies made the most positive and negative contributions to the Fund’s performance?

Prudential Fixed Income manages the Fund, which was well-diversified across a variety of emerging market countries, securities, and currencies. Its portfolio management team closely analyzes each country’s currency, local currency bonds, and hard currency bonds from three viewpoints—fundamental, technical, and relative value. During the reporting period, a number of factors contributed to the Fund’s performance versus the Index.

 

   

Foreign currency selection was the largest positive contributor to the Fund’s relative performance. Emerging markets currencies lagged during the period due to uncertainty about Fed rate hikes, weakening growth in the emerging markets, and concern about China’s economic outlook. Accordingly, the Fund benefited from its long position in the US dollar relative to select emerging markets currencies. It was also helped by its underweight allocations to the Polish zloty, South African rand, Brazilian real, Thai baht, Hungarian forint, Taiwanese dollar, and Malaysian ringgit. Conversely, an overweight position in the Mexican peso and underweight positions in the Turkish lira and Chinese renminbi detracted from performance.

 

   

Yield curve positioning enhanced returns, highlighted by the Fund’s positioning in Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, and Thailand. However, the Fund was hampered by yield curve positioning in Poland and Colombia. Yield curves are single line graphs that illustrate the relationship between the yields and maturities of fixed income securities. They are created by plotting the yields of different maturities for the same type of bonds.

 

   

The Fund also benefited from security selection during the reporting period, with positions in Argentina, Venezuela, and Russia adding to performance. Security selection in Brazil, Colombia, and South Africa hurt results.

 

   

The Fund’s duration positioning detracted from relative returns. In particular, the Fund was hampered by its long duration positioning in Brazil, Indonesia, and Turkey. Brazil struggled during the period because of a ratings downgrade to below investment grade, the continued deterioration in its economic

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

  fundamentals, and an ongoing confidence crisis. Turkey underperformed, driven by significant weakness in the Turkish lira, persistent high food price inflation, and uncertainty about upcoming elections. Conversely, the Fund’s long duration positioning in the US and Mexico was positive for performance. Mexico offered high yields in the face of US interest rate uncertainty.

 

Did the Fund use derivatives and how did they affect performance?

Derivatives were used in the Fund and were instrumental in attaining specific exposures targeted to gain from anticipated market developments. Currency positioning in the Fund was partially facilitated by the use of currency forward contracts. During the reporting period, the Fund’s currency positioning added to relative performance. The Fund also used interest rate swaps to help manage duration and yield curve exposure, which had a modestly positive impact on performance.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution, and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2015, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2015. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Prudential 
Emerging Markets Debt
Local Currency Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
May 1, 2015
   

Ending Account
Value

October 31, 2015

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month  Period*
 
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 899.50        1.30   $ 6.22   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.65        1.30   $ 6.61   
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 897.10        2.05   $ 9.80   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.87        2.05   $ 10.41   
         
Class Q   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 903.30        1.05   $ 5.04   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.91        1.05   $ 5.35   
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 903.30        1.05   $ 5.04   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.91        1.05   $ 5.35   

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended October 31, 2015, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 (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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The Fund’s annual expense ratios for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

Class    Gross Operating Expenses   Net Operating Expenses

A

   2.39%   1.30%

C

   3.11   2.05

Q

   2.01   1.05

Z

   2.11   1.05

 

Net operating expenses shown above reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Description   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    93.8%

  

FOREIGN BONDS

  

Brazil    9.4%

  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacionalie,

       

Notes, Ser. NTNB

  6.000%     08/15/50      BRL 175      $ 106,019   

Notes, Ser. NTNF

  10.000     01/01/18      BRL 698        163,442   

Notes, Ser. NTNF

  10.000     01/01/19      BRL 380        85,240   

Notes, Ser. NTNF

  10.000     01/01/21      BRL 2,869        601,302   

Notes, Ser. NTNF

  10.000     01/01/23      BRL 2,217        439,820   

Notes, Ser. NTNF

  10.000     01/01/25      BRL 1,360        258,264   

Sr. Notes, Ser. NTNF

  10.000     01/01/17      BRL 2,345        575,482   

Brazilian Government International Bond,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  5.875     01/15/19        145        154,570   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  8.500     01/05/24      BRL 54        11,622   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  8.875     10/14/19        75        88,688   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  10.500     11/23/15      BRL 300        77,012   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Gtd. Notes

  6.125     10/06/16        130        131,105   
       

 

 

 
          2,692,566   

Chile    0.4%

                           

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  3.750     11/04/20        100        101,883   

Colombia    5.0%

                           

Colombian TES,

       

Bonds, Ser. B

  6.000     04/28/28      COP  3,632,600        1,036,619   

Bonds, Ser. B

  7.500     08/26/26      COP 1,078,600        359,009   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., Gtd. Notes, RegS

  5.375     01/26/19        125        54,375   
       

 

 

 
          1,450,003   

Croatia    0.5%

                           

Croatia Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  6.750     11/05/19        125        135,977   

Dominican Republic    0.6%

                           

Dominican Republic International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  9.040     01/23/18        158        169,377   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  

FOREIGN BONDS (Continued)

  

Ghana    0.4%

                           

Ghana Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  8.500 %     10/04/17        100      $ 100,632   

Hungary    4.7%

                           

Hungary Government Bond,

       

Bonds, Ser. 23/A

  6.000     11/24/23      HUF 221,200        927,282   

Bonds, Ser. 25/B

  5.500     06/24/25      HUF 14,180        58,720   

Hungary Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  6.375     03/29/21        324        372,568   
       

 

 

 
          1,358,570   

Indonesia    12.0%

                           

Indonesia Treasury Bond,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR53

  8.250     07/15/21      IDR  5,000,000        355,563   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR56

  8.375     09/15/26      IDR 1,000,000        70,089   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR58

  8.250     06/15/32      IDR 1,700,000        113,529   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR59

  7.000     05/15/27      IDR 3,800,000        237,234   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR61

  7.000     05/15/22      IDR 2,000,000        132,476   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR63

  5.625     05/15/23      IDR 3,100,000        185,293   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR65

  6.625     05/15/33      IDR 5,700,000        321,781   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR67

  8.750     02/15/44      IDR 2,700,000        185,391   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR68

  8.375     03/15/34      IDR 5,900,000        401,778   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR70

  8.375     03/15/24      IDR 5,500,000        391,411   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. FR71

  9.000     03/15/29      IDR 6,500,000        471,315   

Majapahit Holding BV,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  7.750     01/20/20        375        423,187   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  8.000     08/07/19        130        146,575   
       

 

 

 
          3,435,622   

Kazakhstan    0.4%

                           

KazMunayGas National Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, RegS

  9.125     07/02/18        100        110,278   

Lithuania    1.0%

                           

Lithuania Government International Bond,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  7.375     02/11/20        250        300,212   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  

FOREIGN BONDS (Continued)

  

Malaysia    4.4%

                           

Malaysia Government Bond,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. 0114

  4.181 %     07/15/24      MYR 600      $ 139,801   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. 0115

  3.955     09/15/25      MYR 2,300        527,404   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. 0214

  3.394     03/15/17      MYR 460        107,597   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. 0412

  4.127     04/15/32      MYR 1,800        399,900   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. 0413

  3.844     04/15/33      MYR 360        76,070   
       

 

 

 
          1,250,772   

Mexico    8.0%

                           

America Movil SAB de CV,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  6.450     12/05/22      MXN 7,500        441,070   

Mexican Bonos,

       

Bonds, Ser. M

  7.750     05/29/31      MXN 9,198        626,077   

Bonds, Ser. M

  8.000     06/11/20      MXN 450        30,417   

Bonds, Ser. M-30

  10.000     11/20/36      MXN 3,810        317,825   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. M

  5.000     12/11/19      MXN 2,500        150,902   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. M

  8.000     12/07/23      MXN 1,000        68,909   

Petroleos Mexicanos,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  3.500     07/18/18        400        406,800   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

  7.650     11/24/21      MXN 4,120        250,007   
       

 

 

 
          2,292,007   

Pakistan    0.4%

                           

Pakistan Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  6.875     06/01/17        100        103,533   

Peru    2.1%

                           

Peruvian Government International Bond,

       

Bonds

  6.950     08/12/31      PEN 190        55,707   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  6.950     08/12/31      PEN 1,910        560,000   
       

 

 

 
          615,707   

Philippines    1.8%

                           

Philippine Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  4.950     01/15/21      PHP 23,000        511,138   

Poland    7.4%

                           

Poland Government Bond,

       

Bonds, Ser. 0418,

  3.750     04/25/18      PLN 1,050        285,029   

Bonds, Ser. 0725,

  3.250     07/25/25      PLN 4,845        1,316,794   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  

FOREIGN BONDS (Continued)

  

Poland (cont’d.)

                           

Bonds, Ser. 1016

  4.750 %     10/25/16      PLN 975      $ 260,038   

Bonds, Ser. 1023

  4.000     10/25/23      PLN 440        125,646   

Poland Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  5.000     03/23/22        130        146,425   
       

 

 

 
          2,133,932   

Romania    4.2%

                           

Romania Government Bond,

       

Bonds, Ser. 10Y

  4.750     02/24/25      RON 500        136,949   

Bonds, Ser. 10Y

  5.850     04/26/23      RON 2,170        633,656   

Bonds, Ser. 10YR

  6.750     06/11/17      RON 1,130        304,157   

Romanian Government International Bond,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, RegS

  6.750     02/07/22        120        143,040   
       

 

 

 
          1,217,802   

Russia    8.2%

                           

AHML Finance Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

  7.750     02/13/18      RUB  5,450        78,267   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  9.250     04/23/19        110        123,612   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, RegS

  8.700     03/17/16      RUB  4,800        74,250   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  8.625     02/17/17      RUB  10,400        156,089   

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ,

       

Bonds, Ser. 5081

  6.200     01/31/18      RUB  29,460        426,822   

Bonds, Ser. 6205

  7.600     04/14/21      RUB  1,000        14,202   

Bonds, Ser. 6206

  7.400     06/14/17      RUB 8,550        128,588   

Bonds, Ser. 6210

  6.800     12/11/19      RUB  14,100        198,274   

Bonds, Ser. 6211

  7.000     01/25/23      RUB  5,745        76,869   

Bonds, Ser. 6212

  7.050     01/19/28      RUB  26,877        338,847   

Bonds, Ser. 6216

  6.700     05/15/19      RUB  4,400        62,322   

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  11.000     07/24/18        230        274,965   

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  8.300     04/02/19      RUB  10,400        148,321   

VimpelCom Holdings BV, Gtd. Notes, 144A

  9.000     02/13/18      RUB  5,000        73,722   

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  4.224     11/21/18        200        194,250   
       

 

 

 
          2,369,400   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  

FOREIGN BONDS (Continued)

  

South Africa    8.3%

                           

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Govt. Gtd., Ser. ES23, MTN

  10.000 %     01/25/23      ZAR  7,500      $ 574,285   

South Africa Government Bond,

       

Bonds, Ser. 2023

  7.750     02/28/23      ZAR  1,140        80,893   

Bonds, Ser. R213

  7.000     02/28/31      ZAR  5,335        326,754   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. R209

  6.250     03/31/36      ZAR  26,181        1,416,506   
       

 

 

 
          2,398,438   

South Korea    0.3%

                           

Export-Import Bank Of Korea,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

  0.500     01/25/17      TRY  300        89,220   

Thailand    4.9%

                           

Thailand Government Bond,

       

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  3.580     12/17/27      THB  2,400        72,555   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  3.625     06/16/23      THB  11,337        339,918   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  3.775     06/25/32      THB  600        18,093   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  3.850     12/12/25      THB  9,600        298,308   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  3.875     06/13/19      THB  3,000        90,085   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  5.670     03/13/28      THB  5,000        180,713   

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes - Inflation Linked, RegS

  1.200     07/14/21      THB  12,111        320,601   

Unsec’d. Notes - Inflation Linked, RegS

  1.250     03/12/28      THB  3,058        73,111   
       

 

 

 
          1,393,384   

Turkey    9.3%

                           

Turkey Government Bond,

       

Bonds

  7.100     03/08/23      TRY  1,435        427,242   

Bonds

  8.200     07/13/16      TRY  430        145,501   

Bonds

  8.300     06/20/18      TRY  170        56,159   

Bonds

  8.500     07/10/19      TRY  725        238,732   

Bonds

  8.500     09/14/22      TRY  2,615        838,659   

Bonds

  8.800     11/14/18      TRY  200        66,715   

Bonds

  8.800     09/27/23      TRY  650        212,029   

Bonds

  9.000     07/24/24      TRY  350        114,890   

Bonds

  9.500     01/12/22      TRY  415        140,355   

Bonds

  10.500     01/15/20      TRY  520        183,357   

Bonds, Ser. 5Y

  6.300     02/14/18      TRY  350        111,348   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description   Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  

FOREIGN BONDS (Continued)

  

Turkey (cont’d.)

                           

Turkey Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  7.500 %     11/07/19        120      $ 137,454   
       

 

 

 
          2,672,441   

Uruguay

                           

Uruguay Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

  4.375     12/15/28      UYU  276        8,254   

Venezuela    0.1%

                           

Venezuela Government International Bond, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS

  5.750     02/26/16        40        36,400   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $34,910,134)

          26,947,548   
       

 

 

 
             

Shares

       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    2.4%

       

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

                       

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund
(cost $690,117)(Note 3)(a)

      690,117        690,117   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    96.2%
(cost $35,600,251)(Note 5)

        27,637,665   

Other assets in excess of liabilities(b)    3.8%

          1,092,712   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

        $ 28,730,377   
       

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

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.

MTN—Medium Term Note

OTC—Over-the-counter

RegS—Regulation S. Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

BRL—Brazilian Real

CAD—Canadian Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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CHF—Swiss Franc

CLP—Chilean Peso

CNH—Chinese Renminbi

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

EUR—Euro

HKD—Hong Kong Dollar

HUF—Hungarian Forint

IDR—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS—Israeli Shekel

INR—Indian Rupee

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

MYR—Malaysian Ringgit

PEN—Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PHP—Philippine Peso

PLN—Polish Zloty

RON—Romanian Leu

RUB—Russian Ruble

SGD—Singapore Dollar

THB—Thai Baht

TRY—Turkish Lira

TWD—New Taiwanese Dollar

UYU—Uruguayan Peso

ZAR—South African Rand

# Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
(a) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Series, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.
(b) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2015:

 

Purchase Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

   

Brazilian Real,

         

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 97      $ 25,991      $ 25,012      $ (979

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL  282        69,125        72,976        3,851   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 407        102,533        105,426        2,893   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund     19   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Purchase Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Continued):

  

   

Brazilian Real (cont’d.),

         

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 414      $ 102,536      $ 107,127      $ 4,591   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 556        144,080        143,880        (200

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 1,044        264,983        270,379        5,396   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL  1,104        287,300        285,748        (1,552

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 290        70,000        75,178        5,178   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 523        129,228        135,457        6,229   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 688        169,979        178,040        8,061   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 802        199,040        207,593        8,553   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  BRL 555        138,250        143,750        5,500   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  BRL 843        217,603        218,175        572   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   BRL 175        48,146        45,268        (2,878

Expiring 12/02/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 111        28,745        28,590        (155

Canadian Dollar,

         

Expiring 01/15/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   CAD 375        290,000        286,440        (3,560

Chilean Peso,

         

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 62,045        88,510        89,667        1,157   

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 67,760        98,430        97,925        (505

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP  110,285        159,533        159,382        (151

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 122,163        180,848        176,548        (4,300

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 123,044        181,080        177,821        (3,259

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 124,502        181,794        179,928        (1,866

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Morgan Stanley & Co.   CLP 63,495        90,649        91,762        1,113   

Expiring 11/16/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 123,822        180,947        178,772        (2,175

Expiring 11/19/2015

  JPMorgan Chase   CLP 122,280        180,847        176,494        (4,353

Chinese Renminbi,

         

Expiring 11/30/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   CNH 5,500        854,540        869,151        14,611   

Colombian Peso,

         

Expiring 11/12/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   COP 230,400        74,927        79,416        4,489   

Expiring 11/12/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP 101,920        32,899        35,131        2,232   

Expiring 11/12/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP 158,943        54,265        54,786        521   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20  


Purchase Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Continued):

  

   

Colombian Peso (cont’d.),

         

Expiring 11/12/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP 798,608      $ 269,481      $ 275,271      $ 5,790   

Expiring 11/12/2015

  Deutsche Bank AG   COP 44,424        14,372        15,312        940   

Expiring 11/19/2015

  Morgan Stanley & Co.   COP 846,657        289,357        291,589        2,232   

Expiring 11/25/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   COP 470,980        151,929        162,089        10,160   

Expiring 11/25/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP 470,980        151,685        162,089        10,404   

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   COP 113,490        39,000        38,936        (64

Czech Koruna,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   CZK 269        11,000        10,952        (48

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   CZK 12,120        509,530        493,247        (16,283

Hong Kong Dollar,

         

Expiring 12/11/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   HKD 4,760        614,063        614,220        157   

Expiring 12/11/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  HKD 651        84,000        84,014        14   

Expiring 12/11/2015

  Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank
  HKD 4,760        614,085        614,221        136   

Hungarian Forint,

         

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   HUF 198,574        725,991        702,161        (23,830

Indian Rupee,

         

Expiring 11/09/2015

  UBS AG   INR 4,884        75,561        74,624        (937

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  INR 7,517        114,001        113,961        (40

Expiring 01/12/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  INR 11,383        172,134        171,884        (250

Indonesia Rupiah,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   IDR  1,894,480        136,000        136,310        310   

Expiring 01/12/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   IDR 270,968        17,670        19,355        1,685   

Japanese Yen,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   JPY 3,257        27,000        27,015        15   

Malaysian Ringgit,

         

Expiring 11/09/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   MYR 30        7,223        7,040        (183

Expiring 11/18/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   MYR 1,477        368,531        343,272        (25,259

Expiring 11/18/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   MYR 148        34,494        34,415        (79

Expiring 11/18/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   MYR 169        38,382        39,177        795   

Expiring 11/18/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   MYR 267        60,613        62,179        1,566   

Expiring 11/18/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   MYR 1,477        369,268        343,272        (25,996

Expiring 11/18/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  MYR 3,012        758,728        700,200        (58,528

Expiring 12/18/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   MYR 451        105,495        104,721        (774

Expiring 08/29/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   MYR 2,429        566,069        556,774        (9,295

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund     21   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Purchase Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Continued):

  

   

Mexican Peso,

         

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   MXN 334      $ 20,122      $ 20,128      $ 6   

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   MXN  29,977        1,797,231        1,803,887        6,656   

Expiring 01/22/2016

  JPMorgan Chase     MXN3,578        215,469        215,293        (176

New Taiwanese Dollar,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  TWD 1,233        38,000        37,988        (12

Philippine Peso,

         

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   PHP 8,758        188,675        187,022        (1,653

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   PHP 35,642        757,059        761,095        4,036   

Polish Zloty,

         

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   PLN 577        149,474        148,962        (512

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   PLN 6,247        1,651,487        1,613,033        (38,454

Russian Ruble,

         

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 4,940        68,018        77,270        9,252   

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 5,443        86,056        85,137        (919

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 9,558        140,875        149,506        8,631   

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 16,082        257,494        251,541        (5,953

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 39,669        587,000        620,484        33,484   

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   RUB 1,619        23,000        25,326        2,326   

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   RUB 6,204        92,463        97,035        4,572   

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   RUB 23,670        372,173        370,234        (1,939

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Deutsche Bank AG   RUB 3,131        47,166        48,971        1,805   

Expiring 01/26/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 6,580        100,608        100,409        (199

Expiring 01/26/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 11,428        179,825        174,400        (5,425

South African Rand,

         

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   ZAR 4,623        351,861        333,744        (18,117

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   ZAR 808        57,999        57,808        (191

Expiring 01/26/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   ZAR 1,249        89,110        88,821        (289

Expiring 01/26/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   ZAR 1,880        135,171        133,720        (1,451

South Korean Won,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  KRW  44,509        39,000        38,974        (26

Thai Baht,

         

Expiring 11/13/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   THB  9,839        275,715        276,508        793   

Expiring 11/16/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   THB 2,408        67,573        67,671        98   

Expiring 11/16/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  THB 3,626        103,052        101,875        (1,177

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   THB 9,831        275,973        275,593        (380

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22  


Purchase Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Continued):

  

   

Turkish Lira,

         

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY  938      $ 308,964      $ 318,516      $ 9,552   

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY 962        324,800        326,601        1,801   

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 34        11,700        11,637        (63

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 653        211,794        221,789        9,995   

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 653        211,794        221,789        9,995   

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY 162        55,000        54,861        (139
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 20,264,171      $ 20,211,750      $ (52,421
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Sale Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

 

Brazilian Real,

         

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 556      $ 138,250      $ 143,901      $ (5,651

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 239        67,340        61,972        5,368   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 797        223,017        206,336        16,681   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 683        169,979        176,940        (6,961

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 352        89,912        91,173        (1,261

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 352        89,913        91,173        (1,260

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  BRL  1,547        433,072        400,534        32,538   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  BRL 689        193,000        178,464        14,536   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  BRL 545        138,250        141,191        (2,941

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  BRL 350        89,913        90,754        (841

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  BRL 267        74,794        69,074        5,720   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   BRL 512        140,611        132,606        8,005   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   BRL 267        69,908        69,195        713   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Morgan Stanley & Co.   BRL 358        88,800        92,765        (3,965

Expiring 11/04/2015

  UBS AG   BRL 262        70,616        67,931        2,685   

Expiring 12/02/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 281        72,091        71,980        111   

Expiring 12/02/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 360        90,114        92,206        (2,092

Expiring 12/02/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  BRL  843        215,433        216,097        (664

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund     23   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Sale Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Continued):

  

 

Canadian Dollar,

         

Expiring 01/15/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CAD 377      $ 284,200      $ 287,833      $ (3,633

Chilean Peso,

         

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   CLP 127,662        182,700        184,495        (1,795

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 287,481        421,094        415,463        5,631   

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 67,760        97,517        97,925        (408

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  CLP 48,319        68,460        69,830        (1,370

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   CLP 15,952        22,999        22,954        45   

Chinese Renminbi,

         

Expiring 11/30/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   CNH 5,500        836,731        869,151        (32,420

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   CNH 2,825        437,909        446,274        (8,365

Colombian Peso,

         

Expiring 11/12/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   COP 540,750        175,000        186,391        (11,391

Expiring 11/12/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   COP 58,273        20,122        20,086        36   

Expiring 11/25/2015

  BNP Paribas   COP 408,619        130,800        140,627        (9,827

Expiring 11/25/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP 880,758        300,600        303,115        (2,515

Euro,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   EUR 99        109,000        108,532        468   

Expiring 01/28/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   EUR 532        604,525        585,967        18,558   

Expiring 01/28/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   EUR 260        288,119        286,413        1,706   

Expiring 01/28/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  EUR 88        97,678        97,449        229   

Hungarian Forint,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   HUF 6,762        24,000        23,914        86   

Indonesia Rupiah,

         

Expiring 11/13/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   IDR 1,039,104        76,686        75,630        1,056   

Expiring 11/16/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   IDR  2,542,720        183,061        184,907        (1,846

Expiring 11/16/2015

  Morgan Stanley & Co.   IDR  2,539,974        183,061        184,707        (1,646

Expiring 01/12/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   IDR 1,170,748        81,501        83,626        (2,125

Expiring 01/12/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   IDR 961,139        67,025        68,653        (1,628

Expiring 01/12/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   IDR 566,621        40,243        40,473        (230

Expiring 01/12/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  IDR 682,219        47,875        48,730        (855

Expiring 01/12/2016

  Deutsche Bank AG   IDR 994,290        66,000        71,021        (5,021

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24  


Sale Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Continued):

  

 

Israeli Shekel,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   ILS 239      $ 62,000      $ 61,903      $ 97   

Expiring 01/20/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   ILS 709        185,101        183,466        1,635   

Malaysian Ringgit,

         

Expiring 11/09/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   MYR 1,110        265,869        258,205        7,664   

Expiring 11/18/2015

  UBS AG   MYR 206        48,125        47,802        323   

Expiring 12/21/2015

  BNP Paribas   MYR 466        110,250        108,091        2,159   

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   MYR 556        128,999        129,047        (48

Expiring 08/29/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   MYR 2,429        559,626        556,774        2,852   

Mexican Peso,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   MXN 1,062        64,000        64,031        (31

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   MXN 1,500        90,272        90,288        (16

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   MXN 3,549        212,779        213,567        (788

New Taiwanese Dollar,

         

Expiring 11/25/2015

  UBS AG   TWD  34,702        1,073,161        1,069,004        4,157   

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

         

Expiring 11/13/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  PEN 605        185,000        183,832        1,168   

Expiring 12/02/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   PEN 419        129,000        127,122        1,878   

Expiring 12/02/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   PEN 288        88,528        87,207        1,321   

Expiring 12/02/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  PEN 588        176,600        178,231        (1,631

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   PEN 76        23,000        23,012        (12

Expiring 02/16/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  PEN 598        178,500        178,756        (256

Expiring 09/08/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  PEN 488        137,706        140,152        (2,446

Philippine Peso,

         

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   PHP  7,060        153,301        150,747        2,554   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   PHP 3,975        86,243        84,878        1,365   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  PHP  14,081        305,569        300,673        4,896   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  PHP  14,081        305,635        300,673        4,962   

Expiring 11/04/2015

  Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank
  PHP 5,205        111,170        111,146        24   

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   PHP 2,019        43,000        43,003        (3

Expiring 01/29/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   PHP  35,642        751,884        757,541        (5,657

Expiring 01/29/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  PHP 8,458        179,760        179,760          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund     25   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Sale Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Continued):

  

 

Polish Zloty,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   PLN 108      $ 27,999      $ 27,917      $ 82   

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   PLN 1,059        270,104        273,487        (3,383

Romanian Leu,

         

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   RON 918        234,977        227,528        7,449   

Russian Ruble,

         

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Bank of America   RUB 10,511        158,232        164,412        (6,180

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 51,466        794,449        805,004        (10,555

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 9,947        149,895        155,585        (5,690

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 9,020        136,197        141,090        (4,893

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 6,560        99,939        102,607        (2,668

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 3,937        59,293        61,581        (2,288

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 2,231        33,157        34,893        (1,736

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   RUB 5,573        82,855        87,173        (4,318

Expiring 11/05/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   RUB 2,770        40,431        43,319        (2,888

Expiring 11/05/2015

  JPMorgan Chase   RUB 8,301        123,897        129,840        (5,943

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 1,360        21,000        20,940        60   

Expiring 01/26/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   RUB  23,670        363,389        361,229        2,160   

Singapore Dollar,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   SGD 22        16,000        15,995        5   

Expiring 01/26/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  SGD 728        520,497        517,985        2,512   

South African Rand,

         

Expiring 11/06/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   ZAR 1,819        129,228        131,296        (2,068

Expiring 01/26/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   ZAR 2,470        179,825        175,686        4,139   

Expiring 01/26/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   ZAR 1,519        110,625        108,046        2,579   

South Korean Won,

         

Expiring 11/16/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   KRW  336,657        292,897        295,141        (2,244

Expiring 12/11/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   KRW 205,032        179,224        179,597        (373

Swiss Franc,

         

Expiring 01/28/2016

  BNP Paribas   CHF 142        145,190        144,207        983   

Expiring 01/28/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   CHF 356        363,265        361,057        2,208   

Thai Baht,

         

Expiring 12/21/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   THB 5,764        161,001        161,761        (760

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Barclays Capital Group   THB 2,579        71,863        72,298        (435

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 1,415        39,661        39,662        (1

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  THB 2,768        77,574        77,587        (13

Expiring 01/22/2016

  Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank
  THB 3,255        91,221        91,241        (20

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Sale Contracts

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Continued):

  

 

Turkish Lira,

         

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY  840      $ 287,719      $ 285,338      $ 2,381   

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY 428        140,875        145,307        (4,432

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY 118        40,243        40,170        73   

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 985        339,730        334,501        5,229   

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 541        178,200        183,853        (5,653

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 424        140,744        144,017        (3,273

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 266        86,946        90,342        (3,396

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 216        69,098        73,302        (4,204

Expiring 12/03/2015

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   TRY 530        180,228        180,127        101   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 19,394,665      $ 19,412,490      $ (17,825
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (70,246
         

 

 

 

 

Cross currency exchange contract outstanding at October 31, 2015:

 

Settlement

  Type     Notional
Amount
(000)
  In
Exchange
For
(000)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
   

Counterparty

OTC cross currency exchange contract:

Expiring 01/22/2016     Buy        EUR      111     HUF        34,502      $ (290  

Citigroup Global Markets

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2015:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
    Floating Rate   Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
   

Counterparty

 

OTC swap agreements:

  

         
MXN  4,000        10/28/16        3.840%      28 Day Mexican
Interbank
Rate(1)
  $ 120      $ (77   $ 197     

Morgan Stanley 

MXN  3,300        02/21/22        6.620%      28 Day Mexican
Interbank
Rate(1)
    10,550               10,550     

Barclays Capital Group

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
        $ 10,670      $ (77   $ 10,747     
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

    Termination
Date
   

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31, 2015
    Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Exchange-traded swap agreements:

     
  MXN        22,500        06/04/25      6.470%   28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(1)   $ 1,486      $ 24,263      $22,777
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

Cash of $170,000 has been segregated with Citigroup Global Markets to cover requirements for open exchange-traded and cleared swap contracts at October 31, 2015.

(1) The Series pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Series’ 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—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 October 31, 2015 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

        Level 1         Level 2       Level 3    

Investments in Securities

     

Foreign Bonds

     

Brazil

  $   —      $ 2,692,566      $   —   

Chile

           101,883          

Colombia

           1,450,003          

Croatia

           135,977          

Dominican Republic

           169,377          

Ghana

           100,632          

Hungary

           1,358,570          

Indonesia

           3,435,622          

Kazakhstan

           110,278          

Lithuania

           300,212          

Malaysia

           1,250,772          

Mexico

           2,292,007          

Pakistan

           103,533          

Peru

           615,707          

Philippines

           511,138          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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        Level 1         Level 2       Level 3    

Foreign Bonds (continued):

     

Poland

  $      $ 2,133,932      $   

Romania

           1,217,802          

Russia

           2,369,400          

South Africa

           2,398,438          

South Korea

           89,220          

Thailand

           1,393,384          

Turkey

           2,672,441          

Uruguay

           8,254          

Venezuela

           36,400          

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    690,117                 

Other Financial Instruments*

     

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (70,246       

OTC Cross Currency Exchange Contracts

           (290       

OTC interest rate swaps

           10,670          

Exchange-traded interest rate swap

           22,777          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 690,117      $ 26,910,459      $   —   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forwards and exchange-traded swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value.

 

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2015 were as follows (Unaudited):

 

Foreign Government Obligations

    81.0

Foreign Agencies

    10.4   

Foreign Corporations

    2.4   

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    2.4   
 

 

 

 
    96.2   

Other assets in excess of liabilities

    3.8   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund (the “Series”) invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Series’ 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.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund     29   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2015 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

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

  

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Balance Sheet
Location

   Fair
Value
   

Balance Sheet
Location

   Fair
Value
 
Foreign exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 393,341      Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 463,587   
Foreign exchange contracts              Unrealized depreciation on OTC cross currency exchange contracts      290   
Interest rate contracts    Due from/to broker—variation margin swaps      22,777          
Interest rate contracts              Premium received for OTC swap agreements      77   
Interest rate contracts    Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements      10,747             
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 426,865         $ 463,954   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation as reported in the schedule of open futures contracts and exchange-traded 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 October 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

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

 

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

  Options
Purchased*
    Options
Written
    Forward
and Cross
Currency
Contracts**
    Swaps     Total  

Foreign exchange contracts

  $ (9,845   $ 7,253      $ 423,673      $      $ 421,081   

Interest rate contracts

                         (34,058     (34,058
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (9,845   $ 7,253      $ 423,673      $ (34,058   $ 387,023   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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

  Options
Purchased*
    Options
Written
    Forward
and Cross
Currency
Contracts**
    Swaps     Total  

Foreign exchange contracts

  $ 9,844      $ 74,651      $ (195,222   $      $ (110,727

Interest rate contracts

                         62,359        62,359   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 9,844      $ 74,651      $ (195,222   $ 62,359      $ (48,368
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

For the year ended October 31, 2015, the Series’ average volume of derivative activities are as follows:

 

Options
Purchased(1)
    Options
Written(2)
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts—
Purchased(3)
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts—
Sold(3)
    Cross
Currency
Exchange
Contracts(4)
    Interest
Rate
Swap
Agreements(2)
 
$ 1,969      $ 573      $ 14,477,077      $ 14,479,572      $ 164,172      $ 1,125   

 

(1) Cost.
(2) Notional Amount in USD (000).
(3) Value at Settlement Date.
(4) Value at Trade Date.

 

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

The Series invested in OTC derivatives 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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund     31   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives, where the legal right to set-off exists, is presented in the summary below.

 

Counterparty

  Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
    Gross
Amounts
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received(3)
    Net
Amount
 

Bank of America

  $      $      $   —      $   

Barclays Capital Group

    136,099        (115,885            20,214   

BNP Paribas

    3,142        (3,142              

Citigroup Global Markets

    162,981        (162,981              

Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.

    79,435        (79,435              

Deutsche Bank AG

    2,745        (2,745              

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    8,819        (2,878            5,941   

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank

    160        (20            140   

JPMorgan Chase

                           

Morgan Stanley

    3,542        (3,542              

UBS AG

    7,165        (937            6,228   
 

 

 

       
  $ 404,088         
 

 

 

       

Counterparty

  Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(2)
    Gross
Amounts
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Pledged(3)
    Net
Amount
 

Bank of America

  $ (6,180   $      $   —      $ (6,180

Barclays Capital Group

    (115,885     115,885                 

BNP Paribas

    (9,827     3,142               (6,685

Citigroup Global Markets

    (219,699     162,981               (56,718

Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.

    (87,347     79,435               (7,912

Deutsche Bank AG

    (5,021     2,745               (2,276

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    (2,878     2,878                 

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank

    (20     20                 

JPMorgan Chase

    (10,472                   (10,472

Morgan Stanley

    (5,688     3,542               (2,146

UBS AG

    (937     937                 
 

 

 

       
  $ (463,954      
 

 

 

       

 

(1) Includes unrealized appreciation on swaps and forwards, premiums paid on swap agreements and market value of purchased options.
(2) Includes unrealized depreciation on swaps and forwards, premiums received on swap agreements and market value of written options.
(3) Amounts shown reflect actual collateral received or pledged by the Series. Such amounts are applied up to 100% of the Series OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS»MUTUAL FUNDS

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ANNUAL REPORT · October 31, 2015

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $34,910,134)

   $ 26,947,548   

Affiliated investments (cost $690,117)

     690,117   

Cash

     342   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $520,255)

     530,418   

Dividends and interest receivable

     527,247   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     393,341   

Receivable for investments sold

     218,306   

Deposit with broker

     170,000   

Tax reclaim receivable

     17,648   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

     10,747   

Due from Manager

     7,389   

Due from broker—variation margin swaps

     4,516   

Prepaid expenses

     615   

Receivable for Series shares sold

     300   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     29,518,534   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     463,587   

Payable for investments purchased

     182,495   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     122,222   

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     14,383   

Dividends payable

     3,054   

Distribution fee payable

     1,303   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     646   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC cross currency exchange contracts

     290   

Foreign capital gains tax liability

     100   

Premium received for OTC swap agreements

     77   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     788,157   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 28,730,377   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 45,629   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     39,451,521   
  

 

 

 
     39,497,150   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (88,169

Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (2,677,243

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     (8,001,361
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2015

   $ 28,730,377   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($3,207,563 ÷ 513,917 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 6.24   

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.29   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 6.53   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($700,746 ÷ 111,523 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 6.28   
  

 

 

 

Class Q

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($845 ÷ 134.214 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 6.30   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($24,821,223 ÷ 3,936,604 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 6.31   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund     35   


 

Statement of Operations

 

Year Ended October 31, 2015

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Interest income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $60,723)

   $ 2,037,874   

Affiliated dividend income

     1,749   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     2,039,623   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     248,795   

Distribution fee—Class A

     11,750   

Distribution fee—Class C

     7,885   

Custodian and accounting fees

     185,000   

Audit fee

     61,000   

Registration fees

     52,000   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $4,400)

     31,000   

Shareholders’ reports

     29,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     20,000   

Directors’ fees

     13,000   

Insurance expenses

     1,000   

Miscellaneous

     14,558   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     674,988   

Less: Expense reimbursement

     (328,809

Distribution fee waiver—Class A

     (897
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     345,282   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,694,341   
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     (3,179,919

Options written transactions

     7,253   

Swap agreement transactions

     (34,058

Foreign currency transactions

     183,075   
  

 

 

 
     (3,023,649
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (net of capital gains tax)

     (4,290,384

Options written

     74,651   

Swap agreements

     62,359   

Foreign currencies

     (169,147
  

 

 

 
     (4,322,521
  

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (7,346,170
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (5,651,829
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
     2015      2014  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,694,341       $ 2,322,326   

Net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (3,023,649      (3,954,794

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

     (4,322,521      497,978   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,651,829      (1,134,490
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions (Note 1)

     

Dividends from net investment income*

     

Class A

     (45,844      (69,495

Class C

     (7,298      (10,949

Class Q

     (10      (11

Class Z

     (285,001      (321,017
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (338,153      (401,472
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax Return of Capital

     

Class A

     (210,631      (367,986

Class C

     (33,532      (57,974

Class Q

     (47      (56

Class Z

     (1,309,420      (1,699,832
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (1,553,630 )      (2,125,848
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     6,141,515         7,683,127   

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

     1,809,657         2,370,809   

Cost of shares reacquired

     (7,173,758      (14,557,474
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     777,414         (4,503,538
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease

     (6,766,198      (8,165,348

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     35,496,575         43,661,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 28,730,377       $ 35,496,575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Dividends from net investment income may include other items that are ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) and currently consists of six series: Prudential International Equity Fund, Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund, Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund. These financial statements relate to Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund (the “Series”). The financial statements of the other series are not presented herein. The Series commenced investment operations on March 30, 2011. The Series is non-diversified. The investment objective of the Series is total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Fund and the Series consistently follow such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series holds 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 adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures permit the Series 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.

 

Various inputs determine how the Series’ investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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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.

 

Common and preferred stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges 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 in the fair value hierarchy. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

 

Participatory Notes (P-notes) are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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 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 valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after 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. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

 

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 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.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Series may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Series has valued the investment. Therefore, the Series may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur expenses that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid 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. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Series’ Subadviser

 

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under the guidelines adopted by the Directors of the Series. However, the liquidity of the Series’ investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series does not 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 Series does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, these realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

Concentration of Risk: The ability of issuers of debt securities (other than those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government), held by the Series to meet their obligations may be affected by the economic or political developments in a specific industry, region or country. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability, or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The Series enters into forward currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency. The contracts are valued daily at current exchange rates and any unrealized gain or loss is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies. Gain or loss is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and negotiated forward contracts. This gain or loss, if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve risks from currency exchange rate and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contract’s life.

 

Cross Currency Exchange Contracts: A cross currency contract is a forward contract where a specified amount of one foreign currency will be exchanged for a specified amount of another foreign currency.

 

Options: The Series purchased options and wrote options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates, with respect to securities which the Series currently owns or intends to purchase. The Series’ principal reason for writing options would be to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Series purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Series writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability.

 

The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, the Series realizes a gain or loss to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost of the purchase in determining whether the Series has realized a gain or loss. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid on effecting a closing purchase or sale

 

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transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. Gain or loss on purchased options is included in net realized gain or loss on investment transactions. Gain or loss on written options is presented separately as net realized gain or loss on options written. The Series, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Series bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. OTC options involve the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

With exchange-traded options contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Series since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded options and guarantees the options contracts against default.

 

Swap Agreements: The Series entered into interest rate swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered commodities exchange (“Exchange-traded”). The swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. Exchange-traded swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. Payments received or paid by the Series are recorded as realized gains or losses upon termination or maturity of the swap. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The Series is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Series used interest rate swaps to maintain its ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed-rate payments and to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments using interest rate swap contracts. The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.

 

Master Netting Arrangements: The Series 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 the Series. A master

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

netting arrangement between the Series and the counterparty permits the Series to offset amounts payable by the Series to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Series to cover the Series’ exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. 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 were no instances where the right of set-off existed and management has not elected to offset.

 

The Series is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Series is held in a segregated account by the Series’ custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Portfolio of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Series is segregated by the Series’ custodian and identified in the Portfolio of Investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Series and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Series’ net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Series may occur upon a decline in the Series’ net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Series’ counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Series’ future derivative activity.

 

In addition to each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure (e.g. interest rate, credit, equity or foreign exchange, etc.), swap agreements involve, to varying degrees,

 

44  


elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that no liquid market for these agreements will exist, the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree on the contractual terms of the agreement, and changes in net interest rates will be unfavorable. In connection with these agreements, securities in the portfolio may be identified or received as collateral from the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide or receive assets of value and to serve as recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency of either party. Such OTC derivative agreements include conditions which, when materialized, give the counterparty the right to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty for early termination of the contract(s) may impact the amounts reported on financial statements.

 

As of October 31, 2015, the Series has not met conditions under such agreements which give the counterparty the right to call for an early termination.

 

Forward currency contracts, written options, short sales, swaps and financial futures contracts involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

 

Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class and transfer agency fees specific to Class Q shares which are charged to that share class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Series declares dividends of net investment income daily and payment is made monthly. Distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, are made annually.

 

Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst distribution in excess of net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid-in-capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each series in the Fund is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. It is each series’ 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 interest are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Series has a management agreement with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”). The subadvisory agreement provides that PIM will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection therewith, PIM is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PI pays for the services of PIM, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses. On or about January 4, 2016, PIM will be renamed PGIM, Inc.

 

The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .80% of the average daily net assets of the Series through September 30, 2015. Effective October 1, 2015, the management fee paid to PI is accrued daily & payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.800% on average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion; 0.780% on the next $2 billion of average daily net assets; 0.760% on the next $2 billion of average daily net assets; 0.750% on the next $5 billion of average daily net assets; and 0.740% on average daily net assets exceeding $10 billion. For the year

 

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ended October 31, 2015, the expense reimbursement exceeded the effective management fee rate.

 

PI has contractually agreed through February 28, 2017 to limit net annual Series operating expenses (excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses such as taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) to each class of shares to 1.05% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

 

The Series has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) who acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z shares. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A and Class C, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A and C Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Q and Z shares of the Series.

 

Pursuant to the Class A and C Plans, the Series compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and C shares, respectively. PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through March 8, 2015. Effective March 9, 2015, the Class A contractual distribution and service (12b-1) fees were reduced from .30% to .25% of the average daily net assets and the .05% contractual 12b-1 fee waiver was terminated.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that it received $21,328 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the year ended October 31, 2015. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that for the year ended October 31, 2015, it received $1,739 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon certain redemptions by Class A shareholders.

 

PI, PIM and PIMS are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Series’ transfer agent. Transfer

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Series invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Fund”), a Portfolio of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments and U.S. Government securities, for the year ended October 31, 2015, were $30,241,495 and $29,741,034, respectively.

 

Written options transactions, during the year ended October 31, 2015, were as follows:

 

    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Premiums
Received
 

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 2,864      $ 7,253   

Written options

             

Expired options

    (2,864     (7,253
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Note 5. 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-dividend date. In order to present distributions in excess of net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions 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 distributions in excess of net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the year ended October 31, 2015, the adjustments were to increase distributions in excess of net investment income by

 

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$965,340, decrease accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions by $2,483,908 and decrease paid-in capital in excess of par by $1,518,568 due to the differences in the treatment for book and tax purposes of certain transactions involving foreign currencies, swaps, paydown gains/losses, differences in the treatment of premium amortization, net operating loss and other book to tax differences. Net investment income, net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2015, the tax character of dividends paid by the Series were $338,153 of ordinary income and $1,553,630 of tax return of capital. For the year ended October 31, 2014, the tax character of dividends paid by the Series were $401,472 of long-term capital gains and $2,125,848 of tax return of capital.

 

As of October 31, 2015, the Series had no accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis.

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Other Cost
Basis
Adjustments

 

Total Net
Unrealized
Depreciation

$37,751,484   $122,603   $(10,236,422)   $(10,113,819)   $(47,903)   $(10,161,722)

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis is primarily attributable to the difference in the treatment of amortization of premiums, wash sales and straddle loss deferrals. The other cost basis adjustments are primarily attributable to appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currencies, swaps and mark-to-market of receivables and payables.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Series had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2015 of approximately $597,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ 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 Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Series offers Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%. Investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%. The Class A CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement and/or benefit plans. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on shares redeemed within the first 12 months after purchase. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class Q and Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock. For the year ended October 31, 2015, no such exchanges were made.

 

As of October 31, 2015, Prudential Financial, Inc. through its affiliates owned 134 Class Q shares and 3,166,213 Class Z shares of the Series.

 

There are 425 million shares of common stock at $0.01 par value per share, designated Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z common stock, each of which consists of 75 million, 50 million, 50 million and 250 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       185,886       $ 1,291,306   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

       25,398         175,719   

Shares reacquired

       (453,659      (3,168,756
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (242,375      (1,701,731

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (262      (1,855
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (242,637    $ (1,703,586
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       279,301       $ 2,302,607   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

       36,690         299,271   

Shares reacquired

       (781,785      (6,398,476
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (465,794      (3,796,598

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (30,119      (247,386
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (495,913    $ (4,043,984
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       31,763       $ 222,194   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

       5,619         38,860   

Shares reacquired

       (42,223      (299,638
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (4,841    $ (38,584
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       60,555       $ 508,979   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

       7,366         60,508   

Shares reacquired

       (118,303      (981,084
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (50,382      (411,597

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (1,820      (15,115
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (52,202    $ (426,712
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

               

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

       8       $ 57   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       8       $ 57   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

       8.2         67   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       8.2       $ 67   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       643,090       $ 4,628,015   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

       230,457         1,595,021   

Shares reacquired

       (516,937      (3,705,364
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       356,610         2,517,672   

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       261         1,855   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       356,871       $ 2,519,527   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       584,734       $ 4,871,541   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and tax return of capital

       244,501         2,010,963   

Shares reacquired

       (873,483      (7,177,914
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (44,248      (295,410

Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)

       31,701         262,501   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (12,547    $ (32,909
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Note 7. Borrowings

 

The Series, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 8, 2015 through October 6, 2016. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of .11% of the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to October 8, 2015, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of .075% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

The Series did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2015.

 

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 regarding “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share”. The amendments in this update are effective for the Fund for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2015-07 will eliminate the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient in the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2015-07 and it has been determined that there is no impact on the financial statement disclosures.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares                                        
    

Year Ended October 31,

        March 30,
2011(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)     2012(b)          2011  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                            
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $7.92        $8.67        $9.61        $9.36            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                            
Net investment income     .37        .49        .47        .42            .32   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (1.64     (.71     (.76     .35            (.62
Total from investment operations     (1.27     (.22     (.29     .77            (.30
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                            
Dividends from net investment income     (.06     (.07     (.30     (.52         (.13
Distributions from net realized gains     -        -        (.05     -            -   
Tax return of capital     (.35     (.46     (.30     -            (.21
Total dividends and distributions     (.41     (.53     (.65     (.52         (.34
Net asset value, end of period     $6.24        $7.92        $8.67        $9.61            $9.36   
Total Return(c):     (16.41)%        (2.47)%        (3.23)%        8.53%            (3.14)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $3,208        $5,991        $10,862        $5,985            $2,620   
Average net assets (000)     $4,341        $6,701        $12,797        $2,721            $1,634   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                            
Expenses after advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.30% (e)      1.30%        1.30%        1.30%            1.30% (f) 
Expenses before advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.39% (e)      2.13%        1.78%        2.09%            2.81% (f) 
Net investment income     5.32% (e)      5.99%        5.07%        4.73%            4.85% (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate     101%        110%        102%        70%            60% (g) 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of the reporting period, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total return for a period less than a full year is not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Effective March 9, 2015, the contractual distribution and service (12b-1) fees were reduced from .30% to .25% of the average daily net assets and the .05% contractual 12b-1 fee waiver was terminated.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C Shares                                        
    

Year Ended October 31,

        March 30,
2011(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)     2012(b)          2011  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                            
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $7.97        $8.72        $9.65        $9.41            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                            
Net investment income     .32        .43        .40        .37            .31   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (1.65     (.71     (.75     .32            (.57
Total from investment operations     (1.33     (.28     (.35     .69            (.26
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                            
Dividends from net investment income     (.01     (.01     (.23     (.45         (.12
Distributions from net realized gains     -        -        (.05     -            -   
Tax return of capital     (.35     (.46     (.30     -            (.21
Total dividends and distributions     (.36     (.47     (.58     (.45         (.33
Net asset value, end of period     $6.28        $7.97        $8.72        $9.65            $9.41   
Total Return(c):     (17.00)%        (3.21)%        (3.85)%        7.55%            (2.72)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $701        $927        $1,469        $1,025            $398   
Average net assets (000)     $789        $1,207        $1,585        $786            $211   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                            
Expenses after advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.05%        2.05%        2.05%        2.05%            2.05% (e) 
Expenses before advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement     3.11%        2.82%        2.47%        2.78%            3.52% (e) 
Net investment income     4.52%        5.17%        4.26%        3.89%            4.09% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     101%        110%        102%        70%            60% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of the reporting period, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total return for a period less than a full year is not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Q Shares                                        
    

Year Ended October 31,

        March 30,
2011(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)     2012(b)          2011  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                            
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $7.98        $8.71        $9.66        $9.37            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income     .39        .51        .58        .47            .29   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (1.63     (.69     (.86     .37            (.59
Total from investment operations     (1.24     (.18     (.28     .84            (.30
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                            
Dividends from net investment income     (.09     (.09     (.32     (.55         (.12
Distributions from net realized gains     -        -        (.05     -            -   
Tax return of capital     (.35     (.46     (.30     -            (.21
Total dividends and distributions     (.44     (.55     (.67     (.55         (.33
Net asset value, end of period     $6.30        $7.98        $8.71        $9.66            $9.37   
Total Return(c):     (15.94)%        (1.97)%        (3.06)%        9.31%            (3.14)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $1        $1        $1        $1            $1   
Average net assets (000)     $1        $1        $1        $1            $1   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                            
Expenses after advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.05%        1.05%        1.05%        1.05%            1.05% (e) 
Expenses before advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.01%        1.69%        1.39%        1.71%            2.67% (e) 
Net investment income     5.60%        6.17%        6.22%        5.06%            4.98% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     101%        110%        102%        70%            60% (f) 

 

(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 the reporting period, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total return for a period less than a full year is not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares                                        
    

Year Ended October 31,

        March 30,
2011(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)     2012(b)          2011  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                            
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $7.98        $8.72        $9.66        $9.37            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                            
Net investment income     .38        .51        .49        .47            .29   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     (1.62     (.70     (.76     .36            (.59
Total from investment operations     (1.24     (.19     (.27     .83            (.30
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                            
Dividends from net investment income     (.08     (.09     (.32     (.54         (.12
Distributions from net realized gains     -        -        (.05     -            -   
Tax return of capital     (.35     (.46     (.30     -            (.21
Total dividends and distributions     (.43     (.55     (.67     (.54         (.33
Net asset value, end of period     $6.31        $7.98        $8.72        $9.66            $9.37   
Total Return(c):     (15.90)%        (2.12)%        (2.98)%        9.21%            (3.14)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $24,821        $28,578        $31,330        $33,559            $26,532   
Average net assets (000)     $25,969        $30,288        $35,341        $30,441            $25,697   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                            
Expenses after advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.05%        1.05%        1.05%        1.05%            1.05% (e) 
Expenses before advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.11%        1.82%        1.49%        1.81%            2.72% (e) 
Net investment income     5.50%        6.14%        5.25%        4.96%            4.99% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     101%        110%        102%        70%            60% (f) 

 

(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 the reporting period, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total return for a period less than a full year is not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders

Prudential World Fund, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the four-year period then ended and the period from March 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2015, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods described in the above paragraph, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

 

New York, New York

December 17, 2015

 

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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(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Ellen S. Alberding (57)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (since 2011); Trustee, Skills for America’s Future (national initiative to connect employers to community colleges) (since 2011); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (since 2009); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (since 2009).    None.

Kevin J. Bannon (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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).

Linda W. Bynoe (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).    Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail real estate) (May 2003-May 2012); Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Keith F. Hartstein (59)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired; Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (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.

Michael S. Hyland, CFA (70)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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.

Richard A. Redeker (72)

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired Mutual Fund Senior Executive (47 years); Management Consultant; Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (since 2014); Independent Directors Council (organization of independent mutual fund directors)-Executive Committee, Chair of Policy Steering Committee, Governing Council.    None.

Stephen G. Stoneburn (72)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Chairman (since July 2011), President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).    None.

 

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Interested Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Stuart S. Parker (53)

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

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

Scott E. Benjamin (43)

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of Prudential Investments LLC; Executive Vice President (June 2009-June 2012) and 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, Prudential Investments (since February 2006); Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, Prudential Investments (2003-2006).    None.

Grace C. Torres* (56)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 65

   Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Prudential Investments 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 Prudential 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.    Director (since July 2015) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A.

 

*

Note: Prior to her retirement in 2014, Ms. Torres was employed by Prudential Investments LLC. Due to her prior employment, she is considered to be an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. Ms. Torres is a non-management Interested Board Member.

(1) 

The year that each Board Member joined the Board is as follows:

Ellen S. Alberding; 2013; Kevin J. Bannon, 2008; Linda W. Bynoe, 2005; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 2003; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 1996; Grace C. Torres, 2014; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Raymond A. O’Hara (60)

Chief Legal Officer

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988–August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).    Since 2012

Chad A. Earnst (40)

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of Prudential Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.    Since 2014

Deborah A. Docs (57)

Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since 2004

Jonathan D. Shain (57)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of Prudential 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 2005

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Claudia DiGiacomo (41)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Prudential Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since 2005

Andrew R. French (53)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since 2006

Amanda S. Ryan (37)

Assistant Secretary

   Director and Corporate Counsel (since March 2012) of Prudential; Director and Assistant Secretary (since June 2012) of Prudential Investments LLC; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (2008-2012).    Since 2012

Theresa C. Thompson (53)

Deputy Chief Compliance

Officer

   Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004).    Since 2008

Richard W. Kinville (47)

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2005) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999); Investigator in AXA Financial’s Internal Audit Department and Manager in AXA’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009).    Since 2011

M. Sadiq Peshimam (51)

Treasurer and Principal

Financial and Accounting

Officer

   Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Assistant Treasurer of funds in the Prudential Mutual Fund Complex (2006-2014).    Since 2006

Peter Parrella (57)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).    Since 2007

Lana Lomuti (48)

Assistant Treasurer

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

Linda McMullin (54)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.    Since 2014

Kelly A. Coyne (47)

Assistant Treasurer

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

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


(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 Prudential Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of Prudential Investments LLC.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o Prudential 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 only 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 Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Target Mutual Funds, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, seven of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Investment Committee. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

 

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 9-11, 2015 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2016, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the 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 PI and PIM. 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 Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PI and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PI and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PI throughout the year at regular Board

 

 

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Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 9-11, 2015.

 

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PI, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, and between PI and PIM, which serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PI, are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ 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 the Fund by PI and PIM. The Board considered the services provided by PI, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance, and other services to the Fund. With respect to PI’s oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PI’s Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PI, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PI’s senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PI pays the salaries of all of the officers and interested Directors of the Fund who are part of Fund management. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by PIM, including investment research and security selection, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PI’s evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PI’s recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

 

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PI’s senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund and PIM, and also considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PIM’s portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Board was provided with information pertaining to PI’s and PIM’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PI and PIM. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PI and PIM. The Board noted that PIM is affiliated with PI.

 

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The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided by PI and the subadvisory services provided to the Fund by PIM, and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the Fund benefits from the services provided by PI and PIM under the management and subadvisory agreements.

 

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PI

 

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PI and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PI 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 PI for the year ended December 31, 2014 exceeded the management fees received by PI, resulting in an operating loss to PI. The Board further noted that the subadviser is affiliated with PI and that its profitability is reflected in PI’s profitability report. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PI and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

PI and the Board previously retained an outside business consulting firm to review management fee breakpoint usage and trends in management fees across the mutual fund industry. The consulting firm presented its analysis and conclusions as to the Funds’ management fee structures to the Board and PI. The Board and PI have discussed these conclusions extensively since that presentation.

 

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PI may realize as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board considered information provided by PI regarding the launch date of the Fund, the management fees of the Fund compared to those of similarly managed funds and PI’s investment in the Fund over time. The Board noted that economies of scale, if any, may be shared with the Fund in several 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 considered PI’s assertion that it continually evaluates the management fee schedule of the Fund and the potential to share economies of scale through breakpoints or fee waivers as asset levels increase.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

 

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

 

Other Benefits to PI and PIM

 

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI and PIM and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included fees received by affiliates of PI for serving as the Fund’s securities lending agent, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by PIM included the 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 its reputation. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PI and PIM were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

 

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional specific factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2014. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on March 30, 2011 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

 

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PI 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 the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe (the Lipper Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Funds Performance Universe) and the Peer Group were objectively determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of mutual fund data. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles, 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).

 

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The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth gross performance comparisons (which do not reflect the impact on performance of fund expenses, or 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 any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

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: 4th Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for all periods.

   

The Board also noted information provided by PI which indicated that, although the Fund’s net total expenses were in the fourth quartile, the Fund’s net total expenses were only 6 basis points higher than the median of all funds in the Peer Group.

   

The Board and PI agreed to continue the existing expense cap of 1.05% (exclusive of 12b-1 fees and certain other fees) through February 29, 2016.

   

The Board concluded that, in light of the above, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders 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 the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


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655 Broad Street

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

 

DIRECTORS
Ellen S. Alberding  Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin  Linda W. Bynoe  Keith F. Hartstein  Michael S. Hyland  Stuart S. Parker  Richard A. Redeker Stephen G. Stoneburn  Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Amanda S. Ryan, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
   655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

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

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon    One Wall 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 the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
To receive your mutual fund documents online, go to www.prudentialfunds.com/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above.

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications 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 on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

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


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PRUDENTIAL EMERGING MARKETS DEBT LOCAL CURRENCY FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   C   Q   Z
NASDAQ   EMDAX   EMDCX   EMDQX   EMDZX
CUSIP   743969750   743969743   743969735   743969727

 

MF212E    0286155-00001-00


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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Objective

To seek long-term growth of capital

 

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 Fund’s 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, member SIPC. Jennison Associates is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. ©2015 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, the Prudential logo, and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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December 15, 2015

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2015.

 

Since market conditions change over time, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

 

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

Prudential Investments® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Financial’s affiliated asset managers that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

 

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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. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

    One Year     Since Inception

Class A

    11.01   56.30%  (3/14/12)

Class C

    10.22      52.00    (3/14/12)

Class Q

    N/A       11.52  (12/22/14)

Class Z

    11.29      57.70    (3/14/12)

MSCI ACWI ND Index

    –0.03     

Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average

    2.19     
   

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/15

    One Year     Since Inception

Class A

    –0.58     8.96% (3/14/12)

Class C

    3.41        9.86    (3/14/12)

Class Q

    N/A        N/A    (12/22/14)

Class Z

    5.47      10.97    (3/14/12)

MSCI ACWI ND Index

    –6.66     

Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average

    –3.47     
   

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

    One Year     Since Inception

Class A

    4.90   11.33% (3/14/12)

Class C

    9.22      12.22    (3/14/12)

Class Q

    N/A       N/A    (12/22/14)

Class Z

    11.29      13.36    (3/14/12)
   

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

    One Year     Since Inception

Class A

    11.01   13.08% (3/14/12)

Class C

    10.22      12.22    (3/14/12)

Class Q

    N/A       N/A    (12/22/14)

Class Z

    11.29      13.36    (3/14/12)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund (Class A shares) with a similar investment in the MSCI AC World ND Index by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class A shares (March 14, 2012) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2015), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class C, Class Q, and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursement, if any, 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.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

  Class A   Class C   Class Q   Class Z

Maximum initial sales charge

  5.50% of
the public
offering
price
  None   None   None

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption)

  1% on sales
of $1 million
or more
made within
12 months of
purchase
  1% on sales
made within
12 months
of purchase
  None   None

Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)

  .30%

(.25%
currently)

  1%   None
  None

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

MSCI ACWI ND Index

The Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Net Dividend Index (MSCI ACWI ND Index) is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI ND Index consists of 46 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging market country indexes. The developed market country indexes included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The emerging market country indexes included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. The ND version of the MSCI ACWI Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends. The cumulative total returns for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class A, Class C, and Class Z shares through 10/31/2015 are 34.00% and 0.26% for Class Q shares. The average annual total return for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class A, Class C, and Class Z shares through 9/30/15 is 6.25%. Class Q shares have been in existence for less than one year and have no average annual total return performance information available.

 

Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average

The Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average are funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Global multi-cap growth funds typically have above-average characteristics compared to the MSCI World Index. The cumulative total returns for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class A, Class C, and Class Z shares through 10/31/2015 are 37.04% and 2.11% for Class Q shares. The average annual

 

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total return for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class A, Class C, and Class Z shares through 9/30/15 is 6.99%. Class Q shares have been in existence for less than one year and have no average annual total return performance information available.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Averages reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes. The Since Inception returns for the Index and the Lipper Averages are measured from the closest month-end to the inception date for the indicated share class.

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock), Internet Software & Services

     5.9

Tencent Holdings Ltd., Internet Software & Services

     5.3   

MasterCard, Inc. (Class A Stock), IT Services

     4.8   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Internet Software & Services

     4.1   

Inditex SA, Specialty Retail

     4.0   

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

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Internet Software & Services

     21.4

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     13.6   

Biotechnology

     11.5   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     7.8   

Specialty Retail

     7.4   

Industry weightings reflect long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

In the 12 months ended October 31, 2015, the Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund’s Class A shares advanced 11.01%. Over the same period, the MSCI All Country World ND Index (the Index) declined –0.03% and the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Fund’s Average rose 2.19%.

 

What was the market environment?

Weak energy prices, a strong US dollar, and slowing economic growth in China were key influences on the global economic landscape in the period. The US remained the strongest of the major global economies. The Federal Reserve ended its quantitative-easing program in December, signaling confidence in the health of US economic activity and labor market conditions.

 

Europe struggled, unsuccessfully, to avert Greece’s default even as the country’s new government called for less economic austerity. Eurozone leaders eventually reached an agreement to start negotiations on a third bailout for Greece. Economic activity on the continent remained anemic but showed signs of improving.

 

Japan showed little economic progress, although investors hoped a weaker yen would boost exports.

 

China’s struggle to drive economic growth through domestic consumer demand, rather than exports and massive public works programs, continued. Authorities implemented a host of measures designed to loosen monetary and fiscal policies and stimulate consumption. A Chinese market correction in late summer and the ensuing devaluation of the yuan heightened skepticism about the reported strength of economic growth in the world’s second-largest economy and raised concerns that other struggling economies might set off a cycle of competitive devaluations to remain competitive in global export markets.

 

Brazil fell into recession. A number of other key emerging market countries were hurt by a combination of slower growth and fiscal pressures, which produced a fairly inhospitable investment environment.

 

These challenges, along with uncertainty about the timing and pace of anticipated monetary tightening in the US, contributed to continued volatility in global financial markets.

 

Which holdings made the largest positive contributions to the Fund’s return?

The Fund’s meaningful outperformance of the Index reflected broadly beneficial stock selection and sector allocations. Favorable security selection was most pronounced in

 

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the consumer discretionary, health care, and information technology sectors, where overweight positions also worked well. In consumer discretionary, Inditex, Nike, and Under Armour were notable contributors.

 

   

Nike is the world’s largest sportswear company. It has generated impressive earnings, revenue, and gross margins on the strength of its execution and the Nike brand around the world and across product categories. Jennison likes Nike’s growth opportunities in e-commerce and innovation in apparel and manufacturing technology.

 

   

The revenue growth of global athletic brand, Under Armour, is being fueled by international expansion, opportunities in footwear and women’s athletic apparel, market share gains, new programs, and category extensions. Its earnings, revenue, and operating margins surpassed expectations.

 

   

Please see “Comments on Largest Holdings” below for discussion of Inditex.

 

Health care performers of note included Incyte and BioMarin Pharmaceutical.

 

   

Incyte’s strength reflected impressive sales of Jakafi, the only treatment approved in the US for patients suffering from intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF). Jakafi is also approved as a treatment for polycythemia vera (PV), a rare, chronic, progressive, blood cancer. Its anti-inflammatory properties could be useful in combating a broad range of other cancers. The stock also benefited from favorable data from clinical trials of a new drug that harnesses the immune system to target tumors.

 

   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical develops pharmaceuticals for rare, often genetic, diseases that affect small percentages of the population. The company already has commercial products for Morquio A syndrome, MPS VI (Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome), MPS I (Hurler syndrome), and phenylketonuria, or PKU. Orphan disease drugs in development include therapies for achondroplasia, a genetically defined cancer; Pompe disease; and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare, fatal genetic disease.

 

Key contributors in information technology included Facebook, Tencent Holdings, and MasterCard. Please see “Comments on Largest Holdings” below for discussion of these three companies.

 

Which holdings detracted from the Fund’s return?

Industrials and consumer staples positions lagged the Index’s corresponding sectors. In industrials:

 

   

Canadian Pacific Railway was hurt by lower volumes of a variety of commodities, including oil, grain, and coal, being shipped on its rail lines. The position was eliminated.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

 

In consumer staples:

 

   

Weak domestic consumption was a headwind to CP All’s nearer-term financial performance. The position in the company, which operates more than 7,000 convenience stores under the 7-Eleven trademark in Thailand, was eliminated.

 

In information technology, detractors of note included MercadoLibre, Hermes Microvision, and Twitter:

 

   

Buenos Aires-based online trading service MercadoLibre enables individuals and businesses to electronically sell and buy items in more than 2,000 categories. It serves users in 13 Latin American countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Chile. Jennison likes the company’s exposure to Latin America’s low Internet penetration rates and low e-commerce share of the retail market, but economic conditions in the region have presented headwinds.

 

   

Taiwan-based Hermes Microvision makes electron-beam wafer inspection equipment used in semiconductor labs. The Fund held a position in the company for its dominant position in global e-beam inspection, expanding addressable market, and new product cycles. As demand for semiconductors and inspection products declined, Jennison eliminated the position.

 

   

Social media company Twitter’s user growth and revenue generation lacked consistency. It, too, was eliminated.

 

Were there significant changes to the portfolio?

Over the reporting period, the Fund’s weights increased in consumer discretionary and decreased in health care. Relative to the Index, the Fund is overweight consumer discretionary, information technology, and health care, and underweight financials, consumer staples, energy, and industrials.

 

By region,1 the Fund’s weights increased modestly in Developed Asia/Pacific and Developed Europe and decreased nominally in Developed North America and Emerging Markets. The Fund is overweight Emerging Markets and Developed North America, and underweight Developed Asia/Pacific.

 

 

1 

Jennison regional definitions: Developed North America includes countries classified by MSCI as developed markets in North America. Developed Europe includes countries classified by MSCI as developed markets in Europe and the Middle East. Developed Asia /Pacific includes countries classified by MSCI as developed markets in Asia and Australia. Emerging Markets includes all countries classified by MSCI as emerging and frontier markets.

 

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Comments on Largest Holdings

 

5.9% Facebook, Inc., Internet Software & Services

Internet-based social platform Facebook has successfully implemented its mobile interface, and revenue generation from both mobile and desktop has improved. Jennison believes that as the company solidifies its dominant position, it continues to increase its appeal to both users and advertisers. Long-term, largely untapped, growth drivers include Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Oculus.

 

5.3% Tencent Holdings Ltd., Internet Software & Services

Tencent Holdings is China’s largest and most visited Internet service portal. It continues to perform well fundamentally thanks to its dominant position in China’s online gaming and instant messaging markets and its growing advertising and payment service efforts.

 

4.8% MasterCard, Inc., Information Technology Services

MasterCard is the No. 2 payment system in the US. Jennison expects continued growth in MasterCard’s gross dollar volume (the total value of its cardholders’ transactions) as consumers continue their long-term shift from paper money to electronic credit/debit transactions (retailers and banks pay MasterCard each time consumers use MasterCard-branded payment cards).

 

4.1% Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Internet Software & Services

One of the world’s largest e-commerce companies, Alibaba operates e-commerce websites in Asia, including Alibaba.com, China’s largest global online wholesale platform for small businesses; Taobao Marketplace, China’s largest online retail website; Tmall.com, China’s largest online third-party platform for brands and retailers; and Web portal China Yahoo! Jennison believes Alibaba, with its dominant market share, offers an attractive opportunity to invest in the long-term growth of the Chinese e-commerce market, which is meaningfully underpenetrated.

 

4.0% Inditex SA, Specialty Retail

Best known for its brand, Zara, Industria de Diseño Textil, or Inditex, integrates textile and fashion design, manufacturing, and distribution. Jennison believes this integration is a competitive advantage as it allows the company to shorten turnaround times and achieve greater flexibility, reducing merchandise stock and fashion risk. Underlying growth at the company remains strong.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution, and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2015, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2015. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of

 

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Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Prudential 
Jennison Global
Opportunities Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
May 1, 2015
    Ending Account
Value
October 31, 2015
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,025.60        1.28   $ 6.54   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.75        1.28   $ 6.51   
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.50        2.03   $ 10.34   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.97        2.03   $ 10.31   
         
Class Q   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,027.30        0.94   $ 4.80   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.47        0.94   $ 4.79   
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,026.70        1.03   $ 5.26   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.01        1.03   $ 5.24   

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended October 31, 2015, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 (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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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

The Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

Class    Gross Operating Expenses     Net Operating Expenses  

A

     1.56     1.38

C

     2.27        2.12   

Q

     1.18        1.09   

Z

     1.28        1.15   

 

Net operating expenses shown above reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    96.3%

     

COMMON STOCKS

     

Argentina    0.7%

                 

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     14,168       $ 1,393,706   

China    11.9%

                 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

     100,878         8,456,603   

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

     184,047         5,083,378   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     576,105         10,859,221   
     

 

 

 
        24,399,202   

Denmark    0.8%

                 

Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B Stock)

     31,239         1,658,900   

France    3.7%

                 

Dassault Systemes SA

     30,700         2,421,864   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     27,522         5,123,757   
     

 

 

 
        7,545,621   

Germany    1.6%

                 

Continental AG

     13,933         3,345,727   

Ireland    1.3%

                 

Shire PLC

     36,329         2,751,213   

Italy    4.3%

                 

Luxottica Group SpA

     82,500         5,783,281   

Moncler SpA

     196,364         3,158,505   
     

 

 

 
        8,941,786   

Japan    5.7%

                 

FANUC Corp.

     11,704         2,065,071   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

     147,581         5,707,493   

Sysmex Corp.

     68,376         3,908,290   
     

 

 

 
        11,680,854   

Spain    6.1%

                 

Amadeus IT Holding SA (Class A Stock)

     102,040         4,340,432   

Inditex SA

     221,927         8,309,919   
     

 

 

 
        12,650,351   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

United Kingdom    4.6%

                 

ARM Holdings PLC

     110,320       $ 1,737,382   

Ashtead Group PLC

     211,323         3,249,233   

St. James’s Place PLC

     303,146         4,492,748   
     

 

 

 
        9,479,363   

United States    55.6%

                 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     7,068         1,243,968   

Allergan PLC*

     12,201         3,763,642   

Alphabet Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     10,463         7,715,312   

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     9,464         5,923,518   

Apple, Inc.

     46,892         5,603,594   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     44,146         5,166,848   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     76,496         5,044,911   

Celgene Corp.*

     31,195         3,827,938   

Facebook, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     119,361         12,171,241   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     56,409         6,974,409   

Incyte Corp Ltd.*

     54,190         6,368,951   

LinkedIn Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     14,209         3,422,522   

MasterCard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     100,806         9,978,786   

Netflix, Inc.*

     45,929         4,977,785   

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     55,297         7,245,566   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     16,031         2,580,991   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     12,427         6,926,686   

Starbucks Corp.

     88,569         5,541,762   

Tesla Motors, Inc.*

     15,698         3,248,387   

Under Armour, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     70,462         6,699,527   
     

 

 

 
        114,426,344   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $175,656,306)

        198,273,067   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    6.0%

     

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

                 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund
(cost $12,243,765) (Note 3)(a)

     12,243,765         12,243,765   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    102.3%
(cost $187,900,071) (Note 5)

        210,516,832   

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (2.3)%

        (4,674,236
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

      $ 205,842,596   
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

OTC—Over-the-counter

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Series, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Series’ 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—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 October 31, 2015 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1     Level 2         Level 3      

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

     

Argentina

  $ 1,393,706      $      $   —   

China

    13,539,981        10,859,221          

Denmark

           1,658,900          

France

           7,545,621          

Germany

           3,345,727          

Ireland

           2,751,213          

Italy

           8,941,786          

Japan

           11,680,854          

Spain

           12,650,351          

United Kingdom

           9,479,363          

United States

    114,426,344                 

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    12,243,765                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 141,603,796      $ 68,913,036      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2015 were as follows (Unaudited):

 

Internet Software & Services

    21.4

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    13.6   

Biotechnology

    11.5   

Internet & Catalog Retail

    7.8   

Specialty Retail

    7.4   

IT Services

    6.9   

Pharmaceuticals

    6.3   

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    6.0   

Automobiles

    4.4   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    2.7   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.7   

Insurance

    2.2   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    1.9

Auto Components

    1.6   

Trading Companies & Distributors

    1.6   

Communications Equipment

    1.3   

Software

    1.2   

Machinery

    1.0   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.8   
 

 

 

 
    102.3   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (2.3
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS»MUTUAL FUNDS

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund


 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated Investments (cost $175,656,306)

   $ 198,273,067   

Affiliated Investments (cost $12,243,765)

     12,243,765   

Receivable for Series shares sold

     3,821,515   

Receivable for investments sold

     1,784,313   

Dividends receivable

     112,137   

Tax reclaim receivable

     22,067   

Prepaid expenses

     1,079   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     216,257,943   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     9,034,061   

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     1,179,837   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     117,515   

Management fee payable

     44,034   

Distribution fee payable

     34,297   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     5,603   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     10,415,347   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 205,842,596   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 131,638   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     186,846,378   
  

 

 

 
     186,978,016   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (501,717

Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (3,245,969

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     22,612,266   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2015

   $ 205,842,596   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($74,049,411 ÷ 4,737,174 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.63   

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.91   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 16.54   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($28,981,836 ÷ 1,906,584 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.20   
  

 

 

 

Class Q

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($11,150 ÷ 707 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.78   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($102,800,199 ÷ 6,519,309 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.77   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Year Ended October 31, 2015

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $44,776)

   $ 708,325   

Affiliated dividend income

     6,337   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     714,662   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     830,554   

Distribution fee—Class A

     109,951   

Distribution fee—Class C

     113,211   

Custodian and accounting fees

     125,000   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $17,100)

     85,000   

Registration fees

     82,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     31,000   

Audit fee

     26,000   

Shareholders’ reports

     20,000   

Directors’ fees

     13,000   

Insurance expenses

     1,000   

Miscellaneous

     15,182   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,451,898   

Less: Expense reimbursement

     (132,987

Distribution fee waiver—Class A

     (18,325
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,300,586   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (585,924
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized loss on:

  

Investment transactions

     (2,033,188

Foreign currency transactions

     (82,512
  

 

 

 
     (2,115,700
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     10,590,911   

Foreign currencies

     (3,525
  

 

 

 
     10,587,386   
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     8,471,686   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 7,885,762   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
     2015      2014  

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment loss

   $ (585,924    $ (392,170

Net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (2,115,700      (356,367

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

     10,587,386         4,132,098   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     7,885,762         3,383,561   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     166,549,415         32,490,687   

Cost of shares reacquired

     (28,969,945      (12,408,615
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from Series share transactions

     137,579,470         20,082,072   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase

     145,465,232         23,465,633   

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     60,377,364         36,911,731   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 205,842,596       $ 60,377,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) and currently consists of six series: Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund (the “Series”), Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, Prudential QMA International Equity Fund, Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund, Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund. These financial statements relate to Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund. The financial statements of the other series are not presented herein. The Series commenced investment operations on March 14, 2012. The investment objective of the Series is to seek long-term growth of capital.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Fund and the Series consistently follow such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series holds 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 adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures permit the Series 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.

 

Various inputs determine how the Series’ investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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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 there is 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 absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Common and preferred stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges 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 in the fair value hierarchy. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

 

Participatory Notes (P-notes) are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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 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 valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after 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. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

 

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 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.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: The Series may hold up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Series has valued the investment. Therefore, the Series may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur expenses that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would

 

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otherwise be considered illiquid 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. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Series’ Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Directors of the Series. However, the liquidity of the Series’ investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series does not 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 Series does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, these realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

Concentration of Risk: Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund     25   


 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

 

Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class and transfer agency fees specific to Class Q shares which are charged to that share class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Series expects to pay dividends of net investment income and distributions from net realized capital and currency 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-dividend date.

 

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each Series in the Fund is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. It is each Series’ 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 income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement for the Series with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisor’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory

 

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agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.

 

Effective July 1, 2015, the management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .825% of the Series’ average daily net assets up to $1 billion and .80% of such assets in excess of $1 billion. Prior to July 1, 2015, the management fee paid to PI was accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .90% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

 

Effective July 1, 2015, PI has contractually agreed to limit net annual Series operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses, including taxes, interest, transfer agency expenses (including sub-transfer agency and networking fees), brokerage commissions and acquired fund fees and expenses) of each class of shares to .84% of the Series’ average daily net assets through February 28, 2017. Prior to July 1, 2015, PI had contractually agreed to limit net annual Series operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses, including taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to 1.35% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

 

The Series has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A and C Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Q and Class Z shares of the Series.

 

Pursuant to the Class A and C Plans, the Series compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and C shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through February 28, 2017.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that they received $447,176 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the year ended October 31, 2015. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund     27   


 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

PIMS has advised the Series that for the year ended October 31, 2015, it received $2,761 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class C shareholders.

 

PI, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Series’ transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Series invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Fund”), a portfolio of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2015 were $185,743,119 and $55,835,578, respectively.

 

Note 5. 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-dividend date. In order to present accumulated net investment loss, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions 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 accumulated net investment loss, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the year ended October 31, 2015, the adjustments were to decrease accumulated net investment loss by $418,733, decrease accumulated net realized loss on investment

 

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and foreign currency transactions by $82,511 and decrease paid-in capital in excess of par by $501,244 due to a net operating loss and certain transactions involving foreign currencies. Net investment loss, net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

 

For the years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 there were no distributions paid by the Series.

 

As of October 31, 2015, the Series did not have any distributable earnings on a tax basis.

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Other Cost
Basis
Adjustments

 

Total Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

$189,737,588   $23,562,366   $(2,783,122)   $20,779,244   $(4,011)   $20,775,233

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis is primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales. The other cost basis adjustments are primarily attributable to appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currencies and mark-to-market of receivables and payables.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Series had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2015 of approximately $1,408,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

The Series elected to treat certain late-year ordinary income losses of approximately $495,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (October 31, 2016).

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ 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 Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ 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.

 

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund     29   


 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Series offers Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z shares. Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%. The Class A CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement or benefits plans. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on shares redeemed within the first 12 months after purchase. Class Q and Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value.

 

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of capital stock.

 

At October 31, 2015, Prudential owned 707 shares of Class Q and 1,127,529 shares of Class Z.

 

There are 675 million shares of common stock at $.01 par value per share, designated Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z common stock each of which consists of 150 million, 125 million, 200, and 200 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       4,298,012       $ 66,366,441   

Shares reacquired

       (766,765      (11,329,060
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       3,531,247         55,037,381   

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       6,271         97,035   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (302,683      (4,604,448
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       3,234,835       $ 50,529,968   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       1,366,347       $ 19,010,157   

Shares reacquired

       (602,003      (8,185,086
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       764,344         10,825,071   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (37,512      (510,417
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       726,832       $ 10,314,654   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       1,607,386       $ 24,055,556   

Shares reacquired

       (105,939      (1,539,083
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,501,447         22,516,473   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (9,846      (143,223
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,491,601       $ 22,373,250   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       329,291       $ 4,481,893   

Shares reacquired

       (40,122      (536,545
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       289,169         3,945,348   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (4,058      (53,560
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       285,111       $ 3,891,788   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

               

Period ended October 31, 2015*:

       

Shares sold

       707       $ 10,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       707       $ 10,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       4,928,215       $ 76,117,418   

Shares reacquired

       (1,077,251      (16,101,802
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       3,850,964         60,015,616   

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       309,766         4,747,671   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (6,222      (97,035
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       4,154,508       $ 64,666,252   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       655,167       $ 8,998,637   

Shares reacquired

       (273,142      (3,686,984
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       382,025         5,311,653   

Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)

       41,268         563,977   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       423,293       $ 5,875,630   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of offering was December 22, 2014.

 

Note 7. Borrowings

 

The Series, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 8, 2015 through October 6, 2016. The Funds pay an annualized

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

commitment fee of .11% of the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to October 8, 2015, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of .075% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

The Series did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2015.

 

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 regarding “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share”. The amendments in this update are effective for the Series for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2015-07 will eliminate the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient in the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2015-07 and it has been determined that there is no impact on the financial statement disclosures.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

        March 14,
2012(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)          2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $14.08        $12.94        $9.86            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                    
Net investment loss     (.09     (.11     (.06         (.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     1.64        1.25        3.14            (.12
Total from investment operations     1.55        1.14        3.08            (.14
Net asset value, end of period     $15.63        $14.08        $12.94            $9.86   
Total Return(c):     11.01%        8.81%        31.24%            (1.40)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                            
Net assets, end of period (000)     $74,049        $21,150        $10,035            $3,898   
Average net assets (000)     $36,635        $19,352        $4,982            $2,967   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                    
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.38%        1.60%        1.60%            1.60% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.56%        1.71%        2.19%            3.10% (e) 
Net investment loss     (.63)%        (.78)%        (.54)%            (.30)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     58%        68%        70%            48% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

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

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class C Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

        March 14,
2012(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)          2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $13.79        $12.77        $9.81            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                    
Net investment loss     (.20     (.21     (.14         (.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     1.61        1.23        3.10            (.13
Total from investment operations     1.41        1.02        2.96            (.19
Net asset value, end of period     $15.20        $13.79        $12.77            $9.81   
Total Return(c):     10.22%        7.99%        30.17%            (1.90)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                            
Net assets, end of period (000)     $28,982        $5,723        $1,659            $593   
Average net assets (000)     $11,330        $4,361        $950            $300   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                    
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.12%        2.35%        2.35%            2.35% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.27%        2.41%        2.89%            3.85% (e) 
Net investment loss     (1.37)%        (1.54)%        (1.26)%            (.97)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     58%        68%        70%            48% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

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

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34  


 

Class Q Shares       
    

December 22,
2014(a)
through
October 31,

2015

 
Per Share Operating Performance(b):        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $14.15   
Income (loss) from investment operations:        
Net investment loss     (.03
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions     1.66   
Total from investment operations     1.63   
Net asset value, end of period     $15.78   
Total Return(c):     11.52%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000)     $11   
Average net assets (000)     $11   
Ratios to average net assets(d):        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.09% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.18% (e) 
Net investment loss     (.27)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     58% (f) 

 

(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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class Z Shares                                 
    

Year Ended October 31,

        March 14,
2012(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)          2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $14.17        $12.99        $9.87            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                    
Net investment loss     (.06     (.08     (.03         - (e) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     1.66        1.26        3.15            (.13
Total from investment operations     1.60        1.18        3.12            (.13
Net asset value, end of period     $15.77        $14.17        $12.99            $9.87   
Total Return(c):     11.29%        9.08%        31.61%            (1.30)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                            
Net assets, end of period (000)     $102,800        $33,504        $25,219            $15,002   
Average net assets (000)     $48,494        $30,965        $18,340            $14,655   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                    
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.15%        1.35%        1.35%            1.35% (f) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.28%        1.42%        1.89%            2.72% (f) 
Net investment loss     (.41)%        (.56)%        (.25)%            (.03)% (f) 
Portfolio turnover rate     58%        68%        70%            48% (g) 

 

(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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than a full year are not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Less than $.005 per share.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36  


Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Prudential World Fund, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period then ended and the period from March 14, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2015, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods described in the above paragraph, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

 

New York, New York

December 16, 2015

 

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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(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Ellen S. Alberding (57)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (since 2011); Trustee, Skills for America’s Future (national initiative to connect employers to community colleges) (since 2011); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (since 2009); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (since 2009).    None.

Kevin J. Bannon (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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).

Linda W. Bynoe (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).    Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail real estate) (May 2003-May 2012); Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).

 

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Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Keith F. Hartstein (59)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired; Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (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.

Michael S. Hyland, CFA (70)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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.

Richard A. Redeker (72)

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired Mutual Fund Senior Executive (47 years); Management Consultant; Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (since 2014); Independent Directors Council (organization of independent mutual fund directors)-Executive Committee, Chair of Policy Steering Committee, Governing Council.    None.

Stephen G. Stoneburn (72)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Chairman (since July 2011), President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).    None.

 

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Interested Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Stuart S. Parker (53)

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

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

Scott E. Benjamin (43)

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of Prudential Investments LLC; Executive Vice President (June 2009-June 2012) and 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, Prudential Investments (since February 2006); Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, Prudential Investments (2003-2006).    None.

Grace C. Torres* (56)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 65

   Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Prudential Investments 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 Prudential 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.    Director (since July 2015) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A.

 

*

Note: Prior to her retirement in 2014, Ms. Torres was employed by Prudential Investments LLC. Due to her prior employment, she is considered to be an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. Ms. Torres is a non-management Interested Board Member.

(1) 

The year that each Board Member joined the Board is as follows:

Ellen S. Alberding; 2013; Kevin J. Bannon, 2008; Linda W. Bynoe, 2005; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 2003; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 1996; Grace C. Torres, 2014; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009.

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Raymond A. O’Hara (60)

Chief Legal Officer

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988–August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).    Since 2012

Chad A. Earnst (40)

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of Prudential Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.    Since 2014

Deborah A. Docs (57)

Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since 2004

Jonathan D. Shain (57)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of Prudential 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 2005

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Claudia DiGiacomo (41)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Prudential Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since 2005

Andrew R. French (53)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since 2006

Amanda S. Ryan (37)

Assistant Secretary

   Director and Corporate Counsel (since March 2012) of Prudential; Director and Assistant Secretary (since June 2012) of Prudential Investments LLC; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (2008-2012).    Since 2012

Theresa C. Thompson (53)

Deputy Chief Compliance

Officer

   Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004).    Since 2008

Richard W. Kinville (47)

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2005) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999); Investigator in AXA Financial’s Internal Audit Department and Manager in AXA’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009).    Since 2011

M. Sadiq Peshimam (51)

Treasurer and Principal

Financial and Accounting

Officer

   Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Assistant Treasurer of funds in the Prudential Mutual Fund Complex (2006-2014).    Since 2006

Peter Parrella (57)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).    Since 2007

Lana Lomuti (48)

Assistant Treasurer

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

Linda McMullin (54)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.    Since 2014

Kelly A. Coyne (47)

Assistant Treasurer

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

 

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(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 Prudential Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of Prudential Investments LLC.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o Prudential 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 only 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 Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Target Mutual Funds, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, seven of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Investment Committee. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

 

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 9-11, 2015 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2016, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the 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 PI 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 Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PI and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PI and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PI throughout the year at regular Board

 

 

1 

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 9-11, 2015.

 

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

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ 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 the Fund by PI and Jennison. The Board considered the services provided by PI, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance, and other services to the Fund. With respect to PI’s oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PI’s Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PI, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PI’s senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PI pays the salaries of all of the officers and interested Directors of the Fund who are part of Fund management. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by Jennison, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PI’s evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PI’s recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PI

 

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PI and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PI 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 PI to the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2014 exceeded the management fees paid by the Fund, resulting in an operating loss to PI. The Board further noted that the subadviser is affiliated with PI and that its profitability is reflected in PI’s profitability report. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PI and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

PI and the Board previously retained an outside business consulting firm to review management fee breakpoint usage and trends in management fees across the mutual fund industry. The consulting firm presented its analysis and conclusions as to the Funds’ management fee structures to the Board and PI. The Board and PI have discussed these conclusions extensively since that presentation.

 

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PI may realize as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board considered information provided by PI regarding the launch date of the Fund, the management fees of the Fund compared to those of similarly managed Funds and PI’s investment in the Fund over time. The Board noted that economies of scale, if any, may be shared with the Fund in several 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 considered PI’s assertion that it continually evaluates the management fee

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

schedule of the 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 PI’s costs are not specific to individual funds, but rather are incurred across a variety of products and services.

 

Other Benefits to PI and Jennison

 

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI and Jennison and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included fees received by affiliates of PI for serving as the Fund’s securities lending agent, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by Jennison included the 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 its reputation. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PI and Jennison were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

 

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional specific factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-year period ended December 31, 2014. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on March 14, 2012 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

 

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PI 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 the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

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The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe (the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe)2 and the Peer Group were objectively determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of mutual fund data. To the extent that PI deemed appropriate, and for reasons addressed in detail with the Board, PI may have provided supplemental data compiled by Lipper for the Board’s consideration. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles, 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 the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth gross performance comparisons (which do not reflect the impact on performance of fund expenses, or 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 any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

4th Quartile

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

 

   

The Board noted that Fund underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period.

   

The Board considered that the Fund’s performance during the first quarter of 2015 had shown significant improvement, with the Fund ranking in the first quartile of its Peer Universe and outperforming its benchmark index.

   

The Board noted that the Fund does not yet have a three-year performance record and that, therefore, the subadviser should have more time to develop that record.

   

The Board and PI agreed to a permanent reduction in the Fund’s management fee schedule, so that the Fund’s contractual management fee rate, which was 0.90% on all assets, would be changed to 0.825% of average daily net assets up to $1 billion, and 0.80% of average daily net assets over $1 billion.

   

The Board and PI agreed to enhance the existing expense cap of 1.35% (exclusive of 12b-1 fees and certain other fees) by reducing the cap to 0.84% (exclusive of 12b-1 fees, transfer agency fees and certain other fees) through February 29, 2016.

 

 

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The Fund was compared to the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe, although Lipper classifies the Fund in its Global Multi-Cap Core Funds Performance Universe. The Fund was compared to the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe because PI believes that the funds included in the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe provide a more appropriate basis for Fund performance comparisons.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

   

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 monitor performance 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 the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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

 

DIRECTORS
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe
Keith F. Hartstein Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker Richard A. Redeker Stephen G. Stoneburn Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Amanda S. Ryan, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC    466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

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

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon    One Wall 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 the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications 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 on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Mutual Funds:

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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   C   Q   Z
NASDAQ   PRJAX   PRJCX   PRJQX   PRJZX
CUSIP   743969719   743969693   743969594   743969685

 

MF214E    0286229-00001-00


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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS»MUTUAL FUNDS

 

PRUDENTIAL JENNISON INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Objective

To seek long-term growth of capital

 

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 Fund’s 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, member SIPC. Jennison Associates is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. ©2015 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, the Prudential logo, and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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December 15, 2015

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2015.

 

Since market conditions change over time, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

 

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

Prudential Investments® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Financial’s affiliated asset managers that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund

 

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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. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

    One Year     Since Inception

Class A

    0.23   36.23% (6/5/12)

Class C

    –0.39      32.95    (6/5/12)

Class Z

    0.53      37.42    (6/5/12)

MSCI All Country World Index ex-US

    –4.68      30.99                

Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average

    0.18      38.33                
   

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/15

    One Year     Since Inception

Class A

    –10.43   5.56%   (6/5/12)

Class C

    –6.81      6.61     (6/5/12)

Class Z

    –4.96      7.65     (6/5/12)

MSCI All Country World Index ex-US

    –12.16      6.12                  

Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average

    –5.79      8.08                  
   

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

    One Year     Since Inception

Class A

    –5.28   7.70%  (6/5/12)

Class C

    –1.39      8.72     (6/5/12)

Class Z

    0.53      9.78      (6/5/12)
   

Average Annual Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

    One Year     Since Inception

Class A

    0.23   9.50%  (6/5/12)

Class C

    –0.39      8.72     (6/5/12)

Class Z

    0.53      9.78      (6/5/12)

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (Class A shares) with a similar investment in the MSCI AC World Index ex-US by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class A shares (June 5, 2012) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2015), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class C and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursement, if any, the Fund’s 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.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

  Class A   Class C   Class Z

Maximum initial sales charge

  5.50% of
the public
offering
price
  None   None

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC)
(as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption)

  1% on sales
of $1 million
or more
made within
12 months of
purchase
  1% on sales
made within
12 months
of purchase
  None

Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees
(shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)

  .30%
(.25%
currently)
  1%   None

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

MSCI All Country World ex-US Index

The Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World ex-US Index (MSCI ACWI ex-US Index) is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. The MSCI ACWI ex-US Index consists of 45 country indexes comprising 22 developed and 23 emerging market country indexes. The developed market country indexes included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The emerging market country indexes included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.

 

Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average

The Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market-capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market-capitalization range over an extended period of time. International Multi-Cap Growth Funds typically have above-average characteristics compared to the MSCI EAFE Index.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Averages reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes. The Since Inception returns for the Index and the Lipper Averages are measured from the closest month-end to the inception date for the indicated share class.

 

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Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Tencent Holdings Ltd., Internet Software & Services

     6.0

Dassault Systemes SA, Software

     4.7   

Inditex SA, Specialty Retail

     4.6   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Internet Software & Services

     4.6   

Novartis AG, Pharmaceuticals

     3.7   

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

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Pharmaceuticals

     18.5

Internet Software & Services

     11.3   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     9.6   

Specialty Retail

     6.4   

Auto Components

     5.9   

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

In the 12 months ended October 31, 2015, the Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund’s Class A shares advanced 0.23%. Over the same period, the MSCI All Country World ex-US Index (the Index) fell –4.68% and the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average rose 0.18%.

 

What was the market environment?

Weak energy prices, a strong US dollar, and slowing economic growth in China were key influences on the global economic landscape in the 12-month period. The US remained the strongest of the major global economies. The Federal Reserve ended its quantitative-easing program in December 2014, signaling confidence in the health of US economic activity and labor market conditions.

 

Europe struggled, unsuccessfully, to avert Greece’s default even as the country’s new government called for less economic austerity. Eurozone leaders eventually reached an agreement to start negotiations on a third bailout for Greece. Economic activity on the continent remained anemic but showed signs of improving.

 

Japan showed little economic progress, although investors hoped a weaker yen would boost exports.

 

China’s struggle to drive economic growth through domestic consumer demand, rather than exports and massive public works programs, continued. Authorities implemented a host of measures designed to loosen monetary and fiscal policies and stimulate consumption. A Chinese market correction in late summer and the ensuing devaluation of the yuan heightened skepticism about the reported strength of economic growth in the world’s second-largest economy and raised concerns that other struggling economies might set off a cycle of competitive devaluations to remain competitive in global export markets.

 

Brazil fell into recession. A number of other key emerging market countries were hurt by a combination of slower growth and fiscal pressures, which produced a fairly inhospitable investment environment.

 

These challenges, along with uncertainty about the timing and pace of anticipated monetary tightening in the US, contributed to continued volatility in global financial markets.

 

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Which holdings made the largest positive contributions to the Fund’s return?

Security selection was strongly favorable in the financials sector, where an underweight position relative to the Index also worked well. Notable contributors in the sector included Anima Holding and St. James’s Place.

 

   

Milan-based Anima, one of Italy’s largest asset managers, benefited from strong net inflows and a new distribution channel, the Italian postal service. The company distributes its products (primarily mutual funds) through strategic partnerships with four Italian banks and, from fourth quarter 2015, Poste Italiane.

 

   

Asset manager St. James’s Place, based in Cirencester, UK, focuses on the mass affluent market. Unlike most other large-scale UK wealth management advisors, it has its own focused, highly trained sales force. Jennison believes the company is poised to grow sales and assets under management rapidly, helped by its strong competitive positioning, regulatory changes in the UK, and improved UK retail investor confidence.

 

In information technology and consumer discretionary, stock selection and overweight stances were beneficial.

 

   

Key contributors in information technology included Tencent Holdings and Dassault Systemes. Please see “Comments on Largest Holdings” below for discussion of these two companies.

 

In consumer discretionary, Inditex and Luxottica Group were notable contributors.

 

   

Milan-based Luxottica Group is the world’s largest eyewear firm, offering more than 20 licensed designer brands (including Burberry, Chanel, Coach, Paul Smith, Prada, Ralph Lauren, and Tiffany) and a dozen house brands (including Ray-Ban, REVO, Oliver Peoples, and Oakley). The group vertically integrates design and manufacturing with retailing (7,100 retail stores worldwide). Jennison likes the company’s market-leading position in a secular growth industry, solid cash flows, and exposure to the US and rapidly growing emerging markets.

 

   

Please see “Comments on Largest Holdings” below for discussion of Inditex.

 

Which holdings detracted from the Fund’s return?

Industrials and health care positions lagged the performance of the Index’s corresponding sectors. In industrials:

 

   

Canadian Pacific Railway was hurt by lower volumes of a variety of commodities, including oil, grain, and coal, being shipped on its rail lines. The position was eliminated.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

 

In health care, Aspen Pharmacare and Jazz Pharmaceuticals declined:

 

   

The Fund’s position in South Africa-based Aspen Pharmacare, Africa’s largest pharmaceutical company, was eliminated in part on lackluster operational results and margin pressures.

 

   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ marketed drugs include Xyrem for narcolepsy and Erwinaze for leukemia. The position was eliminated on concerns about possible increased competition for Xyrem, which accounts for most of the company’s revenue.

 

In information technology, detractors of note included Stratasys and MercadoLibre:

 

   

Stratasys, which makes 3D printing equipment and materials, reported weaker-than-expected results and guidance, reflecting accelerated investments that will continue over the next few years. Jennison eliminated the position.

 

   

Buenos Aires-based online trading service MercadoLibre enables individuals and businesses to electronically sell and buy items in more than 2,000 categories. It serves users in 13 Latin American countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Chile. Jennison likes the company’s exposure to Latin America’s expanding Internet penetration rates and low e-commerce share of the retail market, but currencies in the region have presented headwinds.

 

Were there significant changes to the portfolio?

Selection of individual stocks based on business fundamentals drives construction of the Fund. Over the reporting period, the Fund’s weights increased in consumer discretionary and health care, and decreased in information technology and industrials. Relative to the MSCI All Country World Index (excluding the US), the Fund is overweight consumer discretionary, health care, and information technology, and underweight financials, energy, and materials.

 

By region,1 the Fund’s weights increased in Developed Europe, and decreased in Developed North America and Emerging Markets. The Fund is overweight Developed Europe and Emerging Markets, and underweight Developed Asia/Pacific.

 

1  Jennison regional definitions: Developed North America includes countries classified by MSCI as developed markets in North America. Developed Europe includes countries classified by MSCI as developed markets in Europe and the Middle East. Developed Asia/Pacific includes countries classified by MSCI as developed markets in Asia and Australia. Emerging Markets includes all countries classified by MSCI as emerging and frontier markets.

 

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Comments on Largest Holdings

 

6.0% Tencent Holdings Ltd., Internet Software and Services

Tencent Holdings is China’s largest and most visited Internet service portal. It continues to perform well fundamentally thanks to its dominant position in China’s online gaming and instant messaging markets and its growing advertising and payment service efforts.

 

4.7% Dassault Systemes SA, Software

Dassault Systemes makes computer-aided design, manufacturing, engineering, and product lifecycle management (PLM) software that lets businesses create, model, and test designs. Jennison likes the company’s progress in expanding its addressable market beyond manufacturing industries to high tech sectors, including mobile phones, tablets, and other consumer goods.

 

4.6% Inditex SA, Specialty Retail

Best known for its brand, Zara, Industria de Diseño Textil, or Inditex, integrates textile and fashion design, manufacturing, and distribution. Jennison believes this integration is a competitive advantage as it allows the company to shorten turnaround times and achieve greater flexibility, reducing merchandise stock and fashion risk. Underlying growth at the company remains strong.

 

4.6% Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Internet Software and Services

One of the world’s largest e-commerce companies, Alibaba operates e-commerce websites in Asia, including Alibaba.com, China’s largest global online wholesale platform for small businesses; Taobao Marketplace, China’s largest online retail website; Tmall.com, China’s largest online third-party platform for brands and retailers; and Web portal China Yahoo! Jennison believes Alibaba, with its dominant market share, offers an attractive opportunity to invest in the long-term growth of the Chinese e-commerce market, which is meaningfully underpenetrated.

 

3.7% Novartis AG, Pharmaceuticals

Switzerland-based pharmaceutical group Novartis develops and manufactures health care products, including branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and non-prescription consumer health products. The company’s key areas of research include cardiovascular, oncology, central nervous system, and respiratory medicine. In July, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s Entresto, which could replace the existing mainstay treatments for chronic heart failure—angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution, and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2015, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2015. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of

 

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Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Prudential 
Jennison  International
Opportunities Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
May 1, 2015
   

Ending Account
Value

October 31, 2015

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month  Period*
 
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 943.80        1.51   $ 7.40   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.59        1.51   $ 7.68   
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 940.40        2.26   $ 11.05   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.81        2.26   $ 11.47   
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 944.90        1.26   $ 6.18   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.85        1.26   $ 6.41   

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended October 31, 2015, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 (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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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

The Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

Class    Gross Operating Expenses     Net Operating Expenses  

A

     1.67     1.55

C

     2.37        2.30   

Z

     1.40        1.31   

 

Net operating expenses shown above reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.7%

     

COMMON STOCKS    96.8%

     

Argentina    0.7%

                 

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     3,744       $ 368,297   

China    13.3%

                 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

     28,349         2,376,497   

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

     49,889         1,377,934   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     163,741         3,086,416   
     

 

 

 
        6,840,847   

Denmark    0.9%

                 

Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B Stock)

     8,576         455,416   

France    9.9%

                 

Dassault Systemes SA

     30,946         2,441,271   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     8,186         1,523,983   

Valeo SA

     7,190         1,110,318   
     

 

 

 
        5,075,572   

Germany    6.5%

                 

Bayer AG

     5,956         794,146   

Continental AG

     4,940         1,186,241   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     11,039         811,172   

KUKA AG

     6,686         565,020   
     

 

 

 
        3,356,579   

India    1.4%

                 

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     11,809         722,002   

Indonesia    0.6%

                 

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk*

     541,968         282,262   

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk, 144A*

     72,770         37,899   
     

 

 

 
        320,161   

Ireland    3.3%

                 

Shire PLC

     22,236         1,683,943   

Italy    7.8%

                 

Anima Holding SpA

     56,828         556,419   

Anima Holding SpA, 144A

     8,700         85,184   

Brembo SpA

     16,806         740,742   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Italy (cont’d.)

                 

Luxottica Group SpA

     26,361       $ 1,847,916   

Moncler SpA

     48,335         777,466   
     

 

 

 
        4,007,727   

Japan    15.2%

                 

FANUC Corp.

     3,084         544,146   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

     41,753         1,614,740   

Laox Co. Ltd.*

     133,494         377,239   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     11,791         1,615,305   

Pigeon Corp.

     56,376         1,579,592   

Shimano, Inc.

     5,172         814,945   

Sysmex Corp.

     22,539         1,288,302   
     

 

 

 
        7,834,269   

Jordan    1.6%

                 

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

     24,445         814,557   

Mexico    1.1%

                 

Alsea SAB de CV

     150,311         492,580   

Alsea SAB de CV, 144A

     23,432         76,788   
     

 

 

 
        569,368   

South Africa    1.1%

                 

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

     35,575         546,260   

South Korea    2.0%

                 

Amorepacific Corp.

     3,167         1,045,409   

Spain    7.2%

                 

Amadeus IT Holding SA (Class A Stock)

     31,582         1,343,390   

Inditex SA

     63,614         2,381,987   
     

 

 

 
        3,725,377   

Sweden    2.3%

                 

Assa Abloy AB (Class B Stock)

     60,087         1,195,316   

Switzerland    5.2%

                 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     8,952         767,612   

Novartis AG

     20,883         1,891,765   
     

 

 

 
        2,659,377   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

United Kingdom    13.4%

                 

Aldermore Group PLC*

     106,803       $ 434,338   

Aldermore Group PLC, 144A*

     68,642         279,148   

ARM Holdings PLC

     63,035         992,710   

Ashtead Group PLC

     60,390         928,537   

AstraZeneca PLC

     8,931         569,193   

ITV PLC

     315,542         1,225,020   

OneSavings Bank PLC

     111,805         658,062   

OneSavings Bank PLC, 144A

     30,999         182,454   

St. James’s Place PLC

     111,157         1,647,392   
     

 

 

 
        6,916,854   

United States    3.3%

                 

Allergan PLC*

     5,519         1,702,446   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $44,105,694)

        49,839,777   
     

 

 

 

PARTICIPATORY NOTES    2.9%

     

India

                 

Gs Maruti Suzuki India, Private Placement, 144A(a)

     11,627         791,316   

Credit Suisse Bharti Infratel Ltd., 144A(a)

     116,596         692,960   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PARTICIPATORY NOTES
(cost $1,661,509)

        1,484,276   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $45,767,203)

        51,324,053   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    0.2%

     

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

                 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (cost $105,367)(Note 3)(b)

     105,367         105,367   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    99.9%
(cost $45,872,570) (Note 5)

        51,429,420   

Other assets in excess of liabilities    0.1%

        58,080   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

      $ 51,487,500   
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

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.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

NASDAQ—National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

OTC—Over-the-counter

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Indicates a security or securities that have been deemed illiquid. (unaudited)
(b) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Series, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Series’ 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—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 October 31, 2015 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

        Level 1             Level 2             Level 3      

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

     

Argentina

  $ 368,297      $      $   —   

China

    3,754,431        3,086,416          

Denmark

           455,416          

France

           5,075,572          

Germany

           3,356,579          

India

    722,002                 

Indonesia

           320,161          

Ireland

           1,683,943          

Italy

           4,007,727          

Japan

    377,239        7,457,030          

Jordan

           814,557          

Mexico

    492,580        76,788          

South Africa

    546,260                 

South Korea

           1,045,409          

Spain

           3,725,377          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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        Level 1             Level 2             Level 3      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Sweden

  $      $ 1,195,316      $   —   

Switzerland

           2,659,377          

United Kingdom

    1,092,400        5,824,454          

United States

    1,702,446                 

Participatory Notes

     

India

           1,484,276          

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    105,367                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,161,022      $ 42,268,398      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2015 were as follows (Unaudited):

 

Pharmaceuticals

    18.5

Internet Software & Services

    11.3   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    9.6   

Specialty Retail

    6.4   

Auto Components

    5.9   

Software

    4.7   

Automobiles

    4.6   

Insurance

    3.2   

Household Products

    3.1   

Banks

    2.7   

Internet & Catalog Retail

    2.7   

IT Services

    2.6   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    2.5   

Media

    2.4   

Building Products

    2.3   

Machinery

    2.2

Personal Products

    2.0   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    2.0   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    1.9   

Trading Companies & Distributors

    1.8   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    1.7   

Leisure Products

    1.6   

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.6   

Capital Markets

    1.3   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    1.1   

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    99.9   

Other assets in excess of liabilities

    0.1   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

The Series invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Series’ financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2015 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

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

  

Balance Sheet
Location

   Fair
Value
    

Balance Sheet
Location

   Fair
Value
 
Equity contracts    Investments    $ 1,484,276          $   —   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

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

 

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

  Warrants*  

Equity contracts

  $ 1,653   
 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

  Participatory
Notes*
 

Equity contracts

  $ (177,233
 

 

 

 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund


 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $45,767,203)

   $ 51,324,053   

Affiliated investments (cost $105,367)

     105,367   

Receivable for investments sold

     236,534   

Tax reclaim receivable

     47,094   

Dividends receivable

     46,501   

Receivable for Series shares sold

     13,793   

Prepaid expenses

     738   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     51,774,080   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     140,194   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     79,106   

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     44,709   

Management fee payable

     20,080   

Distribution fee payable

     1,840   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     651   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     286,580   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 51,487,500   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 39,056   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     48,066,750   
  

 

 

 
     48,105,806   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (33,349

Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (2,136,963

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     5,552,006   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2015

   $ 51,487,500   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($4,167,216 ÷ 318,242 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 13.09   

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.76   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 13.85   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($1,214,834 ÷ 95,142 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 12.77   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($46,105,450 ÷ 3,492,180 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 13.20   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Year Ended October 31, 2015

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $62,830)

   $ 572,484   

Affiliated dividend income

     1,838   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     574,322   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     458,216   

Distribution fee—Class A

     9,536   

Distribution fee—Class C

     9,032   

Custodian and accounting fees

     98,000   

Registration fees

     44,000   

Audit fee

     26,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     20,000   

Shareholders’ reports

     20,000   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $3,100)

     15,000   

Directors’ fees

     13,000   

Insurance expenses

     1,000   

Miscellaneous

     19,309   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     733,093   

Less: Expense reimbursement

     (44,985

Distribution fee waiver-Class A

     (1,589
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     686,519   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (112,197
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized loss on:

  

Investment transactions

     (705,673

Foreign currency transactions

     (34,630
  

 

 

 
     (740,303
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     998,101   

Foreign currencies

     (1,887
  

 

 

 
     996,214   
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     255,911   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 143,714   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
     2015      2014  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment loss

   $ (112,197    $ (62,712

Net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (740,303      (1,451,522

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

     996,214         1,186,368   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     143,714         (327,866
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains (Note 1)

     

Class A

             (37,150

Class C

             (8,564

Class Z

             (594,595
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
             (640,309
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     10,063,474         34,825,121   

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

             625,061   

Cost of shares reacquired

     (8,013,441      (2,744,792
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from Series share transactions

     2,050,033         32,705,390   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase

     2,193,747         31,737,215   

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     49,293,753         17,556,538   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 51,487,500       $ 49,293,753   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) and currently consists of six series: Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (the “Series”), Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, Prudential International Equity Fund, Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund and Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund. These financial statements relate to the Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund. The financial statements of the other series are not presented herein. The Series commenced investment operations on June 5, 2012.

 

The investment objective of the Series is to seek long-term growth of capital.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Series consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series holds 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 adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures permit the Series 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.

 

Various inputs determine how the Series’ investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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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.

 

Common and preferred stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges 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 in the fair value hierarchy. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

 

Participatory Notes (P-notes) are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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 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 valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after 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. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

 

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 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.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: The Series may hold up to 15% of its net assets illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Series has valued the investment. Therefore, the Series may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur expenses that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid 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. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Series’s Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Directors of the

 

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Series. However, the liquidity of the Series’s investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Warrants and Rights: The Series may hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase, included as part of a private placement, 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. The Series holds such warrants and rights as long positions until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors’ approved fair valuation procedures.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series does not 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 Series does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, these realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period-end exchange rates are reflected as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Participatory Notes/Warrants: The Series may gain exposure to securities in certain foreign markets through investments in participatory notes (“P-notes”). The Series may purchase P-notes pending ability to invest directly in a foreign market due to restrictions applicable to foreign investors or other market factors. P-notes are generally issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying security. P-notes involve transaction costs, which may be higher than those applicable to the equity securities. An investment in a P-note may involve risks, including counterparty risk, beyond those normally associated with a direct investment in the underlying security. The Series must rely on the creditworthiness of the counterparty and would have no rights against the issuer of the underlying security. Furthermore, the P-note’s performance may differ from that of the underlying security. The holder of the P-note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer, an amount equal to dividends paid by the issuer of the underlying security; however, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (e.g., dividends, voting rights) as an owner of the underlying security. There is also no assurance that there will be a secondary trading market for a P-note or that the trading price of a P-note will equal the value of the underlying security.

 

Concentration of Risk: Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

 

Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

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Dividends and Distributions: The Series expects to pay dividends of net investment income and distributions from net realized capital and currency 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-dividend date.

 

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each Series in the Fund is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. It is each Series’ 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 are recorded net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement for the Series with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.

 

Effective October 1, 2015, the management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .825% of the Series’ average daily net assets up to $1 billion and .80% of such assets in excess of $1 billion. Prior to October 1, 2015, the management fee paid to PI was accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .90% of the Series’ average daily net assets. The effective management fee rate was 0.894% of the Series’ average daily net assets for the year ended October 31, 2015.

 

Effective October 1, 2015, PI has contractually agreed to limit net annual Series operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, transfer agency/ sub-transfer agency fees and networking fees, extraordinary and certain other

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

expenses, such as taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to .84% of the Series’ average daily net assets through February 28, 2017. Prior to October 1, 2015, PI had contractually agreed to limit net annual Series operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses, such as taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to 1.35% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

 

The Series has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C and Class Z shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A and C Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z shares of the Series.

 

Pursuant to the Class A and C Plans, the Series compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and C shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through February 28, 2017.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that it has received $26,593 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the year ended October 31, 2015. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that for the year ended October 31, 2015, it has received $66 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemption by certain Class C shareholders.

 

PI, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Series’ transfer agent. Transfer

 

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agent’s fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Series invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Fund”), a portfolio of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2015 were $40,279,850 and $37,705,506, respectively.

 

Note 5. 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-dividend date. In order to present accumulated net investment loss, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions 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 accumulated net investment loss, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the year ended October 31, 2015, the adjustments were to decrease accumulated net investment loss by $115,311, decrease accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions by $34,630 and decrease paid-in capital in excess of par by $149,941 primarily due to the difference between certain transactions involving foreign currencies and net operating losses. Net investment loss, net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2015, there were no dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. For the year ended October 31, 2014, the tax character of dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets was $451,314 of ordinary income and $188,995 of long-term capital gain.

 

As of October 31, 2015, there were no accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Other Cost
Basis
Adjustments

 

Total Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

$45,904,105   $7,199,926   $(1,674,611)   $5,525,315   $(4,844)   $5,520,471

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis is primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales. The other cost basis adjustments are primarily attributable to appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currencies and mark-to-market of receivables and payables.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Series had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2015 of approximately $2,105,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

The Series elected to treat certain late-year ordinary income losses of approximately $33,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (October 31, 2016).

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ 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 Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ 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.

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Series offers Class A, Class C and Class Z shares. Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are not subject to an initial sales charge but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%. The Class A CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement or benefits plans. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

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A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value.

 

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of capital stock.

 

At October 31, 2015, Prudential Financial, Inc. through its affiliates owned 1,041 Class C shares and 1,041,033 Class Z shares of the Series.

 

There are 600 million shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, divided into three classes, designated Class A, Class C and Class Z common stock, each of which consists of 200 million authorized shares.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       244,088       $ 3,370,573   

Shares reacquired

       (61,632      (819,951
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       182,456         2,550,622   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (4,627      (60,515
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       177,829       $ 2,490,107   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       93,987       $ 1,237,390   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       2,534         33,628   

Shares reacquired

       (21,896      (286,332
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       74,625       $ 984,686   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       78,839       $ 1,061,115   

Shares reacquired

       (19,930      (246,472
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       58,909       $ 814,643   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       25,563       $ 337,317   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       627         8,234   

Shares reacquired

       (3,468      (43,798
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       22,722       $ 301,753   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       422,403       $ 5,631,786   

Shares reacquired

       (514,187      (6,947,018
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (91,784      (1,315,232

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       4,591         60,515   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (87,193    $ (1,254,717
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       2,499,565       $ 33,250,414   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       43,784         583,199   

Shares reacquired

       (180,716      (2,414,662
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,362,633       $ 31,418,951   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Note 7. Borrowings

 

The Series, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 8, 2015 through October 6, 2016. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of .11% of the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to October 8, 2015, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of .075% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

The Series did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2015.

 

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 regarding “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share”. The amendments in this update are effective for the Fund for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2015-07 will eliminate the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient in the FASB’s fair value measurement

 

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guidance. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2015-07 and it has been determined that there is no impact on the financial statement disclosures.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares                                 
    

Year Ended October 31,

        June 5,
2012(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)          2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $13.06        $13.51        $11.30            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                    
Net investment loss     (.05     (.06     (.01         (.01
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions     .08        .09        2.27            1.31   
Total from investment operations     .03        .03        2.26            1.30   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                    
Dividends from net investment income     -        -        (.05         -   
Distributions from net realized gains     -        (.48     -            -   
Total dividends and distributions     -        (.48     (.05         -   
Net asset value, end of period     $13.09        $13.06        $13.51            $11.30   
Total Return(c):     .23%        .20%        20.04%            13.00%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $4,167        $1,833        $889            $94   
Average net assets (000)     $3,179        $1,467        $356            $32   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                    
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.55%        1.60%        1.60%            1.60% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.67%        1.90%        3.16%            4.42% (e) 
Net investment loss     (.39)%        (.48)%        (.08)%            (.61)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     75%        61%        86%            28% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

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

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

        June 5,
2012(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)          2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $12.82        $13.37        $11.27            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                    
Net investment loss     (.15     (.16     (.14         (.05
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions     .10        .09        2.29            1.32   
Total from investment operations     (.05     (.07     2.15            1.27   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                    
Dividends from net investment income     -        -        (.05         -   
Distributions from net realized gains     -        (.48     -            -   
Total dividends and distributions     -        (.48     (.05         -   
Net asset value, end of period     $12.77        $12.82        $13.37            $11.27   
Total Return(c):     (.39)%        (.57)%        19.11%            12.70%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                            
Net assets, end of period (000)     $1,215        $465        $181            $11   
Average net assets (000)     $903        $362        $38            $11   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                    
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.30%        2.35%        2.35%            2.35% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.37%        2.60%        4.09%            5.29% (e) 
Net investment loss     (1.15)%        (1.21)%        (1.12)%            (1.16)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     75%        61%        86%            28% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

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

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class Z Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

        June 5,
2012(a)
through
October 31,
 
     2015(b)     2014(b)     2013(b)          2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $13.13        $13.55        $11.32            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                    
Net investment income (loss)     (.03     (.02     .02            (.01
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions     .10        .08        2.26            1.33   
Total from investment operations     .07        .06        2.28            1.32   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                    
Dividends from net investment income     -        -        (.05         -   
Distributions from net realized gains     -        (.48     -            -   
Total dividends and distributions     -        (.48     (.05         -   
Net asset value, end of period     $13.20        $13.13        $13.55            $11.32   
Total Return(c):     .53%        .42%        20.24%            13.20%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                            
Net assets, end of period (000)     $46,105        $46,996        $16,487            $11,962   
Average net assets (000)     $47,187        $38,835        $13,938            $11,061   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                    
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.31%        1.35%        1.35%            1.35% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.40%        1.54%        2.73%            4.28% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     (.19)%        (.13)%        .13%            (.17)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     75%        61%        86%            28% (f) 

 

(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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than a full year are not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying fund in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Prudential World Fund, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund, a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period then ended and the period from June 5, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2015, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods described in the above paragraph, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

 

New York, New York

December 16, 2015

 

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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(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Ellen S. Alberding (57)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (since 2011); Trustee, Skills for America’s Future (national initiative to connect employers to community colleges) (since 2011); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (since 2009); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (since 2009).    None.

Kevin J. Bannon (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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).

Linda W. Bynoe (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).    Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail real estate) (May 2003-May 2012); Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).

 

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Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Keith F. Hartstein (59)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired; Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (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.

Michael S. Hyland, CFA (70)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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.

Richard A. Redeker (72)

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired Mutual Fund Senior Executive (47 years); Management Consultant; Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (since 2014); Independent Directors Council (organization of independent mutual fund directors)-Executive Committee, Chair of Policy Steering Committee, Governing Council.    None.

Stephen G. Stoneburn (72)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Chairman (since July 2011), President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).    None.

 

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Interested Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Stuart S. Parker (53)

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

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

Scott E. Benjamin (43)

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of Prudential Investments LLC; Executive Vice President (June 2009-June 2012) and 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, Prudential Investments (since February 2006); Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, Prudential Investments (2003-2006).    None.

Grace C. Torres* (56)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 65

   Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Prudential Investments 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 Prudential 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.    Director (since July 2015) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A.

 

*

Note: Prior to her retirement in 2014, Ms. Torres was employed by Prudential Investments LLC. Due to her prior employment, she is considered to be an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. Ms. Torres is a non-management Interested Board Member.

(1) 

The year that each Board Member joined the Board is as follows:

Ellen S. Alberding; 2013; Kevin J. Bannon, 2008; Linda W. Bynoe, 2005; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 2003; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 1996; Grace C. Torres, 2014; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009.

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Raymond A. O’Hara (60)

Chief Legal Officer

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988–August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).    Since 2012

Chad A. Earnst (40)

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of Prudential Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.    Since 2014

Deborah A. Docs (57)

Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since 2004

Jonathan D. Shain (57)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of Prudential 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 2005

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Claudia DiGiacomo (41)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Prudential Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since 2005

Andrew R. French (53)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since 2006

Amanda S. Ryan (37)

Assistant Secretary

   Director and Corporate Counsel (since March 2012) of Prudential; Director and Assistant Secretary (since June 2012) of Prudential Investments LLC; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (2008-2012).    Since 2012

Theresa C. Thompson (53)

Deputy Chief Compliance

Officer

   Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004).    Since 2008

Richard W. Kinville (47)

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2005) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999); Investigator in AXA Financial’s Internal Audit Department and Manager in AXA’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009).    Since 2011

M. Sadiq Peshimam (51)

Treasurer and Principal

Financial and Accounting

Officer

   Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Assistant Treasurer of funds in the Prudential Mutual Fund Complex (2006-2014).    Since 2006

Peter Parrella (57)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).    Since 2007

Lana Lomuti (48)

Assistant Treasurer

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

Linda McMullin (54)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.    Since 2014

Kelly A. Coyne (47)

Assistant Treasurer

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

 

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(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 Prudential Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of Prudential Investments LLC.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o Prudential 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 only 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 Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Target Mutual Funds, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, seven of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Investment Committee. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

 

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 9-11, 2015 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2016, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the 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 PI 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 Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PI and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PI and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PI throughout the year at regular Board

 

 

1 

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 9-11, 2015.

 

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

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ 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 the Fund by PI and Jennison. The Board considered the services provided by PI, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance, and other services to the Fund. With respect to PI’s oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PI’s Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PI, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PI’s senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PI pays the salaries of all of the officers and interested Directors of the Fund who are part of Fund management. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by Jennison, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PI’s evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PI’s recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PI

 

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PI and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PI 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 PI to the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2014 exceeded the management fees paid by the Fund, resulting in an operating loss to PI. The Board further noted that the subadviser is affiliated with PI and that its profitability is reflected in PI’s profitability report. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PI and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

PI and the Board previously retained an outside business consulting firm to review management fee breakpoint usage and trends in management fees across the mutual fund industry. The consulting firm presented its analysis and conclusions as to the Funds’ management fee structures to the Board and PI. The Board and PI have discussed these conclusions extensively since that presentation.

 

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PI may realize as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board considered information provided by PI regarding the launch date of the Fund, the management fees of the Fund compared to those of similarly managed funds and PI’s investment in the Fund over time. The Board noted that economies of scale, if any, may be shared with the Fund in several 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 considered PI’s assertion that it continually evaluates the management fee schedule of the Fund and the potential to share economies of scale through breakpoints or fee waivers as asset levels increase.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

 

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

 

Other Benefits to PI and Jennison

 

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI and Jennison and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included fees received by affiliates of PI for serving as the Fund’s securities lending agent, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by Jennison included the 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 its reputation. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PI and Jennison were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

 

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional specific factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-year period ended December 31, 2014. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on June 5, 2012 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

 

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PI 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 the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe (the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe)2 and the Peer Group were objectively

 

 

2 

The Fund was compared to the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe, although Lipper classifies the Fund in its International Multi-Cap Core Funds Performance Universe. The Fund was compared to the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe because PI believes that the funds included in the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe provide a more appropriate basis for Fund performance comparisons.

 

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determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of mutual fund data. To the extent that PI deemed appropriate, and for reasons addressed in detail with the Board, PI may have provided supplemental data compiled by Lipper for the Board’s consideration. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles, 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 the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth gross performance comparisons (which do not reflect the impact on performance of fund expenses, or 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 any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

4th Quartile

   N/A    N/A    N/A
Actual Management Fees: 2nd Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 4th Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that Fund underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period.

   

The Board considered that the Fund’s performance during the first quarter of 2015 had shown significant improvement, with the Fund ranking in the first quartile of its Peer Universe and outperforming its benchmark index.

   

The Board noted that the Fund does not yet have a three-year performance record and that, therefore, the subadviser should have more time to develop that record.

   

The Board and PI agreed to continue the existing expense cap of 1.35% (exclusive of 12b-1 fees and certain other fees) through February 29, 2016.

   

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 monitor performance 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.

 

*    *    *

 

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

 

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

 

DIRECTORS
Ellen S. Alberding  Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe  Keith F. Hartstein Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker Richard A. Redeker Stephen G. Stoneburn Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Amanda S. Ryan, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC    466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
   655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon    One Wall 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 the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications 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 on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Objective

Total return

 

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 Fund’s 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, member SIPC. Jennison Associates is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. ©2015 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, the Prudential logo, and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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December 15, 2015

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2015.

 

Since market conditions change over time, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

 

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets. Prudential Investments® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks.

 

We offer the expertise of Prudential Financial’s affiliated asset managers that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

 

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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. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

          One Year     Since Inception

Class A

          –8.46   17.01% (9/25/13)

Class C

          –9.21      15.08    (9/25/13)

Class Z

          –8.28      17.47    (9/25/13)

S&P Global Infrastructure Index

          –6.29      10.29                 

S&P 500 Index

          5.21      29.00                 

Lipper Global Infrastructure Funds Average

          –6.00      11.88                 
       

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/15

          One Year     Since Inception

Class A

          –17.50   2.39% (9/25/13)

Class C

          –14.21      4.52    (9/25/13)

Class Z

          –12.50      5.52    (9/25/13)

S&P Global Infrastructure Index

          –9.09      2.60                 

S&P 500 Index

          –0.61      9.08                 

Lipper Global Infrastructure Funds Average

          –10.13      2.25                 
       

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

          One Year     Since Inception

Class A

          –13.49   4.90% (9/25/13)

Class C

          –10.12      6.92    (9/25/13)

Class Z

          –8.28      7.97    (9/25/13)
       

Average Annual Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

          One Year     Since Inception

Class A

          –8.46   7.77% (9/25/13)

Class C

          –9.21      6.92    (9/25/13)

Class Z

          –8.28      7.97    (9/25/13)

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class A shares with a similar investment in the S&P Global Infrastructure Index by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations of Class A shares (September 25, 2013) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2015), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class C and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, if any, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graphs 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.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

   Class A   Class C   Class Z

Maximum initial sales charge

   5.50% of
the public
offering
price
  None   None

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption)

   1% on sales
of $1 million
or more
made within
12 months of
purchase
  1% on sales
made within
12 months
of purchase
  None

Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)

   .30%
(.25%
currently)
  1%   None

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

S&P Global Infrastructure Index

The S&P Global Infrastructure Index is an unmanaged index that consists of 75 companies from around the world that represent the listed infrastructure universe. To create diversified exposure across the global listed infrastructure market, the Index has balanced weights across three distinct infrastructure clusters: Utilities, Transportation, and Energy.

 

S&P 500 Index

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index) is an unmanaged index of 502 stocks of large US public companies. It gives a broad look at how stock prices in the United States have performed.

 

Lipper Global Infrastructure Funds Average

The Lipper Global Infrastructure Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Global Infrastructure Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average invest primarily in equity securities of domestic and foreign companies engaged in an infrastructure industry, including but not limited to transportation, communication, and waste management.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes. The Since Inception returns for the Indexes and the Lipper Average are measured from the closest month-end to the inception date for the indicated share class.

 

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Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Ferrovial SA, Construction & Engineering

     4.3

Groupe Eurotunnel SE, Transportation Infrastructure

     4.1   

Atlantia SpA, Transportation Infrastructure

     3.8   

NextEra Energy, Inc., Electric Utilities

     3.1   

PG&E Corp., Multi-Utilities

     3.0   

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

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Transportation Infrastructure

     20.5

Multi-Utilities

     11.3   

Electric Utilities

     11.0   

Construction & Engineering

     8.6   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     8.3   

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund’s Class A shares returned –8.46% for the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2015, underperforming the –6.29% return of the S&P Global Infrastructure Index and the
–6.00% return of the Lipper Global Infrastructure Funds Average.

 

What was the market environment like for stocks during the period?

Weak energy prices, a strong US dollar, and slowing economic growth in China were key influences on the global economic landscape in the 12-month period. The US remained the strongest of the major global economies. The Federal Reserve ended its quantitative-easing program in December 2014, signaling confidence in the health of US economic activity and labor market conditions.

 

Europe struggled, unsuccessfully, to avert Greece’s default even as the country’s new government called for less economic austerity. Eurozone leaders eventually reached an agreement to start negotiations on a third bailout for Greece. Economic activity on the continent remained anemic but showed signs of improving.

 

Japan showed little economic progress, although investors hoped a weaker yen would boost exports.

 

China’s struggle to drive economic growth through domestic consumer demand, rather than exports and massive public works programs, continued. Authorities implemented a host of measures designed to loosen monetary and fiscal policies and stimulate consumption. A Chinese market correction in late summer and the ensuing devaluation of the yuan heightened skepticism about the reported strength of economic growth in the world’s second-largest economy and raised concerns that other struggling economies might set off a cycle of competitive devaluations to remain competitive in global export markets.

 

Brazil fell into recession. A number of other key emerging market countries were hurt by a combination of slower growth and fiscal pressures, which produced a fairly inhospitable investment environment.

 

These challenges, along with uncertainty about the timing and pace of anticipated monetary tightening in the US, contributed to continued volatility in global financial markets.

 

Which holdings made the largest positive contributions to the Fund’s return?

The Fund’s leading contributors were diverse during the period. Mexican-based utility company Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB topped the list, while specialty real

 

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estate investment trust (REIT) American Tower Corporation and wireless telecommunication services firm SBA Communications Corporation were also among the top contributors during the period.

 

   

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB is a Mexico-based company engaged in the development and operation of energy infrastructure. The company operates in two business segments: its Gas segment develops, owns, and operates, or holds interest in, natural gas and propane pipelines, liquefied petroleum gas storage facilities, and natural gas distribution and sales operations; the Power segment owns and operates a natural gas-fired power plant that includes two gas turbines and one steam turbine, and is developing a renewable energy project.

 

   

American Tower Corporation is an independent owner, operator, and developer of communications real estate. The company is engaged in the leasing of space on multi-tenant communications sites to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcast companies, wireless data and data providers, government agencies and municipalities, and tenants in a number of other industries. The company’s portfolio consists of over 87,000 communications sites.

 

   

SBA Communications Corporation is an independent owner and operator of wireless communications towers. Acting as a holding company of SBA Telecommunications, the company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates towers principally in the US, but also in Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, and Brazil.

 

Which holdings detracted most from the Fund’s return?

The major overall detractors came from the electric utilities industry, where positions in China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Edison International, and American Electric Power Company all detracted from performance during the period.

 

   

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. is a Chinese-based utilities firm engaged in the design, development, construction, management, and operation of wind farms. The company operates primarily through the following business segments: the Wind Power segment constructs, manages, and operates wind power plants and generates electric power for sale to external power grid companies; its Coal Power segment constructs, manages, and operates coal power plants and generates electric power for sale to external power grid companies and coal trading business.

 

   

Edison International is the parent holding company for Southern California Edison Company, a California public utility corporation; Edison Mission

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

  Energy, an independent power producer; and Edison Capital, an infrastructure finance company. Southern California Edison distributes electricity to a population of almost 14 million people in central, coastal, and southern California. It is the top purchaser of renewable energy in the US. Jennison believes the capital investments in its transmission and distribution utility networks, along with a high degree of visibility and strong management, should help to deliver above-average earnings and dividend growth.

 

   

American Electric Power Company is one of the largest public utility holding companies in the US, and is based in Columbus, Ohio. Through its subsidiaries, it provides electric service to over 5 million retail customers in 11 states and derives roughly 85% of its earnings from regulated sources. Recently, the company has raised its earnings guidance and with its stable earnings growth over the next few years, Jennison continues to believe AEP exhibits an attractive current risk/reward profile.

 

Were there significant changes to the portfolio?

During the reporting period, there were some changes to the portfolio. The Fund scaled back its positions in the energy sector in favor of industries such as transportation infrastructure. Over the past 12 months, the markets experienced significant oil-price declines, shaking the broader energy sector, which has caused volatility within the midstream (transportation and storage) energy infrastructure space. While Jennison still believes an opportunity exists within this space as a result of the “energy renaissance,” the recent volatility and market dislocation caused the Fund to decrease its overall energy exposure during the period. In addition, the Fund also decreased its exposures to the independent power and renewable electricity producers segments.

 

The Fund added or exited individual positions based on company fundamentals and the stocks’ risk-reward characteristics. Significant positions established included East Japan Railway, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, and industrials company Aeroports de Paris. Positions in Targa Resources, EQT Midstream Partners, and Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation were eliminated, while the Fund reduced its positions in utilities companies Calpine Corporation and Abengoa Yield PLC.

 

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Comments on Largest Holdings

 

4.3% Ferrovial, SA, Construction & Engineering

Ferrovial SA , a Spain based infrastructure and construction company, operates and runs infrastructure-related assets and services across the globe. It operates through its construction, services, toll roads, and airports segments. Jennison continues to see Ferrovial’s two most attractive assets as Canada’s 407 ETR (express toll route), just north of Toronto, and BAA (British Airports Authority). Both, in Jennison’s opinion, have a favorable regulatory environment and good long-term growth prospects.

 

4.1% Groupe Eurotunnel SE, Transportation Infrastructure

Groupe Eurotunnel SE is a holding company which engages in the fields of infrastructure management and transport operations. The company owns and operates the Channel Tunnel (or Chunnel) beneath the English Channel. It has exposure to the railway system providing passenger and freight transport between continental Europe and the UK. In light of current plans to expand the Eurotunnel/Eurostar routes to Germany and the Netherlands, Jennison believes the company has good longer-term prospects and growth trajectory for generating significant free cash flow.

 

3.8% Atlantia S.p.A., Transportation Infrastructure

Atlantia S.p.A. is an Italian-based infrastructure holding company along with its subsidiaries engages in the construction, maintenance, and operation of toll roads and tunnels mainly in Italy, but also in Brazil, Chile, India, Poland, and the US. In mid-February, Moody’s Investor Services announced a change in its outlook for Atlantia from negative to stable, citing not only the improving economy, but also the company’s strong business and financial risk profile. Jennison continues to view Atlantia as an attractive pure-play European toll operator, with smaller stakes in fast-growing markets in Latin America and elsewhere.

 

3.1% NextEra Energy, Inc., Electric Utilities

NextEra Energy, Inc. is an electric power company in North America that operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, which include Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NEER). The company has electric generating facilities located in 27 states in the United States and four provinces in Canada. The company’s main operating segments consist of: FPL, an electric utility engaged primarily in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy in Florida; and NEER, which owns, develops, constructs, manages, and operates electric generating facilities in wholesale energy markets primarily in the United States, as well as in Canada and Spain.

 

3.0% PG&E Corporation, Multi-Utilities

PG&E Corporation is an electric utility company whose primary operating subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric Company. PG&E generates electricity and provides transmission and distribution in northern and central California to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution, and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2015, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2015. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider

 

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the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Prudential 
Jennison Global
Infrastructure Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
May 1, 2015
   

Ending Account
Value

October 31, 2015

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month  Period*
 
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 888.60        1.50   $ 7.14   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.64        1.50   $ 7.63   
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 885.40        2.25   $ 10.69   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.86        2.25   $ 11.42   
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 889.60        1.25   $ 5.95   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.90        1.25   $ 6.36   

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended October 31, 2015, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 (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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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

The Fund’s annual expense ratios for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

Class    Gross Operating Expenses     Net Operating Expenses  

A

     1.78     1.50

C

     2.48        2.25   

Z

     1.48        1.25   

 

Net operating expenses shown above reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    96.7%

     

COMMON STOCKS

     

Australia    9.7%

                 

APA Group

     266,213       $ 1,734,426   

APA Group, 144A

     35,256         229,699   

Spotless Group Holdings Ltd.

     921,753         1,407,580   

Spotless Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

     89,870         137,238   

Sydney Airport

     479,329         2,190,582   

Transurban Group

     224,693         1,664,983   

Transurban Group, 144A

     10,169         75,353   
     

 

 

 
     7,439,861   

Canada    2.3%

                 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     4,529         636,436   

Enbridge, Inc.

     20,997         896,362   

Hydro One Ltd., 144A*

     15,742         246,796   
     

 

 

 
        1,779,594   

China    1.2%

                 

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     398,837         364,635   

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

     175,863         584,041   
     

 

 

 
        948,676   

France    11.3%

                 

Aeroports de Paris

     12,959         1,627,963   

Eiffage SA

     23,785         1,481,841   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

     225,784         3,160,570   

Suez Environnement Co.

     41,308         784,350   

Veolia Environnement SA

     66,649         1,548,272   
     

 

 

 
     8,602,996   

Hong Kong    1.2%

                 

HKBN Ltd.*

     761,836         914,216   

Italy    9.7%

                 

Atlantia SpA

     104,301         2,888,445   

Enel SpA

     372,943         1,719,766   

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA*

     127,059         659,216   

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A*

     54,971         285,205   

Snam SpA

     190,095         983,742   

Telecom Italia SpA*

     632,546         882,454   
     

 

 

 
        7,418,828   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Japan    2.5%

                 

East Japan Railway Co.

     19,998       $ 1,901,322   

Mexico    7.1%

                 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (Class B Stock)

     215,696         1,945,440   

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

     360,468         1,732,528   

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV*

     141,256         1,775,941   
     

 

 

 
        5,453,909   

New Zealand    1.1%

                 

Contact Energy Ltd.

     244,103         856,790   

Spain    8.4%

                 

Abengoa Yield PLC

     48,482         898,372   

Cellnex Telecom SAU*

     54,450         942,465   

Cellnex Telecom SAU, 144A*

     19,217         332,623   

Endesa SA

     20,870         464,049   

Endesa SA, 144A

     20,805         462,603   

Ferrovial SA

     129,919         3,277,521   
     

 

 

 
        6,377,633   

Switzerland    2.1%

                 

Flughafen Zuerich AG

     2,109         1,596,257   

United States    40.1%

                 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     9,147         518,178   

American Tower Corp., REIT

     16,885         1,726,154   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     19,711         1,130,623   

Calpine Corp.*

     24,405         378,522   

Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings LLC

     47,562         936,020   

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

     22,460         466,494   

Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

     18,448         1,155,214   

Crown Castle International Corp., REIT

     14,118         1,206,524   

CyrusOne, Inc., REIT

     43,483         1,534,080   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     10,828         800,839   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     13,210         943,590   

Edison International

     30,025         1,817,113   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, MLP

     48,285         1,040,542   

Energy Transfer Partners LP, MLP

     25,976         1,147,100   

EQT GP Holdings LP, MLP

     18,458         488,030   

InfraREIT Inc., REIT

     41,456         989,969   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

United States (cont’d.)

                 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     22,932       $ 2,354,199   

NiSource, Inc.

     64,813         1,241,817   

NRG Yield, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     31,399         431,108   

NRG Yield, Inc. (Class C Stock)

     37,109         535,854   

PG&E Corp.

     42,467         2,267,738   

SBA Communications Corp. (Class A Stock)*

     16,176         1,925,267   

Sempra Energy

     18,919         1,937,495   

Terraform Power, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     31,469         574,309   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     8,224         1,557,626   

Union Pacific Corp.

     7,202         643,499   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     21,908         864,051   
     

 

 

 
        30,611,955   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $72,376,992)

        73,902,037   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    3.1%

     

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

                 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable
Money Market Fund
(cost $2,408,146)(Note 3)(a)

     2,408,146         2,408,146   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    99.8%
(cost $74,785,138) (Note 5)

   

     76,310,183   

Other assets in excess of liabilities    0.2%

  

     122,419   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

  

   $ 76,432,602   
     

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

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.

MLP—Master Limited Partnership

OTC—Over-the-counter

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Series, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Series’ 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—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 October 31, 2015 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

        Level 1             Level 2             Level 3      

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

     

Australia

  $      $ 7,439,861      $   —   

Canada

    1,532,798        246,796          

China

           948,676          

France

           8,602,996          

Hong Kong

           914,216          

Italy

           7,418,828          

Japan

           1,901,322          

Mexico

    5,453,909                 

New Zealand

           856,790          

Spain

    898,372        5,479,261          

Switzerland

           1,596,257          

United States

    30,611,955                 

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    2,408,146                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 40,905,180      $ 35,405,003      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

    Common
Stock
 

Balance as of 10/31/14

  $ 1,024,974   

Accrued discount/premium

      

Realized gain (loss)

    1,198,842   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (140,895

Purchases

      

Sales

    (2,082,921

Transfers into Level 3

      

Transfers out of Level 3

      
 

 

 

 

Balance as of 10/31/15

  $   
 

 

 

 

 

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2015 were as follows (Unaudited):

 

Transportation Infrastructure

    20.5

Multi-Utilities

    11.3   

Electric Utilities

    11.0   

Construction & Engineering

    8.6   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    8.3   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    7.6   

Gas Utilities

    6.2   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    5.3   

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    4.3   

Road & Rail

    4.1

Media

    3.5   

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    3.1   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    2.5   

Commercial Services & Supplies

    2.0   

Water Utilities

    1.5   
 

 

 

 
    99.8   

Other assets in excess of liabilities

    0.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

The Series invested in various derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these dreivative instruments is equity risk. The effect of derivative instruments on the Series financial position and financial performance as reflected in Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

The Series did not hold any derivative instruments as of October 31, 2015, accordingly, no derivative positions were presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

For the year ended October 31, 2015, the Series did not have any change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income on the Statement of Operations.

 

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

 

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

  Rights(1)  

Equity contracts

  $ (1,125
 

 

 

 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS»MUTUAL FUNDS

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund


 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $72,376,992)

   $ 73,902,037   

Affiliated investments (cost $2,408,146)

     2,408,146   

Receivable for investments sold

     1,999,586   

Receivable for Series shares sold

     147,357   

Dividends receivable

     58,430   

Tax reclaim receivable

     24,535   

Prepaid expenses

     909   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     78,541,000   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     1,876,802   

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     111,120   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     85,724   

Management fee payable

     21,775   

Distribution fee payable

     10,431   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     2,546   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,108,398   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 76,432,602   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 66,633   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     79,627,646   
  

 

 

 
     79,694,279   

Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (4,781,978

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     1,520,301   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2015

   $ 76,432,602   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

($22,353,029 ÷ 1,947,750 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 11.48   

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.67   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 12.15   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

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

($6,774,958 ÷ 593,111 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 11.42   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

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

($47,304,615 ÷ 4,122,433 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 11.47   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Year Ended October 31, 2015

 

Net Investment Income

  

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $92,940)

   $ 1,427,617   

Affiliated dividend income

     4,307   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     1,431,924   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     712,581   

Distribution fee—Class A

     68,086   

Distribution fee—Class C

     63,527   

Custodian and accounting fees

     106,000   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $14,400)

     75,000   

Registration fees

     45,000   

Shareholders’ reports

     43,000   

Audit fee

     24,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     19,000   

Directors’ fees

     14,000   

Insurance expenses

     1,000   

Miscellaneous

     17,855   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,189,049   

Less: Management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (166,710

Distribution fee waiver—Class A

     (11,348
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,010,991   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     420,933   
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Loss On Investments And Foreign Currency Transactions

        

Net realized loss on:

  

Investment transactions

     (4,589,230

Foreign currency transactions

     (20,365
  

 

 

 
     (4,609,595
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (2,370,746

Foreign currencies

     (3,395
  

 

 

 
     (2,374,141
  

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (6,983,736
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (6,562,803
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
     2015      2014  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income

   $ 420,933       $ 396,330   

Net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (4,609,595      (308,944

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

     (2,374,141      3,688,546   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (6,562,803      3,775,932   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions (Note 1)

     

Dividends from net investment income

     

Class A

     (99,616      (26,294

Class C

     (703      (3,856

Class Z

     (285,862      (267,600
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (386,181      (297,750
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

     

Class A

     (43,879        

Class C

     (309        

Class Z

     (125,915        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (170,103        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

     

Class A

             (188

Class C

             (45

Class Z

             (5,357
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
             (5,590
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     56,052,307         53,476,844   

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends, distributions and tax return of capital

     534,566         296,204   

Cost of shares reacquired

     (24,178,576      (11,410,715
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from Series share transactions

     32,408,297         42,362,333   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase

     25,289,210         45,834,925   

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     51,143,392         5,308,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year(a)

   $ 76,432,602       $ 51,143,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

   $       $ 12,100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) and currently consists of six series: Prudential QMA International Equity Fund, Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund (the “Series”), Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund and Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund. These financial statements relate to the Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund. The financial statements of the other series are not presented herein.

 

The investment objective of the Series is to achieve total return.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Series consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series holds 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 adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures permit the Series 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.

 

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Various inputs determine how the Series’ investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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.

 

Common and preferred stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges 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 in the fair value hierarchy. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

 

Participatory Notes (P-notes) are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are generally 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 valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after 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. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund     25   


 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

 

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 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.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Series may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Series has valued the investment. Therefore, the Series may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur expenses that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid because of

 

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legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Series’ Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Directors of the Series. However, the liquidity of the Series’ investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series does not 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 securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Series does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, these realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

MLPs: The Series invests in MLPs. Distributions received from the Series’ investments in MLPs generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Series records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs after their respective tax reporting periods have concluded.

 

REITs: The Series invests in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from REITs during the year is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and is recorded accordingly. These estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the REITs.

 

Securities Lending: The Series may lend its portfolio securities to banks and broker- dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in a highly liquid short-term 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. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Series. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Series securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Series has the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market. The Series recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities, and any interest on the investment of cash received as collateral. The Series also continues to receive interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

 

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Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees which are charged directly to the respective class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Series expects to pay dividends from net investment income quarterly and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, at least 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-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid- in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Taxes: It is the Series’ 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 are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement for the Series with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisor’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Series. The effective management fee rate, net of waivers and/or expense reimbursement, was .77%.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

PI has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2016, to limit net annual Series operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary and certain other expenses, including taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to 1.25% of the Series’s average daily net assets.

 

The Series has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) which acts as the distributor of the Class A, C, and Z shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and C shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”) regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor for Class Z shares of the Series.

 

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Series compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and C shares, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2015, PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that it has received $184,983 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the year ended October 31, 2015. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that for the year ended October 31, 2015, it has received $3,739 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class C shareholders.

 

PI, Jennison and PIMS are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Series’ transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of- pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

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The Series invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Fund”), a portfolio of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2015, aggregated $95,310,685 and $64,274,731, respectively.

 

Note 5. 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-dividend date. In order to present undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions 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 undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the year ended October 31, 2015, the adjustments were to decrease undistributed net investment income by $46,852, decrease accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions by $47,299 and decrease paid- in capital in excess of par by $447 due to differences in the treatment for book and tax purposes of certain transactions involving foreign currencies, partnership investments, and other book to tax differences. Net investment income, net realized loss on investment and foreign currencies transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2015, the tax character of dividends paid by the Series was $386,181 of ordinary income and $170,103 of tax return of capital. For the year ended October 31, 2014, the tax character of dividends paid by the Series was $303,340 of ordinary income.

 

As of October 31, 2015, there were no accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis.

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Other Cost
Basis
Adjustment

 

Total Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

$75,228,128   $4,699,249   $(3,617,194)  

$1,082,055

  $(4,744)   $1,077,311

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis is primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales and investments in partnerships. The other cost basis adjustments are primarily attributable to appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currencies and mark-to-market of receivables and payables.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Series had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2015 of approximately $4,339,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ federal and state 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.

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Series offers Class A, C and Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%. The Class A CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement and/or benefit plans. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on shares redeemed within the first 12 months after purchase. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualify to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock.

 

There are 525 million authorized shares of common stock at $.01 par value per share, designated Class A, Class C and Class Z, each of which consists of 200 million, 100 million, and 225 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

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As of October 31, 2015, PI owned 1,019, 1,008 and 513,090 Class A, C and Z shares of the Series, respectively.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       1,595,465       $ 19,553,250   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends, distributions and tax return of capital

       10,216         122,173   

Shares reacquired

       (863,175      (10,381,343
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       742,506         9,294,080   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (24,630      (295,257
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       717,876       $ 8,998,823   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       1,489,657       $ 18,591,711   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,572         19,650   

Shares reacquired

       (263,419      (3,183,158
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,227,810       $ 15,428,203   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       425,583       $ 5,219,036   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends, distributions and tax return of capital

       83         957   

Shares reacquired

       (137,452      (1,634,771
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       288,214       $ 3,585,222   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       312,101       $ 3,876,606   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       290         3,597   

Shares reacquired

       (11,304      (137,633
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       301,087       $ 3,742,570   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Year ended October 31, 2015:

       

Shares sold

       2,545,641       $ 31,280,021   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends, distributions and tax return of capital

       34,390         411,436   

Shares reacquired

       (1,000,815      (12,162,462
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,579,216         19,528,995   

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       24,614         295,257   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,603,830       $ 19,824,252   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2014:

       

Shares sold

       2,642,919       $ 31,008,527   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       22,904         272,957   

Shares reacquired

       (650,889      (8,089,924
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,014,934       $ 23,191,560   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Note 7. Borrowings

 

The Series, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 8, 2015 through October 6, 2016. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of .11% on the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to October 8, 2015, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of .075% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

The Series did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2015.

 

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 regarding “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share”. The amendments in this update are effective for the Fund for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2015-07 will eliminate the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient in the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2015-07 and it has been determined that there is no impact on the financial statement disclosures.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,         September 25,
2013(b)
through
October 31,
2013
 
     2015          2014        
Per Share Operating Performance(c):                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $12.62            $10.42            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income     .06            .09            - (g) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.12         2.26            .42   
Total from investment operations     (1.06         2.35            .42   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                
Dividends from net investment income     (.05         (.14         -   
Tax return of capital     (.03         -            -   
Distributions from net realized gains     -            (.01         -   
Total dividends and distributions     (.08         (.15         -   
Net Asset Value, end of period     $11.48            $12.62            $10.42   
Total Return(a):     (8.46)%            22.67%            4.20%   
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $22,353            $15,521            $21   
Average net assets (000)     $22,695            $4,906            $17   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.50%            1.50%            1.50% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.78%            1.95%            25.87% (e) 
Net investment income     .52%            .73%            .28% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     94%            49%            10% (f) 

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effect of sales load. 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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(b) Commencement of operations.

(c) Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not Annualized.

(g) Less than $.005.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class C Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,         September 25,
2013(b)
through
October 31,
2013
 
     2015          2014        
Per Share Operating Performance(c):                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $12.58            $10.41            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)     (.03         .01            .01   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.13         2.25            .40   
Total from investment operations     (1.16         2.26            .41   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                
Dividends from net investment income     - (g)          (.08         -   
Tax return of capital     - (g)          -            -   
Distributions from net realized gains     -            (.01         -   
Total dividends and distributions     -            (.09         -   
Net Asset Value, end of period     $11.42            $12.58            $10.41   
Total Return(a):     (9.21)%            21.76%            4.10%   
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $6,775            $3,835            $40   
Average net assets (000)     $6,353            $1,104            $17   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.25%            2.25%            2.25% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.48%            2.70%            38.05% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     (.22)%            .12%            .52% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     94%            49%            10% (f) 

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effect of sales load. 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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(b) Commencement of operations.

(c) Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not Annualized.

(g) Less than $.005.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,         September 25,
2013(b)
through
October 31,
2013
 
     2015          2014        
Per Share Operating Performance(c):                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $12.62            $10.42            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income     .09            .22            .01   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.13         2.15            .41   
Total from investment operations     (1.04         2.37            .42   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                
Dividends from net investment income     (.08         (.16         -   
Tax return of capital     (.03         -            -   
Distributions from net realized gains     -            (.01         -   
Total dividends and distributions     (.11         (.17         -   
Net Asset Value, end of period     $11.47            $12.62            $10.42   
Total Return(a):     (8.28)%            22.91%            4.20%   
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $47,305            $31,788            $5,247   
Average net assets (000)     $42,210            $20,117            $5,113   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.25%            1.25%            1.25% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.48%            2.08%            22.65% (e) 
Net investment income     .75%            1.79%            .56% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     94%            49%            10% (f) 

 

(a) 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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(b) Commencement of operations.

(c) Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Prudential World Fund, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the period from September 25, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2015, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods described in the above paragraph, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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Tax Information

 

For the year ended October 31, 2015, the Series reports the maximum amount allowable under Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not less than, the following percentages of the ordinary income dividends paid as 1) qualified dividend income (QDI); and 2) eligible for corporate dividends received deduction (DRD):

 

    QDI     DRD  

Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

    100.00     98.70

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, the Series made an election to pass through the maximum amount of the portion of the ordinary income dividends paid derived from foreign source income as well as any foreign taxes paid by the Series in accordance with Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code of the following amounts: $80,346 foreign tax credit from recognized foreign source income of $1,739,783.

 

In January 2016, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV, as to the federal tax status of dividends and distributions received by you in calendar year 2015.

 

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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(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Ellen S. Alberding (57)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (since 2011); Trustee, Skills for America’s Future (national initiative to connect employers to community colleges) (since 2011); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (since 2009); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (since 2009).    None.

Kevin J. Bannon (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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).

Linda W. Bynoe (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).    Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail real estate) (May 2003-May 2012); Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).

 

Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund


Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Keith F. Hartstein (59)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired; Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (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.

Michael S. Hyland, CFA (70)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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.

Richard A. Redeker (72)

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired Mutual Fund Senior Executive (47 years); Management Consultant; Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (since 2014); Independent Directors Council (organization of independent mutual fund directors)-Executive Committee, Chair of Policy Steering Committee, Governing Council.    None.

Stephen G. Stoneburn (72)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Chairman (since July 2011), President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).    None.

 

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Interested Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Stuart S. Parker (53)

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

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

Scott E. Benjamin (43)

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of Prudential Investments LLC; Executive Vice President (June 2009-June 2012) and 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, Prudential Investments (since February 2006); Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, Prudential Investments (2003-2006).    None.

Grace C. Torres* (56)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 65

   Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Prudential Investments 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 Prudential 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.    Director (since July 2015) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A.

 

*

Note: Prior to her retirement in 2014, Ms. Torres was employed by Prudential Investments LLC. Due to her prior employment, she is considered to be an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. Ms. Torres is a non-management Interested Board Member.

(1) 

The year that each Board Member joined the Board is as follows:

Ellen S. Alberding; 2013; Kevin J. Bannon, 2008; Linda W. Bynoe, 2005; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 2003; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 1996; Grace C. Torres, 2014; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009.

 

Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund


Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Raymond A. O’Hara (60)

Chief Legal Officer

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988–August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).    Since 2012

Chad A. Earnst (40)

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of Prudential Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.    Since 2014

Deborah A. Docs (57)

Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since 2004

Jonathan D. Shain (57)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of Prudential 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 2005

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Claudia DiGiacomo (41)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Prudential Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since 2005

Andrew R. French (53)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since 2006

Amanda S. Ryan (37)

Assistant Secretary

   Director and Corporate Counsel (since March 2012) of Prudential; Director and Assistant Secretary (since June 2012) of Prudential Investments LLC; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (2008-2012).    Since 2012

Theresa C. Thompson (53)

Deputy Chief Compliance

Officer

   Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004).    Since 2008

Richard W. Kinville (47)

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2005) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999); Investigator in AXA Financial’s Internal Audit Department and Manager in AXA’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009).    Since 2011

M. Sadiq Peshimam (51)

Treasurer and Principal

Financial and Accounting

Officer

   Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Assistant Treasurer of funds in the Prudential Mutual Fund Complex (2006-2014).    Since 2006

Peter Parrella (57)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).    Since 2007

Lana Lomuti (48)

Assistant Treasurer

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

Linda McMullin (54)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.    Since 2014

Kelly A. Coyne (47)

Assistant Treasurer

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

 

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(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 Prudential Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of Prudential Investments LLC.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o Prudential 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 only 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 Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Target Mutual Funds, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, seven of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Investment Committee. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

 

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 9-11, 2015 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2016, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the 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 their consideration. Among other things, the Board considered comparative fee information from PI 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 Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PI and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PI and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PI throughout the year at regular Board

 

 

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Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 9-11, 2015.

 

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

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ 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 the Fund by PI and Jennison. The Board considered the services provided by PI, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance, and other services to the Fund. With respect to PI’s oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PI’s Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PI, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PI’s senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PI pays the salaries of all of the officers and interested Directors of the Fund who are part of Fund management. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by Jennison, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PI’s evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PI’s recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PI

 

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PI and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PI 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 PI to the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2014 exceeded the management fees paid by the Fund, resulting in an operating loss to PI. The Board further noted that the subadviser is affiliated with PI and that its profitability is reflected in PI’s profitability report. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PI and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

PI and the Board previously retained an outside business consulting firm to review management fee breakpoint usage and trends in management fees across the mutual fund industry. The consulting firm presented its analysis and conclusions as to the Funds’ management fee structures to the Board and PI. The Board and PI have discussed these conclusions extensively since that presentation.

 

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PI may realize as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board considered information provided by PI regarding the launch date of the Fund, the management fees of the Fund compared to those of similarly managed funds and PI’s investment in the Fund over time. The Board noted that economies of scale, if any, may be shared with the Fund in several 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 considered PI’s assertion that it continually evaluates the management fee schedule of the Fund and the potential to share economies of scale through breakpoints or fee waivers as asset levels increase.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

 

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

 

Other Benefits to PI and Jennison

 

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI and Jennison and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included fees received by affiliates of PI for serving as the Fund’s securities lending agent, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), benefits to its reputation as well as other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by Jennison included its 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 its reputation. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PI and Jennison were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

 

Performance of the Fund / Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional specific factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-year period ended December 31, 2014. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on September 25, 2013 and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

 

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PI 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 the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe (the Lipper Global Infrastructure Performance Universe) and the Peer Group were objectively determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of mutual fund data. The comparisons placed

 

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the Fund in various quartiles, 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 the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth gross performance comparisons (which do not reflect the impact on performance of fund expenses, or 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 any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

2nd Quartile

   N/A    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.

   

The Board noted that the Fund does not yet have a three-year performance record and that, therefore, the subadviser should have more time to develop that record.

   

The Board noted information provided by PI indicating that the Fund’s net total expense ratio was less than one basis point higher than the median of all funds included 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 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 the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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

 

DIRECTORS
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe Keith F. Hartstein  Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker Richard A. Redeker Stephen G. Stoneburn Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Amanda S. Ryan, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC    466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

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

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon    One Wall 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 the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications 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 on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Mutual Funds:

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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   C   Z
NASDAQ   PGJAX   PGJCX   PGJZX
CUSIP   743969792   743969784   743969776

 

MF217E    0286091-00001-00


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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Objective

Long-term growth of capital

 

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 Fund’s 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, member SIPC. Jennison Associates is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. ©2015 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, the Prudential logo, and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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December 15, 2015

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2015.

 

Since market conditions change over time, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

 

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

Prudential Investments® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Financial’s affiliated asset managers that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

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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. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

    

One Year

    Since Inception  

Class A

     –12.69     –11.90% (9/16/14)   

Class C

     –13.29        –12.60    (9/16/14)   

Class Q

     –12.44        –11.65    (9/16/14)   

Class Z

     –12.59        –11.80    (9/16/14)   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     –14.53        –13.52   

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average

     –15.02        –14.37   
    

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/15

  

     One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

     –22.09     –22.84% (9/16/14)   

Class C

     –18.98        –19.11    (9/16/14)   

Class Q

     –17.30        –18.29    (9/16/14)   

Class Z

     –17.35        –18.33    (9/16/14)   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     –19.28        –19.28   

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average

     –19.25        –19.25   
    

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

     One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

     –17.49     –15.03% (9/16/14)   

Class C

     –14.16        –11.28    (9/16/14)   

Class Q

     –12.44        –10.43    (9/16/14)   

Class Z

     –12.59        –10.56    (9/16/14)   
    

Average Annual Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 10/31/15

  

     One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

     –12.69     –10.65% (9/16/14)   

Class C

     –13.29        –11.28    (9/16/14)   

Class Q

     –12.44        –10.43    (9/16/14)   

Class Z

     –12.59        –10.56    (9/16/14)   

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Class A shares) with a similar investment in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class A shares (September 16, 2014) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2015) as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class C, Class Q, and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as explained in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, if any, the Fund’s 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.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

   Class A    Class C    Class Q    Class Z

Maximum initial sales charge

   5.50% of
the public
offering
price
   None    None    None

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption)

   1% on sales
of $1 million
or more
made within
12 months of
purchase
   1% on sales
made within
12 months
of purchase
   None    None

Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)

   .30% (.25%
currently)
   1%    None    None

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 23 emerging market country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.

 

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average

The Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average (Lipper Average) includes funds that seek long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 65% of total assets in emerging market equity securities, where “emerging market” is defined by a country’s GNP per capita or other economic measures.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes. The Since Inception returns for the Index and Lipper Average are measured from the closest month-end to the inception date for the indicated share class.

 

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Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Tencent Holdings Ltd., Internet Software & Services

     6.8

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR, Internet Software & Services

     4.8   

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR, Internet & Catalog Retail

     4.5   

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR, Internet & Catalog Retail

     4.0   

Universal Robina Corp., Food Products

     3.5   

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

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/15

  

Internet Software & Services

     19.7

Internet & Catalog Retail

     10.7   

Biotechnology

     5.7   

Food Products

     5.0   

Health Care Providers & Services

     4.7   

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview

 

How did the Fund perform?

The Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s Class A shares fell –12.69% in the 12 months ended October 31, 2015. The Fund outperformed the –14.53% return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the Index) and the –15.02% decline of the Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average.

 

Fund positions in the industrials sector contributed positively to return. Stock selection in financials, health care, and materials benefited return relative to the Index. Sector allocations relative to the Index, especially an underweight in energy and an overweight in health care, worked well. Security selection was detrimental in information technology, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples.

 

What was the market environment?

Weak energy prices, a strong US dollar, and slowing economic growth in China were key influences on the global economic landscape in the period.

 

China’s struggle to drive economic growth through domestic consumer demand rather than exports and massive public works programs continued. Authorities implemented a host of measures designed to loosen monetary and fiscal policies and stimulate consumption. A Chinese market correction in late summer and the ensuing devaluation of the yuan heightened skepticism about the reported strength of economic growth in the world’s second-largest economy and raised concerns that other struggling economies might set off a cycle of competitive devaluations to remain competitive in global export markets. Brazil fell into recession. A number of other key emerging market countries were hurt by a combination of slower growth and fiscal pressures, which produced a fairly inhospitable investment environment.

 

The US remained the strongest of the major global economies. The Federal Reserve ended its quantitative-easing program in December, signaling confidence in the health of US economic activity and labor market conditions. Europe struggled, unsuccessfully, to avert Greece’s default even as the country’s new government called for less economic austerity. Eurozone leaders eventually reached an agreement to start negotiations on a third bailout for Greece. Economic activity on the continent remained anemic but showed signs of improving. Japan showed little economic progress, although investors hoped a weaker yen would boost exports. These challenges, along with uncertainty about the timing and pace of anticipated monetary tightening in the US, contributed to continued volatility in global financial markets.

 

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Which holdings made the largest positive contributions to the Fund’s return?

Top contributors to Fund return represented a range of sectors. Ctrip.com International and Maruti Suzuki India were notable performers in consumer discretionary.

 

   

Please see “Comments on Largest Holdings” below for discussion of Ctrip.com International.

 

   

New Delhi-based Maruti Suzuki India is a subsidiary of Japan-based Suzuki. Jennison likes the company’s dominant position in India’s passenger car market, improving margins, and strong earnings growth.

 

In industrials, Ashok Leyland made a strong advance.

 

   

Based in Chennai, Ashok Leyland is one of India’s leading commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturers with a strong position in heavy and medium-weight trucks and buses. Jennison believes Ashok is positioned to benefit from a structural recovery in India’s CV market and margin expansion as cost-cutting initiatives take hold.

 

Tencent Holdings was a top performer in information technology.

 

   

Please see “Comments on Largest Holdings” below for discussion of Tencent.

 

In health care, MedyTox and China Biologic Products advanced.

 

   

Medytox makes and markets plastic surgery and facial wrinkle reduction products, as well as muscular contractive therapies. It has expanded from a strong Korean home market into China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, India, Brazil, and more than 40 other global markets. The company’s growth has been fueled by the aging of Korea’s population, new products, and export orders.

 

   

Based in Shandong Province, China Biologic Products provides plasma-based biopharmaceuticals. Its strong revenue and earnings growth was driven by production growth and strong operating leverage.

 

Indiabulls was a performer of note in financials.

 

   

Indiabulls Housing Finance is one of India’s leading housing finance companies. Its wide distribution reach and experienced management positioned it to benefit from industry growth, which stems from India’s low mortgage penetration rates, increasing urbanization, and expanding middle class.

 

Which holdings detracted most from the Fund’s return?

Technology stocks MercadoLibre and Hermes Microvision detracted from Fund performance.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

 

   

Buenos Aires-based online trading service MercadoLibre enables individuals and businesses to electronically sell and buy items in more than 2,000 categories. It serves users in 13 Latin American countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Chile. Jennison likes the company’s exposure to Latin America’s expanding Internet penetration rates and low e-commerce share of the retail market, but currencies in the region have presented headwinds.

 

   

Taiwan-based Hermes Microvision makes electron-beam wafer inspection equipment used in semiconductor labs. The Fund held a position in the company for its dominant position in global e-beam inspection, expanding addressable market, and new product cycles. As demand for semiconductors and inspection products declined, Jennison eliminated the position.

 

The Fund’s consumer discretionary holdings underperformed the Index’s sector.

 

   

Jumei International is a leading Chinese online cosmetics retailer. Its second-quarter sales and earnings exceeded expectations. However, average selling prices and margins declined, and the company’s third-quarter revenue guidance was below forecasts. The position was eliminated.

 

   

Based in Rio de Janeiro, Estácio Participações has more than 300,000 students and offers undergraduate, associate, and post-graduate degrees, as well as various extension courses. Like other Brazilian higher education companies, it declined on new Ministry of Education policies that restrict student enrollment. The position was eliminated.

 

In financials:

 

   

Guotai Junan International, a leading Chinese broker operating in Hong Kong, declined with the broad correction in China’s equity market. Its clients are primarily Chinese mainlanders who want to buy securities in Hong Kong, the US, and Europe, a niche market in which few brokers can compete.

 

Were there significant changes to the portfolio?

Over the reporting period, the Fund’s weight in consumer discretionary decreased, while weights in health care and consumer staples increased. Relative to the Index, the Fund remained overweight in consumer discretionary, health care, information technology, consumer staples, and industrials, and underweight in energy, financials, and materials. Geographically, the Fund’s weight in Brazil, Korea, and Indonesia decreased, while weights in China and India increased. Relative to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the Fund remained overweight in China and India, and underweight in Brazil, Korea, and Taiwan.

 

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Comments on Largest Holdings

 

6.8% Tencent Holdings Ltd., Internet Software & Services

Tencent Holdings is China’s largest and most visited Internet service portal. It continues to perform well fundamentally thanks to its dominant position in China’s online gaming and instant messaging markets and its growing advertising and payment service efforts.

 

4.8% Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR, Internet Software & Services

One of the world’s largest e-commerce companies, Alibaba operates e-commerce websites in Asia, including Alibaba.com, China’s largest global online wholesale platform for small businesses; Taobao Marketplace, China’s largest online retail website; Tmall.com, China’s largest online third-party platform for brands and retailers; and Web portal China Yahoo!. Jennison believes Alibaba, with its dominant market share, offers an attractive opportunity to invest in the long-term growth of the Chinese e-commerce market, which is meaningfully underpenetrated.

 

4.5% Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR, Internet & Catalog Retail

Jennison believes Ctrip.com, China’s leading online travel agency, is well positioned to benefit from long-term growth in the Chinese travel market as well as migration to the mobile Internet. Its app allows hotel bookings; air, bus, cruise, and train ticketing; car rentals; local tour visits; and group-buy deals. Ctrip continues to invest in mobile Internet technology, new products, platform infrastructure, and branding in order to expand its service offerings and penetrate lower-tier cities.

 

4.0% Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR, Internet & Catalog Retail

Vipshop is a leading online discount retailer selling high-quality domestic- and international-branded products via flash sales to Chinese consumers. Its offerings include apparel, cosmetics, shoes, handbags, accessories, home goods, and children’s products. Jennison finds the underpenetrated and rapidly growing online flash sales market in China attractive. It likes Vipshop’s competitive position, strong merchandising and warehousing capability, solid execution, and loyal customer base.

 

3.5% Universal Robina Corp., Food Products

Universal Robina is one of the largest branded food product companies in the Philippines. Most of its products, which include snacks, candy, and tea, have the top Philippine market share in their categories. Extensive domestic trade channels allow for easy introduction of new products, and expansion into other Asian markets is accelerating.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution, and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2015, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2015. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of

 

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Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Prudential 
Jennison  Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
May 1, 2015
   

Ending Account
Value

October 31, 2015

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 877.50        1.53   $ 7.24   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.49        1.53   $ 7.78   
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 874.00        2.28   $ 10.77   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.71        2.28   $ 11.57   
         
Class Q   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 877.70        1.28   $ 6.06   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.75        1.28   $ 6.51   
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 876.70        1.28   $ 6.05   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.75        1.28   $ 6.51   

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended October 31, 2015, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund's fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 (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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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

The Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

Class    Gross Operating Expenses     Net Operating Expenses  

A

     3.40     1.54

C

     4.12        2.29   

Q

     2.91        1.29   

Z

     3.48        1.29   

 

Net operating expenses shown above reflect any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    96.8%

     

COMMON STOCKS    83.6%

     

Argentina    2.7%

                 

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     2,701       $ 265,697   

Brazil    2.8%

                 

Cielo SA

     12,759         121,120   

Raia Drogasil SA

     14,719         152,627   
     

 

 

 
        273,747   

China    40.6%

                 

58.Com, Inc., ADR*

     6,034         316,725   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

     5,617         470,873   

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

     1,172         219,715   

CGN Power Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock), 144A(a)

     9,128         3,768   

CGN Power Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     446,097         184,166   

China Biologic Products, Inc.*

     2,397         273,114   

China Machinery Engineering Corp. (Class H Stock)

     176,000         152,751   

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR*

     4,737         440,399   

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

     7,759         214,303   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     48,390         271,625   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     35,447         668,154   

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

     19,430         398,704   

WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc., ADR*

     4,942         220,907   

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     26,900         174,136   
     

 

 

 
        4,009,340   

Hong Kong    2.3%

                 

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.

     605,220         223,252   

India    3.9%

                 

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR, RegS

     5,108         184,654   

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     3,290         201,151   
     

 

 

 
        385,805   

Indonesia    4.2%

                 

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

     117,046         140,922   

Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT

     672,510         137,092   

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT*

     269,172         140,188   
     

 

 

 
        418,202   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

Description    Shares      Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Malaysia    1.8%

                 

IHH Healthcare Bhd

     118,829       $ 174,615   

Mexico    6.9%

                 

Alsea SAB de CV

     47,074         154,265   

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

     108,130         177,273   

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Centro Norte SAB de CV*

     37,157         190,849   

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

     34,180         164,280   
     

 

 

 
        686,667   

Philippines    5.1%

                 

Ayala Land, Inc.

     213,910         163,364   

Universal Robina Corp.

     79,713         341,223   
     

 

 

 
        504,587   

South Africa    2.4%

                 

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.*

     5,276         118,272   

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

     7,856         120,630   
     

 

 

 
        238,902   

South Korea    5.7%

                 

Amorepacific Corp.

     851         280,910   

Medy-Tox, Inc.

     671         284,957   
     

 

 

 
        565,867   

Taiwan    2.2%

                 

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

     15,000         220,619   

Thailand    1.5%

                 

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL

     272,797         145,426   

Turkey    1.5%

                 

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi A/S

     21,890         147,672   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $8,492,792)

        8,260,398   
     

 

 

 
    

Units

        

PARTICIPATORY NOTES    13.2%

     

India

                 

Ashok Leyland, expiring 10/29/17 144A(a)

     166,555         238,647   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Units      Value (Note 1)  

PARTICIPATORY NOTES (Continued)

     

India (cont’d.)

                 

Asian Paints Ltd., expiring 05/31/18 144A(a)

     12,586       $ 159,869   

Barthi Infratel Ltd., expiring 01/25/24 144A(a)

     15,586         92,702   

Dish TV India Ltd., expiring 08/04/16, RegS 144A*(a)

     78,923         127,869   

Eicher Motors Ltd., expiring 08/27/18 144A(a)

     590         160,075   

Emami Ltd., expiring 05/21/20 144A(a)

     9,429         154,510   

Lupin Ltd., expiring 10/29/17 144A(a)

     4,496         132,616   

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., expiring 12/21/15 144A(a)

     3,441         234,102   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PARTICIPATORY NOTES
(cost $1,220,702)

        1,300,390   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $9,713,494)

        9,560,788   
     

 

 

 
    

Shares

        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    3.9%

     

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

                 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund
(cost $381,829) (Note 3)(b)

     381,829         381,829   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.7%
(cost $10,095,323) (Note 5)

        9,942,617   

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (0.7)%

        (69,437
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

      $ 9,873,180   
     

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the annual report:

OTC—Over-the-counter

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.

RegS—Regulation S. Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Indicates a security or securities that has been deemed illiquid. (unaudited)
(b) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Series also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Series’ 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—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 October 31, 2015 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1     Level 2         Level 3      

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

     

Argentina

  $ 265,697      $      $   

Brazil

    273,747                 

China

    2,554,740        1,454,600          

Hong Kong

           223,252          

India

    385,805                 

Indonesia

           418,202          

Malaysia

           174,615          

Mexico

    686,667                 

Philippines

           504,587          

South Africa

    120,630        118,272          

South Korea

           565,867          

Taiwan

           220,619          

Thailand

           145,426          

Turkey

           147,672          

Participatory Notes

     

India

           1,300,390          

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    381,829                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,669,115      $ 5,273,502      $   —   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2015 were as follows (Unaudited):

 

Internet Software & Services

    19.7

Internet & Catalog Retail

    10.7   

Biotechnology

    5.7   

Food Products

    5.0   

Health Care Providers & Services

    4.7   

Personal Products

    4.4   

Machinery

    4.0   

Banks

    3.9   

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

    3.9   

Real Estate Management & Development

    3.4   

Insurance

    2.7   

Pharmaceuticals

    2.6   

Automobiles

    2.4   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    2.3   

Capital Markets

    2.3   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    2.2   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    2.2   

Transportation Infrastructure

    1.9

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    1.9   

Electrical Equipment

    1.8   

Gas Utilities

    1.7   

Chemicals

    1.6   

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.6   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    1.5   

Construction & Engineering

    1.5   

Multiline Retail

    1.4   

Media

    1.3   

IT Services

    1.2   

Specialty Retail

    1.2   
 

 

 

 
    100.7   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.7
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

The Series invested in various derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity risk.

 

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.

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2015 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

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

  

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Balance Sheet
Location

   Fair
Value
    

Balance Sheet
Location

   Fair
Value
 
Equity contracts    Unaffiliated investments    $ 1,300,390          $   —   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

The Series invested in various derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity risk.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of October 31, 2015 continued

 

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

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

 

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

     Rights(1)        Warrants(1)  

Equity contracts

     $ 518         $ 3,364   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

  Participatory
Notes(2)
 

Equity contracts

  $ 94,054   
 

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations.
(2) Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ANNUAL REPORT · OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund


 

Statement of Assets & Liabilities

 

as of October 31, 2015

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated Investments (cost $9,713,494)

   $ 9,560,788   

Affiliated Investments (cost $381,829)

     381,829   

Receivable for investments sold

     372,283   

Receivable for Series shares sold

     15,767   

Dividends receivable

     1,248   

Prepaid expenses

     617   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     10,332,532   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     378,286   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     63,684   

Payable for Series shares reacquired

     9,765   

Management fee payable

     6,779   

Distribution fee payable

     607   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     231   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     459,352   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 9,873,180   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 11,194   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     11,119,434   
  

 

 

 
     11,130,628   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (25,138

Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1,079,538

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     (152,772
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2015

   $ 9,873,180   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share,
($311,263 ÷ 35,341 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 8.81   

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.51   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 9.32   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($662,023 ÷ 75,777 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 8.74   
  

 

 

 

Class Q

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($8,840,056 ÷ 1,001,515 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 8.83   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($59,838 ÷ 6,782 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 8.82   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Year Ended October 31, 2015

 

Net Investment Loss

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $9,000)

   $ 91,478   

Interest income

     1,863   

Affiliated dividend income

     423   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     93,764   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     109,644   

Distribution fee—Class A

     625   

Distribution fee—Class C

     6,994   

Custodian and accounting fees

     65,000   

Registration fees

     57,000   

Audit fee

     26,000   

Shareholders’ reports

     16,000   

Directors’ fees

     12,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     8,000   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $1,000)

     3,000   

Insurance expenses

     1,000   

Miscellaneous

     7,949   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     313,212   

Less: Management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (170,656

Distribution fee waiver—Class A

     (104
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     142,452   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (48,688
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     (1,037,749

Foreign currency transactions

     2,080   
  

 

 

 
     (1,035,669
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (298,671

Foreign currencies

     (56
  

 

 

 
     (298,727
  

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1,334,396
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (1,383,084
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
    September 16, 2014*
through
October 31, 2014
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

   

Net investment loss

  $ (48,688   $ (9,021

Net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1,035,669     (34,266

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

    (298,727     145,955   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,383,084     102,668   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income (Note 1)

   

Class Q

    (5,005       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (5,005       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)

   

Net proceeds from shares sold

    955,438        10,528,444   

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

    5,005          

Cost of shares reacquired

    (328,954     (1,332
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from Series share transactions

    631,489        10,527,112   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    (756,600     10,629,780   

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    10,629,780          
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year(a)

  $ 9,873,180      $ 10,629,780   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

  $      $ 4,706   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Fund currently consists of six series: Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund, (the “Series”), Prudential Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, Prudential QMA International Equity Fund, Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund and Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund. These financial statements relate to Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The financial statements of the other series are not presented herein. The Series commenced investment operations on September 16, 2014. The investment objective of the Series is to seek long-term growth of capital.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Fund and the Series consistently follows such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Series holds 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 adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures permit the Series 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.

 

Various inputs determine how the Series’ investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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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.

 

Common and preferred stocks traded on a foreign securities exchanges 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 in the fair value hierarchy. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities not valued using such model prices are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

 

Participatory Notes (P-notes) are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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 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 are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after 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. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads,

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

 

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 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.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series 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 Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Series does not 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

 

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securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Series does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from the holding of foreign currencies, forward currency contracts disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies.

 

Participatory Notes/Warrants: The Series may gain exposure to securities in certain foreign markets through investments in participatory notes (“P-Notes”). The Series may purchase P-notes pending ability to invest directly in a foreign market due to restrictions applicable to foreign investors or other market factors. P-notes are generally issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to a particular underlying security. P-notes involve transaction costs, which may be higher than those applicable to the equity securities. An investment in a P-note may involve risks, including counter-party risk, beyond those normally associated with a direct investment in the underlying security. The Series must rely on the creditworthiness of the counterparty and would have no rights against the issuer of the underlying security. Furthermore, the P-note’s performance may differ from that of the underlying security. The holder of a P-note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer, an amount equal to dividends paid by the issuer of the underlying security; however, the holder is not entitled to the same rights (e.g., dividends, voting rights) as an owner of the underlying security. There is also no assurance that there will be a secondary trading market for a P-note or that the trading price of a P-note will equal the value of the underlying security.

 

Concentration of Risk: The ability of debt securities issuers (other than those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government) held by the Fund to meet its obligations may be affected by the economic or political developments in a specific industry, region or country. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of the governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Warrants and Rights: The Series may hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase, included as part of a private placement, or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants and rights entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such warrants and rights are held as long positions by the Series until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board’s approved fair valuation procedures.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Series may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Series has valued the investment. Therefore, the Series may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur expenses that would not be incurred in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid 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. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Series’ Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Directors of the Series. However, the liquidity of the Series’ investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

 

Net investment income or loss, (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class and transfer agency fees specific to Class Q shares

 

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which are charged to that share class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Series expects to pay dividends of net investment income and distributions of 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-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each series in the Fund is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. It is the Series’ 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 income and capital gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement for the Series with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”). Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.

 

Effective October 1, 2015, the management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 1.05% of the Series’ average daily net assets up to $5 billion and 1.025% of the Series’ average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

Prior to October 1, 2015, the management fee was accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.05% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

 

Effective October 1, 2015, PI has contractually agreed to limit net annual Series’ operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses, such as taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to 1.20% of the Series’ average daily net assets through February 28, 2017. Prior to October 1, 2015, PI contractually agreed to limit net annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses such as taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to 1.30% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

 

The Series has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A and Class C shares pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A and C Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Q shares and Class Z shares of the Series.

 

Pursuant to the Class A and C Plans, the Series compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and C shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed to limit such fee to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through February 28, 2017.

 

PIMS has advised the Series that it received $7,073 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the year ended October 31, 2015. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIM has advised the Series that for the year ended October 31, 2015, it received $324 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class C shareholders.

 

PI, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

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Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Series’ transfer agent. The Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations also include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Series invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Fund”), a portfolio of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2015 were $7,380,206 and $6,871,132, respectively.

 

Note 5. Distributions and Tax Information

 

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. In order to present distributions in excess of net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions 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 distributions in excess of net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the tax year ended October 31, 2015 the adjustments were to decrease distributions in excess of net investment income by $23,849, increase accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions by $2,080 and decrease paid-in capital in excess of par by $21,769 due to the differences in the treatment for book and tax purposes of certain transactions involving foreign securities, a net operating loss and other book to tax differences. Net investment loss, net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currencies transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

 

For the tax year ended October 31, 2015, the tax character of dividends paid by the Series was $5,005 of ordinary income. For the tax period ended October 31, 2014, there were no distributions paid by the Series.

 

As of October 31, 2015, the Series did not have any distributable earnings on a tax basis.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Other Cost
Basis
Adjustment

 

Total Net
Unrealized
Depreciation

$10,095,323   $687,381   $(840,087)   $(152,706)   $(66)   $(152,772)

 

The other cost basis adjustments are primarily attributable to appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currencies and mark-to-market of receivables and payables.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Series had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2015 of approximately $1,080,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

The Series elected to treat certain late-year ordinary losses of approximately $25,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (October 31, 2016).

 

Management has analyzed the Series’ tax positions and has concluded that as of October 31, 2015, no provision for income tax is required in the Series’ financial statements for the current reporting period. The Series’ 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.

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Series offers Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z shares. Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, including investors who purchase their shares through broker- dealers affiliated with Prudential. The Class A CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement or benefit plans. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% during the first 12 months from the date of purchase. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualify to purchase Class A shares at net asset value.

 

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Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Series to one or more other share classes of the Series as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock.

 

At October 31, 2015, Prudential Financial, Inc. through its affiliates owned 1,000 shares of Class A, 1,000 shares of Class C, 1,001,515 shares of Class Q and 1,000 shares of Class Z.

 

There are 865 million authorized shares of $.01 par value common stock, divided into four classes, designated Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z common stock, each of which consists of 250 million, 65 million, 250 million and 300 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2015

       

Shares sold

       62,926       $ 591,480   

Shares reacquired

       (25,927      (245,166
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       36,999         346,314   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (3,444      (28,723
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       33,555       $ 317,591   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended October 31, 2014*

       

Shares sold

       1,923       $ 19,219   

Shares reacquired

       (137      (1,332
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,786       $ 17,887   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Year ended October 31, 2015

       

Shares sold

       31,697       $ 309,514   

Shares reacquired

       (5,597      (50,302
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       26,100       $ 259,212   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended October 31, 2014*

       

Shares sold

       49,677       $ 489,225   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       49,677       $ 489,225   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

               

Year ended October 31, 2015

       

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       515       $ 5,005   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       515       $ 5,005   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended October 31, 2014*

       

Shares sold

       1,001,000       $ 10,010,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,001,000       $ 10,010,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

Class Z

    

Shares

    

Amount

 

Year ended October 31, 2015

       

Shares sold

       6,334       $ 54,444   

Shares reacquired

       (3,988      (33,486
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       2,346         20,958   

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       3,436         28,723   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       5,782       $ 49,681   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended October 31, 2014*

       

Shares sold

       1,000       $ 10,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,000       $ 10,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of operations was September 16, 2014.

 

Note 7. Borrowings

 

The Series, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 8, 2015 through October 6, 2016. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of .11% of the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to October 8, 2015, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of .075% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

The Series did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2015.

 

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 regarding “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share”. The amendments in this update are effective for the Fund for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2015-07 will eliminate the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient in the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2015-07 and it has been determined that there is no impact on the financial statement disclosures.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Class A Shares       
     Year
Ended
October 31,
2015
        September 16,
2014(b)
through
October 31,
2014
 
Per Share Operating Performance(c):                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $10.09            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment loss     (.04         (.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.24         .10   
Total from investment operations     (1.28         .09   
Net asset value, end of period     $8.81            $10.09   
Total Return(a)     (12.69)%            .90%   
     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                
Net assets, end of period (000)     $311            $18   
Average net assets (000)     $208            $15   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                    
Expenses after waiver and/or expense reimbursement     1.54%            1.55% (e) 
Expenses before waiver and/or expense reimbursement     3.40%            14.06% (e) 
Net investment loss     (.48)%            (.93)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     67%            15% (f) 

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effect of sales load. 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. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform with generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(b) Commencement of operations

(c) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class C Shares       
     Year
Ended
October 31,
2015
        September 16,
2014(b)
through
October 31,
2014
 
Per Share Operating Performance(c):                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $10.08            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment loss     (.13         (.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.21         .10   
Total from investment operations     (1.34         .08   
Net asset value, end of period     $8.74            $10.08   
Total Return(a)     (13.29)%            .80%   
     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                
Net assets, end of period (000)     $662            $501   
Average net assets (000)     $699            $296   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                    
Expenses after waiver and/or expense reimbursement     2.29%            2.30% (e) 
Expenses before waiver and/or expense reimbursement     4.12%            15.19% (e) 
Net investment loss     (1.36)%            (1.79)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     67%            15% (f) 

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effect of sales load. 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. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform with generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(b) Commencement of operations

(c) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Q Shares       
     Year
Ended
October 31,
2015
        September 16,
2014(b)
through
October 31,
2014
 
Per Share Operating Performance(c):                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $10.09            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment loss     (.04         (.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1.21         .10   
Total from investment operations     (1.25         .09   
Less Dividends:                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.01         -   
Net asset value, end of period     $8.83            $10.09   
Total Return(a)     (12.44)%            .90%   
     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                
Net assets, end of period (000)     $8,840            $10,101   
Average net assets (000)     $9,518            $9,785   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                    
Expenses after waiver and/or expense reimbursement     1.29%            1.30% (e) 
Expenses before waiver and/or expense reimbursement     2.91%            13.37% (e) 
Net investment loss     (.40)%            (.68)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     67%            15% (f) 

 

(a) 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. Total investment return may reflect adjustments to conform with generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(b) Commencement of operations

(c) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class Z Shares       
     Year
Ended
October 31,
2015
        September 16,
2014(b)
through
October 31,
2014
 
Per Share Operating Performance(c):                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $10.09            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment loss     (.04         (.01
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     (1.23         .10   
Total from investment operations     (1.27         .09   
Net asset value, end of period     $8.82            $10.09   
Total Return(a)     (12.59)%            .90%   
     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                
Net assets, end of period (000)     $60            $10   
Average net assets (000)     $17            $10   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                    
Expenses after waiver and/or expense reimbursement     1.29%            1.30% (e) 
Expenses before waiver and/or expense reimbursement     3.48%            13.51% (e) 
Net investment loss     (.44)%            (.67)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     67%            15% (f) 

 

(a) 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. Total investment return may reflect adjustments to conform with generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(b) Commencement of operations

(c) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Series invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38  


Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Prudential World Fund, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund, a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and the period from September 16, 2014 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2015, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods described in the above paragraph, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

 

New York, New York

December 16, 2015

 

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Federal Income Tax Information

 

(Unaudited)

 

For the period ended October 31, 2015, the Series reports the maximum amount allowable, but not less than 100% of the ordinary income dividends paid during the year as qualified dividend income.

 

In January 2016, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of the dividends received by you in calendar year 2015.

 

40  


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(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Ellen S. Alberding (57)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (since 2011); Trustee, Skills for America’s Future (national initiative to connect employers to community colleges) (since 2011); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (since 2009); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (since 2009).    None.

Kevin J. Bannon (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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).

Linda W. Bynoe (63)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).    Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail real estate) (May 2003-May 2012); Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).

 

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Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Keith F. Hartstein (59)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired; Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (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.

Michael S. Hyland, CFA (70)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   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.

Richard A. Redeker (72)

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Retired Mutual Fund Senior Executive (47 years); Management Consultant; Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (since 2014); Independent Directors Council (organization of independent mutual fund directors)-Executive Committee, Chair of Policy Steering Committee, Governing Council.    None.

Stephen G. Stoneburn (72)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Chairman (since July 2011), President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).    None.

 

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Interested Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years

Stuart S. Parker (53)

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

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

Scott E. Benjamin (43)

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 67

   Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of Prudential Investments LLC; Executive Vice President (June 2009-June 2012) and 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, Prudential Investments (since February 2006); Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, Prudential Investments (2003-2006).    None.

Grace C. Torres* (56)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 65

   Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Prudential Investments 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 Prudential 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.    Director (since July 2015) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A.

 

*

Note: Prior to her retirement in 2014, Ms. Torres was employed by Prudential Investments LLC. Due to her prior employment, she is considered to be an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. Ms. Torres is a non-management Interested Board Member.

(1) 

The year that each Board Member joined the Board is as follows:

Ellen S. Alberding; 2013; Kevin J. Bannon, 2008; Linda W. Bynoe, 2005; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 2003; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 1996; Grace C. Torres, 2014; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009.

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Raymond A. O’Hara (60)

Chief Legal Officer

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988–August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).    Since 2012

Chad A. Earnst (40)

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of Prudential Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission.    Since 2014

Deborah A. Docs (57)

Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since 2004

Jonathan D. Shain (57)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of Prudential 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 2005

 

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Claudia DiGiacomo (41)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Prudential Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since 2005

Andrew R. French (53)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since 2006

Amanda S. Ryan (37)

Assistant Secretary

   Director and Corporate Counsel (since March 2012) of Prudential; Director and Assistant Secretary (since June 2012) of Prudential Investments LLC; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (2008-2012).    Since 2012

Theresa C. Thompson (53)

Deputy Chief Compliance

Officer

   Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004).    Since 2008

Richard W. Kinville (47)

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2005) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999); Investigator in AXA Financial’s Internal Audit Department and Manager in AXA’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009).    Since 2011

M. Sadiq Peshimam (51)

Treasurer and Principal

Financial and Accounting

Officer

   Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Assistant Treasurer of funds in the Prudential Mutual Fund Complex (2006-2014).    Since 2006

Peter Parrella (57)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).    Since 2007

Lana Lomuti (48)

Assistant Treasurer

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

Linda McMullin (54)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.    Since 2014

Kelly A. Coyne (47)

Assistant Treasurer

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

 

Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund


(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 Prudential Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of Prudential Investments LLC.

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o Prudential 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 only 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 Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Target Mutual Funds, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

 

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655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

  (800) 225-1852   www.prudentialfunds.com

 

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

 

TRUSTEES
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe Keith F. Hartstein  Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker Richard A. Redeker Stephen G. Stoneburn Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Amanda S. Ryan, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC    466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
   655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon    One Wall 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 the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
To receive your mutual fund documents online, go to www.prudentialfunds.com/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above.

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications 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 on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

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


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PRUDENTIAL JENNISON EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   C   Q   Z
NASDAQ   PDEAX   PDECX   PDEQX   PDEZX
CUSIP   743969644   743969636   743969628   743969610

 

MF225E    0286287-00001-00


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 Mr. Kevin J. Bannon, member of the Board’s Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and that he is “independent,” for purposes of this Item.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services –

(a) Audit Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $225,510 and $222,320, 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 years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014: none.

(c) Tax Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014: none.

(d) All Other Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014: none.

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


THE PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY

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Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Independent Accountants

The Audit Committee of each Prudential 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 any 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 services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants. Proposed 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:

 

  Ø

Annual Fund financial statement audits

  Ø

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

  Ø

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:

 

  Ø

Accounting consultations

  Ø

Fund merger support services

  Ø

Agreed Upon Procedure Reports

  Ø

Attestation Reports

  Ø

Other Internal Control Reports

Individual audit-related services that fall within one of these categories and 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.

Tax Services

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

 

  Ø

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

  Ø

Timely RIC qualification reviews

  Ø

Tax distribution analysis and planning

  Ø

Tax authority examination services

  Ø

Tax appeals support services

  Ø

Accounting methods studies

  Ø

Fund merger support services

  Ø

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 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.

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:

 

  Ø

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

  Ø

Financial information systems design and implementation

  Ø

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

  Ø

Actuarial services

  Ø

Internal audit outsourcing services

  Ø

Management functions or human resources

  Ø

Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

  Ø

Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit

  Ø

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 Prudential Fund Complex

Certain non-audit services provided to Prudential Investments LLC or any of its affiliates that also provide ongoing services to the Prudential 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 Prudential 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 Prudential 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 years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014: 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 October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 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 – Not applicable.
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 – 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 World Fund, Inc.

By:

  

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

  

Deborah A. Docs

  

Secretary

Date:

  

December 18, 2015

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:    December 18, 2015
By:    /s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam
   M. Sadiq Peshimam
   Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:    December 18, 2015